Laird is introducing the industry’s first adhesive-backed flexible antenna designed to be used directly on metal surfaces, enabling the Internet of Things to continue its explosive growth to about 50 billion connected “things” worldwide by 2020. The new, patented antenna – Laird’s mFlexPIFA — is about the size and thickness of a quarter, and is […]
Industrial
Photorelays handle up to 3-A drive currents
Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC)* has added two mid-voltage products, the 100V TLP3823 with a 3A drive current, and the 200V TLP3825 with a 1.5A drive current, to its lineup of large current photorelays. The new products can be used to replace mechanical relays in applications including industrial equipment, general purpose inverters, HVAC, thermostats, […]
Industry 4.0: Interweaving manufacturing and technology for a Smart Factory
(Adapted from the white paper, Data Digital Threads and Industry 4.0) In 2007, German economist Klaus Schwab told an assembly of the World Economic Forum, which he founded, that the world was now entering a Fourth Industrial Revolution, one that “has the potential to raise global income levels and improve the quality of life for […]
Proof of Concept and beyond: success stories in DFM
Reducing product development time and improving product quality while realizing costs savings no longer has to be a designer’s dream — or nightmare. Automation and the emergence of innovated and sophisticated CAD tools are helping to enable the type of rapid innovation needed to keep up with market demands in industries ranging from robotics, to […]
Embedded module for high-end applications in extreme environmental conditions
The new COM Express TQMxE39C1 compact module from the embedded specialist TQ is available with the latest generation of Intel Atom processors (code name ‘Apollo Lake’), and it offers attractive technical properties optimized for harsh and rugged applications. The combination of the soldered 4/8GB Dual Channel DDR3L storage, ECC, an extended temperature range specification, optimized […]
High current toroidal inductors offer high-frequency magnetics
Signal Transformer, a Bel group company and manufacturer of custom and standard transformers, chokes, inductors, transformers, and SMD inductors, has added a vertical mount High Current Toroidal Inductor (HCTI) series. This series is widely used for EMI/RFI filtering, reduced radiation, energy storage capability, high efficiency and low loss performance. The HCTI is available in a […]
Varistors head off ESD in capacitance-sensitive apps
AVX Corporation has released the new Antenna PowerGuard Series varistors, an ultralow capacitance extension of its reliable AntennaGuard range with new voltage, capacitance, and energy ratings. Antenna PowerGuard Series varistors exhibit highcurrent and energy handling capabilities, low insertion loss, low leakage current, and unsurpassed reliability compared to diode options. These advantages, combined with AEC-Q200 qualification, bidirectional […]
Version 7.0 of QNX features ARM Cortex A9-based embedded module
TQ is launching with the new Version 7.0 of QNX with its TQMa6x embedded module based on ARM Cortex A9. A Version 7.0 of BSP will soon also be available for the two Cortex modules TQMa6ULx and TQMa7x. By implementing these BSPs, TQ is looking further into the future and is combining its innovative ARM […]
Security suite features advanced threat protection/data encryption in full air-gap mode
Dell announces an air gap version of its Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise solution to address the need for highly-secure industries to keep their endpoints isolated from the internet, yet still deploy an advanced threat protection solution. The solution integrates Cylance technology using artificial intelligence and predictive mathematical models to help protect against advanced persistent […]
IGBT modules rated at 150 A
Infineon Technologies AG is expanding the product portfolio of the IGBT modules with the EconoPIM™ 3 package. The current rating of the module is thereby increased from 100 A by 50 percent to 150 A. The new power modules serve the growing demand for higher power density within the same footprint. Typical applications are motor controls […]