Inspired by the behaviour of natural skin, researchers at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Linkoping University, have developed a sensor that will be suitable for use with electronic skin. It can measure changes in body temperature, and react to both sunlight and warm touch. Robotics, prostheses that react to touch, and health monitoring are three […]
Components
UnitedSiC Adds Seven SiC FETs to 650 V Product Portfolio
UnitedSiC has added seven new TO220-3L and D2PAK-3L device/package combinations to its UJ3C (general purpose) and UF3C (hard switched) series of 650V SiC FETs. These new devices provide new levels of high-voltage power performance in the fast growing data center server, 5G base station, and electric vehicle markets, where they will be used in power […]
TuffDrive M.2 USB Solid-State Drives
Virtium’s TuffDrive M.2 USB line of SSDs bring high-endurance, low-power, small-form-factor solid-state storage to industrial-embedded applications. The SSDs enable designers to take advantage of USB 3.1’s widespread host support and efficiently connect M.2 form factor drives to host systems lacking the SATA storage interface. The drives provide cost-effective, secure storage to a wide range of […]
TuffDrive M.2 USB Solid-State Drives for Industrial-Embedded Applications
The Virtium TuffDrive M.2 USB SSDs feature the M.2 form factor and USB 3.1, enabling efficient, secure data storage in systems without the SATA interface. The drives bring high-endurance, low-power, small-form-factor solid-state storage to industrial-embedded applications. The drives enable designers to take advantage of USB 3.1’s widespread host support and efficiently connect M.2 form factor drives to […]
TuffDrive M.2 USB Solid-State Drives
The Virtium TuffDrive M.2 USB SSDs feature the M.2 form factor and USB 3.1, enabling efficient, secure data storage in systems without the SATA interface. The drives bring high-endurance, low-power, small-form-factor solid-state storage to industrial-embedded applications. The drives enable designers to take advantage of USB 3.1’s widespread host support and efficiently connect M.2 form factor drives to […]
Breakthrough in CO2 Sensing: First Sensirion Miniaturized CO2 Sensor
Once again, Sensirion trailblazes innovation in environmental sensing to create healthier and more productive environments for people. At this year’s Sensor+Test 2019 in Nuremberg and SensorsExpo 2019 in San José, the expert in environmental sensing, Sensirion, is announcing the SCD40 – the first miniaturized CO2 and RH/T sensor that fits in a space of just […]
DIN Rail Adaptors for Plastic Enclosures
OKW has launched two new adaptors that enable any small plastic enclosure to be mounted on a DIN rail – saving space and speeding up installations. They are suitable for a huge range of electronics applications including automation; Industry 4.0/smart factory; building and safety technology; HVAC; automatic timers, sensors, relays and lighting control; sub-rack interfaces, […]
Move Over, Silicon Switches: There’s a New Way to Compute
Logic and memory devices, such as the hard drives in computers, now use nanomagnetic mechanisms to store and manipulate information. Unlike silicon transistors, which have fundamental efficiency limitations, they require no energy to maintain their magnetic state: Energy is needed only for reading and writing information. One method of controlling magnetism uses electrical current that […]
Single-Shunt BLDC Motor Controller Saves Space, Time, and Bill of Materials
STMicroelectronics has expanded its STSPIN32 programmable motor controller family with the STSPIN32F0B system-in-package (SiP) for cost-effective one-shunt current sensing. The new motor controller is an ideal all-in-one solution for the growing market of battery-operated power tools. By integrating a single op-amp for current sensing, the STSPIN32F0B saves individual 3-phase BLDC coil-current sense resistors and makes […]
Robust Sub-Miniature Snap-Acting Switches for Sump Pumps, Air Conditioners, and Thermostats
C&K announces the launch its compact LCW series of sub-miniature sealed snap-acting switches. With a contact rating up to 0.1 amp as first release, the new products deliver a highly repeatable action, making them ideal for very high-precision, detection applications, such as temperature, and pressure switching in motorized equipment, sump pumps thermostatic controls and air […]