IoT & Smart Cities
September 2018
Figure 3: LiDAR car
Gallium nitride(GaN)-on-silicon low voltage power devices have enabled many new applications since commercial availability began in 2010. New markets, such as light detection and ranging (LiDAR), envelope tracking, and wireless power, emerged due to the superior switching speed of GaN. These new applications ha
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09/29/2018
PORTLAND, Ore. — EEMBC, an industry consortium that develops benchmarks for embedded hardware and software, announced that its internet of things IoTMark-BLE benchmark is now available for licensing. Part of the IoTMark benchmarking suite for measuring the combined energy consumption of an edge node's sensor int
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09/27/2018
PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Powercast Corporation announced that it has begun shipping its three-watt, Bluetooth-approved PowerSpot transmitter which is the industry’s first that works in the far field (up to 80 feet) to charge multiple consumer devices over the air - no charging mats needed. Powercast began producti
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09/27/2018
Infineon’s 1EDN7550/1EDN8550 EiceDRIVER™, 1-channel low-side gate driver ICs with truly differential inputs, prevent false triggering of MOSFETs as control signal inputs are largely independent from ground potential.
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09/25/2018
Mouser Electronics, Inc. announces a distribution agreement with What’s Next. Through the agreement, Mouser now stocks eight unique, Arduino-compatible What’s Next microcontroller boards — including the Yellow, Red, Green, and Orange boards — ideal for a wide range of applications, such as electronics instruction, 3D printing, Internet of Things (IoT) projects, and robot
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09/25/2018
San Diego, CA — Express Logic has announced that its industrial-grade X-Ware IoT Platform—powered by the industry-leading ThreadX RTOS—now supports the TrustZone for ARMv8-M technology-based Microchip SAM L11 microcontrollers.
IoT devices almost always require an RTOS and network connectivity. As device
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09/18/2018
Munich, Germany, and Milpitas, USA – With a global need to reinforce the security of connected devices that are designed to work without regular human interaction as part of the Internet of Things (IoT), semiconductor-based security pioneer Infineon Technologies AG announced a new development
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09/17/2018
In this episode of the PSDcast, we're talking to Michael Hrabina from FEIG Electronics about the perks of RFID for automated vehicle identification.
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09/13/2018
The two new DC UPS modules Bicker UPSI-1208 (12VDC) and Bicker UPSI-2406 (24VDC) are available in combination with the maintenance-free Supercap energy storage units Bicker BP-SUC (up to 3.6 kJ). The supplied DC consumers are reliably protected against power failures, flicker or voltage fluctuations in unstable su
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09/11/2018
The device contains all the necessary components that would otherwise have take up extra space on the circuit board - and all in the same size socket as before.
Integral transformers in IP20 protected RJ45 sockets have been in industrial use for some time, but the HARTING M12 Magnetics offers customers the addition
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09/11/2018
TIs’ LMG1020 low-side GaN driver now shipping from Mouser
The single, low-side driver enables efficient, high-performance designs in speed-critical applications such as LiDAR, time-of-flight laser drivers, facial recognition, augmented reality, and class E wireless chargers.
The Texas Instruments LMG1020 low-side GAN driver, available from Mouser Electronics, drives Ga
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09/11/2018
TRACO POWER Group opens TRACO POWER France
Having worked for 30 years in the power supply industry in strategic positions of engineering and sales positions, he aims to make TRACO POWER the undisputed leader of DC/DC and AC/DC power conversion products in the region.
A promising market. TRACO POWER Group decided to establish the new office in France (
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09/11/2018
ADI’s stand at EuMW2018 will provide demonstrations and exhibits on RF, microwave and millimeter wave designs at every frequency from DC to over 100 GHz.
ADI’s stand (#135) at EuMW2018 (September 25th - 27th) will host the first public demonstration of several significant products released to the market in recent weeks, advancing the state-of-the-art in areas such as 5G communications, phased-array RADAR and software-configurable radio.
5G transceivers handle le
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09/11/2018
XP Power is launching its cost-effective AKM36/AKM45/AKM65 series of desktop AC-DC power supplies rated at 36W, 45W and 65W.
The supplies are aimed at the healthcare, ITE and industrial markets. All versions meet the latest U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) Level VI and EU CoC Tier 2 energy efficiency requirements while offering 2 x MOPP medical-grade isolation and very low no-load power consumption.
AC input for all versions is 90 -26
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09/11/2018
CUI’s Power Group today announced a new line of compact, chassis mount ac-dc power supplies housed in an enclosed metal case.
The VGS‑B series offers power ratings from 35 to 350 W with low 30 mm profiles and compact packages as small as 99 x 82 x 30 mm (3.89 x 3.22 x 1.18 in). Delivering no-load power consumption as low as 0.3 W and an operating temperature range of -20 to +70°C, these rugged, metal enclosed power modules are ideal fo
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09/11/2018
TRACO POWER is proud to announce the release of their TPP 15A-D and TPP 30A-D series of medical & industrial approved 15 and 30 watt PCB-mount, open-frame power supplies measuring only 1.50 x 1.00 x 0.80” (15W) or 2.74 x 1.36 x 0.95” (30W) featuring an extended operating temperature range of -40°C to +8
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09/11/2018
Hoffmann Estates, IL. – The CIP Safety networking protocol has gained popularity among industrial robot manufacturers thanks to its ability to enhance flexibility and facilitate advancements in the industrial internet of things (IIoT). This protocol is now supported by a new version of the NX-series safety co
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09/10/2018
Kfar Netter, Israel - Autotalks announced the launch of the first ever global V2X solution. Autotalks’ deployment-ready, 2nd generation V2X (Vehicle to Everything) chipset is the only available solution capable of supporting both DSRC and C-V2X direct communications (PC5 protocol) at the highest security level. The
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09/05/2018
Welcome to the September edition of Power System Design. I hope you managed to have a nice summer break and are ready for a busy backend to the year. Since this year is an electronica year, it is destined to be a lot busier than normal. Myself, I managed to get away for a couple of weeks to Tenerife. It was re
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09/04/2018
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – SiTime Corporation and Bosch announced a strategic technology partnership to accelerate innovation in micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) timing. SiTime will work with Bosch to develop processes for next-generation MEMS resonator products. These MEMS resonators are the heartbeat of
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09/04/2018
CHICAGO —Littelfuse, Inc. introduced six series of high-temperature sensitive, standard and alternistor TRIAC, designed for use as semiconductor switches in appliances and equipment powered by line AC voltages up to 220VRMS. Available in compact, surface-mount packages, these components are the industry’s first TRI
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Date:
09/04/2018
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