IoT & Smart Cities

    August 2021
    Next-Generation Supercapacitors for Automotive Applications
    KEMET, part of the YAGEO Group, announces its new high-performance supercapacitors for automotive electronics, the FMD and FU0H series. These series deliver 1,000 hours at 85°C/85% RH-rated voltage and operational temperature ranging from -40°C to 85°C. The FMD series offers the highest lifetime with up to 4,0
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    Date:
    08/31/2021
    What you Need to Know About Trimming the Output Voltage of a Power Supply

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    Figure 1: Power supply output voltage is trimmed so that power supply voltage = desired load voltage + total conductor impedance voltage drop

    What is Trimming and How is it Used? Trimming the output voltage of a power supply simply means adjusting the voltage by a small amount. By convention, the term trimming is used for applications where the power supply has a specified nominal output voltage and the user is able to change the output voltage
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    Date:
    08/30/2021
    Making ICs secure from the ground up
    The more that time progresses, the more we rely on electronics. This trend will continue and accelerate as the IoT delivers more and more benefits to our lives. Now, even our utilities are controlled by computing, and the input from humans will decrease further as we harness the power of AI. How long will it be u
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    Date:
    08/22/2021
    Cost-effective IP67 Tactile Switch for High Volume Applications
    C&K has developed a versatile sealed tactile switch suited for a wide variety of consumer, industrial, IoT and portable electronic applications that require long operational life at a cost-effective price point. The EL tactile switch series combines common heights and actuation forces with a longer li
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    Date:
    08/16/2021
    FPGAs Reach Performance Milestone for Edge Compute Systems
    Edge compute systems need compact programmable devices with low power consumption and a small enough thermal footprint to eliminate fans and other heat mitigation while providing robust compute horsepower. Microchip Technology Inc. has solved this challenge by cutting static power consumption for its mid-bandwidth Fi
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    Date:
    08/10/2021
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