Indium Corporation Experts to Present at SMTconnect 2019
Indium Corporation experts Andreas Karch, Regional Technical Manager, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, and Karthik Vijay, Technical Manager, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, will share their industry knowledge during SMTconnect 2019 from May 7-9 in Nuremberg, Germany.
Vijay will present Automotive PCBA & No-Clean Solder Paste—Enhanced Electrical Reliability for High-Power Components. As automotive electrification and subsequent use of high-power components in under-the-hood electronics increases—as in 48V,...
CMBlu and MANN+HUMMEL partner up on sustainable large-scale battery storage for the energy transition
CMBlu and MANN+HUMMEL are industrializing energy converters for organic redox flow batteries to enable stationary energy storage in power grids
Organic energy storage from CMBlu is based on the plant-derived lignin. Millions of tons of lignin accrue every year in the manufacture of paper and pulp and up to now most of the waste product was incinerated due to the...
ON Semiconductor to Acquire Quantenna Communications
Enables entry into automotive and industrial low-power connectivity market with combined strengths of the two companies
Combination of ON Semiconductor's expertise in power management & Bluetooth technologies with Quantenna's Wi-Fi & software capabilities
Immediately accretive to non-GAAP earnings per share and free cash flow
ON Semiconductor Corporation and Quantenna Communications announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for ON Semiconductor...
DRAM and NAND markets have softened dramatically, but the future remains bright: Yole
The combined DRAM and NAND memory markets experienced a period of extraordinary growth over the past several years, driven by important megatrends including mobility, cloud computing, AI , and IoT. Without a doubt, these megatrends have had a significant impact on the semiconductor industry, especially the memory markets.
On March 27th, Yole Développement (Yole) announces a US$ 165 billion stand-alone memory market...
STMicroelectronics BLE Sensor Development Kit now at Mouser
Mouser Electronics, Inc., the authorized global distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking the STEVAL-BCN002V1B BlueNRG sensor node development kit from STMicroelectronics (ST). The fully equipped evaluation kit includes the BlueNRG-Tile multi-sensor board and STEVAL-BCN002V1D programming board for the development of Internet of Things (IoT) applications.
The ST STEVAL-BCN002V1B BlueNRG-Tile Kit, available from Mouser Electronics, is...
Efinix T20 FPGAs move to High-Volume Production
Efinix announced the transition of its Trion T20 FPGAs to high-volume production. Launching T20 samples a few short months ago, Efinix has achieved this milestone swiftly, meeting customers’ orders for millions of units.
“Market reception to Trion T20 FPGAs around the world has been in a word – monumental,” said Ming Ng, SVP of operations and applications. “Driving the future of AI edge...
Indium Launches New Water-Soluble, Halogen-Free Flux
Indium Corporation has released TACFlux 066HF, a new water-soluble halogen-free (ORH0) hand soldering and rework flux.
TACFlux 066HF is compatible with typical Sn/Pb and Pb-free alloys for PCB assembly applications. TACFlux 066HF joins Indium Corporation’s versatile offering of specialty fluxes designed to provide solutions for current and evolving industry challenges. Benefits include:
Halogen-free per IEC 61249-2-21 test method EN14582
Outstanding wetting performance in...
New automotive qualified constant current LED drivers from Nexperia
Nexperia extended its constant current LED driver family with eight new AEC-Q101 qualified devices to drive low- and medium-power LEDs up to 250mA. The 16 V NCR32xx and 40 V NCR42xx series are available in two package styles, the space-saving SOT457 (SC-74) and the SOT223 (SC-73), a slightly-larger option which delivers ahigher-power capability of up to 1250 mW.
The new LED...
Cost effective IIoT solutions with new slimline photoelectric sensors
Rugged connector and component manufacturer Bulgin has launched a slimline range of photoelectric sensors as the first part of its new upcoming automation sensor series. Designed specifically for manufacturing automation and industrial automation proximity sensing operations, the SL Series sensors offer manufacturers a cost-effective and flexible solution for the implementation of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
The sensor interface converts a photonic input...
Advanced IGBTs Optimized for Soft Switching Raise Induction-Heating Efficiency in Home Appliances
Optimized for best conduction and switching performance in soft-switching circuits, STMicroelectronics’ STGWA40IH65DF and STGWA50IH65DF 650V STPOWER IGBTs increase the energy efficiency of resonant converters in the 16kHz-60kHz switching-frequency range.
Extending ST’s trench field-stop (TFS) IGBTs for soft-switching applications, which also include the HB and HB2 series for power supplies, welders, and solar converters, the new IH-series devices are fine-tuned for...
