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Mouser Electronics, Inc.,  is now stocking QPD1025L gallium nitride (GaN) on silicon carbide (SiC) transistors from Qorvo. Operating with 1.8 kW at 65 V, the QPD1025 is the industry’s highest-power GaN-on-SiC radio frequency transistor, delivering the high signal integrity and extended reach essential for L-band avionics and identification friend or foe (IFF) applications. The proven performance and reliability of GaN...

Allegro MicroSystems, LLC, a leader in developing high-performance power and sensor integrated circuits that serve high-growth applications within the automotive, industrial and consumer/computing markets, announced that they have appointed Richard Du as Vice President, Asia Sales. He brings more than twenty-eight years of semiconductor industry experience to this position with responsibilities ranging from market share growth to key customer...

At the recent Mobile World Congress, networking giant Cisco rolled out a new networking and device management platform for Internet of Things (IoT) practitioners that promises to enable the creation of extremely large-scale deployments without breaking the bank. However IoT at scale can be expensive in terms of delivering basic device interconnectivity and management costs. Therefore IT buyers, especially...

The STNRG011 digital-power controller from STMicroelectronics simplifies and accelerates development of 90-300W power supplies and adapters for computers, LED lighting, medical equipment, telecom, and industrial equipment, meeting today’s most stringent eco-design standards. The STNRG011 combines a double-ended LLC resonant half-bridge controller and a multi-mode Power-Factor Correction (PFC) controller, managed by a digital core running best-in-class control algorithms. Integrated digital peripherals leveraging ST’s...

Ball Aerospace is collaborating with Honeywell to develop and produce high-performance, high-reliability Optical Communication DataLinks that enable satellite operators to deliver affordable, high-capacity, high-data rate connectivity to users around the world. Using value-engineering, design-for-manufacturing practices and a combined 60 years of experience in optical communications, Ball Aerospace and Honeywell will establish volume production of optical terminals for high-speed communications from...

Fujitsu today announced that it is updating its GS21 series of mainframe products, launching the super-scale Fujitsu Server GS21 3600 model group and the medium-to-large-scale Fujitsu Server GS21 3400 model group, with sales beginning today in Japan. At the same time, Fujitsu is also launching Fujitsu Software GSS21sx V20, with support for the new models and enhanced support for...

Multi-year subscription agreement expands Synopsys' early access to Arm Cortex processors for the Armv8-A, Armv7-A architectures, Arm Mali GPUs, Arm CoreLink system IP, Arm Artisan physical IP, and Arm POP IP Agreement spans all Synopsys tools, including Synopsys Design Platform with Fusion Technology, Verification Continuum Platform, and Software Integrity Platform Worldwide workshops to kick off in Tokyo and highlight results of Arm-Synopsys collaboration Arm and Synopsys, Inc.  have...

Amkor Technology, Inc., a leading provider of semiconductor packaging and test services, today announced that multiple factories have passed certification audits for IATF 16949:2016, a key certification required for manufacturers who supply products to the automotive market. IATF 16949:2016 replaces and supersedes the older ISO/TS 16949 standard. Included in the list of factories that achieved certification is Amkor’s newest, K5...

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, which is developing future manufacturing concepts, has succeeded in 3D printing a smart shaft. Novel is the overall process management chain in particular: 3D printing, sensor technology, wireless data transfer, and condition monitoring in the same package. The new manufacturing methods will enable the creation of new business models and provide a competitive...

RECOM has extended its DC/DC railway converters RPA100H and RPA200H to now include 15V and 48V output versions, making these 10:1 input voltage range converters suitable for a wider range of applications in railway and electromobility. Due to the wide range of input voltages in railway systems, typically three different versions of the same design are necessary to cover all...