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MEMS-based ultrasonic transducer for industrial/medical use cases
Infineon Technologies AG has made advances in capacitive micromechanical ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) technology and is now manufacturing the first integrated one-chip MEMS-based ultrasonic transducer that offers a smaller footprint, improved performance, and higher functionality.Such integration makes the new device ideal for developing...
First single chip MEMS ultrasonic transducer
Infineon Technologies has developed what it says is the first single chip capacitive MEMS ultrasonic transducer for embedded switches and medical sensors.The size reduction of the capacitive micromechanical ultrasonic transducers (CMUT) opens up new ultrasonic applications in consumer electronics, the automotive industry,...
Full bridge controller for automotive brushed DC motors
Infineon Technologies has launched a full bridge controller for brushed DC motors in automotive applications.The Motix Bridge BTM90xx family of full-bridge/ H-bridge controllers are optimised for applications such as door, mirror, seat, body and zone control modules. Accompanying safety documentation is available...
Current sensor ICs offer high isolation in a small footprint
Allegro MicroSystems has launched two new current sensor ICs — the ACS37030MY and the ACS37220MZ.Leveraging cutting-edge sensing technology developed by Allegro, these current sensor ICs provide low internal conductor resistance, high operating bandwidth and reliable performance across a wide range of automotive,...
Cognizant, Siemens team on software-defined vehicle digital twins
Cognizant in the US is to integrate the PAVE360 digital twin tool from Siemens Digital Industries Software into its software-defined vehicle (SDV) accelerator.The Congnizant tool uses the Siemens Simcenter Prescan for sensor modeling and scenario-based testing to build a digital twin for...
First Rust toolchain qualified for medical devices
The Ferrocene Rust toolchain developed by Ferrous Systems in Germany is the first to be qualified to the IEC 62304 Class C standard for medical device software.Rust is rapidly gaining traction in the medical device industry due to its robust memory safety...
1.2kV IGBT module for industrial designs
Mitsubishi Electric is to start sampling a 1200V IGBT power module for industrial applications.The LV100 will start sampling on 15th February for solar and other renewable-energy power-supply systems such as storage battery inverters. It uses an eighth-generation insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT)...
u-blox pulls out of cellular IoT
u-blox in Switzerland is pulling out of the cellular IoT business after failing to find a buyer.The company has lost CHF15m ($16.5m) in the first half of the year on revenue of CHF27m ($29.5m) on the business and will instead focus on...
Apple joins board of datacentre chip interconnect standard
Apple has been voted onto the board of the Ultra Accelerator Link (UALink) Consortium which is developing a standard for the interconnect for chips in datacentres.Apple joins with new board members Synopsys, which supplies UALink IP, and Chinese hyperscaler Alibaba Cloud Computing. Since...
Future Horizons lifts 2025 forecast for a ‘fragile’ chip market
Malcolm Penn, founder and chief analyst with Future Horizons, has raised his forecast for global chip market growth in 2025 to 15 percent, plus or minus 4 percent.This is a jump from Penn’s prediction made in September 2024 of a market up...
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