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AST SpaceMobile unfolds first five commercial LEO satellites
AST SpaceMobile, Inc., the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, has announced the successful unfolding of its first five commercial satellites, BlueBirds 1-5.With this significant post-launch technical activity now complete, ahead of schedule...
Automotive-grade 1200-V IGBTs offer leading low loss characteristics
ROHM has developed automotive-grade AEC-Q101 qualified 4th Generation 1200V IGBTs that combine class-leading low loss characteristics with high short-circuit resistance.The new IGBTs are ideal for vehicle electric compressors and HV heaters as well as industrial inverters. The current lineup includes four models...
Partnership develops automotive gate-driver board for BLDC motors
Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH has partnered with MIKROE to integrate its robust TB9083FTG gate-driver IC into the Brushless 30 Click, a compact add-on board for precise and reliable control of brushless DC (BLDC) motors in automotive applications.The TB9083FTG has been designed in...
Rugged panel PCs target harsh industrial environments
Moxa has launched its MPC-3000 Series panel PCs that are designed to address the diverse needs of industrial environments.MPC-3000 panel PCs offer a range of screen sizes, a robust feature set, and industry certifications aimed at reliability, durability, and versatility in demanding...
IonQ buys quantum networking startup
US quantum processor developer IonQ is to acquire the operating assets of quantum networking startup Qubitekk.As part of the transaction, the Qubitekk team in California will join IonQ to give the company more of the hardware stack for quantum computing. Quibitekk had...
Empower to show vertical power architecture for AI and HPC
Empower Semiconductor is to show its Crescendo vertical power platform win Europe for the first time next week.The Empower Crescendo with FinFast technology provides scalable true vertical power for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) up to 3000A.The Crescendo platform, lanunched...
Miniature two pole reed relays maximise PCB space
At Electronica, Pickering will showcase its extensive range of high quality, high density reed relays for test and measurement applications – including the new Series 125, which claims to be the industry’s smallest two pole DPST (double-pole, single-throw) reed relay.The new Series...
Slashing the power of heart defibrillators by 1000x
Researchers in the US and Colombia have slashed the power requirements for the defibrillators used to restore heart functions.The researchers from Sergio Arboleda University in Bogotá, Colombia, and the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta found that a single, properly timed, biphasic...
Wolfspeed cuts 1000 jobs in US
Wolfspeed is closing its 150mm silicon carbide plant in the US and cutting 20% of its staff, or 1000 jobs, in a $450m restructuring plan.The company has 5000 staff, who were notified of the cuts yesterday. These will take place over the...
Sondrel opens up IP library for licensing
UK chip design house Sondrel is licensing its in-house IP.This starts with a suite of IP blocks for general SoC management to control start-up of devices, clock and reset control and power domain handling. The SoC Management Suite has three components –...
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