Year: 2019
2A to 12A Synchronous Buck Regulators with Peak Efficiencies of 98%
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has introduced two new families of 2A to 12A microBUCK® synchronous buck regulators featuring wide input voltage ranges from 4.5V to 55V (SiC476/7/8/9) and 4.5V to 60V (SiC466/7/8/9). Combining rugged high-performance n-channel trench MOSFETs with a...
Continue ReadingFree Elektor Article: Arduino Temperature Recorder
Using the tiny Arduino Uno, you can build all manner of really neat small projects at modest cost. This one is a simple temperature recorder that shows on a display screen the values measured during the past 24 hours. Of particular note is the software, which manages all of the...
Continue ReadingOSRAM OSCONIQ P 3030 high power color portfolio
The OSCONIQ® P 3030 Colors family LED comes with well known superior robustness, high reliability, long lifetime, low thermal resistance The OSCONIQ® P 3030 Colors family LED comes with well known superior robustness, high reliability, long lifetime, low thermal resistance. Compact...
Continue ReadingFinger heart rate and pulse oximeter smart sensor with digital signal processing
The MAX77860 is a high-performance single input switch mode charger that features USB Type-C CC detection capability in addition to reverse boost capability and a Safeout LDO. The MAXREFDES220# reference design provides everything you need to quickly prototype your product to measure...
Continue ReadingPower DUO Sink 200W USB-C PD Reference Design
The Power DUO Sink 200W USB-C PD Reference Design is a complete USB PD Sink reference design that allows users to select their USB PD sink voltage. This USB Powe rDelivery (PD) reference design will allow users to implement a system that requires more than 100W to operate at, while...
Continue ReadingEERAM memory solutions reduce memory costs and retain data at power loss
Microchip announces a new family of Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) EERAM memory products that offers system designers up to 25 percent cost savings over the current serial Non-Volatile RAM (NVRAM) alternatives. The family introduces four reliable SPI densities to Microchip’s...
Continue ReadingSmart Marbles and AI to detect flaws in pipelines
A small team of researchers led by Peter Baltus, professor of microelectronics at the department of Electrical Engineering at Eindhoven Institute of Technology, the Netherlands, has developed small circuit boards equipped with sensors that can easily fit into a small golf-sized ball....
Continue ReadingAllwinner H5 Powered NanoPi NEO2 Black SBC focuses on Headless Applications
NanoPi NEO2 also known as NanoPi NEO2-LTS from FriendlyELEC is a small SBC powered by Allwinner H5 SoC with an ARM Mali-450MP GPU. It is intended for server/headless applications with Ethernet & USB ports, as well as I/O headers. FriendlyELEC launched yet another variant...
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