AspenCore Book Highlights GaN’s role for the New Power Electronics World
Why Wide BandGap (WBG), and why GaN specifically? AspenCore Media’s new book, the “AspenCore Guide to Gallium Nitride: A New Era for Power Electronics,” answers those questions and more. WBG power semiconductor devices in silicon carbide and GaN technology provide design...
Continue ReadingSTM32WLEx 32-Bit Wireless Long-Range MCUs
STMicroelectronics' long-range wireless and ultra-low-power devices embed a powerful ultra-low-power LPWAN-compliant radio solution STMicroelectronics' STM32WLE5/E4xx long-range wireless and ultra-low-power devices embed a powerful ultra-low-power LPWAN-compliant radio solution,...
Continue ReadingXLamp CMU Family COBs – highest efficiency in industry-standard packages
The new CMU family of COB LEDs is based on metal substrate as the previous CMT family compared to which it brings a 10% lumen per watt improvement. Not only CMU COBS deliver highest performance in the standard packages but they are available in various CRIs and CCTs including 2200K....
Continue ReadingInfineon Technologies EiceDRIVER™ low side driver 2ED24427N01F
The 2ED24427N01F is a dual-channel ±10 A driver (typical) in a SOIC-8 package with a power pad for increased thermal efficiency The 2ED24427N01F is a dual-channel ±10 A driver (typical) in a SOIC-8 package with a power pad for increased thermal efficiency. It includes one enable...
Continue ReadingMKR Windy – Arduino MKR inspired board with STM32WL LoRa SoC
Just recently, we wrote about Midatronics' MKR SharkyPro BLE, Zigbee, OpenThread development board that is based on STM32WB55 MCU in an Arduino MKR form factor. We are back with excitement to inform you that the company also has a similar looking MKR Windy board that follows the same...
Continue ReadingIntel Apollo Lake SBC and micro server, “ZimaBoard” starts at $70
Ice Whale's ZimaBoard is a small, fanless computer that serves as both an x86 SBC and an appropriate power of a micro server. It is a low-cost standard SBC or mini PC with a 6-watt Intel Apollo Lake processor and a 4K capable mini DisplayPort connector. "ZimaBoard was created by makers...
Continue ReadingRaspberry Pi Dives Into The Microcontroller World With The New Raspberry Pi Pico
Today, we woke up to some very interesting news. The Raspberry Pi foundation is finally taking their first steps in Arduino territory! Well, not quite, as they are more working together than rivaling each other. After both companies dominate the maker market with their widely popular,...
Continue ReadingSTM32WLE5 Microcontrollers support LoRa RF protocol and other sub-1GHz modulation schemes
STMicroelectronics STM32WLE5 wireless SoC products combine LoRa® LPWAN and other power-efficient sub-1GHz radio communications capabilities with a low-power MCU in a single chip. With its low power consumption and small footprint, the STM32WLE5 enables the production of...
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