Dialog Semiconductor has announced both the DA14531, Bluetooth 5.1 SoC, and the DA14531 module, to simplify Bluetooth product development and enable wider adoption.  The chip, also known as SmartBond Tiny, is specifically designed to lower the costs of incorporating BLE...

Diodes Incorporated has announced the introduction of the AP22913, a 2A single-channel, slew-rate-controlled load switch with true reverse current blocking for high-side load-switching applications. Single-channel high-side load switches provide an effective way of applying or removing...

Out of curiosity I ordered a tiny ESP8266 relay switch board from aliexpress.com, for next to nothing. Blissfully unaware, then, of the struggle ahead to make the thing work as advertised. I survived and conquered — here’s the story. By Somnath Bera @ elektormagazine.com The little...

Researchers at Penn State have developed a fast charging technique to charge a battery in in electric vehicle in just ten minutes. By Nick Flaherty @ www.eenewspower.com The fast charging technique uses a self-heating battery design to provide faster charging at 60ºC, while cooling...

After 2 years in development, the PICKitPlus team is approaching the completion of their new programming tool called PICKitPlus: AutoWatch. This new tool is designed to facilitate the automatic programming of PIC microcontrollers across  a wide range of IDEs and...

Two new 12-inch colour TFT displays from Display Technology Ltd offer superior performance for applications that require consistent readability in challenging conditions or full-HD with high image quality and low power consumption. The AUO G121EAN01.2 12.1″ WXGA display has...

Data is regarded as the major value proposition of IoT. The ability to receive real time data from different sources, store it and process it into actionable insights to transform and optimize processes either in real time or not is of immense value. This is one of the reasons why...

Marktech Optoelectronics, Inc. (Marktech), a privately-held, VOSB-certified, leading designer and manufacturer of standard and custom optoelectronics components and assemblies, including ultraviolet (UV), visible (VIS), near-infrared (NIR), and short-wave infrared (SWIR) emitters,...