World’s first single chip for Smart Radio
Frontier Smart Technologies, the leading technology provider for digital radio, introduces Chorus 4 - the world’s first integrated Smart Radio chip. Chorus 4 will power a new generation of solutions for radios offering internet connectivity, DAB / DAB+ and FM. The first of these new...
Continue Reading1mm height SMD LED can be placed upside down.
Kingbright KPTR series, suitable for reverse mounting, makes it possible to achieve that the LED is hidden in the PCB. Naturally, manufacturing LED with a zero height is most likely unreal at the current physics status and 3D experience of the world. Nevertheless, it´s still possible...
Continue ReadingPiSugar – Battery for Raspberry Pi zero
Raspberry Pi zero is very small, but it's not cute with a power bank which maybe five times bigger. PiSugar is a battery project designed for Pi zero. It's super easy to use, no need for soldering, no conflict with other piHats. It perfectly matches the size of Pi zero. via Jdaie @...
Continue ReadingApp note: How to use power inductors
A great guide from TDK about power inductors used in DC-DC converters. As electronic devices become more advanced, the power supply voltage of LSIs used in them is lowered, so their power consumption can be reduced and their speed increased. However, a decrease in the power supply...
Continue ReadingVersaLogic new Android based SBC is an avenue to the Android Markets
VersaLogic, a frontier in the development of single board computers, has recently launched a new SBC that is designed for the Android markets called the Android Eval Kit. The new kit will be an upgrade from Versalogic having generally been know to produce mostly Linux, and sometimes...
Continue ReadingMAX86150 Integrated in-Sync PPG and ECG Biosensor Module for Mobile Devices
Maxim’s MAX86150 delivers both photoplethysmogram (PPG) and electrocardiogram (ECG) measurements for health monitoring from a mobile, battery-powered device. The MAX86150 is a biosensor module comprised of internal LEDs, photodetectors, and an ECG analog front-end (AFE) to provide...
Continue ReadingGanymede MEMS Speakers can be retrofitted into standard enclosures
USound GmbH's Ganymede Achelous and Adap MEMS speakers with their compact size of 4.7 mm x 6.7 mm x 1.6 mm are ideal for in-ear headphone designs and wearables such as true-wireless headsets. The perfect addition to traditional speakers, they can be easily retrofitted into standard...
Continue ReadingGEN2 650V SiC Schottky Diodes Offer Improved Efficiency, Reliability and Thermal Management
Littelfuse, Inc. today introduced two second-generation series of 650V, AEC-Q101-qualified silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky Diodes. The LSIC2SD065CxxA and LSIC2SD065AxxA Series SiC Schottky Diodes are available with a choice of current ratings (6A, 8A, 10A, 16A or 20A). They offer power...
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