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onsemi to Showcase Energy Efficient Solutions at PCIM 2022

USB-C Power Bundle, 7th Generation 1200V IGBT & diode and First TOLL-packaged 650V SiC MOSFET devices ease the design of highly efficient power solutions
April 27, 2022

PHOENIX – April 26, 2022 – onsemi (Nasdaq: ON), a leader in intelligent power and sensing technologies, will be introducing a range of new power solutions at PCIM Europe in Nuremberg, Germany taking place May 10-12, 2022.

onsemi’s booth at PCIM will be packed with live demonstrations of its latest technologies, showing how they enable the development of market-leading solutions in the areas of e-mobility, energy storage, smart power and more. Included among the exciting demos will be a Student Formula E car developed in conjunction with Technical University Munich and an e-scooter. Also on show will be a real EV … Read More → "onsemi to Showcase Energy Efficient Solutions at PCIM 2022"

Renesas Debuts Automotive ECU Virtualization Solution Platform to Enable Secure Integration of Multiple Applications for Zone ECU

Ready-to-Start Development Platform Includes Renesas High-Performance Automotive RH850/U2x MCUs along with RTA-HVR Software from ETAS
April 27, 2022

TOKYO, Japan, April 26, 2022 ― Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced an integrated automotive ECU Virtualization Platform that enables designers to integrate multiple applications into a single ECU (Electronic Control Unit) that are safely and securely separated from each other to avoid interference. The solution enables customers to adopt new electrical-electronic (E/E) architectures using MCU-based zone ECUs supporting multiple logical ECUs on one physical ECU. Migration to the new platform maximizes legacy reuse with minimum development effort to leverage gains in lower power consumption and reduced wiring harness weight and complexity … Read More → "Renesas Debuts Automotive ECU Virtualization Solution Platform to Enable Secure Integration of Multiple Applications for Zone ECU"

Molex Announces Results of Global Design Engineering Innovations Survey

April 27, 2022
  • 81% of design engineers want to continue working in their current industries while 13% are seeking different experiences
  • 58% report that design cycles are accelerating, leading to bigger design teams with more diversified skills and specializations
  • 66% cite average level of design engineering experience has grown over the past three-to-five years
  • Respondents in China report the most aggressive growth in teams and skillsets

LISLE, IL – April 26, 2022 – Read More → "Molex Announces Results of Global Design Engineering Innovations Survey"

Advantest ACS Nexus Enables Real-time Data Analytics for Semiconductor Test

Enabling real-time data streams for data analytics, starting with Synopsys’ Silicon Lifecycle Management platform
April 27, 2022

Highlights:

  • New ACS Nexus enables real-time data streaming from distributed test floors across the semiconductor supply chain for the analytics solutions of customers and third-parties
  • Strategic collaboration between Synopsys and Advantest enables real-time data analytics in Synopsys’ SiliconDash.
  • Advantest’s ACS open solution ecosystem is expanded through Synopsys’ Silicon Lifecycle Management platform.

TOKYO, April 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857) and Synopsys (Nasdaq: SNPS), a leading provider of EDA software and data analytics solutions for the … Read More → "Advantest ACS Nexus Enables Real-time Data Analytics for Semiconductor Test"

Toshiba Releases New M3H Group of ARM® Cortex®-M3 Microcontrollers in the TXZ+TM Family Advanced Class

Optimized for the main control of consumer and industrial equipment, and motor control
April 27, 2022

Düsseldorf, Germany, 26th April 2022 – Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH (“Toshiba”) has started mass production of 21 new microcontrollers in the M3H group as new products in the TXZ+™ Family Advanced Class, manufactured in a 40nm process. The M3H group includes an ARM® Cortex®-M3 core running at speeds up to 120MHz, integrated 512kB (max.) code flash, and 32kB data flash memory with 100k write cycle endurance as well as 64kB of RAM. These microcontrollers also offer various interface and motor control options, such as an encoder, and programmable motor driver. As a result, M3H group devices are … Read More → "Toshiba Releases New M3H Group of ARM® Cortex®-M3 Microcontrollers in the TXZ+TM Family Advanced Class"

Keysight Technologies Delivers High Performance Vector Signal Generator for Wideband Multichannel mmWave Applications

VXG signal generators address 5G, 6G research, satellite communications and radar solutions
April 27, 2022

SANTA ROSA, Calif. April 26, 2022 — Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that delivers advanced design and validation solutions to help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, today launched a new four-channel vector signal generator, with frequency up to 54 GHz that offers up to 5 GHz of radio frequency (RF) bandwidth and low phase noise in a single instrument.

Keysight’s new Read More → "Keysight Technologies Delivers High Performance Vector Signal Generator for Wideband Multichannel mmWave Applications"

New Resilient, Redundant Source of Secure Network Timing and Synchronization for Power Operators is Now Available

Microchip’s GridTime™ 3000 GNSS Time Server meets rugged international environmental standards for power plants and substations
April 26, 2022

CHANDLER, Ariz., April 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Power plants and substations rely on high-speed communications networks to transmit critical data including operability metrics, network health, fault monitoring, power measurement and usage trends. To synchronize communications and ensure continuity across these networks, substations require secure, precise timing and synchronization to avoid false tripping and to provide accurate timestamping of substation data including system faults, power measurement data and substation status information. To assist power grid operators to meet these requirements, Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MCHP) today announced its Read More → "New Resilient, Redundant Source of Secure Network Timing and Synchronization for Power Operators is Now Available"

New flame-retardant polyphthalamides for stable electronic components without corrosion

April 26, 2022
  • PPA compounds by BASF demonstrate high electrical RTI values while being halogen-free according to EN 50642
  • Tailored E&E portfolio for connectors in vehicles, appliances and consumer electronics

BASF is now expanding its polyphthalamide (PPA) portfolio by a variety of flame retardant grades that combine high thermal stability with excellent electrical insulation and low water uptake. They are characterized by high electrical RTI values (RTI=relative thermal index) above 140°C while being halogen-free according to EN 50642, thus preventing corrosion and failure of electrical parts when used under moist conditions. The non-halogenated PPAs based … Read More → "New flame-retardant polyphthalamides for stable electronic components without corrosion"

Saelig Introduces New, Improved Siglent SHS-X Handheld Two-channel 100/200MHz Digital Oscilloscopes

The SHS-X Handheld Oscilloscopes combine the functions of benchtop oscilloscope, multimeter, and recorder, including trend plot and waveform recorder, along with complex serial decoding/triggering, in isolated and non-isolated versions.
April 26, 2022
Fairport, NY, USA: Saelig Company, Inc. has introduced the new and improved Siglent SHS-X Handheld Two-channel Digital Oscilloscopes, which are available in 100MHz and 200MHz analog bandwidths and isolated or non-isolated versions, with 1GSa/s sample rate and 12Mpts memory depth. The SHS800X versions have two non-isolated scope channels and one isolated multimeter channel, while the SHS1000X models feature full isolation: between the two oscilloscope channels, the multimeter channel, the power adapter, and the USB host/device port. The maximum analog voltage input for the isolated SHS1000X channels is CATIII 600 Vrms, … Read More → "Saelig Introduces New, Improved Siglent SHS-X Handheld Two-channel 100/200MHz Digital Oscilloscopes"
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