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New Radiation Tested, Tactical-Grade MEMS Inertial Accelerometers for Spacecraft Electronics Testing

January 18, 2022

January 17, 2022, Kirkland, Washington, USA – Silicon Designs, Inc., today announced the global market launch of the Model 1527 Series, a family of miniature, radiation-tested, tactical-grade MEMS inertial accelerometers.

Offered in three standard full-scale acceleration ranges, of ±10 g, ±25 g, and ±50 g, respectively, the Series is expressly designed to support a variety of critical space electronics testing requirements, including those of spacecraft, satellites, and CubeSats. In addition, their small bias and scale factor temperature coefficients, excellent in-run bias stability, and zero cross-coupling by design make the Model 1527 Series particularly well-suited for those spacecraft electronics testing … Read More →

Mouser Electronics Adds Over 110 New Manufacturers in 2021, Further Expands Industry-Leading Line Card

January 17, 2022

January 17, 2022 – Mouser Electronics, Inc., the industry’s leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components™, added a record 113 Read More → "Mouser Electronics Adds Over 110 New Manufacturers in 2021, Further Expands Industry-Leading Line Card"

Magnachip Launches New Generation of High-Voltage 600V SJ MOSFETs for Wide Range of Consumer Products and Industrial Applications

January 17, 2022

SEOUL, South Korea, January 13, 2022 — Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation (“Magnachip”) (NYSE: MX) announced today that the company has launched 11 new generation high-voltage 600V Super Junction Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors (SJ MOSFETs). The company has already released product samples and plans to begin mass production of them in March 2022.

The new 2.5^th generation (2.5G) 600V SJ MOSFETs were developed using new designs based on the latest process technology to improve switching functionality by more than 10% compared to previous generations. As a result, Magnachip has achieved lower switching loss and better power efficiency. … Read More → "Magnachip Launches New Generation of High-Voltage 600V SJ MOSFETs for Wide Range of Consumer Products and Industrial Applications"

TDK demonstrates industry-first recycling of PET films for MLCCs

January 17, 2022

• The TDK system reuses PET films successfully directly within the MLCC manufacturing process, which are normally thermal-recycled or incinerated
• Increases the use of recycled PET film to 20% in practical application

January 14, 2022

TDK Corporation (TSE:6762) has announced that in an industry first, it has successfully built a recycling system that reuses PET films used in the manufacturing process of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs).* ¹

Normally, the surfaces of PET films discarded from the MLCC manufacturing process are specially processed, and they cannot be reused without any further processing. As such, they are … Read More → "TDK demonstrates industry-first recycling of PET films for MLCCs"

Keysight First to Submit 5G Protocol Test Cases to 3GPP – Accelerating Adoption of Rel-16 Specifications

Verification of enhanced network slicing and power saving feature speeds deployment of devices in 5G new radio standalone mode

January 17, 2022

SANTA ROSA, Calif. January 14, 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, announced that the company is first to submit 5G new radio (NR) protocol test cases to 3GPP, enabling device makers to verify enhanced network slicing and power saving features as specified in Release 16 (Rel-16).

Network slicing is a key 5G NR feature. It enables mobile operators to support specific use cases and service level agreements (SLAs) by … Read More → "Keysight First to Submit 5G Protocol Test Cases to 3GPP – Accelerating Adoption of Rel-16 Specifications"

Upverter Education Joins Google for Education Initiative and Chromebook App Hub

January 14, 2022

SAN DIEGO, January 12, 2022 – Altium LLC (ASX:ALU) announced today that Upverter Education has become an official Google for Education Partner and the first and only browser-based printed circuit board (PCB) design curriculum available on the Read More → "Upverter Education Joins Google for Education Initiative and Chromebook App Hub"

TT Electronics launches HPDC series high power density chip resistors for high continuous and momentary load applications

New thick film chips on aluminium nitride (AlN) offer power circuit designers more than three times the standard power ratings for a given chip footprint

January 14, 2022

Woking, UK, 12 January 2022 – Read More → "TT Electronics launches HPDC series high power density chip resistors for high continuous and momentary load applications"

Alphawave Collaborates with Microchip on AlphaCore 112Gbps IP for 800G and 1.6T Ethernet Applications

January 14, 2022

London, United Kingdom, and Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Jan. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alphawave IP (LN:AWE), a global leader in high-speed connectivity for the world’s technology infrastructure, is pleased to announce that Microchip Technology has selected Alphawave’s AlphaCore100 for its next-generation META-DX2 1.6Tbps Ethernet retimer family. This represents an important milestone for Alphawave as it validates another large customer has adopted its low-power and high-performance 112Gbps IP.

Tony Pialis, President and Chief Executive Officer of Alphawave stated: “Microchip was an early customer of Alphawave and we congratulate them on their newly announced META-DX2 solution. This solution leverages … Read More → "Alphawave Collaborates with Microchip on AlphaCore 112Gbps IP for 800G and 1.6T Ethernet Applications"

AltiumLive 2022 CONNECT Announces European Summit Dates

Free Registration for European virtual summit is now open

January 14, 2022

SAN DIEGO, January 13, 2022 – Altium LLC (ASX:ALU) announces the European dates for AltiumLive 2022 CONNECT, the industry’s leading electronics design conference. The free three-day virtual summit will take place February 2-4, one week after the Americas event. Both conferences will feature the same dynamic educational content and will include live Q & A sessions, interactive design education seminars, and online meet & greets.

Celebrating its fifth year, AltiumLive is the biggest global virtual conference for printed circuit board (PCB) designers. The annual gathering attracts the printed circuit board (PCB) design community’s greatest and brightest, with over 30 … Read More → "AltiumLive 2022 CONNECT Announces European Summit Dates"

SmartDV Joins Open RF Association

Commits to Help Create Open 5G Ecosystem to Accelerate Adoption, Growth of 5G Solutions

January 14, 2022

SAN JOSE, CALIF. –– January 13, 2022 –– SmartDV™ Technologies today joined the Open RF Association (OpenRF™), an industry consortium dedicated to creating an open 5G ecosystem of interoperable hardware and software across member multi-mode radio frequency (RF) front-end and chipset platforms.

As the organization’s newest associate member, SmartDV, the leading supplier of Design and Verification Intellectual Property (IP), will work with other members to drive adoption of 5 … Read More → "SmartDV Joins Open RF Association"