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GaN Systems Shrinks Size and Increases Class-D Audio Capabilities with Latest Reference Design

January 7, 2022

GaN is gladly being embraced in audio, enabling companies to launch better sounding, higher-performance, smaller, and more eye-catching audio systems. And GaN Systems is making it easier to reap the benefits of GaN with the introduction of the GeN2 Amplifier and SMPS Reference Design.

GaN Systems released the GeN2 amplifier and companion power supply reference design today. This solution is optimized for sound quality, thermal performance, size, and cost. The evaluation kit includes a 2 channel, 200W per channel (8 ohm) Class-D audio amplifier with 96% efficiency and companion 400W continuous, 550W peak power audio-grade SMPS. It enables audio design … Read More → "GaN Systems Shrinks Size and Increases Class-D Audio Capabilities with Latest Reference Design"

AI Chip Company Syntiant and Bearings Manufacturer CeramicSpeed to Develop Autonomous Wireless Sensors for Condition-based Monitoring

Collaboration Aimed at Reducing Costs through Predictive Maintenance in Industrial IoT Applications
January 7, 2022

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Syntiant Corp., a provider of deep learning solutions making edge AI a reality for always-on applications, today announced a collaboration with Denmark-based CeramicSpeed to develop ultra-low-power autonomous sensors for Industrial IoT applications using the Syntiant® NDP120 Neural Decision Processor™.

Code named the Bearing Brain Project, CeramicSpeed plans to offer remote monitoring of industrial machinery with NDP120-embedded wireless sensors that will use AI to learn, detect and respond to operational anomalies at sub-milliwatt power consumption.

“The NDP120 stands out as the most flexible, neural co-processor available … Read More → "AI Chip Company Syntiant and Bearings Manufacturer CeramicSpeed to Develop Autonomous Wireless Sensors for Condition-based Monitoring"

Kassow Robots’ KR810 7-Axis Cobot is a Perfect Fit for Machine-Tending Applications

Strong — fast — simple: The lightweight robot KR810 has a payload of up to 10 kg, a reach of 850 mm, speed of 225 degree/second, and 7 degrees of freedom.
January 7, 2022

Copenhagen / DENMARK, 5 January 2022 ● Kassow Robots, developer of 7-axis robot and cobot solutions for machine tending, material handling, and related applications, is pleased to introduce the KR810, during the upcoming A3 … Read More → "Kassow Robots’ KR810 7-Axis Cobot is a Perfect Fit for Machine-Tending Applications"

MicroAI Demonstrates Edge-Native AI at CES

January 7, 2022

DALLAS—January 5, 2022—MicroAI™, the pioneer in edge-native artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) software, announces that it will be demonstrating its Launchpad™ quick-start deployment tool and MicroAI Security software at this year’s CES® exhibition, which takes place in Las Vegas from 5th to 7th January 2022.

MicroAI will be demonstrating Launchpad with iBASIS, a global communications solution provider, at booth 12318. Using … Read More → "MicroAI Demonstrates Edge-Native AI at CES"

KYOCERA AVX Launches Industry’s First Evaluation Board for Testing Antenna Band Switching Performance at CES 2022

The new Antenna Band Switching Evaluation Board is engineered to reduce the number of device design iterations, improve accuracy, and hasten product time-to-market for an expansive range of low- and high-frequency RF applications in the consumer electronics, IoT, industrial, medical, embedded systems, and utility markets. FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (January 5, 2022) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, is launching the industry’s first evaluation board for testing antenna band switching performance at CES 2022 in Las Vegas. The new Antenna Band Switching Evaluation Board (1004795-EC646-01) is comprised of standard products including an embedded, universal broadband, FR4 LTE/LPWA antenna (1004795), an Ether Switch & Tune™ chipset (EC646) for band switching or aperture tuning, a battery holder to power the RF switch, a female SMA connector, and a small (45.5 x 60mm) evaluation board optimized for testing the antenna performance of standard-sized IoT devices. It is engineered to reduce the number of device design iterations, improve accuracy, and hasten product time-to-market for low- and high-band frequency (968–960MHz and 1.71–2.17GHz) 4G, 5G, broadband LTE, LTE Cat-M, NB-IoT, and cellular LPWA applications including cellular headsets and tablets, handheld electronics, embedded designs, telematics, tracking, and on-board diagnostics (OBD-II) systems, and industrial M2M, IoT, healthcare, home automation, and smart grid devices. IoT devices tend to be rather small, and compact, densely populated PCBs can significantly degrade the bandwidth and efficiency performance of the passive monopole and Planar Inverted-F antennas (PIFAs) that are widely employed in mobile phones and other modern RF electronics but are susceptible to position-based performance changes and interacting with their surroundings, which can further complicate high-density PCB layouts. Active antennas capable of band switching, also known as aperture tuning, cover a wider frequency range than passive antennas by actively switching between frequency bands. In addition, active antennas capable of covering the same frequencies as passive antennas have smaller form factors better suited to compact, high-density devices and, at equal size, will cover more frequency bands than passive antennas. Further, KYOCERA AVX active antennas, like the embedded, universal broadband, FR4 LTE antenna employed in the new Antenna Band Switching Evaluation Board, are equipped with patented Isolated Magnetic Dipole (IMD) technology, which delivers unique size and performance advantages including reduced ground plane and keep-out area size requirements for greater design flexibility, superior RF field containment for reduced interaction with surrounding components, and higher efficiency, gain, isolation, and directivity characteristics than competing solutions for higher-reliability connectivity with better return loss and minimal interference. The new KYOCERA AVX Antenna Band Switching Evaluation Board is RoHS compliant, measures 45.5mm x 60.0mm, weighs 10.5 grams, and is rated for operating temperatures spanning -40°C to +85°C. It exhibits less than -2.5dB return loss, 50Ω unbalanced feed-point impedance, linear polarization, and 2.0W continuous wave (CW) power handling. At low-band frequencies, the Antenna Band Switching Evaluation Board exhibits peak gain ranging from -3.67dBi to -1.75dBi and average efficiency ranging from 18–30%, specifically: -3.67dBi and 18% from 890–960MHz (RF1), -2.77dBi and 22% from 700–800MHz (RF2), -2.76dBi and 20% from 700–750MHz (RF3), and -1.75dBi and 30% from 790–890MHz (RF4). At high-band frequencies spanning 1.71–2.17GHz, it exhibits peak 1.95dBi and 60% at RF3. “The new KYOCERA AVX Antenna Band Switching Evaluation Board is the first of its kind available in the global electronics market and will help RF design engineers optimize antenna size, performance, and emissions, reduce the number of device design iterations, more easily satisfy customer and regulatory specifications, and hasten product time-to-market,” said Carmen Redondo, Global Marketing Manager, Antennas, KYOCERA AVX. “It is also optimally sized for testing the performance of IoT devices, equipped with proven KYOCERA AVX components including a high-performance, universal broadband, FR4 LTE antenna with patented IMD technology and an Ether Switch & Tune chipset, and ideal for testing consumer electronics, industrial, medical, IoT, embedded systems, and utility market applications including cellular headsets and tablets, handheld electronics, embedded designs, telematics, tracking, and on-board diagnostics (OBD-II) systems, and industrial M2M, IoT, healthcare, home automation, and smart grid devices with operating frequencies extending from 968–960MHz and 1.71–2.17GHz.” Additional benefits of the Antenna Band Switching Evaluation Board include the ability to be trimmed down or extended with copper tape to better match the physical size of test devices with smaller or larger form factors, compatibility with KYOCERA AVX’s 1004796 embedded, universal broadband, FR4 LTE/LPWA antenna provided that the original PCB layout is mirrored, and compatibility with custom antenna designs given the assistance of technical KYOCERA AVX personnel. KYOCERA AVX Antenna Band Switching Evaluation Boards are packaged in trays and shipped in sealed packages to help maintain optimal storage temperature and humidity conditions, which span +5°C to +40°C and 45–75% humidity. Lead-time is currently 12 weeks. For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s new Antenna Band Switching Evaluation Boards, please visit https://datasheets.kyocera-avx.com/1004795-EC646-01.pdf or, if you’re attending CES 2022 in Las Vegas January 5–8, contact Carmen Redondo, Global Marketing Manager, Antennas, KYOCERA AVX, to request a live demonstration. To order, please visit Digi-Key or Mouser. For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s extensive and ever-expanding portfolio of antenna solutions, please visit https://www.kyocera-avx.com/products/antennas/ or download the KYOCERA AVX Antenna Selection Guide. For all other inquiries, please visit www.kyocera-avx.com, email inquiry@kyocera-avx.com, follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, like them on Facebook, call 864-967-2150, or write to One AVX Boulevard, Fountain Inn, S.C. 29644. About KYOCERA AVX KYOCERA AVX is a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Kyocera Corporation structured to capitalize on shared resources and technical expertise, KYOCERA AVX has an expansive global footprint comprised of several dozen research, development, and manufacturing facilities spanning more than 15 countries and staffed with talented personnel dedicated to innovation, component quality, customer service, and enabling a brighter future through technology. KYOCERA AVX designs, develops, manufactures, and supplies advanced capacitors, antennas, interconnects, circuit protection and timing devices, sensors, controls, filters, fuses, diodes, resistors, couplers, and inductors optimized for employment in the international 5G, IoT, aerospace, automotive, consumer electronics, industrial, medical, and military markets.
January 7, 2022

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (January 5, 2022) – Read More → "KYOCERA AVX Launches Industry’s First Evaluation Board for Testing Antenna Band Switching Performance at CES 2022"

Kassow Robots’ KR810 7-Axis Cobot is a Perfect Fit for Machine-Tending Applications

Strong — fast — simple: The lightweight robot KR810 has a payload of up to 10 kg, a reach of 850 mm, speed of 225 degree/second, and 7 degrees of freedom.
January 7, 2022

Copenhagen / DENMARK, 5 January 2022 ● Kassow Robots, developer of 7-axis robot and cobot solutions for machine tending, material handling, and related applications, is pleased to introduce the KR810, during the upcoming A3 Business Forum event to be held in Orlando, January 31-February 2, 2022. The KR810, a strong and fast industrial cobot, requires fewer safety restrictions and while offering increased maneuverability, making it ideal for working … Read More → "Kassow Robots’ KR810 7-Axis Cobot is a Perfect Fit for Machine-Tending Applications"

Amber Solutions AC Direct DC Enabler™ Demo Kit Now Available for Technical Evaluation by Product and Semiconductor Companies

Patented technology in silicon chip to extract DC power directly from AC mains for new power conversion architecture with dramatically smaller size, increased reliability, embedded intelligence, global compatibility, and dynamic configurable DC delivery.
January 7, 2022

DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA, January 5, 2022 — Read More → "Amber Solutions AC Direct DC Enabler™ Demo Kit Now Available for Technical Evaluation by Product and Semiconductor Companies"

E-PEAS Demonstrates Complete Extremely Low Power System Leveraging its New MCU Technology

January 7, 2022

5th January 2022 – Acknowledged pioneer in power technology for energy harvesting, e-peas will be showcasing its latest engineering advances at this year’s CES event, and illustrating how they can be applied to real-world scenarios. As well as featuring some of the highly efficient energy harvesting ICs from e-peas’ award-winning AEM series, the company’s new EDMS microcontroller unit (MCU) will also be demonstrated.

Visitors to … Read More → "E-PEAS Demonstrates Complete Extremely Low Power System Leveraging its New MCU Technology"

Toshiba launches ultra-small 4-Form-A voltage driven photorelays

Tiny package enables denser placement of relays in space-critical applications
January 6, 2022

Düsseldorf, Germany, 06th January 2022 – Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH (“Toshiba”) has launched three new 4-Form-A voltage driven photorelays with one of the smallest mounting areas in the industry.

The new devices are suited to a wide range of applications including measuring instruments such as oscilloscopes and data loggers as well as burn-in equipment. They are also ideal for use in semiconductor test equipment (probe cards and test heads for memories, system-on-chip (SoC) and LSI) where there is a need to mount multiple relays on circuit boards with space constraints.

The new products denoted TLP3407SRA4, … Read More → "Toshiba launches ultra-small 4-Form-A voltage driven photorelays"

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