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Vishay Intertechnology’s NTCALUG Family of NTC Lug Thermistors Now Offers a 100 % Lead (Pb)-Free Construction

Devices Are the Industry's First to Offer Designers Full RoHS Compliance With No Exemptions
March 10, 2021

MALVERN, Pa. — March 8, 2021 — Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today announced that its popular NTCALUG family of NTC lug thermistors is now available in a 100 % lead (Pb)-free construction, making them the industry’s first such devices to offer full RoHS compliance with no exemptions.

Manufactured with a 100 % lead (Pb)-free ceramic die, NTCALUG family thermistors contribute to a cleaner environment by eliminating all hazardous substances that could potentially cause issues during recycling and disposal. Furthermore, when RoHS exemption 7c-I expires — which allows for lead (Pb) in glass — designers utilizing the components will already be in full compliance.</ … Read More → "Vishay Intertechnology’s NTCALUG Family of NTC Lug Thermistors Now Offers a 100 % Lead (Pb)-Free Construction"

CEA-Leti Envisions Widespread Use of LiDAR Systems Based on Integrated Optical Phased Arrays (OPAs)

OPAs with Solid-State Beam Steering Can Reduce the Cost and Size of LiDAR Systems & Improve Performance; Results Reported at Photonics West 2021
March 10, 2021

GRENOBLE, France – March 8, 2021 – Taking a critical step toward developing LiDAR systems for widespread commercial applications, CEA-Leti has developed genetic algorithms to calibrate high-channel-count optical phased arrays (OPAs), as well as an advanced measurement setup enabling wafer-scale OPA characterization.

OPAs are an emerging technology made of arrays of closely spaced (around 1µm) optical antennas and which radiate coherent light in a broad angular range. The produced interference pattern can then be changed by adjusting the relative phase of the light emitted by each antenna. For example, if the phase gradient between the antennas is … Read More → "CEA-Leti Envisions Widespread Use of LiDAR Systems Based on Integrated Optical Phased Arrays (OPAs)"

Smart Eye launches the AIS – a complete driver monitoring system for the automotive aftermarket

Smart Eye, leading developer of AI-based eye tracking technology, breaks new ground with the launch of the AIS. After more than two decades of delivering eye tracking software to the automotive industry, the company is launching a complete driver monitoring system to raise safety standards for public transport and commercial vehicles.
March 10, 2021

For over 20 years, Smart Eye has been the world-leading developer of AI-powered eye tracking solutions for driver monitoring systems. Now, for the first time, the company has combined their state-of-the-art software with their own automotive qualified hardware components. The result is the AIS – a high-quality, but cost-effective, automotive-grade driver monitoring system, which will primarily be offered to commercial vehicle fleets and the automotive aftermarket.

Over 90 percent of all traffic accidents can be linked to human error, often caused by driver distraction, fatigue or intoxication. Regulations mandating driver monitoring systems in commercial vehicles are already in place … Read More → "Smart Eye launches the AIS – a complete driver monitoring system for the automotive aftermarket"

GLOBALFOUNDRIES 22FDX RF Solution Provides the Basis for Next-Gen mmWave Automotive Radar

Next-generation auto radar technology, based on GF’s 22FDX RF solution, will help make vehicles smarter and roads even safer than today
March 9, 2021

Santa Clara, Calif., March 9, 2021 – GLOBALFOUNDRIES® (GF®), the global leader in specialty semiconductor manufacturing, and Bosch will partner to develop and manufacture next-generation automotive radar technology.

Bosch chose GF as its partner to develop a mmWave automotive radar system-on-chip (SoC) for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) applications, manufactured using GF’s 22FDX™ RF solution. ADAS applications help drivers stay safe by keeping a vehicle in the correct lane, warning of collisions, initiating emergency braking, assisting with parking, and more.

Bosch’s choice of GF as the … Read More → "GLOBALFOUNDRIES 22FDX RF Solution Provides the Basis for Next-Gen mmWave Automotive Radar"

OpenHW Group and Mitacs announce OpenHW Accelerate – a $22.5M, multi-year co-funded research program to stimulate architecture research for next generation of open-source processors

OpenHW Accelerate’s first research project, CORE-V VEC, awarded to CMC Microsystems, ETH Zürich and Polytechnique Montréal
March 9, 2021

Ottawa, Canada, March 9, 2021: Today, OpenHW Group and Mitacs announced OpenHW Accelerate, a $22.5M multi-year co-funded research program, the world’s first open-source hardware research program of its kind. OpenHW Accelerate will drive research in next generation of class-leading open-source processors, architectures and support software for embedded AI and machine learning (ML) applications, among other future energy-intensive computing requirements.

OpenHW Group, the global not-for-profit organization set up to facilitate collaboration in the design and development of open-source cores, related IP and software tools, teamed up with Mitacs, a not-for-profit organization supporting research within Canadian and International academic institutions … Read More → "OpenHW Group and Mitacs announce OpenHW Accelerate – a $22.5M, multi-year co-funded research program to stimulate architecture research for next generation of open-source processors"

Synopsys ARC EV Processor Enables Kyocera Document Solutions to Launch AI-enabled Multifunctional Printer SoC

Integration of Synopsys DesignWare Processor IP Contributes to Kyocera Document Solution's First-Pass Silicon Success for On-Demand Super Resolution Image Processing SoC
March 9, 2021

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ —

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Rugged Industrial Ac-Dc Power Supplies Rated from 35 up to 350 Watts

March 9, 2021

Tualatin, OR [March 09, 2021] CUI Inc, a Bel group company, today announced the addition of three new lines to its VGS family of chassis mount, single-output ac-dc power supplies housed in a compact metal case. The VGS-C, VGS-D, and VGS-W series offer power ratings from 35 to 350 W, depending on the series, and an operating temperature range of -25 to +70 °C, with most series offering an operating temperature range of -30 to +70 °C. All three series are 62368-1 safety certified with low no-load power consumption for reducing standby power usage in industrial applications.

For budget-constrained applications, CUI’s VGS-C … Read More → "Rugged Industrial Ac-Dc Power Supplies Rated from 35 up to 350 Watts"

Saelig Introduces PicoScope 2-Channel 5 and 16GHz Sampler-Extended Real-Time Oscilloscopes

The PicoScope 9402-5 and -16 bring very high speed performance at less than half the cost of other traditional benchtop solutions with two high-resolution 12-bit channels driven by up to 2.5TSa/s (0.4ps) equivalent-time sampling
March 9, 2021
Fairport, NY:  Saelig Company, Inc. has introduced the PicoScope 2-channel 9402 Sampler-Extended Real-time Oscilloscope (SXRTO) series with two models available: the 9402-05 and the 9402-16 with 5 GHz and 16 GHz bandwidth respectively. They complement the already available 4-channel models at a lower price point. Designed to analyze repetitive or clock-derived signals, they feature two high-resolution 12-bit channels driven by the equivalent-time sampling (ETS) of up to 1.0TSa/s (1.0ps) for the 5GHz model and 2.5TSa/s (0.4ps) for the 16GHz version. The wide-band inputs can accurately measure transitions as fast as 22ps, pulses down to 45ps wide, and permits … Read More → "Saelig Introduces PicoScope 2-Channel 5 and 16GHz Sampler-Extended Real-Time Oscilloscopes"

DVCon U.S. 2021 Announces Stuart Sutherland Best Paper & Best Poster Winners, Attendance Numbers

March 9, 2021

Gainesville, FL – March 9, 2021 –The 2021 virtual Design and Verification Conference and Exhibition U.S. (DVCon U.S.), sponsored by Accellera Systems Initiative (Accellera), concluded its 33rd annual event last week. The 2021 Stuart Sutherland Best Paper and Poster winners, as voted on by attendees, were announced during a presentation at the close of day three of the program on Wednesday, March 3.

Overall attendance for DVCon U.S., including the free keynote, panel, UVM Birds-of-a-Feather and exhibit-only attendees and all-access technical conference attendees, was 1,329.

“We are very pleased with the attendance during … Read More → "DVCon U.S. 2021 Announces Stuart Sutherland Best Paper & Best Poster Winners, Attendance Numbers"

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