The latest ECSN UK/Ireland electronic components market forecast for 2023 indicates the market is ‘back to normal’ but still subject to geo-political issues as well as relying on management of the grey market and readjusted inventory. Beginning the briefing with a reference to the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Aubrey Dunford, market analyst at ECSN (pictured), declared that for the ...
Ash Madni, WIMMIC’s Technical Director, tells how his lifelong adventure in electronics began with the discovery of the world of Bipolar transistors, namely the BC108… It all started when I was 13 years old at school. A class mate was an Electronics hobbyist and during break, he talked animatedly about what he was going to build over the weekend. My ...
Orolia has introduced a ruggedised version of its mRO-50 miniature (51 x 51 x 20mm) rubidium atomic clock. Called ‘mRO-50 Ruggedized’, its vibration rating has been raised from 4Grms to 7.7Grms (lock retained, MIL-STD-810H method 514.8 annex E – was annex C), and shock raised from 30G to 50G (MIL-STD-202G 11ms half sine) – qualification to the shock rating is ...
STMicroelectronics has released a silicon carbide T-switch module for three-level dc-dc converter topologies (right), and also a single-phase full-bridge. Both are rated at 1.2kV, 75A and contain four of the company’s second-generation 13mΩ SiC mosfets, in its 48 x 57mm Acepack power package which can be press-fitted or soldered. The package (left) has Cu-Al2O3-Cu substrates for good thermal conductivity. Junction ...
LSI Computer Systems (LSI/CSI) has created a family of 63 tap (6bit) digital potentiometers for direct connection to quadrature decoders, push buttons, GPIOs or SPI serial controls. Debounce circuits are included where electromechanical switches are expected, although external pull-up resistors must be added. “The LSI/CSI digital potentiometers are used as replacements for mechanical potentiometers and for potentiometer adjustments,” according to distributor Omni ...
The European components distribution market is feeling chipper today, as DMASS (European Semiconductor Distribution) reports a jump in sales of 31.8% in semiconductors in Q3 and 44.7% for interconnect, passive and electromechanical (IPE) components. DMASS reported Q3 distribution revenue for semiconductors of €2.46bn and €1.13bn for IPE distribution sales. The combined members of DMASS, covering nearly 80% of European components’ ...
Omron has released 100V and 800mA versions of its low-leakage ‘T-configuration’ mosfet relay modules. “T-modules offer the reliability and durability of solid state relays combined with an exceptionally low leakage current of just 1pA or less, allowing their use in measurement and other applications where mechanical relays have previously been preferred,” according to the company. G3VM-101MT handles 100V and 550mA, and G3VM-61MT ...
Surface mount frequency oscillators manufactured in the UK by Euroquartz are capable of surviving up to 3,000G shock and operate in the extended industrial temperature range. Frequency control specialist, Euroquartz is to launch a new range of UK manufactured surface mount clock oscillators capable of up to 3000G shock survivability with extended industrial temperature range. The EQXO-75UIE oscillator series is manufactured in ...
Teledyne has qualified its four channel 12bit 1.6Gsample/s EV12AQ600 ADC for space use, describing it as “industry’s first four-channel analogue-to-digital converter to be qualified for space deployment”. It now meets NASA and ESA requirements, complying with MIL-PRF-38535 (QML-Y) and ESCC 9000. The most recent testing was to evaluate total ionising dose (TID) tolerance, where it scored 150kRad. “It means that [customers] ...
Barely three months after its last new precision op-amp, STMicroelectronics has released another, this time with a gain-bandwidth of 22MHz, a slew rate of 11V/μs and a maximum input-offset voltage of 200µV (50µV typical at 25°C). Called TSV7722, it is aimed at high-speed signal conditioning and accurate current measurement in power-conversion circuits and optical sensors. Input noise density of is 7nV/√Hz, ...
