Electronics related to industrial applications
For hard-switched power topologies, Infineon is planning a 100V GaN transistors with a integrated Schottky diode. “Due to the lack of body diode in hard-switching applications, GaN-based topologies may incur higher power losses due to the larger effective body diode voltage of GaN devices,” according to the company, which explained: “GaN transistor reverse conduction voltage is dependent on the threshold ...
Melexis has created a 32 x 24 pixel far-infra-red sensor array that can photograph the temperature of objects at between -40 and +260°C. Dubbed MLX90642, it comes in a 9.3mm diameter four-lead TO39 through-hole package in two versions: a squat (5.7mm tall) 110° x 75° wide-view type (BCA suffix) and a taller (11.9mm) 45° x 35° narrow-view version (BCB). The ...
Rohm has created three n-channel power mosfets in 5 x 6mm DFN packaging. RS7E200BG is a 30V mosfet optimised for both secondary-side ac-dc conversion and hot-swap controllers in 12V enterprise server power supplies. RS7N200BH is an 80V mosfet optimised for secondary ac-dc conversion in 48V server power supplies, as is RS7N160BH. “The DFN5060-8S package increases the internal die size area ...
Microchip has introduced a 32 logic elements programmable logic array into a microcontroller. Each logic element can simulate AND, OR, NAND or NOR gate, a buffer or inverting buffer, a D or JK flip-flop, multiplexers or a four-input look-up table. It is called the CLB (configurable logic block) and it based on an earlier simpler Microchip peripheral called the CLC ...
Diodes is aiming at contactless rotary motion and proximity detection with a 3D Hall-effect magnetic field sensor. Automotive applications are envisaged, include infotainment rotary and push selectors, gear shifts, door handles and powered seat adjusters, it said. AH4930Q, as it will be known, comes in a ~3 x 3 x 1.5mm SOT-26 package and includes three sensors to detect a ...
Allegro MicroSystems today announced three ICs: two analogue current sensors and a motor driver for fans. The first current sensor, ACS37630, is designed to be sat on top of a bus bar and partly surrounded by a U-core magnetic field concentrator. “Its vertical Hall technology enables sensing parallel to the package surface, ideal for system integration with U-core magnets,” according ...
Toshiba has announced a 1.2kWh 27.6Vdc li-ion battery module for electric buses, ships and boats. Called Type4-23 (also FM01202CCB04A), it is electrically similar to the company’s existing Type1-23 in that it is 2P12S (24 cells in two parallel 12 series arrangement) module, but the earlier versions resin baseplate has been replaced by aluminium to improve heat extraction. “When used with ...
STMicroelectronics has announced a series of AI-enabled and security-enabled industrial and IoT microcontrollers: STM32MP235. The parts have dual Arm Cortex-A35 cores (1.3 or 1.5GHz depending on version), a 400MHz Cortex-M33 and an 0.6Top/s neural network accelerator. On board is a 400MHz VeriSilicon GC8000UL 3D GPU capable of up to 66.5Mtriangle/s or 400Mpixel/s, Open GL ES 3.2.8 or Vulkan 1.2. This ...
Aiming at factory automation, Binder has announced D-coded M8 panel connectors with pre-installed single wires. “We supply the single wires untwisted, allowing customers to twist them according to their application needs to achieve better transmission results,” said Binder product manager Guido Werner. “M8-D-coded connectors enable communication between controllers, sensors and actuators in manufacturing and process plants.” There are three versions, ...
Leuze has introduced a broad range of stainless steel optical detectors for the food industry. “The devices are designed for reliable operation in wet areas and during intensive cleaning processes and have protection classes such as IP67, IP68 and IP69K, as well as Ecolab, CleanProof+ and Diversey certifications. There are retro-reflective sensors which send out light that is expected to ...
