Hats off to RS Components and author HannahMakes for a long article that introduces blockchain, NFTs and energy consumption It is excellent, you can find it here – we will have to trust them that it is all correct. BTW, in case no one asks: My (possibly valueless) opinion is that blockchain might be clever, …

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In September 2019, Bitcoin miners in China accounted for 76% of all computer energy used the country, now it’s 0%.   In the same timeframe the use of computer energy by crypto miners in the USA rose from 4.1% to 35%.   . Kazakhstan, in the same timeframe has, according to the Cambridge Centre for …

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We have all come to accept that the global supply shortages are affecting us all and no one in manufacturing can deny the daily challenges we face.

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Imprint Energy has launched the latest generation of its zinc-based battery technology, ZinCore. “ZinCore’s power density and thin, flexible, customizable design will power innovation and new connectivity,” says CEO Christine Ho. The batteries provide 10X more power in the same volume than Imprint’s previous zinc-based battery, ZincPoly. They are 1.0 mm wide with a bending diameter of …

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 SkyWater Technology, the Minnesota mil spec foundry,  and Applied Novel Devices (AND) gave come up with a transistor technology that offers significant benefits for fast switching power conversion applications. Their power MOSFETs offer 2x lower output charge, near-zero reverse-recovery and ultra-low Qoss enabled by AND’s proprietary channel engineering technology. In addition, these power MOSFETs offer …

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Virgin Orbit successfully completed its third mission at the end of last week, launching several satellites into orbit from beneath the wing of a modified Boeing 747 in California. The significance for the UK, beyond the good news for Glasgow-based Spire Global which had one of the seven satellites in the payload (its ADLER-1), is that …

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Korean transistor maker Magnachip has announced today 11 600V super-junction mosfets Describing them as ‘2.5th generation’, they are claimed to have lower switching loss and better power efficiency than its previous devices. Rds(on) varies between 190 and 580mΩ and packages include DPAK TO-220F and TO-220SF (see photo). A gate-source Zener diode is embedded to protect against …

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Cambridge fabless chip company Flusso has received “almost £46,000” from Growth Works, the development programme launched last year by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority and Business Board – backed with UK government and EU funding. The award is made up of a capital expenditure grant, allowing the company to purchase additional test equipment for …

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Oriental Motor of Japan has created brush-less dc motors for automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots. BLV-R motors, which are the R type of the BLV series, come in 100W (1/8hp) and 200W (1/4hp) types. A “100W motor with a 30:1 gearbox measures 108.4mm in length and weighs 2.4kg”, according to the company. …

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P-Duke has introduced medical grade PSUs that deliver 150W convection cooled, 180W fan cooled, and boost to 220W for 5s. The MAD180 series has 2xMOPP insulation and leakage current <100µA. “Being certified with EIC/EN/ANSI 60601-1 makes this supply suitable for any safety demanding type BF medical application,” said Luso, with is representing P-Duke in the UK. …

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