WORLD-WIDE interest has been created by the airfeld bird dispersal system “Sappho,” being developed by The Trix Electrical Co.Ltd in collaboration with the Ministry of  Aviation. So, 60 years ago, started a story in zelectronics Weekly’s edition of September 14th 2021. The story continues: The system utilises specially recorded bird alarm and distress calls. Recordings …

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As EVs emerge, the thorny q. arises: Are there enough charging points? If you’re a Kiwi the answer is ‘not enough’ – there’s   one charging point for every 35 EVs in New Zealand. If you’re a South Korean, the answer is ‘more than enough’ – there’s one charging point for every two  EVs in …

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Melexis, the Belgian auto IC specialist, has developed a new inductive sensing IC intrinsically immune to stray magnetic fields. The MLX90510 inductive interface IC enables high-speed resolver minimizing the ECU effort required to get best-in-class accuracy under extreme mechanical and electrical conditions. With its superior EMC capabilities, the MLX90510 is perfect for e-motor control, e-brake …

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Infineon is shipping the EiceDRIVER 1EDN71x6G HS 200V single-channel gate driver ICs family. The  family is designed to enhance the performance of CoolGaN Schottky Gate (SG) HEMTs but is also compatible with other GaN HEMTs and Silicon MOSFETs. 1EDN71x6G variants come with selectable pull-up and pull-down driving strengths, enabling waveform and switching speed optimization without …

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The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has announced the winners of its Space University Research Initiative (SURI) funding programme. Newly-established, SURI is intended to be a first step in improving “the transition of critical concepts from academia into revolutionary new military technologies” for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force. In March 2021, …

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ST has launched a family of GaN power semiconductors in the STPOWER portfolio. The first device in ST’s new G-HEMT transistor family is the 650V SGT120R65AL with 120mΩ maximum on-resistance (RDS(on)), 15A maximum current capability, and a Kelvin source connection for optimum gate driving. It is available now in an industry-standard PowerFLAT 5×6 HV compact surface-mount package, …

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Space Forge of Cardiff,  the returnable satellite startup, has raised £7.7 million in a funding round which was 4x oversubscribed. Lead investors were Type One Ventures and SpaceFund of the US and World Fund of Berlin. The company is developing a small satellite called ForgeStar that can be deployed from conventional launchers to provide rapid …

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TSMC has introduced its N4X technology  – a 5nm process for HPC chips. N4X is the first of TSMC’s HPC-focused technology offerings, representing ultimate performance and maximum clock frequencies in the 5nm family. “X” denotes TSMC technologies that are developed specifically for HPC products. N4X features include: Device design and structures optimized for high drive …

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17 semiconductor companies are forecast to have sales of $10 billion or more this year, says IC Insights. AMD, NXP, and ADI are expected to join the ranks of the “megasuppliers” in 2021. The 17 companies forecast to have worldwide semiconductor (IC and O-S-D—optoelectronic, sensor, and discrete) sales of >$10.0 billion in 2021 are shown …

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Amazon Detective has added support for AWS Organizations to simplify account management for security operations and investigations across all existing and future accounts in an organization. With this launch, new and existing Detective customers can onboard and centrally manage the Detective graph database for up to 1,200 AWS accounts. This support is available today in all Detective supported AWS Regions . To learn more, see the Amazon Detective Administration Guide .