Jimmy Page. Dave Gilmour. Santana. Arduino Single-Board… Strum those strings you microcontroller-based musical device.

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Toray Industries has developed  a nanofiltration membrane to recover lithium from used automotive lithium-ion batteries. Toray is  starting to evaluate the recovery using actual lithium-ion batteries and will accelerate research and technological development to commercialize its approach. The challenge with the mainstream evaporation pond process for lithium production is that the number of high-output locations …

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The Ukraine war has cost OneWeb $229.2 million after the Russians have refused to return 36 OneWeb satellites waiting to be launched from the Baikonur spaceport. OneWeb cancelled the launches after war broke out and will use SpaceX instead. OneWeb has now got 428 satellites in orbit and needs another 220 to complete its 648 …

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At the beginning of a new custom chip development, the most important question is who to partner with to reduce risk and time to market (TTM). Being first to market with a new, innovative chip could be worth millions if it establishes a market-leading position. Last year, Sondrel launched its Architecting the Future series covering …

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EMS provider, ESCATEC, is upgrading its automotive EMS capabilities to meet the growing demand for electronic sub-systems in electric vehicles EVs. ESCATEC Electronics – the Group’s business unit located in Penang, Malaysia, – is spearheading the drive to expand in the automotive space under the management of Business Unit Manager, Teoh Ban Chong. He is …

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IQE reported H1 EBITDA of  of £12.3 million up 6% from 2021’s £11.6 million on revenue up 8.4% y-o-y at £86.2 million and an operating loss of £7.4 million compared to the H1 2021 loss of  £1.9 million. Wireless revenue was £46.6 million (H1 2021: £41.6m) up 12.0%. Photonics revenue was £38.5m (H1 2021: £36.4m) …

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Pickering Electronics has announced miniature coaxial reed relays for use up to 3GHz, with the company emphasising low insertion loss (-3dB at 3.16GHz right). Called series 113RF, single-in-line through-hole relays have a 12.5 x 3.7mm footprint and are 6.6 or 8.9mm tall. Pin pitch is 2mm. The single 1 Form A (normally-open) contact can switching …

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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 …

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Johanson Technology had announced surface-mount filters to help Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 co-exist. 5500BP44A0700 (right) comes in a 4.5 x 3.2mm 1812 package and passes 5.1 to 5.8GHz while offering 50dB attenuation to the 6GHz Wi-Fi band. It can handle 3W (CW) and operates over -40 to +85°C 6100BP14A1995 is a 6.1GHz …

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French connector company Nicomatic has revealed flat flexible cables for space use. “Manufactured from NASA-grade materials, ‘FFCs for Space’ create strong board-to-board connections on PCBs and display boards in electronic equipment, systems and sub-assemblies, linking data and power points in tight areas,” according to the company. They are designed to function through thermal cycling and …

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