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TI expands low-power GaN portfolio, enabling AC/DC power adapters to shrink 50%

“Texas Instruments (TI) (Nasdaq: TXN) today announced the expansion of its low-power gallium nitride (GaN) portfolio, designed to help improve power density, maximize system efficiency, and shrink the size of AC/DC consumer power electronics and industrial systems. TI’s …

To advance space colonization, WVU research explores 3D printing in microgravity

“Research from West Virginia University students and faculty into how 3D printing works in a weightless environment aims to support long-term exploration and habitation on spaceships, the moon or Mars. Extended missions in outer space require the manufacture of crucial …

To Meet And Exceed Heightened Automotive Secure Authentication Requirements, Microchip Releases Its Latest TrustAnchor Security IC

“Available as a CryptoAuthentication™ or CryptoAutomotive™ Secure IC, the new TA101 device focuses on larger key sizes and enhanced cybersecurity requirements As vehicles become more connected and technologically advanced, the need for heightened security measures also rises. New government and …

Toshiba Develops New Lithium-Ion Battery with Cobalt-Free 5V Class High-Potential Cathode

“Achieves high-voltage and high-power performance Will contribute to the realization of carbon-neutrality and a circular economy Toshiba Corporation has developed a new lithium-ion battery using a cobalt-free 5V-class high-potential cathode material that significantly suppresses performance-degrading gases produced as side reactions …

Toshiba Launches 30V N-Channel Common-Drain MOSFET Suitable for Devices with USB and for Protecting Battery Packs

“Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (“Toshiba”) has launched “SSM10N961L,” a low on-resistance, 30V N-channel common-drain MOSFET, suitable for devices with USB and for protecting battery packs. Shipments start today. Until now, Toshiba’s line-up of N-channel common-drain MOSFETs has focused …

Toy Controller WiFi

“A friend of mine gave me a baby toy to hack awhile back, and I finally got a chance to take a crack at it. Hardware When I initially opened up the toy, I was overjoyed that: It was made …

Transmitter and receiver evaluation boards from STMicroelectronics accelerate development of Qi wireless chargers

“STMicroelectronics is simplifying development of Qi-compliant wireless chargers up to 15W by introducing transmitter and receiver evaluation boards based on the Company’s STWLC38 and STWBC86 ICs. The STEVAL-WLC38RX board containing the STWLC38 5W/15W receiver IC and STEVAL …

TUM makes first daily current measurements of changes in the earth’s rotation

“Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have succeeded in measuring the earth’s rotation more exactly than ever before. The ring laser at the Geodetic Observatory Wettzell can now be used to capture data at a quality level …

UBC engineers develop breakthrough ‘robot skin’ in collaboration with Honda researchers

“Smart soft sensor can improve prosthetics and enhance human-robot interaction Smart, stretchable and highly sensitive, a new soft sensor developed by UBC and Honda researchers opens the door to a wide range of applications in robotics and prosthetics. When applied …

UCLA Researchers Develop Solid-State Thermal Transistor for Better Heat Management

“A team of researchers from UCLA has unveiled a first-of-its-kind stable and fully solid-state thermal transistor that uses an electric field to control a semiconductor device’s heat movement. The group’s study, which will be published in the Nov …