Electronica – The latest news roundup

Don’t miss the Electronics Weekly roundup of all our latest news from Electronica, the bi-annual event running from 12-15 November in Munich.

Electronica is the world’s biggest electronics show, and Electronics Weekly will be covering it extensively, to discover the latest products, developments and trends in the industry.

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Electronica 2024

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Don’t miss our selection of video interviews, covering a wide range of the technology on show at Munich

Friday 15 November 2024

Sponsored Content: Longsys Unveils New Products at Electronica Munich, PTM Business Model Drives Innovation in Automotive Storage
Longsys showing a range of new products alongside its PTM business model, with a focus on industrial and automotive storage.

Electronica: Multi-band RedCap 5G wireless module
SIMCom announces a ‘RedCap’ (reduced capability) 5G wireless comms module at Electronica in Munich this morning. Called SIM8230 and measuring 30 x 30 x 2.5mm, it’s a multi-band 5G NR/LTE-FDD/LTE-TDD supporting Release 17 SA.

Thursday 14 November 2024

Electronica: Micro-power Hall switch vies with automotive reed switches
Melexis is aiming at replacing reed switches in automotive door door handles, sun visors, infotainment buttons and brake lights with a micro-power Hall effect switch.

Electronica: Exude thermal gap filler where you need it
Chomerics announce a cure-in-place thermal gap filler material that remains flexible after curing, at Elecronica today. CIP 60 offers 6W/mK conductivity, and cures to a Shore hardness of 50 (ASTM 2240 method).

Electronica: Building automation mesh network over LoRa
NeoCortec and Embit revealed bi-directional wireless mesh networking using LoRa modulation at Electronica in Munich.

Electronica: Source measurement unit tests 2D and nano devices to 1nA 3nV
Lake Shore Cryotronics is aiming at the characterisation of 2D and nano electronic devices with a source measure unit capable of resolving 3nV and 1fA

Electronica: AI-assistance supports new engineer experiences
Siemens adds AI capabilities to unite “the design experience” across its tools portfolio, to accelerate digital design, while dealing with constraints and resilience.

Electronica: XJTAG previews XJLink-PF40 JTAG controller
XJTAG is previewing its latest hardware product, the XJLink-PF40 JTAG controller. It’s also showing version 4.0 of its XJTAG software suite in action.

Electronica: Thermal gap pad with low oil-bleed and low oil migration
Chomerics formulatea a thermal gap pad with low oil bleed, low oil migration “for where the appearance or production issues of silicone oils are undesirable”.

Electronica: Gbit/s TSN deterministic industrial Ethernet switches with security
ADI is aiming at Industrial Ethernet with ADIN6310, a deterministic six-port switch that implements TSN (time sensitive networking) and security.

Wednesday 13 November 2024

Electronica: Digi brings edge-to-cloud connectivity products
Digi International demonstrates new products – for edge-to-cloud systems – from its Digi ConnectCore and Digi XBee portfolios.

Electronica: ‘Entry-level’ scope from Rohde & Schwarz
Rohde & Schwarz reveals a second-generation if its entry level oscilloscope with two or four channels, and bandwidth options of 70, 100, 200 or 300MHz.

Electronica: 20ps time-to-digital converter for industrial lidar
ScioSense launches a two-channel time-to-digital converter for lidar distance measurement. LTDC-X3 offers single-shot resolution of up to 20ps(rms).

Tuesday 12 November 2024

Electronica: Arduino makes single-pair Ethernet accessible, and RS485 too
Arduino announces a single-pair Ethernet adapter board for its Uno R4 single-board microcontroller, with Microchip participating in the development.

Electronica Forum: CEOs warn of the cost of fragmented supply chains
The CEOs of Europe’s Top Three chip companies gave their take on the difficulties of doing business in China under the US restrictions.

Electronica: Renesas shows 8-in-1 EV power axle
Renesas reveals the ‘8-in-1’ electric vehicle power axle prototype that it has developed with Nidec. X-in-1 axles are an attempt to put more and more of an electronic vehicle’s power systems in a single integrated unit.

Electronica: 64bit MCU aimed at ASIL D reliability and SIL 3 security
Texas Instruments introduces two series of real-time microcontrollers. The F29H85x series is built on the company’s 64bit C29 DSP core and has an architecture designed with safety and security in mind.

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Electronica: Magnetic angle sensor IC works over 46 turns, with the power off
ADI announces an IC that can not only measure the angle of a nearby rotating magnet, but can count up to 46 complete turns even when the chip has no power.

Sponsored Content: Storage Empowers an Intelligent World
Longsys will debut its dual-brand innovations and PTM business model at Electronica 2024 in Munich from 12-15 November 2024.

Electronica: 1kW dc-dc in 23 x 18mm package from Flex Power Modules
Flex Power Modules is aiming at data centres with a 1kW dc-dc converter in a 23.4 x 17.8 x 7.65mm surface-mount package, leading the company to claim 900W/cm3 and 15kW/in3 at its peak 3kW load.

Electronica: Isolated current sense IC has on-board power path
Novosense Microelectronics announces a series of automotive-grade IC current sensors with 5kVrms isolation (UL) between the current path and sensing circuitry.

Electronica: Bio-potential sensor and 3D accelerometer in one chip for wearables
STMicroelectronics is aiming at healthcare wearables with an IC that senses bio-potentials and acceleration, and includes an AI processor and a finite state-machine for pedometer, step detection and step counting.

Electronica: Universal video interface for Fraunhofer micro-displays
Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) develops hardware and software to interface its OLED micro-displays to various input interfaces, calling the concept ‘Universal Display Data Converter’ or UDDC.

Electronica: Ignion to announce Virtual Antenna advance
Ignion, a Barcelona-based IoT antenna specialist, will preview what it claims is the most versatile and compact multi-radio technology on the market, at Electronica.

E lectronica: ASIL D vehicle battery safety monitor and pyrotechnic trigger
NXP is aiming at ASIL D safety approval with a vehicle battery junction box controller IC, intended to fire the pyrotechnic disconnect switch during a serious fault, as well as report faults over a serial bus.

Previous Electronica 2022

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Electronica: Video Interview – Analog Devices on transformation with Industrial Automation
At Electronica 2022 we caught up with Leo McHugh, the Vice President of Industrial Automation at Analog Devices, as part of our promotional coverage for the event.

Electronica: Video Interview – NGK’s ceramic technology for decarbonized society and digitalization
At Electronica 2022 we caught up with Dr. Stefan Fischer, the Vice President of NGK Europe, as part of our promotional coverage for the event.

Electronica: Video Interview – Power Integrations’ Zero-Voltage-Switching Power-Supply ICs
At Electronica 2022 we caught up with Andrew Smith, the Director of Technical Outreach at Power Integrations, as part of our promotional coverage for the event.

Friday 18 November 2022

Electronica: 78 – 81GHz multi-channel radar transceiver for automated driving
Following its acquisition of Steradian Semiconductors in August, Renesas entered the automotive radar market this week when it introduced a multi-channel 76 – 81GHz transceiver.

Thursday 17 November 2022

Electronica: Video Interview – Calterah brings mmWave technology to the international spotlight
At Electronica 2022 we caught up with Dr Jiashu Chen, the CEO of Calterah, as part of our promotional coverage for the event.

Electronica: Raspberry Pi DIN-mount industrial IoT computer
Industrial computer manufacturer OnLogic has announced Factor 202, built around a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4.

Electronica: Digitally controllable ZVS fly-back ICs for 220W ac-dc supplies with GaN switches
Power Integrations announces a family of digitally controllable, off-line constant-voltage constant-current zero voltage switching fly-back ICs for compact power adaptors.

Electronica: NeoCortec releases P series NeoMesh modules
NeoCortec, manufacturer of ultra-low-power bi-directional wireless mesh network modules, released its new P Series of wireless NeoMesh modules at Electronica.

Wednesday 16 November 2022

Electronica: Video Interview – Renesas on GreenPAK programmable mixed-signal matrix
At Electronica 2022 we caught up with Nathan John, Senior Director of Marketing at Renesas, as part of our promotional coverage for the event.

Electronica: Video Interview – Arrow on shaping the technology future with engineering talent
At Electronica 2022 we caught up with Jamie Davey, Associate Vice President Design Services EMEA at Arrow Electronics, as part of our promotional coverage for the event.

Electronica: Video Interview – SIGLENT on RF test, K Band, General purpose T&M
At Electronica 2022, we caught up with Jason Chonko, Marketing and Applications Specialist at SIGLENT Technologies, as part of our promotional coverage for the event.

Electronica: TI plans distribution centre in Frankfurt
Texas Instruments announced plans to open a product distribution centre in Frankfurt at Electronica.

Electronica: EPC launches Gen6 GaN power transistors
GaN semiconductor maker EPC has announced an 80V 4mΩ power transistor with a 1.5 x 2.5mm footprint and “double the power density compared to EPC’s prior-generation products.

Electronica: OKdo stocks first 8 core Rock 5B single-board computers
After revealing it would make and stock Rock single-board computers earlier this year, component distributor OKdo announced availability of the Rock 5B today at Electronica.

Electronica: Eval kit estimates remaining charge in novel Li-ion cells
NGK Insulators has revealed a fuel-gauging evaluation kit for its novel Enercera lithium ion cells, some of which are amongst the few Li-ion cells to be chargeable below 0°C

Electronica 2022: Enjoy a beer on us at the Electronics Weekly stand (B4.599)
The Electronica exhibition is reporting a strong attendance on its first day. And we can confirm that good numbers of attendees have been visiting the Electronics weekly stand (B4.599).

Tuesday 15 November 2022

Electronica: R&S RF power sensors reach 90GHz
Rohde & Schwarz has announced a flurry of RF power sensors at Electronica, including a 90GHz diode power sensor.

Electronica: Top-cooled mosfets for automotive reach 1mΩ
At Electronica today, Onsemi announced a series of silicon mosfets with top-side cooling for automotive motor control and dc-dc conversion.

Electronica: MCUs for two-motor electric vehicle traction inverters
NXP is aiming at electric vehicles traction inverters for up to two motors with its S32K39 microcontrollers.

Electronica: Skyworks GBD works with Wolfspeed SiC FETS for EVs
Skyworks is introducing an isolated gate driver reference design that operates with Wolfspeed’s SiC FET power modules.

Electronica: UK GaN device maker signs PV inverter deal
Fabless power transistor company Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD) is to sign a deal with Neways Electronics of Eindhoven to develop solar power inverters.

Electronica: Varta’s next generation rechargeable button cells pack more energy
Varta has announced the next generation of its CoinPower flagship rechargeable lithium-ion cells range.

Electronica: Silicon carbide maker reveals car maker deal
Onsemi has announced that Mercedes-Benz is using its silicon carbide VE-Trac modules in traction inverters within the all-electric Vision Eqxx.

Electronica 2022: Say hello in Munich at the Electronics Weekly stand (B4.599)
Electronica is the world’s biggest electronics show and Electronics Weekly is covering it extensively! Each day on the Electronics Weekly stand (B4.599) we will be offering a beer if you come and say hello.

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