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Yamaichi is aiming at many-cell battery monitoring with a board-to-cable connector for FFCs (flexible flat cables) or FPCs (flexible printed circuit boards). It is a two part connector: one part for the board, and the other a stiffener assembly through which the flexi threads. The stiffener has a push-button locking mechanism to hold the flexi into the board part (see ...

The VITA 93 standard is based on the QMC architecture for scalable, modular embedded systems. It has been introduced to address the high-speed data processing requirements, combined with size, weight and power (SWaP) constraints of today’s mil-aero applications. Previewing the mezzanine card standard at Embedded Tech Trends, Elma Electronics’ director of system products, Mark Littlefield (pictured), explained that VITA 93 ...

Mouser is offering PCIe 5.0 cable-to-board connectors from Molex that provide 12 power pins and four signal pins. “These connectors comply with the latest PCIe CEM 5.0/6.0 specifications and support devices requiring AIC [ampere interrupting capacities] of up to 675W”, according to the distributor. The 600V (dc or peak ac) 9.5A power pins have 5mΩ resistance and suit 16 AWG ...

For those who wonder if NFC could usefully add function to their products, STMicroelectronics has a neatly-packaged contactless near-field communication development kit with eight snap-out boards to offer a “large set of ready-to-use antenna configurations”, it said. Built around the company’s 4 x 4mm ST25R200 NFC reader/writer IC, the boards within the kit, called STEVAL-25R200SA, plug together to create an ...

Maxon has launched a range of back-drivable electromechanical joints for humanoid, quadruped and other mobile autonomous robots. The larger HEJ 90 (pictured) is aimed at locomotion, and generates up to 140Nm of torque, customisable up to 180Nm. Maximum joint velocity is 13rad/s. Mechanically, it is 110mm in diameter, 90mm long and weighs 1.96kg. Operation is from 30 to 60V. HEJ ...

Power Integrations added high-temperature motor drive optimisation to its MotorXpert brushless dc motor software suite. “In this version 3.0 release, we have added a two-phase modulation scheme, which is ideal for applications that work in high temperature environments such as hot-water circulation pumps,” said company marketing manager Cristian Ionescu-Catrina. “Version 3.0 also features a five-fold improvement to our waveform visualisation tool ...

Singular Photonics has spun out of the University of Edinburgh to offer two ultra-sensitive camera chips based on SPADs – single-photon avalanche detectors. Both have in-sensor digital signal processing. Development has been lead by Professor Robert Henderson, head of Edinburgh’s CMOS Sensors and Systems Group, and a pioneer of SPAD-based image sensors: he co-designed one in 2005, and in 2013 ...

EPC is specifically aiming at designers of humanoid robots with its EPC91104 7A 48V brushless dc motor driver evaluation board, built around GaN power transistors. Measuring 72 x 75mm and operating across 14 to 80V with peaks up to 20A, it implements only the power stage, needing a separate signal generator board to work, as well as heatsinking. The company ...

TDK has created a range of surface-mount high-current common-mode chokes. “Customers who prefer reflow soldering but need high-current common-mode chokes can now get an SMD solution,” according to the company. “These components can filter common-mode noise for rated currents from 24 A to 36 A at a temperature of +70°C. With additional cooling higher currents can be achieved – this ...

RANsemi, the Bristol 5G O-RAN specialist, has brought out an O-RAN Starter Kit designed to enable out-of-the-box testing and accelerate the development of 5G RANs. The end-to-end platform simplifies testing, fosters innovation, and shortens time-to-market for 5G RAN products. The starter kit combines all the elements for an end-to-end 5G network from Core to UE, simplifying the task of developing ...