Electronica

Linear Technology is to show two third-party IoT network product ranges at Electronica in Munich, based on its SmartMesh radios.

Vishay expands its Powertron S-Line of precision current sense resistors, aiming at industrial and energy applications.

Knowles is to promote capacitors for electric vehicles at Electronics in Munich, as well as some for 5G telecoms.

Goepel Electronic will use next month’s Electronica exhibition in Munich to present a 2D/3D camera module for optically inspecting PCBs and ball grid-array chip packages. 3-D imaging is now making its impact on automated optical inspection (AOI) and the key feature, says Goepel, is providing shadow-free 3D measurement. What it has done with the 3D·ViewZ module is to combine 2D image acquisition ...

Mentor Graphics has announced in the run-up to the Electronica exhibition that it will buy Galaxy Semiconductor, defect reduction software for the semiconductor industry. According to the EDA company, Galaxy’s test data analysis tools can be used for maximising device yields, improving test quality and reducing DPM (defects per million) in semiconductor production. Joe Sawicki, general manager of Mentor Graphics design-to-silicon division, writes: “The ...

Silicon Labs will demonstrate its new Bluetooth-enabled biometric sensing wearable design based on a Bluetooth low energy system-in-package module at Electronica in Munich next month. Silicon Labs will also demonstrate its mesh networking silicon and software for IoT implementations in home automation. Another demonstration at the exhibition will be a Bluetooth-enabled wearable heart rate measurement (HRM) device, featuring optical sensors, advanced HRM algorithm, Bluetooth low-energy wireless ...

Today Intersil claims to have the industry’s lowest power 14-channel programmable gamma buffer for automotive TFT-LCD displays.

ADI is staging 18 live demonstrations at Electronica in Munich next month, covering healthcare, instrumentation, process control, automotive, energy and Internet of Things.

Melexis showcasing sensors at this year’s Electronica. MLX75305 is a light sensor optimised for laser-powered vehicle lighting systems, providing a one chip solution for monitoring headlamp output. Photodiode, trans-impedance amplifier and output stage are all on-board. Spectral bandwidth is 500-1,000nm, and ±2% linearity is claimed across the whole output voltage range. The part is AEC-Q100 qualified, amd works across -40 ...

Semiconductor technologies for automotive applications will also be a big focus for distributor Avnet Silica at Electronica 2016. According to Avnet Silica, the industry is characterised by a rapidly increasing speed of innovation, driven by consumers’ desire for new features such as upgradeable cars, shared mobility and on-demand services. “Market disruption is further fuelled by the emergence of new business ...