From bulky vacuum tubes to compact high performance microprocessors the evolution of electronic components over the years has always been evident. This section covers all the recent technological advancement in the electronics industry and the new-age products that have hit the electronics market recently.
The new ultra-miniature W Series of embedded Wi-Fi antennas from AVX Corporation can provide maximum design flexibility, easy implementation, quicker time-to-market, and reliable, well-matched performance for exceptional network coverage and high-speed data rates in wireless applications across the agricultural, commercial, consumer, computing, industrial, medical, and…
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced the launch of its new development board, the Raspberry Pi Pico. Being one of the first microcontroller-class products from Raspberry Pi, this compact and low-cost board is built on a brand-new chip called RP2040 which was developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation itself. The RP2040 is a Dual-core Cortex-M0+ processor with 2MB…
Showcased at CES 2021, the all-new miniature near-range Lidar sensor, Nova from Cepton Technologies is designed to provide extra safety in next-generation advanced driver assistant systems (ADAS), autonomous vehicles (AVs), and autonomous ground vehicles (AGVs). This new sensor addresses major gaps in proximity detection of objects with current sensor technologies in high…
Valencell, the Photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor maker has introduced a new sensor that can measure blood pressure with a simple touch. This state-of-the-art ultra-miniaturized PPG sensor module is small enough to fit within an audio earbud, smartwatch, hearing aid, or other wearable devices. The PPG sensor module includes an optical emitter, an optical detector, specialized…
To help server OEMs and cloud operators deliver high performance in designing storage platforms for next-generation data centers, Microchip has released two Smart Storage PCIe Gen 4 Tri-Mode SmartROC (RAID-on-Chip) 3200 and SmartIOC (I/O Controller) 2200 storage controllers. These smart storage stack management tools can deliver up to three times higher performance compared…
The world’s largest LoRaWAN event goes virtual from Jan 25 to 29, 2021. Join the global, week-long virtual LoRaWAN conference to level-up your skillset, get access to top-notch LoRaWAN products and services, and have thousands of professional connections at your fingertips.
We’ve come a long way since the market inception of LoRaWAN in February 2015…
NXP Semiconductors has introduced a new safe Automotive High-Performance Compute (AHPC) development platform, BlueBox 3.0 to meet the new vehicle architecture demands by accelerating system development cycles and speed time-to-market. Embedded with NXP Layerscape LX2160A processor, S32G processors and Kalray’s MPPA processor-based PCIe cards, this new platform has been…
Digi-Key Electronics has announced that it has expanded its Marketplace product portfolio to include a worldwide distribution partnership with LogiSwitch, a company that provides debounced switches with their adaptive NoBounce technology, and VisiShield technologies to simplify Arduino breadboard challenges.
Switch bounce is a problem faced by many…
Little Bee by Weston Braun is an affordable, high-performing current and magnetic field probe that can effectively debug and analyze electronic devices. Built around an Anisotropic Magnetic-Resistive (AMR) magnetic sensor, this new device aims to solve the recurring problem of using an oscilloscope for the measurement of voltages.
When compared to…
STMicroelectronics has released MasterGaN2, an asymmetric half-bridge pair of power GaN transistors in a small 9mm x 9mm x 1mm GQFN package. This new device includes driver and protection circuits and delivers an integrated GaN solution suited to soft-switching and active-rectification converter topologies. The integrated power GaNs have 650 V drain-source breakdown…
Renesas Electronics has introduced a 60W wireless power receiver, P9418 to deliver faster wireless charging experiences, best thermal performance, and best-in-class current sense accuracy in a high power density solution. Featuring Renesas’ WattShare technology, this highly integrated IC enables quick and convenient charging for a variety of portable computing devices…
The research and development unit within the Department Of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate organized a tech rally consisting of tech experts and volunteers to find a Facial Recognition Algorithm that can identify people with masks with the highest possible accuracy.
The event went on for 10 Days. 582 volunteers were tested by…
