Industrial Applications
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Mindgrove & AtumX to Put Dev Boards Built on Indian Chips in Hands of 1,000 Chennai Students Chennai-based fabless semiconductor startup Mindgrove Technologies has teamed up with ed-tech company AtumX to launch AGNI, a developer board built around an indigenously designed chip, aimed at government school classrooms. The initiative marks one of the first attempts to put a domestically designed SoC directly into the hands of students rather than professional engineers. The… |
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Raspberry Pi Reveals Pi 6 Timeline, Zero 3 Plans, and the Real Reason Behind Stock Shortages Raspberry Pi recently hosted an AMA session on Reddit featuring CEO Eben Upton, CTO of Hardware Engineering James Adams, and CTO of Software Engineering Gordon Hollingworth. The discussion covered a wide range of topics including Raspberry Pi 6, Zero-series shortages, AI, industrial adoption, and the future of the RP2040 ecosystem. Here are some of the most important announcements and… |
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Suchi Semicon's New QFN and Power Package Families to Reduce India's Dependency on External Suppliers Suchi Semicon announced the addition of new QFN (Quad Flat No-lead) and Power Package families to its portfolio. The QFN types include QFN, uQFN, DFN, and XFN options, whereas the Power Package types comprise DPAK, TO-series and IPAK options. This move helps avoid dependency on external suppliers by satisfying the package requirements of Indian chip designers and product manufacturers in-house… |
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ROHM's New Three-Phase BLDC Gate Driver Uses TriC3 to Cut Switching Loss for Medium-Voltage Motors ROHM’s new three-phase brushless DC motor gate driver uses its proprietary TriC3™ technology to minimise FET switching loss without compromising on electromagnetic interference (EMI). It is designed for motors that run on 12 to 48V power sources, meaning that applications include electric drills, industrial fans, air conditioners, and E-bikes. The TriC3™ tech helps mitigate the usual… |
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IndieSemiC Launches India’s First Indigenous IoT Evolution Board Powered by VEGA Processor A young semiconductor start-up called IndieSemiC made headlines at Semicon India 2025, Delhi, by launching India’s first IoT Evolution Board with Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The product comes from a partnership between the startup and C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing). It uses a homegrown VEGA processor and supports Bluetooth and LoRa. The board has a wide range… |
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REF67004 is ROHM's New Power Supply Design that Combines Analog and Digital Control Traditional analog power supplies struggle to keep up with today’s performance and control accuracy requirements, which have gotten way stricter. Even though digital power supplies work better, they’re just too expensive and use too much power for smaller industrial applications. This makes their use limited. To counter this, ROHM has just announced a new reference design for power supply… |
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Vishay Launches TSM41 IP67 Multi-Turn SMD Cermet Trimmers for Harsh Environments Vishay Intertechnology has introduced the TSM41 series of industrial-grade, multi-turn surface-mount cermet trimmers. They are designed to fit constrained applications and work in harsh environments, with a 4 mm by 4 mm size, -55 °C to +140 °C range, and IP67 sealing. They occupy less space on a circuit board compared to older versions, as the case is 42% smaller. The range of… |
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Over 150 Humanoid Robots Showcased by Unitree, Deep Robotics, and Others at WAIC 2025 As reported by the Global Times, China showcased over 150 humanoid robots at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2025 in Shanghai, clearly marking its largest and most advanced exhibition as of now. Over 80 companies that specialize in embodied intelligence participated, and more than 60 new robot models were introduced for the first time ever. A dual-arm robotic… |
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Raspberry Pi Releases Standalone IMX708 Camera Sensor Assemblies Raspberry Pi has announced that Camera Module 3 Sensor Assemblies are now available as standalone products starting at $15. The Camera Module 3 was originally launched approximately 2.5 years ago and is widely used in hobbyist projects, as well as in industrial and embedded applications. These new sensor assemblies stemmed from the need for smaller form factors that were required in some… |
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ROHM’s New 100V MOSFET Offers 18% Lower ON-Resistance for Power Systems in AI Servers ROHM has introduced a new 100V power MOSFET called RY7P250BM that’s optimized for hot-swap circuits in 48V power systems that we see in AI servers and industrial power supplies. The product is tailored for AI servers and data centers, where rising power demands from generative AI and high-performance GPUs push systems to adopt more efficient 48V architecture. Hot-swap circuits are circuits… |
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onsemi's AR0145CS Hyperlux SG Image Sensors, Now at Mouser, Accurately Capture Moving Scenes Mouser Electronics, Inc., the authorized global distributor with the newest electronic components and industrial automation products, is now stocking the AR0145CS Hyperlux™ SG image sensors from onsemi. The AR0145CS is a 1/4.3 inch CMOS digital image sensor with a 1280 (H) x 800 (V) active-pixel array. Capturing both continuous video and single frames, the AR0145CS sensors are ideal for… |
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DigiKey Adds Nearly 100,000 NPIs and More Than 100 New Suppliers in First Quarter of 2025 THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minnesota, USA – DigiKey, a leading global commerce distributor offering the largest selection of technical components and automation products in stock for immediate shipment, is proud to announce the expansion of its extensive product selection in Q1 2025. This includes the addition of 104 new suppliers and 98,320 innovative new product… |
