Engineering a green mindset and sustainable future Growing up in the pre-2000s era with a power electronics engineer for a father, my family’s first introduction to power and energy efficiency efforts was primarily analog. The word “vampire” was associated with a TV show called Dark Shadows; it had nothing to do with standby power […]
94 GHz elastomer socket for 300 W device
Ironwood announced a 94 GHz elastomer socket for 300 W GPA3184. With lever operated mechanism, users can quickly and easily socket a 0.92 mm pitch, 56 x 45mm size with 3184 contacts on any development platform. Performance is equivalent to direct solder version using high speed and low inductance elastomer that operates from -55C to […]
PC-specific audio device combines smart amplifier and low-power codec
Cirrus Logic announced today a premium audio solution built specifically for PCs that enables a louder, more immersive audio experience, whether listening to voice calls and music from the small internal speakers on ultrathin laptops or from headphones. Cirrus Logic’s PC-optimized audio solution includes the Cirrus Logic CS35L56 smart amplifier packed with processing power to […]
Chip-size socket boasts -1dB insertion loss
Ironwood Electronics’ chip-size socket connects LPDDR5 to the system PCB with minimal signal loss. The supported device size is 14x14mm, 21×21 array, 0.65mm pitch BGA 441. Once the socket is soldered down to PCB, the device can be simply plugged into it. This Grypper socket has excellent electrical performance of – 1dB insertion loss greater […]
Automotive-grade chip resistors excel at handling pulses
High-reliability chip resistors can be more difficult to find and even more so when there are pulse handling requirements. Typically, the manufacturing process for thick film chip resistors allows for variation in the calibration trim, leading to variation in pulse handling performance. Stackpole’s recently released RPCA series addresses all these needs. The RPCA has limited to […]
Wearable antennas target UWB frequencies
Antennaware Ltd, a company that specializes in solving the body-blocking problems normally associated with close-range RF designs, has launched a new addition to its Bodywave antenna range that specifically targets the Ultra Wide Band(UWB) radio market. Ideally suited to the IoT, wearable, sports, professional, and consumer electronics markets, Antennaware’s robust UWB Bodywave elevates wearable performance […]
High-power amps cover VHF, UHF, L, S, C, X and Ku bands
Fairview Microwave has broadened its line of high-power amplifiers designed for multiple market applications in VHF, UHF, L, S, C, X and Ku bands. This innovative line of broadband high-power amplifiers includes mainly GaN and some LDMOS semiconductor designs with detailed datasheets. GaN performance benefits are the most desirable for broadband applications and exhibit high efficiency in […]
MEMS mics optimized for active noise cancelation apps
CUI Devices’ Audio Group today announced the addition of two MEMS microphone models designed for active noise cancellation. The CMM-2718AB-3815NC-TR and CMM-2718AT-3817NC-TR are analog MEMS microphones featuring omnidirectional directivity and bottom or top port locations, respectively. Thanks to their flat frequency response from 20 to 10,000 Hz, high signal-to-noise ratios (SNR) of 62 or 64 dBA, and high acoustic overload points (AOP) of […]
Multifunction GaAs pHEMTs target 100-GHz apps
WIN Semiconductors Corp. has released its newest 0.1µm pHEMT technology: PP10-20. Building on the proven PP10 platform, this second-generation technology offers a substantial transistor gain, improving the ƒt/ƒmax to 160GHz and 240 GHz. These improvements maintain the reliable 4V operation necessary for backhaul power amplifiers and high linearity receivers operating from W-band through D-band. Targeting […]
Automotive-grade three-terminal MLCC provides 4.3 µF in a 0402-in size.
Murata today announced it has set a new capacitor performance benchmark with the introduction of its NFM15HC435D0E3. The product is the world’s first automotive-grade three-terminal multi-layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) to provide a capacitance of 4.3 µF in a 0402-inch (1.0 × 0.5 mm) size. It also delivers superior power decoupling and noise removal, which are […]
