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UK welcomes arrival of West of Scotland Space Cluster

Alun Williams — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 05:06:07 +0000

The UK has a new regional space cluster: the West of Scotland Space Cluster, the launch of which coincides with the arrival of Space-Comm Expo Scotland at the SEC Glasgow. ...

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SiC half-bridge handles 1.8MW in under 500ns

Steve Bush — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:59:41 +0000

Aiming at vehicle traction, Infineon has put a pair of 3,300V 1,000A 1.9 mΩ silicon carbide trench mosfets into its 100 x 140 x 40mm ‘XHP 2’ module housing, calling ...

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Google rebrands TensorFlow Lite to LiteRT

Alun Williams — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 04:06:23 +0000

Google is rebranding TensorFlow Lite to LiteRT (as in “lite runtime”). This lets you deploy ML and AI models on Android, iOS, and embedded devices. Basically, for on-device AI at ...

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Small-signal mosfets in 1.1x1mm and 1.4×1.2mm DFN packaging

Steve Bush — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 10:22:50 +0000

Nexperia has put more single and dual small-signal mosfets into DFN1110D-3 (SOT8015) and DFN1412-6 (SOT1268) packages, with side-wettable flanks for automated optical inspection. “The 1.1 x 1mm DFN1110D-3 package has ...

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Metal lead-frame MLCCs for automotive power trains

Steve Bush — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 09:55:18 +0000

TDK has introduced a series of high-value metal-framed multi-chip ceramic capacitors for automotive electric power trains, on-board chargers and wireless power transfer systems, where the capacitors must handle high currents ...

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Magnachip adds four 40V MOSFETS for auto

David Manners — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 05:09:34 +0000

Magnachip has come up with four new 40V MXT MV MOSFETs designed in PDFN 33 packages for automotive applications. PDFN33 packages reduce footprint by more than 60% and the weight ...

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ATLAS Space Operations raises $15m growth investment

Alun Williams — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 05:06:59 +0000

ATLAS Space Operations has raised $15 million in an investment round led by NewSpace Capital, a space-focused private equity firm. Existing investors – including Michigan Capital Network, Beringea, Wakestream Ventures ...

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WPC introduces Ki for the cordless kitchen

Caroline Hayes — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 15:06:05 +0000

At this week’s IFA 2024 the WPC (Wireless Power Consortium) announced the next wireless power transfer standard, Ki (pronounced kee). At the consumer electronics show in Berlin, the consortium’s booth ...

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Viasat Enhanced LAISR supports uncrewed airborne platforms

Alun Williams — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 05:06:42 +0000

Viasat is introducing Enhanced LAISR (L-band Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) – aimed at governmental organisations – for airborne, maritime and mobile land users worldwide. Using Viasat’s global L-band space ...

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Raytheon delivers first Next-Gen OPIR satellite payload

Alun Williams — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 09:57:48 +0000

Raytheon has delivered the first of two GEO mission payloads to Lockheed Martin for bus integration and system testing, the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has announced. It ...

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