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PoE Controller IC Delivers Power Plus Sequencing, Protection
The LTC4279 is an efficient power-supply IC for Power over Ethernet up to PoE++, while also meeting the complex protocol and protection requirements.
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3-D printed Robotic Finger Has a Sense of Touch
A decade in the making, a 3-D printed robotic finger has a human-like sense of touch
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Video: Watch a Bat Bot Mimic the Flight Performance of Biological Bats
The robot features dynamic win articulations and wing conformations similar to those found in biological bats
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Video: DARPA Creates Drone-Catching Portable Rail
The prototype could be used to launch unmanned aircraft from trucks, ships or fixed bases
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Sager Electronics Celebrates 130 Years in Business
The distributor sells interconnect, power and electromechanical components
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Google, BMW and Lowes Invest in Metal 3-D Printing Start-up
Desktop Metal has raised $45 million in order to scale production of a product slated for launch later this year
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Prototyping Service Offers Two-Week Turnaround
Proto Labs is now offering insert molding with a 15-day or less turnaround.
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100 A POL Converter has PMBus™ Communication
TDK-Lambda’s iJC series non-isolated, point-of-load DC-DC converters comply with the PMBus™ and feature digital control.
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Backplane Assemblies Suit Datacom, Telecom Apps
Molex’s BiPass I/O and Backplane Assemblies provide a low-insertion-loss alternative to PCB traces in datacom and telecom apps.
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Port Controller Aggregator Shrinks FPGA Pin Count, Drastically Reduces I/O Routing Requirements
Texas Instruments FPC401 addresses the problem of FPGAs needing to support large number of I/O ports in many routing and switching applications.
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LED Lighting May Impact Wildlife Negatively
Study shows new lighting could have damaging effects on plants and other animals
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Intel Powers 300 Drones to Light Up the Super Bowl LI Halftime Show
This was the first time that drones were ever featured in a the Big Game and in a televised event
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Boeing’s Space Taxis to Include 600 3-D Printed Parts
Additive manufacturing will allow the company to lower the costs of the spacecraft and save on weight.
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Medals to be Made of Discarded Gadgets
The Olympic organizing committee hopes to collect eight tons of metal to support sustainability to manufacture gold, silver and bronze medals
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Panasonic and UMC Team for 40nm ReRAM
The non-volatile memory will be used to boost the performance in applications such as IC cards, wearables and the Internet of Things.
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Thick Film Chip Resistors Are Sulfur-Resistant
Devices combine advanced Sulfur resistance with power ratings to 2.0 W for automotive, industrial apps.
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Understanding Fiber to the Desktop
While many standards bodies focus on data and cyber security, there is not an obvious and pervasive standard on FTTD networks and physical security.
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PCB Heat Distribution—Using Thermal Imaging for More Accurate Results
Infrared thermal imaging is the only method by which credible data can be obtained during normal operating conditions.
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Video: Watch a 3-D Printed Gel-based Soft Robot Catch and Release Fish
The robots are almost entirely made of water and inflate when water is pumped into them, forming different shapes
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Strides Taken to Develop All-Solid Lithium Batteries
MIT researchers develop sulfide-based solid electrolyte material that could lead to more dense and safer batteries.
