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USB Type-C/PD Controller IC Enables 3 A Current Delivery

FTDI Chip has introduced the USB power delivery technology necessary to go beyond the powering of consumer electronics products and support the elevated current levels required by larger items of electronic equipment.

Intel’s Latest Real Sense Camera Adds Depth Sensing and Tracking for Drones and Robotics

The camera includes an IMU that combines a linear accelerometer with gyroscopes to detect rotation and translation.

Video: Is a Robot Cat as Good as the Real Thing?

A new robotics kit has been introduced on Indiegogo to create a pet that you command.

600 V, 1 A Power SIP Relay Provides Up to 4000 V Input-to-Output Isolation for High-Performance Switching

This high-reliability device uses optically coupled MOSFET technology to provide 4000 Vrms of input-to-output isolation.

Recom Adds 12:1 Input Quarter-Brick DC/DC Converters for Railway

Two 40 W and 60 W DC/DC converter series in quarter-brick packages offer an ultra-wide input voltage range from 14-160 V DC.

MIRPHAB Offers Assistance for Development of Mid-IR Devices for Chemical Sensing and Spectroscopy

Companies can submit proposals for possible matching funds to help develop prototypes.

Optimus Ride to use Nvidia Drive AGX Xavier Platform

Self-driving car company Optimus Ride has partnered with Nvidia to supply the computer system for their autonomous vehicles. The Nvidia Drive AGX Xavier™ computing platform combines deep learning, sensor fusion and surround vision and is capable of delivering 30 trillion operations per second.

USB Power Delivery Controller to Super Charge Electronic Devices in Cars

Cypress has introduced a one-chip controller for automotive fast charging.

Yamaha Motor Brings Personal Mobility Solutions to CES 2019

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. and Yamaha Motor Corp. USA have announced plans to exhibit a variety of personal mobility concepts and vehicles at CES 2019.

USB Type-C Battery Pack Can Fully Charge a Laptop in Two Hours

Voltaic’s latest off-the-grid charging device can also power smartphones, drones, cameras and more.

Will 5G Finally Allow Homeowners to Cut the Cord?

U.K. telecom Three, which is heavily invested in 5G, believes that 5G will be reliable enough that consumers can finally ditch landline phones for good.

Meet Poco: A Raspberry Pi Based Maker Kit for Retro Gaming Machines

The kit can also be used to create a music or media player, an action camera or coding tool.

Saelig Introduces Economical Teledyne Test Tools (T3) Range of Test Equipment

A new range of oscilloscopes, signal generators, power supplies, DMMs and spectrum analyzers is now available in the Teledyne LeCroy brand.

PostProcess and Rösler Announce Partnership to Bring Automated, Intelligent Post-Printing to Europe

The partnership will enable end-to-end digitization of 3D printing for the Industry 4.0 factory floor.

Linear vs. Switching Power Supplies: Look at the Facts Before You Leap to Conclusions

Ask almost any engineer about linear power supplies, and his or her instinctive reaction likely is, “Sorry, I can’t use them — they’re too inefficient.” Any consideration of using a linear supply usually ends right there; it is as if they are being asked to go back to a vacuum tube AM radio.

Pinnacle Imaging Systems and ON Semiconductor Collaborate on New HDR Surveillance Solution Using Xilinx Technology to Push the Boundaries of High Dynamic Range Video

The Denali-MC ISP with the ON Semiconductor AR0239 sensor will be on display throughout the Vision trade fair in Stuttgart, Germany (November 6-9, 2018), in the Avnet Silica/Avnet EMG GmbH booth (Hall 1 Stand 1C8).

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