Industries
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CES 2017: Carbon-Ion Charger Can Recharge Devices in Five Minutes
ZapGo will debut its new lithium-free recharging battery at the January trade show.
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BlackBerry to Open Autonomous Driving Facility
The plan is to develop production-ready software to sell to car manufacturers in the private and public sector.
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Small Form Factor Connectors Link Boards, Cables
Connectors and adapters ease board-to-board and coaxial cable to board connections in telecom, industrial apps.
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28 V Half-Brick DC/DC Converter Suits Telecom, Wireless Apps
The ADH700 series half-brick DC/DC converter supports LDMOS technology used in high-power wireless base stations.
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Chip Capacitor Line Expands
AVX Corporation has added new case sizes, capacitance values and voltage ratings to its TCR Series polymer chip capacitors.
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N-Channel MOSFETs Push On-Resistance to New Low
Toshiba’s N-channel, enhancement-mode MOSFETs are designed for load switching in mobile devices.
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Smartphone Device for Antimicrobial Testing
A simple and inexpensive smartphone attachment can conduct antimicrobial susceptibility testing and help stop the spread of drug-resistant bacteria.
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IBM and BMW Partner to Bring Watson to Future Cars
The goal is to improve driver support systems to improve safety and comfort to drivers.
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Bird-like Feathered Drone Takes Flight
Swiss engineers design feather-winged drone that flies (almost) like a bird.
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CES 2017: ON Semiconductor’s Audio Processing Hybrid Module Honored for Innovation
The company’s Smart Passive Sensor also receives accolades.
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CES 2017: Continental to Debut Biometrics in Vehicles
Fingerprint sensors could give additional anti-theft properties while other interfaces could personalize driver experiences.
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Molex, TE Connectivity Team Up on Next-Gen Datacom Connectors
Dual source alliance will increase product availability, spur innovation of next-generation datacom connectors.
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Video: Volvo and Uber Team Up to Test Self-Driving Cars in San Francisco
The project will begin in January 2017.
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Video: Robots Just Got a Whole Lot Hairier
Using glass-coated, cobalt-based microwires to detect air flow to mimic fine hair on a human body.
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Time-of-Flight Ranging Sensor Extends Reach to 5 Meters
Heptagon's ELISA 3DRanger more than doubles time-of-flight distance measurements and packs dual functionality: infrared range-sensing and proximity sensing.
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Ultra-Compact AC/DC Converters Come in SIP Packages
Low-power, open-frame AC/DC power supplies offer wide input voltage range.
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Chevrolet Begins Shipments of Its Bolt Electric Car
The under-$40,000 vehicle is one of the first real challengers to Tesla.
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CES 2017: Sevenhugs Books $1 Million in Orders for Smart Remote
The remote can connect to and control more than 25,000 smart home devices.
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PEI-Genesis to Sell Esterline’s Souriau Connectors
PEI-Genesis is now shipping Esterline Connection Technologies Souriau MIL-DTL-38999 Series I, II and III lines of connectors.
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To Fix or Not-To-Fix: When To Salvage Your Electronics?
As consumers add more and more electronics into their households, including gaming systems, smart TVs and connected gadgets, it raises the question: what do you do when they break?
