Electronics Supply Chain News & Analysis

Sony’s 4K Streaming Service Powered by Intel Processors

Computers powered by Intel Core 7th-Generation processors will be able to access 4K content through the service.

Noise Filter Operates From 700 MHz to 2.5 GHz

TDK’s MAF1005G noise suppression filter features a high attenuation of cellular bands from 700 MHz to 2.5 GHz and can suppress the spurious emissions from these bands by up to 50 dB.

Hirose, Harting Team Up on 10 Gbit Ethernet Connector Standard

Hirose Electric and Harting Electronics are leveraging their strengths in interconnection technology to develop a 10 Gbit ethernet connection standard.

Dynamic Range and Gain Control: Simple Definitions, Complex Implications

The maximum/minimum ratio of a signal can be extremely wide, so there are special considerations when dealing with wide dynamic ranges.

Zinc-Ion Battery Developed for Grid Energy Storage

A newly developed zinc-ion battery could better enable power grids to store renewable energy.

TI Adds Wi-Fi to Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

A new reference design allows for remote monitoring and control over the charging of vehicles.

Strides in Soft Robotics

Soft robots have become an area of interest due to the fact that they would make possible tasks and environments previously unachievable by traditional and rigid robotic systems.

Frequency Dividers Cover 0.5 to 18 GHz Range

Pasternack’s new line of high-reliability?frequency dividers cover wide frequency bandwidths from 0.5 to 18 GHz and are available?in 2, 4, 5, 8 and 10 divide-by-prescaler configurations.

Soft 3D-Printed "Octobot" Contains Absolutely No Rigid Electronics

The small, 3-D-printed robot, which the team calls “octobot,” paves the way for a new generation of entirely soft, autonomous machines with the potential to change the way humans interact with machines.

Open-Frame AC/DC Supply Produces 250 W

The CPS-250M open-frame power supply from Artesyn Embedded Technologies delivers 250 W in an industry-standard 2 x 4 in. form factor.

Linear Current Regulators and Controllers Control Automotive LED Lights

The A6274 and A6284 linear current regulators offer pre-regulator gate drive that minimizes power losses to extend output power capability.

High-Voltage Capacitors Are Good to 200° C

Kemet’s HV-HT surface mount multilayer ceramic capacitors are now offered in EIA 2824, 3040, 3640 and 4540 case sizes.

Zinc-Ion Batteries Cut Costs for Grid Energy Storage

Researchers from the University of Waterloo have developed a long-lasting zinc-ion battery that’s 50% cheaper than current lithium-ion batteries.

Samsung Unveils Two Curved Gaming Monitors

The monitors include quantum dot and AMD’s FreeSync technologies.

Flexible VNA Coax Cables Introduced for Test Labs

The cables can be used in chip probe testing, precise bench top testing or lab/production testing.

Vishay Adds Ferrite Bead Impedance Calculator to Website

Vishay has added an online ferrite bead impedance calculator that enables designers to quickly find the impedance of the company’s most popular surface-mount ferrite beads.

Future Electronics, Microsemi Team on Low-cost Development Board

Future Electronics and Microsemi have introduced a development board costing under $50. The board, which incorporates a 25k logic element (LE) FPGA.

Dialog Semiconductor Enters the GaN Chip Market

The company’s first semiconductor will target fast-charging smartphones and computer adapters.

Sigma Labs Launches Inspection Software

Sigma Labs’ PrintRite3D® INSPECT™ software v1.3.2 incorporates alloy-specific temperature correction algorithms, improved reporting and enhanced graphics both layer-by-layer and part-by-part.