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Bosch Sensortec announced four sensors all on the same day at CES in Las Vegas. BMP585 (right) is a toughened liquid-resistant barometer for altitude tracking in wearables. With a liquid-proof gel cover, it can be exposed to salt water and chlorinated swimming pool water – as well as dust, for example as part of a vacuum ...
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Qualcomm is sampling the Snapdragon Ride Flex SoC which integrates digital cockpit, ADAS and AD functions on one chip. Production is scheduled for 2024. Flex SoC enables a hardware architecture to support isolation, freedom from interference, and quality-of-service (QoS) for specific ADAS functions and comes equipped with a dedicated Automotive Safety Integrity Level D (ASIL-D) safety ...
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Micledi Microdisplays has revealed red micro-LED demonstrators as CES today, using AlInGaP as a starting material. The spin-out from Belgian research lab Imec is aiming to make displays for augmented reality glasses, and is working on micro-LED displays in all three primary colours, including an alternative red display based on GaN. It also has proprietary ...
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At CES, Harman announced additional features for its closed-loop vehicle interior sensing product that measures driver eye activity, cognitive load and vital signs to determine the level of focus and attention on the road ahead. It is closed-loop because it can make interventions such as adjusting temperature, audio settings and lighting “Using neuroscience, artificial intelligence ...
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Aiming at next-generation 60kA applications, Bourns has released its highest current carrying bi-directional transient voltage suppressor diode series in surface-mount DFN packaging (17 x 15 x 2.5mm in this case). Model PTVS20-015C-H is capable of handling 20kA surges. “The diode meets IEC 61000-4-2 Level 4 ESD protection requirements. It also assists in meeting IEC 61000-4-5 ...
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IAM-20685 is the smallest ASIL-B-compliant monolithic 6-axis MEMS inertial measurement unit in production, according to TDK, and it was developed in compliance with ISO 26262 for automated vehicle parking, for example. It “enables parking-assistance systems to determine the vehicle’s motion and vision systems to enable stabilisation techniques and improve image quality, and for positioning systems ...
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Photonic quantum dot company Quantum Science has expanded into a second laboratory at its site in Daresbury, Cheshire. “Serving as a volume manufacturing facility, the new laboratory will feature equipment including a precise automated reaction system, which will help Quantum Science upscale its production to serve millions of short-wave infra-red sensors each year,” it said. ...
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Nordic Semiconductor has announced a power management IC for devices with Bluetooth Low Energy interfaces that includes battery charging and four regulated power outputs. To be called nPM1300, it is to emerge in 3.1 x 2.4mm WL-CSP or 5 x 5mm QFN packaging and be controllable over an I2C compatible interface. “The interface provides access ...
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Nordic Semiconductor has announced a power management IC for devices with Bluetooth Low Energy interfaces that includes battery charging and four regulated power outputs. To be called nPM1300, it is to emerge in 3.1 x 2.4mm WL-CSP or 5 x 5mm QFN packaging and be controllable over an I2C compatible interface. “The interface provides access ...
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