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Littelfuse has introduced a ‘tact’ style push-button with change-over contacts. ‘KSC DCT’ as it will be known, has a 6.2 x 6.2mm surface-mount body and is sealed to IP67. Both gull-wing and J-lead leg variants are available. “Everyone can now precisely monitor the actual status of an electromechanical surface-mount technology tactile switch, even when the switch is not in use, ...

Vicor has released three automotive-grade power modules for 48V electric vehicles: a bidirectional 2.5kW 800V to-from 48V converter, a 2kW 48V to 12V regulator and a 2.5kW 48V to 48V regulator. The unregulated fixed-ratio 2.5kW isolated bi-directional 800V to-from 48V dc-dc converter is a member of the BCM6135 family, with a power density of 158kW/litre according to the company. There ...

Open Cosmos, which runs a constellation of small satellites which customers access for data, will design and build the platform of PhotSat, a space mission coordinated by the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC) that involves the development and construction of Catalonia’s first-ever owned satellite dedicated to tracking the 10 million brightest stars and other astrophysical objects. The mission ...

Wolfspeed has been granted $750 million under the US Chips Act and will claim a further 25% tax relief on capital expenditures. The money will go towards building a SiC fab in Siler City, North Carolina (pictured) and expanding its SiC fab in Marcy, New York – together budgeted at $6 billion. “This proposed funding will enable us to solidify ...

Next week at the IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Expo in Phoenix, Cambridge GaN devices will be presenting its ICeGaN products in these demos: l 3 kW PFC reference design; l QORVO motor drive evaluation kit developed in partnership with CGD and utilising ICeGaN l slim 100W adaptor; l half-bridge, full-bridge as well as ICeGaN in parallel evaluation boards; l ...

A collaboration on a new mission could see an ispace lunar lander deliver the Space Capable Asteroid Robotic – Explorer (SCAR-E) to the Moon’s surface. It will be a technology demonstration for future asteroid mining efforts. ispace, the Japanese space transportation specialist, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Asteroid Mining Corporation (AMC), which is developing SCAR-E. This is ...

Smiths has introduced disposable medical connectors. “In recent times, there has been an increasing focus on developing connectors that are safe and reliable for single-use applications,” according to the company. “This effort has been motivated by the need to reduce the risk of cross-contamination and improve hygiene in medical environments. However, this trend has also led to challenges in ensuring ...

Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) has developed hardware and software to interface its OLED micro-displays to various input interfaces, calling the concept ‘Universal Display Data Converter’ or UDDC. WUXGA (1,920×1,200) OLED microdisplay stacked with the UDDC The micro-displays are aimed at augmented and virtual reality headsets, and the interface is both a development tool and a design example. “UDDC ...

Fluke once again has solar power engineers in mind with a pair of instruments, both true-RMS, CAT III and rated to 1,500V: the 283 FC digital multimeter and the a283 FC wireless ac and dc current clamp. These follow on from April’s PVA-1500HE2 and 1,500V 30A solar installation analyser and I-V curve tracer, and its less capable PVA-1500T2 cousin. “With ...

  Nu Quantum has announced the key to modular, distributed quantum computers of different qubit modalities and providers: a proof-of-principle prototype that will enable quantum computers to be connected to a quantum network. This technology, a Qubit-Photon Interface, is the equivalent of today’s Network Interface Cards (NICs), which today connect every single computer in a data centre together, and have ...