Industrial Electronics

SemiQ will be exhibiting its 1.2kV SOT-227 silicon carbide mosfet power modules at APEC, the Applied Power Electronics Conference, at the end of February. The modules come with or without a co-packaged Schottky diode, with current ratings between 30 and 113A, and on-resistance spanning 80mΩ to 20mΩ respectively (see table). The SOT-227 package is designed to be bolted to a ...

Aaeon is aiming at robotics with a mini-PC built around Intel’s Core i3-N305 or Processor N97 CPUs, “chosen due to their balance of power consumption and performance”, it said. “The platform provides the sensor data processing, integrated graphics and resources required for path planning and control algorithms needed to bring automated guided vehicles and autonomous mobile robots to market.” Xtreme ...

Allegro MicroSystems has created an isolated gate driver IC for GaN power transistors that has no need for high-side bootstrapping nor the provision of a secondary side drive supply voltage. Instead, a dc-dc converter within AHV85111 produces secondary-side dc power rails – one positive and one negative – to provide gate drive power from a 12V supply (10.8 – 13.2V) ...

Würth Elektronik has introduced two families of surface-mount multi-channel galvanic isolators for digital signals. Devices in the WPME-CDIP family have four 100Mbit/s isolated channels and a built-in dc-dc converter that provides isolated power from one side to the other. Different versions have different combinations of digital isolator directions: all from input to output, three in that direction and one returning, ...

Advantech has used AMD Ryzen Embedded 7000 processors in a series of industrial ATX motherboards dubbed AIMB-723. “This is the first industrial-grade motherboard integrated with the AMD B650 chipset, delivering high computing performance with a seven-year lifespan,” said Advantech. “It stands out as the first AIMB motherboard to embrace DDR5 UDIMM, as well as support up to a three-slot discrete ...

Vishay has introduced four ultra-fast 200V rectifier diodes: VS-1EAH02xM3 (1A) VS-2EAH02xM3 (2A), VS-3EAH02xM3 (3A) VS-5EAH02xM3 (5A) “Their low-profile DFN3820A housings provide a space-saving solution with high efficiency, predestined for commercial, industrial and especially automotive applications – they are each available as Vishay Automotive Grade, AEC-Q101 qualified versions,” according to distributor Rutronik, which is stocking the parts. Taking the 3A VS-3EAH02HM3 ...

The 2023 Avnet Insights survey reports that nearly three quarters (73%) of engineers who responded from around the world say the component shortages experienced recently in the supply chain have improved year on year year on year. This is an improvement from last year, when 59% said the component shortages had worsened year-on-year. A large majority (66%) said there was ...

Kvaser has created an M.2 slot compatible board that can add four CAN or CAN FD interfaces to a PC or computer Called ‘M.2 PCIe 4xCAN’ (and also 01333-9), it works with PCI Express M.2 slots with B or M keying. It has a main 22 x 80 x 2mm M.2 main board, and four smaller satellite boards (see images) ...

Infineon is putting 1,200V and 2,000V SiC mosfet half bridges into 62mm module packaging. “The package enables the use of SiC for mid-power applications from 250kW, where silicon reaches the limits of power density with IGBT technology,” according to the company. “Symmetrical internal package design provides identical switching conditions for the upper and lower switches.” For speedy replacement, the main ...

element14  and Schneider Electric  have issued their “Experimenting with Industrial Automation Design Challenge.” This  competition is a call to action for engineers, makers, and tech enthusiasts to dive deep into the world of industrial automation and unleash their creativity. Industrial automation is a cornerstone of modern industry, streamlining manual processes to enhance productivity across a wide range of applications, from ...