Archive : 9 September 2015 год

In a $19million cash deal, Intersil has acquired MOSFET developer Great Wall Semiconductor (GWS). Founded in 2002, GWS has been awarded 22 patents related to lateral low voltage power MOSFET technology

According to Intersil, GWS’ existing and emerging FET products, combined with Intersil’s power controller portfolio, are expected to provide opportunities to accelerate innovation in the development of next generation power stages.

“This small, but experienced, team will be a great asset as we continue to expand our power management capabilities,” said Mark Downing, pictured, senior vice president of corporate strategy and infrastructure power products. “Intersil’s strategy is based on establishing market leadership through the development of highly efficient and highly integrated power management solutions. This acquisition is aligned with that effort and augments our existing team with additional intellectual property and talent.”

Sam Anderson, GWS’ CEO, added: “GWS has differentiated itself through expertise in lateral power MOSFET device and processing technology, combined with miniature chipscale packaging. We have developed important IP that enables energy savings and environmental progress that can now reach a broader set of customers and markets as we become part of Intersil.”

Author
Graham Pitcher

Source:  www.newelectronics.co.uk

Arrow Electronics has announced the latest addition to its portfolio of development tools with the Arrow DECA evaluation board, featuring Altera’s MAX 10 FPGA and Enpirion power solutions. The MAX 10 FPGAs are claimed to integrate dual-configuration flash, analogue blocks, memory, DSP and embedded processing capabilities all within a single chip package.

In the development of the DECA board, Arrow Electronics has collaborated with Altera, Texas Instruments (TI), Silicon Labs, Micron, Molex and Cypress. DECA is a full-featured hardware evaluation board that is said to enable engineers to reduce board area, cost, and complexity while interfacing to a variety of sensors and interfaces. The board features temperature and humidity, signal chain, audio, and logic integrated circuits from TI.

“The DECA board is the result of successful cooperation among several Arrow collaborators. It is innovative, practical and will simplify the design process for engineers,” said Chakib Loucif, vice president of engineering for Arrow Electronics. “DECA includes a comprehensive portfolio of technologies including Altera FPGA, a variety of sensors and communication protocols, enabling customers to fast track proof of concepts for their IoT applications.”

Author
Tom Austin-Morgan

Source:  www.newelectronics.co.uk

Infineon Technologies has introduced its first devices in a family of Gallium Nitride (GaN) on Silicon Carbide (SiC) RF power transistors. The devices are claimed to allow manufacturers of mobile base stations to build smaller, more powerful and more flexible transmitters.

With higher efficiency, improved power density and more bandwidth than currently used RF power transistors, these devices are said to improve the economics of building infrastructure to support cellular networks. Additionally, they pave the way for the transition to 5G technology with higher data volumes and enhanced user-experience.

“This new device family combines innovation with knowledge of the application requirements for cellular infrastructure to provide our global customer base with next-generation RF power transistors,” said Gerhard Wolf, vice president and general manager of Infineon’s RF Power product line. “Additionally, with the transition to wide bandgap semiconductor technology, we are setting the pace for the continued evolution of the cellular infrastructure.”

The RF power transistors are claimed to leverage the performance of GaN technology to achieve 10% higher efficiency and five times the power density of the LDMOS transistors commonly used. It is said that future GaN on SiC devices will support 5G cellular bands up to the 6GHz frequency range.

Author
Tom Austin-Morgan

Source:  www.newelectronics.co.uk

The Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) begins in just over a week and while it is still home to the usual industry giants such as Airbus, BAE Systems, Boeing, Finmeccanica, General Dynamics, Rolls-Royce, SAAB and Thales it is proving to be an increasingly important sales arena for SMEs.

According to the show’s organisers this year DSEI has attracted 448 first time exhibitors to the event which will be staged at the ExCeL in London’s Docklands from 15-18 September.

Duncan Reid, DSEI Event Director said, "We’re looking forward to welcoming a broad array of international companies. We believe that DSEI offers a unique platform to reach defence and security markets around the world".

This year DSEI is offering a matchmaking scheme that has been designed to help SMEs access the supply chains of prime contractors, while both visitors and exhibitors will be able to attend a broad number of free workshops dedicated to providing advice on how to do business in both mature and emerging defence markets.

In total around 1,500 exhibitors, comprising prime contractors and a broad spectrum of small to medium size specialist suppliers, will be present and the latest innovations in platforms, systems, equipment, technologies and services will be on display.

The event will be hosting a number of dedicated zones for Air, Land, Maritime, Medical Innovation, Security & Special Forces and Unmanned Systems, with each hosting free educational sessions designed to showcase new technologies along with individual presentations and panel discussions.

Among the new attendees this year are CMCA (UK), OH Concepts and Reamba.

CMCA is launching the 'V Guard' Under Vehicle Inspection System, a portable security tool that provides an HD under vehicle image, database-linked license plate information and driver image to the end-user. It also offers secure wireless and 3G connectivity, while multi-regional integrated License Plate Recognition technology is included as standard.

The company’s Business Development Manager, Anthony Elliot, said, “DSEI as a key forum from which to reach out to potential customers and partners at a global level, providing us with new opportunities as well as strengthening existing relationships".

Based in the Netherlands OH Concepts will be demonstrating a Self Supporting Mobile Inflatable Solar Powered Hospital Park. A treatment centre that can be dropped by air, it can be set up in under 4 hours and accommodate up to 160 victims. Totally self-sufficient due to flexible PVL solar panels incorporated into the design, it provides safety, protection and a flexible field hospital for the medical sector.

Irish first time exhibitor, Reamda, will be launching its new Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) robot, Reacher. The design of Reacher's arm with seven degrees of freedom, a sliding turret and low profile wrist, enables it to be manipulated into a variety of positions including over obstacle, below ground and under vehicle.

Another new attendee is Seatronics, an Acteon company, that specialises in marine electronic equipment rental and sale for a range of applications from subsea navigation and positioning to oceanographic systems, video inspection diving and non destructive testing and computer systems.

At DSEI Seatronics will be showcasing a versatile inspection-class Predator ROV, a 300 metre depth-rated ROV that has been developed for demanding environments for reliable underwater inspection, precise underwater navigation, identification and disruption/removal of potential subsea hazards.

Author
Neil Tyler

Source:  www.newelectronics.co.uk