Plessey partners with Vuzix to develop next-generation AR smart glasses Andy Pratt June 5, 2018 Components & Hardware Plessey Semiconductors is linking with Vuzix to develop the necessary technologies for a new generation of AR smart glasses, based on the combination of Plessey’s microLED light source product family, Quanta-Br...
High speed PIN photodiode slim down sensor designs for wearables Andy Pratt May 22, 2018 Components & Hardware Broadening its optoelectronics portfolio, Vishay Intertechnology has the VEMD8080, a high speed silicon PIN photo diode with enhanced sensitivity for visible light. It has a rectangular 4.8 x 2.5mm top-view, s...
Package enhances mechanical flexibility for crystal oscillator Andy Pratt May 3, 2018 Components & Hardware Advanced package geometry enhances mechanical flexibility in the low power, low voltage quartz crystal available from Micro Crystal. The CM9V-T1A 0.3 is the next step in miniaturisation, says the company. The ...
3V prismatic supercapacitors support coin cells and saves BoM Andy Pratt April 13, 2018 Components & Hardware, Power Peak power support to 3V coin cell batteries is provided by the 3V thin prismatic supercapacitors announced by Cap-XX. They also save on bill of materials (BoM) costs as they eliminate the need for a 2.7V low d...
Micro OLED displays can be used in industrial equipment Andy Pratt April 11, 2018 Components & Hardware Micro and round OLED displays are now available from Midas Displays. According to the company, the new OLED displays have compact mechanical dimensions, exceptional brightness and contrast performance, and thre...
Low dropout voltage regulator packs performance into small footprint Andy Pratt April 5, 2018 Components & Hardware, ICs & Semiconductors, Wearable Trade-offs between quiescent current, output power, dynamic response, and package size are relieved, says STMicroelectronics at the launch of its STLQ020 low dropout (LDO) voltage regulator. By combining small...
Flexible printed circuit connectors save time, says Omron Andy Pratt April 2, 2018 Components & Hardware Omron Electronic Components Europe says its rotary backlock flexible printed circuit (FPC) connector range saves users time. The XF series of FPC connectors is a space-effective option for interconnecting PCBs ...
Magnetic sensors combine with compass ASIC Andy Pratt January 15, 2018 Components & Hardware, Sensors A three-axis magnetometer combines a sensitive tunnel magnetoresistive (TMR) element developed by TDK and an advanced electronic compass ASIC designed by AKM in a small package, measuring just 1.6 x 1.6 x 0.6mm...
Ear canal headphones exploit Bluetooth 4.2 and Qualcomm apt-X Andy Pratt January 9, 2018 Components & Hardware The Bluetooth in-ear headphones have ear-canal earbuds joined by a cable around the neck for a lightweight design that is compact yet robust, says Sennheiser. Powered by Sennheiser’s proprietary speaker system...
Low power e-paper screen is added to Cypress’ IoT development board Andy Pratt November 14, 2017 Components & Hardware Pervasive Displays, a specialist in e-paper displays, has announced that its low power displays have been incorporated into an IoT development board from Cypress Semiconductor that enables device designers to b...
