Electronics turns its hand to the textile industry Andy Pratt April 1, 2019 Blog, Wearable There is a lot of attention paid to ‘smart’ sportswear using wearable technology, but one company is using textile technology to develop fabrics for industrial uses, says Caroline Hayes There are some garments...
Waterproofing protects all smartphone components Andy Pratt February 20, 2019 Components & Hardware, Wearable A waterproof coating, developed by P2i protects all smartphone components, even when water enters the handset. The Dunkable system-level waterproofing enables a smartphone to operate normally even when it has ...
PMIC is sensitive for optical measurements in wearables Andy Pratt January 14, 2019 ICs & Semiconductors, Wearable Battery time in always-on wearable and IoT devices can be extended, says Maxim Integrated Products, with the integrated MAX20345 power management IC (PMIC). It integrates a lithium charger and uses an architect...
CML Microcircuits helps fast track digital radio development Andy Pratt August 31, 2018 Design Sources / Software, Wearable CML Microcircuits is supporting the global market digital mobile radio with a development kit to help designers develop dual-mode (digital/analogue) radios for wearable and personal radio formats operating at u...
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...
Toshiba launches small LDO regulator ICs for IoT applications Andy Pratt January 24, 2018 ICs & Semiconductors, Wearable Small, LDO regulators from Toshiba Electronics Europe combine low quiescent bias current, high ripple rejection and fast transient response, says the company. The TCR3UG series of LDO regulators have an output ...
LED chips deliver more colours despite low profile, low footprint Andy Pratt August 25, 2017 ICs & Semiconductors, Wearable Delivered in an industry-small form factor, the SML-D22MUW, is a compact, low profile, two-colour chip LED from Rohm. Rohm claims that it is the industry’s smallest class (1608 size) of two-colour chip LEDs. In...
Light Touch Switch is thinnest, says Panasonic Andy Pratt August 4, 2017 Components & Hardware, Wearable Claimed to be the industry’s thinnest pushbutton type switch, Panasonic’s Light Touch Switch has IP67 protection, ensuring it can be used indoors and outdoors. Panasonic Automotive & Industrial Systems Euro...
Connected bracelet painlessly monitors glucose levels Andy Pratt July 12, 2017 Sensors, Wearable Believed to be the first connected bracelet that painlessly monitors glucose levels without taking blood, is now available for pre-order from PKvitality. There are estimated to be 415 million diabetics around t...
Op amps enable precision in health monitors Andy Pratt February 3, 2017 ICs & Semiconductors, Wearable Op amps enable precision in health monitors: Low, temperature-stable input-offset voltage is a characteristic of the TSZ182 dual precision op amp. STMicroelectronics offer it in a 2.0 x 2.0mm DFN8 or mini-So8 p...
