Category: Electronics
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EnSilica joins the CHERI Alliance to harden custom ASICs today. The mixed-signal supplier says it will use CHERI capability-based hardware techniques to strengthen memory safety for automotive and industrial silicon.
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Rohde & Schwarz has pushed mid-range spectrum analysis to 44GHz. The new FPL1044 spans 10Hz to 44GHz and adds a 40MHz real-time spectrum analysis option across the FPL family, targeting Ka-band and adjacent high-frequency test workloads.
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STMicroelectronics has closed its deal for NXP’s MEMS sensors unit. The all-cash transaction, priced at up to $950m, expands ST’s automotive and industrial sensing portfolio and pulls in established platforms and engineering teams to feed its MEMS roadmap.
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RIR introduced 1,200V SiC MPS diodes for EV powertrains today. The TO-247-2L devices span 10A to 40A and target high-frequency power conversion in chargers, inverters, and industrial drives where switching loss and thermal headroom dominate design.
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A low-power sensor node runs machine learning without the cloud. A new modular architecture pairs heterogeneous environmental sensing with on-device inference, adaptive LoRaWAN reporting, and solar-assisted energy management to reduce traffic while keeping event detection local.
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Vertical Aerospace has chosen Evolito to power its Valo aircraft. The partnership centres on integrated electric propulsion units combining ultra-lightweight motors and DAL-A power electronics, with the two companies aiming to certify the engines with the UK CAA, alongside EASA validation.
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TDK-Lambda has introduced a 1U 3.5kW hot-swap supply for industry. The HFE3500 series supports redundant rack configurations and parallel operation, targeting automation, ATE, and communications systems that need high-density bulk power with monitoring and control via PMBus.
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Variscite has launched its first SMARC module family today, globally. The VAR-SMARC-MX8M-PLUS targets compact industrial and medical edge designs, combining NXP’s i.MX 8M Plus with dual Gigabit Ethernet (IEEE1588 support), expanded USB, and an on-module TPM 2.0 security device.
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Raspberry Pi is raising prices again across higher-memory boards globally. The company cites sharply higher LPDDR4 costs, with increases applied to Raspberry Pi 4 and 5, plus Compute Module 4 and 5 products at 2GB and above, while 1GB variants and LPDDR2-based products are unaffected.
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TactoTek has licensed IMSE manufacturing rights to GTV in Michigan. The deal positions a local partner to prototype and tool injection-moulded smart surfaces with integrated touch, lighting, and circuit structures for automotive and other sectors.