InGaAs TFET, a potential alternative to MOSFET in future ultralow power chips
https://www.electronics-lab.com/ingaas-tfet-potential-alternative-mosfet-future-ultralow-power-chips/
by Graham Prophet @ edn-europe.com: Belgian researchers from imec, at a conference** dedicated to compound semiconductor technology, are to present promising device results with a InGaAs-only TFET (tunnel field-effect transistor) that achieves a sub-60 mV/decade sub-threshold swing at room temperature. InGaAs TFET, a potential alternative to MOSFET in future ultralow power chips – [Link]
snapVCC – A snap-on regulated 3.3 V/5 V power supply
https://www.electronics-lab.com/snapvcc-snap-regulated-3-3-v5-v-power-supply/
by Mahesh Venkitachalam @ hackaday.io: I use 9 V batteries for a prototyping a lot of my electronics projects. I was inspired by the Sparkfun breadboard power supply board, and wanted to create something similar, but with a more convenient form factor for use with a 9V battery. The design I came up with, is […]
Zero W, New €10 Raspberry Pi with WLAN and Bluetooth
https://www.electronics-lab.com/zero-w-new-e10-raspberry-pi-wlan-bluetooth/
Five years ago (on 29 February 2012, to be exact) the original Raspberry Pi was unveiled – on this celebrated first day the available stock was sold out within a few minutes, more than 100,000 boards were ordered and the Farnell and RS Components web stores where down for while because of the high demand… […]
PCB-Investigator Now Supports Browser-Based PCB Design Review
https://www.electronics-lab.com/pcb-investigator-now-supports-browser-based-pcb-design-review/
PCB-Investigator is a CAD software developed by EasyLogix for circuit board design and PCB quality assurance. Its latest version came earlier in February with a new browser interface that enables electronics assemblers to do PCB review processes without the need for local installation. By using the ODB++ data format, PCB-Investigator creates a common database, which […]
LTM9100 – Anyside™ High Voltage Isolated Switch Controller with I²C
https://www.electronics-lab.com/ltm9100-anyside-high-voltage-isolated-switch-controller-i%c2%b2c/
The LTM9100 μModule is an all-in-one solution for controlling, protecting, and monitoring high voltage power supplies up to 1000VDC. A 5kVRMS galvanic isolation barrier separates the digital interface from the switch controller, driving an external N-channel MOSFET or IGBT switch. Isolated digital measurements of load current, bus voltage, and temperature are accessed via the I2C/SMBus […]
YouTube Subscriber Counter With ESP8266
https://www.electronics-lab.com/youtube-subscriber-counter-esp8266/
by bekathwia @ instructables.com: I was inspired by the Play Button awards YouTube sends out for subscriber milestones and whipped up a simple circuit using an ESP8266 wifi board and seven segment display to show off my realtime subscriber count. This is a great IoT beginner project, with just a little soldering and a code […]
Anyone Can Build A Robot Arm With MeArm Pi
https://www.electronics-lab.com/anyone-can-build-robot-arm-mearm-pi/
Mime Industries launches Kickstarter campaign to fund their Raspberry Pi powered robot arm kit that’s simple enough for kids to build. Mime Industries launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund the production of the world’s first robot arm kit for the Raspberry Pi. Designed to be easy to assemble and not requiring extensive knowledge of electronics, […]
The New Light-responsive Nano LEDs
https://www.electronics-lab.com/new-light-responsive-nano-leds/
A team of researchers from the US and South Korea reported a unique type of NanoLEDs with unprecedented brightness levels, that excess 80,000 cd/m2, and also can operate both as light emitters and light detectors. These new LEDs are about 50nm long and 6nm in diameter. As described in the paper, they included quantum dots […]
Low profile target connectors, 2.21mm above the board
https://www.electronics-lab.com/low-profile-target-connectors-2-21mm-above-the-board/
Mill-Max has released its lowest profile target connectors to date with an above board height of only 2.21mm. Target connectors are used in place of SMT pads on a PCB as the mating surface for spring-loaded pins. Low profile target connectors, 2.21mm above the board – [Link]
Bluetooth chip is only 4x4mm
https://www.electronics-lab.com/bluetooth-chip-4x4mm/
by Julien Happich @ edn-europe.com: Part of the Swatch group, EM Microelectronic announced what the company believes to be the world’s smallest Bluetooth chip. Offered in a 4x4mm QFN-28 package, in a WLCSP-21 or as a bare-die, the EM9304 is optimized for Bluetooth v4.2 low energy enabled products. Bluetooth chip is only 4x4mm – [Link]