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    SpaceX just returned its first full astronaut crew to Earth, completing the longest human spaceflight any US vehicle has ever flown. For more information visit  http://https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-lands-4-astronauts-for-nasa-spaceflight-record-2021-4 ...view more

  • High-temperature LVDTs serve as reliable retrofits

    The High-Temperature HATR-750 Series of LVDT Position Sensors from NewTek Sensor Solutions offers a reliable and long-term solution to sensors that fail when operating in environments with unanticipated temperature spikes. For example, steam valves in power generation plants can have undetected l......view more

  • Murata inductors target in-vehicle PoC systems on SerDes interface

    Murata is introduced the LQW21FT_0H series, said to be the world’s smallest inductors with broadband impedance for in-vehicle power-over-coax (PoC) circuit of SerDes-based interfacing. The LQW21FT_0H series is compliant to AEC-Q200 and delivers a combination of both broadband impedance and h......view more

  • TSMC Approves $2.8 Billion for Capacity Expansion in Response to Global Chip Shortage

    TSMC board has approved $2.89 billion (roughly Rs. 21,690 crores) in spending to increase capacity, the company said, responding to a global chip shortage that has affected carmakers in particular. In a brief statement, the world’s largest contract chipmaker said its board had approved the s......view more

  • The US Air Force wants to beam solar power to Earth from space

    Space-based solar power won't be just a sci-fi dream forever, if things go according to the U.S. Air Force's plans. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is developing a project called SSPIDR ("Space Solar Power Incremental Demonstrations and Research"), which aims to mature the technolog......view more

  • Z-Wave Long Range unlocks new possibilities for IoT automation

    Z-Wave Long Range extends the range and maximum output power of the Z-Wave network protocol, supporting up to 4,000 nodes on a single network. Since its initial development over 20 years ago, Z-Wave has been a leading network protocol for smart home and IoT devices. Operating in the 800 to 9......view more

  • High-Speed, Bi-Directional Dual Supply Autosensing Level Shifter IC from Diodes Inc. Aimed at Automo

    This article highlights Diodes Incorporated expansion of its family of voltage-level shifters, with the release of the PI4ULS3V304AQ. Diodes Incorporated has expanded its family of voltage-level shifters, with the release of the PI4ULS3V304AQ. This advanced level shifting technology, featuri......view more

  • 600V Hyperfast, ultrafast rectifiers deliver best in class reverse recovery losses

    VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY 10 new FRED Pt Gen 5 600V Hyperfast and Ultrafast rectifiers provide enhanced reverse recovery performance for devices in their class, the 15A, 30A, 60A, and 75A – designed to increase the efficiency of ac-dc and dc-dc converters and of hard- and soft-switched or resonant d......view more