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Triad Semiconductor has created Triad Micro Devices (TMD), a wholly-owned fab-less semiconductor division dedicated to developing analogue and mixed-signal integrated circuits for aerospace and defence use. “Having participated in the aerospace and defense industry for numerous years, Triad takes the next strategic leap by establishing TMD as a dedicated center for high-performance high-reliability integrated circuit development,” said TMD CTO Jim ...

Powell Electronics is now supplying cylindrical Series II MIL-DTL-26482 connectors from Conesys, for commercial, aerospace and military applications. This style of connector, Conesys AE7 series, has a bayonet coupling and rear-removable crimp contacts. Shells are aluminium or stainless, said Powell (the catalogue linked below says mild steel or stainless, Electronics Weekly has requested clarification), and there are four receptacle-mounting styles: ...

Teledyne has introduced a high-voltage connector system for use up to 13.5kV and 70,000 feet (21km) altitude. Called DHM, they use the company’s self-contained ‘Hi/Mate’ inserts, pre-wired inside sub-D housings and back-shells – they are only available made-up onto cables. “These inserts leverage Teledyne’s advanced interface sealing system, rendering them suitable for a wide range of aerospace and defense electronic ...

Researchers at the University of Washington have created a battery-free robot that falls through the air in aero-dynamically unstable or stable ways on command. Dropped in clusters, they spread out until commanded to fall straight. “They use an origami fold to switch from tumbling through the air to dropping straight to the ground,” according to the university. “To spread out ...

Efficient Power Conversion has added two 40V GaN transistors to its radiation-hardened high-reliability portfolio. EPC7001 has 4mΩ on-resistance, 60A (250A 300µs pulse 25°C) capacity and occupies 7mm2 EPC7002 turns on to 14.5mΩ and can handle 10A (62A 300µs pulse 25°C) through its 1.87mm2 footprint “EPC’s rad hard devices exhibit superior resistance to radiation compared to traditional silicon solutions,” said EPC. ...

Working with AMD, Renesas has created a power supply design, using radiation-tolerant ICs and GaN power devices, for an AMD space-grade ‘Versal adaptive SoC’ – the XQRVC1902, a processor with 400 AI inferencing tiles, dual Arm Cortex-A72 cores, dual Cortex-R5F cores, programmable logic and memory. “ISLVERSALDEMO2Z integrates key radiation-hardened components for power management,” said Renesas. “These ICs are designed to ...

Smiths Interconnect has created an EMI flange for its high-speed NXS connectors, intended for use in satellites. It interfaces between the PCB mounted receptacle and the enclosure panel or bulkhead to minimises the risk of electrical interference flowing from external sources into the enclosure, and vise versa. The EMI receptacle has a gold plated aluminium body that is assembled into ...

Kyocera has announced NP0 dielectric MLCCs (multi-layer ceramic capacitors) approved to the Defense Logistics Agency Qualified Products Database (DLA QPD) for high-reliability military applications. “The new MIL-PRF-32535 BME NP0 MLCCs have higher CV capabilities than standard surface-mount PME MLCCs qualified to military and aerospace specifications and are currently available in M and T reliability levels and 0402, 0603, and 0805 ...

BT and Stratospheric Platforms are to test phased array antennas designed to provide 4G and 5G coverage from stratospheric aircraft into the wilds. “This partnership will build on SPL’s world-first 5G demonstration from the stratosphere in 2022,” said SPL CEO Richard Deakin. Funded by Innovate UK, the trials will be at BT’s labs at Adastral Park and “could offer transformational ...

Magnetic components which can be either an inductor or a transformer depending on inductance ranges, make up Exxelia’s Chameleon Concept Magnetics (CCM) family. The components are available from New Yorker Electronics and have been introduced alongside the existing SESI and TT families to withstand harsh environments, particularly in aerospace and space applications. There are five sizes available, the CCM4, CCM5, ...