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1. High-Frequency 100V-Rated Gate Driver From Diodes Incorporated Raises Power Efficiency While Saving Board Space 1/25/2022

   Diodes Incorporated has introduced the DGD0579U high-side and low-side gate driver. This high-frequency device, which has a built-in bootstrap diode, is capable of driving two N-channel MOSFETs in the half-bridge configurations that are commonly used for motor control and DC-DC power delivery functions.

2. Anokiwave, NXP, And YTTEK Partnership Enables O-RAN Ecosystem For mmW 5G Developments 1/25/2022

   Anokiwave, NXP, YTTEK, and Semicomm together demonstrated a complete 5G Radio Unit (RU) from baseband to millimeter-wave (mmW) using the O-RAN open architecture at a joint seminar recently held in Taiwan.

3. Smaller, More Contacts, Higher Speeds: The High-Density, Miniature Fischer Minimax Series Is Growing 1/25/2022

   Fischer Connectors continues to push the boundaries of high-density miniaturization in connectivity. Its ultra-miniature, rugged series of connectors, cable assemblies and electronic solutions has been extended to help engineers add more functionality and meet high-speed data acquisition and transmission requirements in applications with extreme limitations in space, even in harsh operating environments. 

4. Arrow Electronics and Appletec Sign Agreement For Supply Of Compact Camera Modules For Embedded Applications 1/24/2022

   Arrow Electronics Inc. has signed an agreement with Israeli company Appletec under which Appletec will produce a range of compact camera modules (CCMs) exclusively for Arrow.

5. Imagination And Andes Jointly Validate GPU With RISC-V CPU IP 1/18/2022

   Imagination Technologies and Andes Technology announces the successful testing and validation of the IMG B-Series Graphics Processing Units (GPU) with the RISC-V compliant Andes AX45, a 64-bit high performance-efficient and configurable superscalar Central Processing Unit (CPU). This validation partnership offers customers in AR/VR, In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) systems, Industrial and Internet of Things (IoT) products a proven, complete solution and lays the ground work for continuous testing.

6. Abaco Adds Support For INTEGRITY-178 tuMP On SBC3511 In Avionics And Security-Critical Applications 1/18/2022

   Abaco Systems, Inc. and Green Hills Software announced today that the rugged, 3U VPX SBC3511 single board computer supports the INTEGRITY®-178 tuMP™ real-time operating system (RTOS) for avionics and security-critical applications.

7. Exxelia Invests In Alcon Electronics 1/18/2022

   Exxelia, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance passive components and sub-systems, announces that it has completed the majority acquisition of Alcon Electronics on December 29th, 2021. Alcon is a leading Indian designer and manufacturer of catalog and custom-designed film & aluminum electrolytic capacitors, specifically serving the renewable energy, induction heating equipment, medical imaging, power generation, and railways end markets. 

8. BrainChip Achieves Full Commercialization Of Its AKD1000 AIoT Chip With Availability Of Mini PCIe Boards In High Volume 1/17/2022

   BrainChip Holdings Ltd, a leading provider of ultra-low power high performance artificial intelligence technology and the world’s first commercial producer of neuromorphic AI chips and IP, today announced that it has begun taking orders for the first commercially available Mini PCIe board leveraging its Akida advanced neural networking processor, rounding out its suite of AKD1000 offerings.

9. Deep Vision Adopts SiFive RISC-V To Add OpenCV-Enabled AI Support 1/17/2022

   SiFive, Inc., the founder and leader of RISC-V computing, today announced that Deep Vision will integrate SiFive RISC-V processor IP into its next-generation inference accelerators to enable more comprehensive computer vision and voice in edge devices.

10. Optomec Receives $2M Order For 6 Production 3D Electronics Printers 1/13/2022

    Optomec Inc. today announced that one of its existing production customers recently purchased another six (6) Aerosol Jet 3D Electronics Printers, bringing its total count to 20 systems.