Sensors Converge: Sensors for industrial, automotive, and mobile devices

 

The Sensors Converge Conference, held June 27–29, showcased the latest sensor and sensing solutions, particularly contributing to IoT connectivity. These sensor innovations target a range of applications, from automotive and industrial to consumer electronics and mobile devices.

Source: Electronic Products – Sensors for industrial, automotive, and mobile

Sensor ICs Suit Up to Play in EVs, RFIDs, and the IoT

New sensor innovations have emerged to play in market-specific zones. Among these are IS0-26262 electric vehicle (EV) sensors, RFID sensors, and sensors geared for the Internet of Things (IoT).

Source: Sensor ICs Suit Up to Play in EVs, RFIDs, and the IoT – News

Gill Sensors Introduces Liquid level Sensor for Defense Applications

LevelDefend provides continuous liquid level measurement in some of the most arduous military vehicle scenarios and conditions. Its ability to provide reliable measurements (typically in oil, fuel or coolant), whilst withstanding extreme environments such as heat and vibration, has made it a natural choice for vehicles involved in critical operations.

Source: Liquid level sensor provides high reliability in critical defence applications

Why The Chips Are Down: Explaining the Global Chip Shortage 

The supply chain bottlenecks we’re experiencing across the globe start with components. Rather, they start with component shortages. Of all the component shortages, by far the most severe is for certain semiconductors, or chips. The current global chip shortage rivals only a few of the past imbalanced markets. However, it’s unique in the breadth of product families feeling the gap in supply and demand.

Source: Why The Chips Are Down: Explaining the Global Chip Shortage | Jabil

Amazing Times for Sensor Technology – But Some Issues Stand Out 

The future is increasingly bright for sensors. Sensor technology started from mechanical to digital measurement principles. Right now, we are seeing rapid growth in pressure, temperature, force and position sensing applications in devices of all scales. Lately, sensor development also has played a significant part in the increased development of electric vehicles and mission-critical medical applications. Sensor innovation is allowing humans and collaborative robots (cobots) to share working spaces, a game-changing development on an industrial automation level – all this while the technology has key trends in its favor.

Source: Amazing Times for Sensor Technology – But Some Issues Stand Out | TTI, Inc.

Panthronics announces integrated listener for NFC wireless charging cuts board footprint

 

The PTX30W will work in tandem with an NFC poller such as the Panthronics PTX130W in a charging cradle: it harvests power wirelessly without the need for a microcontroller in the listener device. Replacing four discrete components in current designs with a single chip and occupying less than half the board footprint, the PTX30W provides significant space savings and increased design flexibility in products such as fitness trackers, smart watches, earbuds, hearing aids, smart glasses, smart rings, styluses and medical sensors.

Source: New Electronics – Fully integrated listener for NFC wireless charging cuts board footprint

Intel CEO Expects Chip Shortage to Persist Through 2024

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger believes that the two–year shortage of chips that’s limited output of products ranging from cars to advanced weapons will continue through 2024.“Chip shortage — we’re about halfway through,” Gelsinger said in an interview with Yahoo Money on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “My expectation is that it persists through 2024.”

Source: EETimes – Intel CEO Expects Chip Shortage to Persist Through 2024

SSDI Can Replace UR and US Glass Sleeve Packages for Discrete Semiconductors

La Mirada, California – SSDI can replace UR and US glass sleeve packages with either SMD.22 or SMD.22T packages for diode rectifiers, Schottky rectifiers, Zeners or TVS devices. The SMD.22T serves as a drop-in replacement for US packages and is available for all SMD.22 products even if not included on the data sheet. SSDI also continues to provide these products in the UR (SM), US (SMS), and axial leaded options.

Source: News 2022-02-28: Diode Solutions

KYOCERA AVX to Acquire ROHM Tantalum and Polymer Capacitor Business Assets 

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (March 4, 2022) – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, is set to acquire ROHM Semiconductor’s tantalum and polymer capacitor business assets. The two companies recently reached a final agreement, which states that ROHM Semiconductor (ROHM Co., Ltd.) will transfer its tantalum and polymer capacitor business assets — including all of its tantalum and polymer capacitor manufacturing lines and relevant intellectual property — to KYOCERA AVX. The transfer is scheduled to be executed on August 5, 2022, and ROHM will continue to produce tantalum and polymer capacitor products and supply them to KYOCERA AVX until all relevant production lines have been successfully transferred to the KYOCERA AVX manufacturing site. This will ensure a continuous supply for ROHM customers and immediately increase the already extensive selection of electrolytic capacitor solutions available to KYOCERA AVX customers.

Source: KYOCERA AVX Components Corporation to Acquire ROHM Co., Ltd.’s Tantalum and Polymer Capacitor Business Assets | KYOCERA AVX

Worldwide Silicon Wafer Shipments and Revenue Set New Records in 2021

MILPITAS, Calif. — February 8, 2022 — Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments in 2021 increased 14% while wafer revenue rose 13% compared to 2020, topping $12 billion, to reach new all-time highs, the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) reported in its year-end analysis of the silicon wafer industry. Silicon shipments totaled 14,165 million square inches (MSI) compared to 12,407 MSI shipped in 2020 to meet surging broad-based demand for semiconductor devices and a wide variety of applications. 300mm, 200mm and 150mm wafer sizes all saw strong demand. Wafer revenue reached $12,617 million, surpassing the previous record of $12,129 million set in 2007.

Source: Worldwide Silicon Wafer Shipments and Revenue Set New Records in 2021, SEMI Reports | SEMI

High-Reliability Markets for Passive Components

Global passive electronic component markets are currently experiencing a significant amount of financial turbulence, a situation brought about by global economic stimulus programs and the continued impact of the pandemic on key materials and component segments of the high-tech economy. In short, 2021 revenue and volume numbers for capacitors, resistors, inductors and circuit protection components are reaching all-time highs.

A significant amount of these revenues are being converted into excess capacity, especially in areas of technological sophistication where the market needs more competition – areas such as high voltage, high frequency, high temperature and robust mechanical passive component designs.

Source: High-Reliability Markets for Passive Components | TTI, Inc.

The Role of Optical Sensors in Electronic Applications

Optical sensors are electronic components designed to detect and convert incident light rays into electrical signals. These components are useful for measuring the intensity of incident light and converting it into a form readable by an integrated measuring device, depending on the sensor type. This article outlines the principles of operation of optical sensors, optical sensor types, considerations for optical sensor selection, and key applications.

Source: The Role of Optical Sensors in Electronic Applications – Industry Articles