Electronics Weekly – Cypress Fail-safe Storage, Pasternack Flexible Waveguides & More

Cypress Fail-safe Storage Platform

Semper NOR Flash platform. (Image courtesy of Cypress Semiconductor.)

Cypress Semiconductor announced it has embedded compute capabilities into its next-generation memory platform. This addresses the growing demand for trusted intelligence and fail-safe storage in applications such as Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and smart factories.

The platform includes standardized intellectual property (IP) that can be reconfigured quickly to address emerging applications. Cypress’ Semper NOR Flash family is based on the platform and architected with an Arm Cortex-M0 processor to meet industry standards for building fail-safe embedded automotive systems and to provide reliable, high-endurance data retention at the extreme operating temperatures common in automotive and industrial applications.

For more information, visit Cypress’ website.

Maxim LED Matrix Manager

MAX20092 LED matrix manager. (Image courtesy of Maxim.)

Maxim released the MAX20092 12-switch matrix manager, which lets designers of automotive matrix lighting and adaptive driving beam light-emitting diode (LED) applications migrate to higher current devices while reducing design size.

The IC minimizes thermal issues associated with LED matrix lighting applications by providing a low internal MOSFET drain-source resistance (RDS_ON), which is 65 percent lower than previous generation models.

For more information, visit Maxim’s website.

Microchip MCU Development Board

AVR MCU Development board. (Image courtesy of Microchip.)

Microchip unveiled an Internet of Things (IoT) rapid development board as part of an expanded partnership with Google Cloud, letting designers rapidly prototype connected devices. The system combines an AVR microcontroller (MCU), a CryptoAuthentication secure element IC and a certified Wi-Fi network controller to provide a simple and effective way to connect embedded applications. Once connected, Google Cloud IoT Core allows users to collect, process and analyze data to inform decisions at scale.

For more information, visit Microchip’s website.

Pasternack Flexible Waveguides

Flexible waveguides. (Image courtesy of Pasternack.)

Pasternack has introduced a line of twistable and seamless flexible waveguides operating in the 5.85 GHz to 50 GHz range, which cover 10 frequency bands from WR-137 to WR-22. Typical applications include DAS systems, base stations, antennas and test instrumentation.

The models are able to twist in different directions; the twist flex material is wound, interlocking brass that allows it to slide on itself. These flexible waveguides provide VSWR as low as 1.05:1, insertion loss as low as 0.15 dB and max power as high as 1.5 kW. The seamless models are made of a solid piece of brass pressed into shape.

For more information, visit Pasternack’s website.

RS Components Industrial Controller

PLCnext industrial controller. (Image courtesy of RS Components.)

RS Components launched a programmable logic controller (PLC) based upon Phoenix Contact’s PLCnext Technology open control platform. Aimed at distributed modular control systems in industrial automation and machine building research, the PLCnext Control system combines the security of a classic PLC with the openness of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) smart devices.

The industrial controller features a dual-core 800 MHz ARM Cortex processor with 512 MByte of memory. Housed in a compact 127x45x75mm enclosure, it includes an OPC UA server, fieldbus manager, diagnostic loggers, trace controllers and automatic access to Phoenix Contact’s direct cloud connection, known as Proficloud.

For more information, visit RS Components’ website.

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