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This spiral antenna was optimized with EM simulation.

Visualization of the log-scaled norm of the electrical field on the slotted surface and far-field radiation pattern of a spiral slot antenna.

Wireless communication, sensing, positioning, and tracking.

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The COMSOL MultiphysicsÂŽ software is used for simulating designs, devices, and processes in all fields of engineering, manufacturing, and scientific research. See how you can apply it to designing spiral slot antennas. comsol.blog/spiral-antennas

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YOUVRAJ CHANDRAKAR Director & Country Head Power Management & Multimarket at Infineon Technologies India SEMICONDUCTORUPDATES

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08 Texas Instruments Introduces Three New HighVoltage Amplifiers Infineon to Supply 1st Magnetic Sensors Based on TMR Technology

48 FLIR Launches NextGeneration Black Hornet 3 Nano-UAV Israel Aerospace unveils 3D tactical radar system

27 Trump Politic Tariffs on Chinese Goods Keeps Chip Industry Mused

Anritsu Matches HighPerformance Test Requirements Introduces Differential Noise Figure Measurement Option for VectorStar VNAs Test System from Ixia, a Keysight Business, Named Best of Show at Interop Tokyo 2018

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ST Extensive Portfolio are Tailored for Gamut of Systems and Applications that are the Heart of Smart Cities

ICT-

5G REPORT

2018 To Witness The First Commercial Launch of 5G, Major Deployment Follows

KEEPING TEST STRATEGY UP TO SPEED WITH AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY

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37 Microservices, Latency and Alligators in the Pond

TELECOMPOLICY

46 Draft Digital Communications Policy to Reverse Trends

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Infineon to Supply 1st Magnetic Sensors Based on TMR Technology Infineon Technologies is all set to launch

applications

its first magnetic sensors based on TMR

like robotics or gimbal.

connected directly to the microcontroller

The

without any further amplification, thus

TMR

technology. This makes Infineon, the

saving costs for the customer. Furthermore,

world’s first sensor manufacturer to offer

TMR shows a very low temperature drift

magnetic sensors based on all four magnetic

reducing external calibration and

technologies: HALL, GMR, AMR and TMR.

compensation efforts. In addition,

In addition, Infineon will present the new

TMR technology is well known for

XENSIV TLE5501 angle sensor family at the

its low current consumption, which

Sensor+Test 2018 fair in Nuremberg on

is as low as 2 mA for the XENSIV

the 26-28 June. In terms of functional

TLE5501 family.

safety, this is a milestone. Further,

The new sensor family will be available

Infineon is also the first supplier in

at two different qualification levels. The

the market to achieve the highest

TLE5501 E0001 is qualified according to

automotive functional safety grade

AEC Q100. This version is pin-compatible

ASIL D for angle sensors with only

to the established Infineon TLE5009 but can

one single sensor chip.

enable cheaper systems as no additional

The new products are fast analogue

amplifier is necessary. The other version, the

TMR-based angle sensors dedicated to

TLE5501 E0002, offers ISO26262-compliant

automotive applications. Their fields of use

technology

range from steering angle applications with

offers a high sensing

the highest functional safety requirements

that comes with a high output voltage

bridges for redundant external angle

to motors for wipers, pumps and actuators

realizing output signals of up to 0.37 V/V for

calculation and offers highest diagnostic

and electric motors in general. They are also

all XENSIV TLE5501 products. Unlike other

coverage as demanded by functional safety

ready to be used in industrial and consumer

technologies, a TMR-based sensor can be

regulations.

development, achieving ASIL D level with just sensitivity

one single chip. It incorporates decoupled

Texas Instruments Introduces Three New High-Voltage Amplifiers bandwidth, multiplexer (MUX) friendly.

With the new amplifiers by Texas Instruments,

and data-acquisition systems.

designers can optimize system performance

The designers can select the amplifier

with industry-leading speed, precision and

architecture that meets their system

amplifier, 900-MHz small-signal

power consumption

requirements.

bandwidth, ±420-mA output current.

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THS3491: 32-V current-feedback

Texas Instruments brings three new amplifiers with a unique combination of high speed and high precision, allowing designers

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to create more accurate circuits for errorsensitive applications.

S p e c i f i c a l l y, i n p u t v o l t a g e s a n d bandwidths of the new amplifiers are as follows: •

OPA2810: 27-V junction gate field-effect

The new devices by Texas Instruments

transistor (JFET)-input dual operational

support more precise measurement and

amplifier (op amp), 120-MHz bandwidth,

faster processing of a wide variety of input

500-µV max offset voltage.

signals in test and measurement, medical,

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OPA189: 36-V zero-drift op amp, 14-MHz

The Key Features of the TI’s Amplifiers include:

1. Wider bandwidth and faster speeds Delivering up to twice the bandwidth and

slew rate of competitive devices, TI’s new high-voltage amplifiers enable the following system-level benefits:

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The high bandwidths of the OPA2810

5.7 nV/√Hz for 27-V amplifiers in the

lowest power zero-drift op amp with a

a n d O PA 1 8 9 e n a b l e h i g h - g a i n

100- to 200-MHz bandwidth range, the

14-MHz bandwidth. This device enables

configurations and faster response

OPA2810 op amp allows engineers to

engineers to design high-resolution,

times for more accurate measurements.

achieve more precise measurements in

noise-sensitive industrial systems while

Designers can use the THS3491 current-

data-acquisition and signal-processing

only consuming 1.3 mA of quiescent

feedback amplifier’s wide small-signal

applications.

current, which can benefit analog input

The OPA189 is the widest bandwidth

modules, and battery and LCD test

current of ±420 mA to achieve low

zero-drift op amp with the lowest noise

equipment.

distortion and high output power levels.

of 5.2 nV/√Hz. With a low maximum

The THS3491 is capable of 10-Vpeak-

drift of 0.02 μV/°C, the OPA189 also

to-peak output levels at 200 MHz into

minimizes temperature error without

100-Ω loads for test and measurement

calibration, increasing system accuracy

available with packages and pricing as

systems, such as arbitrary waveform

over an extended temperature range.

listed in the table below. The OPA189 and

bandwidth, high slew rate and output

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generators, laser diode drivers and high capacitive load drive applications.

Package, availability and pricing

TI’s new high-voltage amplifiers are

THS3491 amplifiers are now available in 3.

Lower power consumption

volume quantities through the TI store and authorized distributors. Additionally, the

2. Optimized precision for error-sensitive

than competitive devices, TI’s new amplifiers

OPA2810DGKEVM evaluation module is

enable low-power operation in high-speed

available today through the TI store and

The exceptional precisi¬on of these high-

designs:

authorized distributors, with production

voltage amplifiers maximizes system

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The 120-MHz OPA2810 op amp offers

quantities of the OPA2810 amplifier available

accuracy, while reducing the need for

best-in-class current consumption

in 3Q 2018.

external calibration and minimizing bill-of-

of 3.6 mA, while providing excellent

More about TI Amplifiers: http://www.ti.com/

signal-to-noise ratio and distortion.

hvamps-pr.

applications

materials (BOM) cost. Precision benefits include: •

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Designed for applications that require

With an industry-leading maximum

high gain and low d istortion in power-

offset and lowest voltage noise of

sensitive designs, the OPA189 is the

Product : OPA2810, OPA189 and THS3491 data sheets.

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Consuming up to 80 percent less power

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STMicroelectronics’ EVALSP820-XS Motor-Driver Board Maximizes Open-Source 3D-Printer Performance STMicroelectronics reveals the EVALSP820-

ruggedness is assured with comprehensive

XS motor-driver board which brings ST’s

built-in protection including under-voltage

industrial-control expertise to the RAMPS

lockout, over-current/short-circuit protection,

(RepRap Arduino Mega Pololu Shield) open-

and thermal shutdown.

source 3D-printer platform, enabling 3D

The board can be used in other projects,

printer makers to unleash the full potential

too, to accelerate development of smooth,

of their machines for faster printing and

high-speed stepper control for equipment

smoother surface finish.

such as surveillance-camera platforms,

ST’s RAMPS modular platform is making Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) 3D printing accessible to makers, small businesses, and home users, for fast prototyping, making replacement parts, or education.

The Arduino Mega 2560, or Arduino DUE, baseboard provides basic control, ready for users to plug-in their own choice of motor driver, extruder controller, and any other desired functions using Mega-compatible expansion shields.

As a plug-and-play expansion board, ST’s EVALSP820-XS can drive RAMPS printers

at an unprecedented speed for greatly increased throughput ensuring superior smoothness with microstepping resolution from ½-step to 1/256-step per microstep.

The key to this giant leap in 3D-printing performance is ST’s STSPIN820 stepperdriver IC. The STSPIN820 embeds high-speed motor-control input circuitry and algorithms developed for industrial applications. It also integrates a powerful 1.5Arms output stage in the ultra-compact 4mm x 4mm QFN package. Industrial

textile-manufacturing or sewing machines, medical devices, cash-handling machines, office and home automation, point-of-sale terminals, and robotics. With its 7V-45V operating-voltage range and simple host interface comprising step-clock and direction-input pins, the STSPIN820 is versatile, economical, and easy to integrate.

The EVALSP820-XS expansion board is available now from distributors or directly from the website For further information, visit: www.st.com/ evalsp820

Mornsun Introduces PV200-27Bxx Series PV200-27B12, PV200-27B15 Mornsun New PV200-27Bxx series is ultra wide input voltage regulated DC-DC converter.

The new Mornsun PV200-27Bxx series has advantages such as high efficiency, high reliability and high safety isolation. The series products are widely used in industries such as photovoltaic power generation, stored energy and high voltage frequency conversion, provide a stable operating voltage for the load device, Its multiple protection features can enhance the safety performance of the module power supply and the load under abnormal

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working conditions.

Following the introduction of a product with an output voltage of 24V/26V/48V, MORNSUN expanded the PV20027Bxx series again, adding new products with output voltages of 12V/15V: PV200-27B12, PV200-27B15, making the PV200-27Bxx series a wider range of applications.

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Analog Devices Enhanced A2B Transceivers Deliver Unparalleled Flexibility for Emerging Applications Analog Devices (ADI) announces three enhanced Automotive Audio Bus (A2B) transceivers. The new A2B transceivers from ADI deliver unprecedented capability to tailor system-level performance to even the most stringent electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements.

The New AD242x Series Offers: • Configurable transmit power levels, enabling the developer to match system performance to specific OEM EMC requirements – a key design criterion for all feature-rich automotive infotainment systems.

• The transceivers also allow expanded use cases for microphone connectivity and significantly reduce cabling complexity by distributing audio and control data plus clock and power over a single, unshielded twisted-pair wire.

• These features drastically lower system cost and are ideal for emerging multimic applications such as road noise cancellation, in-car communications, and autonomous driving.

• • The new AD2426W, AD2427W and AD2428W devices are fully pin-compatible with existing series members, simplifying upgrade and speeding time to market.

“The A2B technology has proven to be a simple and cost-effective digital audio interconnect solution with the scalability that enables HARMAN to deliver a broad range of differentiated systems across multiple vehicle platforms,” said Darby Hadley, Vice President Global Engineering, Car Audio SBU for HARMAN Lifestyle Audio Division.

“The AD242x series offers a seamless and fast time-to-market upgrade path for our existing A2B car audio solutions.”

Support, Pricing and Availability The AD242x devices are fully released to production and are available now in a 32lead LFCSP (5mm x 5mm) package. These new devices, and all previously released A2B series members, are supported within ADI’s SigmaStudio graphical development environment as well as an extensive ecosystem of third party development, prototyping, and evaluation solutions. Please contact your local ADI representative for pricing details.

Web: http://www.analog.com

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More about the AD242x A2B Transceivers ADI’s A2B technology offers a fully deterministic, scalable and cost-effective means to address the rigorous performance requirements of next generation, latencysensitive audio and voice applications. The most recent generation of pin-compatible

A2B transceivers extends the core A2B feature set to include additional features that improve system-level flexibility – particularly in microphone array applications. The new AD242x devices are capable of routing data from up to 4 PDM microphones to the local I2S port for beam-forming or other local data processing. Further enhancements to the AD242x now allow for concurrently receiving up to 4 PDM mic inputs plus an additional I2S audio stream, addressing advanced mic connectivity use cases.

The AD2426W, AD2427W and AD2428W are fully compliant with all relevant automotive EMC, EMI and ESD requirements, are fully AEC-Q100 qualified, and operate over the extended automotive temperature range (-40℃ to +105℃).

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New Bidirectional 48V/12V NBM Converter from Vicor to Feed Data Center and Automotive Demand Vicor to flaunt its new Non-isolated Bus Converter Modules at the PCIM 2018 conference in Nuremberg Germany Vicor rolls out a bidirectional non-isolated fixed-ratio converter for hybrid 48V/12V power systems in data center and automotive applications.

impedance and fast transient response

The new 2317 NBM from Vicor is a bidirectional converter capable of providing up to 750W continuously at 48V from 12V,

to dynamic loads.

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or at 12V from 48V, with over 98% peak efficiency.

With up to 1kW of peak power capability (for up to 2ms) in a 23 x 17 x 7mm

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Current multiplication overcomes the

The NBM incorporates hot-swap and

power delivery boundaries imposed

inrush current limiting, increasing power

by traditional 12V systems that limit

system density and saving valuable

higher bandwidth and connectivity.

board space, time and money.

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small fraction (1/48) of the GPU current.

•

In data centers that are still relying

In data centers that have been upgraded to a 48V infrastructure, the NBM can

surface-mount package, the NBM

on legacy 12V distribution, the NBM

be used to support legacy 12V loads.

supports state-of-the-art 48V input

In mild hybrid and autonomous vehicles

•

GPUs using Power-on-Package (“PoP”)

using 48V, the NBM supports legacy 12V

Modular Current Multipliers (“MCMs”)

subsystems from efficient power distribution

driven from a 48V node sourcing a

at 48V with or without dual batteries.

(NBM2317S54D1464T0R) provides:

A complete solution with no external circuitry needed. By switching at 2MHz, the NBM provides low output

Vishay Unveils New Series of Direct Water-Cooled Wirewound Resistors layouts, and reduce the size of their

Vishay Intertechnology unveils a new series of direct water-cooled wirewound resistors that offers ultrahigh power dissipation to

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9000W with almost no external radiation.

The devices can handle an overload

end products.

of two times nominal power for 60 s

The devices' modular structure enables

without damage.

a multi-resistive element option.

The DCRF series offers low inductance (< 500

Optimized as load, filter, snubber, and

nH for model DCRF 38 x 178 with resistance

from 38 mm by 178 mm to 38 mm by 410

discharge resistors in large drives;

of 4.7 Ω) and provides a resistance range

mm, Vishay MCB DCRF series devices

HVDC; and battery-management

from 0.56 Ω to 27 Ω, with tolerances down

are designed to save space and increase

systems for industrial applications,

to ± 5 %. The devices feature power ratings

reliability over standard wirewound resistors.

the resistive elements of DCRF series

from 1500 W to 9000 W with a water inlet

The Recent Released Vishay Resistors

devices are in direct contact with

temperature of 65 °C and 8.33 l/min flow

water and insulated by ceramic tubes,

rate (deionized water with conductivity <

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eliminating the need for a heatsink.

2 µS/cm). RoHS-compliant and lead (Pb)-

Available in six compact sizes ranging

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Offers:

Can handle 10 times the power of

With almost no or limited external

free, the resistors offer a typical temperature

size, and two times the power of indirect

radiation, the resistors increase reliability

coefficient of 100 ppm/°C and operate over

water-cooled devices.

by limiting the surface temperature,

a temperature range of -55 °C to +120 °C.

By replacing multiple components with

while a safe failure mode prevents

one resistor, the DCRF series allows

leakage in the event of a water-flow

designers to lower costs, simplify

shutdown.

natural-cooled devices in the same

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New 650V IGBTs from ROHM Now Flaunts Soft Switching Characteristics ROHM announces commercial

technology that reduces

availability of 2 new types of 650V

wafer thickness by 15% over

IGBTs that is said to combine class-

conventional products and an

leading low conduction loss with

original structure featuring a

high-speed switching characteristics.

refined cell design to provide

Currently, ROHM is offering a total of

the industry’s lowest conduction

21 models consisting of the RGTV

loss (VCE(sat)=1.5V) with fast

series, which features short-circuit

switching characteristics (tf=30

tolerance, and the RGW series that

to 40ns).

delivers fast switching speed.

2.

In recent years, the emergence of IoT

Enables soft switching

operation, reducing design load

Internal device optimization

has caused an exponential growth in the volume of data generated,

makes it possible to achieve soft

bringing about a need to improve

switching for smooth ON/OFF

the functionality and capacity of data

operation. This decreases voltage

centers. However, as the number

overshoot during switching by as

of servers and UPS essential to

much as 50% over conventional

ensuring stable operation of the main power supply continues to rise, it becomes increasingly difficult to reduce power consumption. In addition, in highpower applications that utilize IGBTs there is a need to maintain reliability by simplifying measures against overshoot during switching, which can lead to device failure or malfunction.

In response, ROHM utilized thin wafer technology and a proprietary structure to deliver class-leading performance that optimizes the trade-off relationship between conduction loss and switching speed. For example, when used in an interleaved PFC circuit, efficiency is improved by 1.2% at

light loads and 0.3% under heavy loads, contributing to lower application power consumption.

In addition, optimizing the internal design allowed ROHM to achieve smooth switching characteristics that decrease voltage overshoot by 50% compared to products with equivalent efficiency, reducing the number of parts required along with design load.

Key Features 1.

Combines industry-low conduction

loss with high-speed switching characteristics

These two new series adopt thin wafer

products, reducing the number of external parts required, such as gate resistors and snubber circuits used to control overshoot. As a result, ROHM’s IGBTs eliminate the need for overshoot countermeasures on the application side, minimizing design load.

Lineup

Adding 2 new models – the RGTV series featuring a short-circuit resistance of 2us and the fast-switching RGW series – ensures support for a broader range of applications.

Availability: Now (Samples and OEM Quantities)

Applications

Ideal for power conversion in generalpurpose inverters and converters for IH (Induction Heaters), as well as industrial equipment, including power conditioners, welding machines, and UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supplies).

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consumer appliances, such as ACs and

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Maxim Enables a Healthier World with Wearable Platforms for Health and Fitness Applications Maxim Integrated Products enables

useful data for health and fitness applications

accuracy,” said Jussi Kaasinen, business

designers to extract vital signs and raw

based on photoplethysmography (PPG)

development director at Movesense. “Fully

data for their wearable designs with the

signals.

productized and commercially available

MAX-HEALTH-BAND, as well as monitor

In addition, it streams algorithm output

Movesense-based applications such as the

clinical-grade electrocardiograph (ECG)

and raw data from the health sensors

MAX-ECG-MONITOR enable customers to

and heart rate with the MAX-ECG-MONITOR.

via Bluetooth onto a smartphone app for

go to market quickly, while also providing

The MAX-HEALTH-BAND evaluation and

customer algorithm development. Algorithm

high performance and comfort.”

development platform, a wrist-worn heart-rate

output data provided includes heart rate,

“With these end applications, software

and activity monitor, features the MAX86140

heart-rate variability (HRV), step count, and

companies and startups can significantly

optimized optical pulse-oximeter/heart-rate

activity classification. For high accuracy,

accelerate time to market by using them right

sensor.

the heart-rate and activity monitor collects

out of the box,” said Andrew Baker, executive

The MAX20303 wearable power-management

beat-to-beat physiological data about the

director of the Industrial & Healthcare

solution and Maxim’s motion-compensated

heart. Compared to competitive solutions, the

Business Unit at Maxim Integrated. “The

algorithms.

Maxim ICs within the MAX-HEALTH-BAND

MAX-HEALTH-BAND, for example, is a

The MAX-ECG-MONITOR evaluation and

require less than half the power, allowing it to

complete solution allowing customers to

development platform features the MAX30003

last for seven days on just a single charge.

design a heart-rate and activity monitor in its

ultra-low-power, clinical-grade analog front

These ICs are also approximately one-third

entirety—using either their own algorithms

end (AFE), which monitors ECG and heart-

smaller to deliver a compact, comfortable

or the one we created for them.”

rate signals.

form factor for consumers.

It comes in two form factors—a wet electrode patch for clinical applications and a chest strap for fitness applications.

MAX-ECG-MONITOR

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The MAX-HEALTH-BAND is available

The MAX-ECG-MONITOR evaluation

at Maxim’s website for $200; includes

Many designers struggle to develop good

and development platform, featuring the

M a x i m ’s m o t i o n - c o m p e n s a t i o n

optical heart-rate solutions for health and

MAX30003 clinical-grade AFE, analyzes

algorithms as well as an Android-

fitness wearables. This is primarily due to

data and accurately tracks ECG and heart

based app for a complete, wrist-worn

the complexity involved in designing good

rate to provide valuable insight to customers

activity-tracking solution; available for

optical solutions and motion-compensated

for clinical and fitness applications. It

white-box license.

algorithms, which slows down the design

allows developers to run their own fitness

process. Designers must also consider

or medical ECG-based applications and

for $150; includes an ECG module

customer expectations such as comfort,

algorithms. Part of the Movesense ecosystem

that can attach to the chest for fitness

longer battery life, and reliable accuracy.

for biometric and motion sensor solutions,

applications or wet electrode patches

The MAX-HEALTH-BAND and MAX-ECG-

the MAX-ECG-MONITOR runs an open

for clinical applications; available for

MONITOR evaluation and development

application programming interface (API)

white-box license.

platforms solve these challenges.

for developing unique in-device apps for various ECG-based use cases showing

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Availability and Pricing

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The MAX-ECG-MONITOR is available

Medical Sensors Design Conference and Sensors Expo & Conference

MAX-HEALTH-BAND

heart-rate signals at rest or during high

Eliminating up to six months of design

motion activity.

MONITOR evaluation and development

time which is typically required for building

“Developers creating monitoring devices

platforms will be on display and available for

and prototyping, the MAX-HEALTH-BAND

don’t always have the special expertise

demonstration at Medical Sensors Design

heart-rate and activity tracker demonstrates

in measurement technology, visual and

Conference (June 25-26, 2018 in San Jose,

system-level performance at the IC level

mechanical industrial design, signal

California; booth 10) and Sensors Expo &

and can be used to evaluate AFEs and

processing, and algorithm development. On

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Accurate Sensing is a Very Critical Part of Any Smart City Solutions Infineon’s diligence in the global chip market is worth mentioning. With crafted prudency in the power semiconductor market, Infineon is revving-up its expertise into Smart Cities and India’s mammoth 100 GW solar target. During Solar India Expo and concurrent and 4th Smart Cities India 2018 Expo, Jyoti Gazmer – Sub Editor of Bis infotech while broaching with veteran YOUVRAJ CHANDRAKAR | Director & Country Head | Power Management & Multimarket at Infineon Technologies India, explored Infineon’s trait focus and strategy in Indian market.

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What areas predominantly is Infineon focusing in the entire gamut of Smart City ménage?

Accurate sensing is a very critical part of any Smart City solutions.

Infineon’s primary focus is our 24 GHz Radar and lighting solutions.

Radar technology is unique and is an upgrade of PIR based solutions in India. So if you had explored the booths here, none of them demonstrated Radar technology. Their solutions are based on PIR or camera, which can be complemented by our Radar technology. Our key solution is based on collaboration with eluminocity and Intel using 24GHz Radar. Apart from that, on the Smart Lighting domain, we are demonstrating 100 to 150 Watt programmable lighting solution which could be used in the recent Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) Tenders.

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Being a technology & semiconductor heavyweight, how strong is Infineon’s Commitment towards India’s Smart City vision?

We have a portfolio of components for Smart City solutions, which includes our Industrial 32 Bit ARM® MCU. We have a range of power supply solutions for IoT devices like our AC to DC product portfolio with high efficiency and low standby power. We have sensors enabling intelligence by gathering data on temperature, pressure, sounds and proximities of objects for Smart solutions.

We continue to develop other sensor technologies that we will be introducing in the coming months.

The latest generation of CoolMOSTM P7 devices from Infineon can

meet the power density requirement crucial in most IoT applications.

We have an efficient 1-2kW solution, smaller than your palm size.

With the SMD package, you can optimize the power supply and design a very high power density solution for efficient PCB design.

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How Infineon components are providing a backbone for the underlying smart grids, green mobility solutions, improved traffic flow and smart city infrastructure.

So in terms of solar solution, we have displayed Solar Optimizer here. The same optimizer can be used for powering an e-rickshaw charger using MPPT . You can use this Solar Optimizer, connected to the grid and the solar panel, and draw the solar energy to convert it into the electric energy.

In solar topology, efficiency is key, so the switching should be super-efficient and our MOSFETS are able to do that. Apart from that, we have the Silicon Carbide (SiC) Diode which i s also needed for the solar topology. We have customers and designs that people are using based on our SiC and MOSFET technologies.

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How are you penetrating the Indian market in terms of your solutions targeting the Indian solar market or at large the smart cities?

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The major concern that the government bodies, the public and the private entity are facing is the current talent pool and the kind of syllabus and what we are providing to the future talent pool of this country. So how Infineon is embarking them to bring new notions for the talent pool of the country?

Good question! We realized that we need to enable the ecosystem, not only from product but also a holistic standpoint; and hence this becomes a part of our university development initiative. Last week, we were at the Electropreneur Park, a start-up incubation initiative located in South Campus, Delhi, presenting what Infineon can offer as Smart City solutions. This is how we are enabling the youth, show-casing some of our solutions available and guiding them on what they can do with such solutions. This is only one example but Infineon is working or has initiated discussions with a whole bunch of universities including IIT Mumbai and Manav Rachna University in Faridabad. We are trying to work with them, with their academia because we realize it is important, that the future generation learns more about the kinds of technologies available in the market and prepare them for the upcoming years when they will directly work with these. Infineon always looks for solutions, which are futuristic, which is why we believe our 24GHz solution along with new CO2 sensors might be a strong component going forward.

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What will you take back from 4th Smart-Cities event?

I would say events such as this Smart cities Expo provides a good networking opportunity with meaningful discussions around business development and product tie-ups. Overall, the event is good and looking at how the market is picking up offering a range of innovative products, 2019 will open new platforms for the overall semiconductor industries.

As I already mentioned we are bullish about the overall smart cities programme and the 100 smart cities initiative. Infineon definitely has a strong portfolio to support the smart city programmes in near future.

A few quick pointers I would take back with me; a feeling from the government and the general industries that there is a strong wave of all things smart that is growing, still in a nascent stage but catching up quickly. So compared to last year, when people were more talking about smart cities, this year I notice there is a drive towards a solutions approach. And this will clearly help to support the overall Smart City initiative. We look forward to becoming part of this journey.

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shared fresh concerns after U.S. President

the tariffs will do anything to address U.S.

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concerns over China’s trade practices.

why imposing tariffs on our products would

tariffs on Chinese goods imposing 25%

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be harmful to our competitiveness and does

on $50 billion.

Friday (June 15), Jay Chittooran, a public

not address our challenges with China.”

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policy manager at SEMI, said that about

Industry analysts also expressed concern

products from the semiconductor supply

80% of the semiconductor products that

about the tariffs and raised doubts about their

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appeared on the list of products that was

effectiveness in addressing U.S. concern

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that this will be a hard-blow on the sales

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of electronic products and components.

inspection equipment and spare parts that

prices for consumers, a global slowdown

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enter the U.S. from China.

in business, and a negative impact on just

tariffs are necessary to close a $375 billion

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about every industry, including electronics.

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suppliers, EDA vendors, and companies

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the serious IP and industrial policy issues

side will quickly come to some agreement

administration’s efforts to protect intellectual

in China,” said an SIA spokesman in an

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Keeping Test Strategy Up to Speed with Automotive Technology Peter Spillman

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technology. As new technologies emerge, good management of testing needs is critical.

This may mean a reconfiguration of facilities, the upgrading equipment, or perhaps adding different types of instruments.

The accelerated innovation and lack of certainty over future technological solutions will drive an unprecedented need for suppliers and automotive test departments to react more quickly and broaden their testing capabilities. Rapid change means equipment will need to be replaced or upgraded more frequently, leading to equipment planning challenges and increased pressure on budgets.

Future testing will need to cover a wide range of technologies (including power management and control, high datarate communication buses, wireless connectivity and sensing technologies) that will be implemented in modern vehicles. Additionally, as electrification moves further through the vehicle, more areas will become subject to test.

Powertrain Whether in relation to conventional combustion engine cars, electric vehicles (EVs) or hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), managing the efficient use of power reserves is becoming a key competitive advantage for automobile manufacturers. The complex vehicle power systems found in next-generation vehicles will include DC-DC converters

that supply different subsystems, as well as mechanisms for recovering kinetic energy from braking, ensuring that all available energy is directed towards extending the distance that the vehicle can travel before it needs to be recharged.

Through the use of sophisticated test instrumentation, more effective on-board power architectures can be constructed.

Such tools are set to prove themselves invaluable in the testing of EV charging points as they start to be rolled out in greater numbers.

Internal communication As vehicles move towards full autonomy, no longer can the electronic systems be a collection of disparate functional modules, as they have been in the past. In order to provide the intelligence and perception required to approach human awareness, each of these functions has to combine into a single ultra-intelligent system. As many of the functions involved are safety-critical (such as ADAS obstacle detection), ultra-low latency within the system will be called for. As a consequence, invehicle networking infrastructure is an increasingly important part of automobile design – with longstanding automotive buses such as CAN FD, LIN, FlexRay and MOST being augmented (or even supplanted) by other technologies, like Ethernet. High-speed buses will in turn need high-speed test capability.

The wireless aspect Until recently, the communication functionality within vehicles was limited to the infotainment and satellite navigation systems. However, major transformations are now taking place – with the prospect of vehicles becoming connected to a greater breadth of communication nodes in the outside world. By transferring data to/from the infrastructure of smart cities, information can be imparted

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Electronic technology progresses – and safety increases With studies showing that human drivers cause over 90% of accidents, the automotive industry sees fully autonomous vehicles as a path to drastically improving road safety. This journey is well underway, as more electronic features and functionality have been added. In fact, according to analyst firm Statista, the electronics content in an average car is now around one-third of its total cost, and this is predicted to grow to nearly half over the course of the next decade. Initially, these enhancements took the form of separate modules, although now the trend is moving towards integrated ‘whole vehicle’ systems. Road safety will increase as more of the responsibility for decision-making moves from the human driver to the vehicle itself.

Automotive innovation will impact on automotive testing At a high level, the route to autonomous vehicles has been mapped out by organisations such as the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), but overcoming technical challenges will lead to unexpected directions being taken as the industry solves the challenges associated with new

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The automotive world is seeing unprecedented technological upheaval, as vehicles become more sophisticated and automakers add more safety functions across their product ranges. It is now common to see entry-level models with features that were not even available on high-end versions a few years ago.

As advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) technology gains greater traction, we move ever closer to fully autonomous vehicles. Vehicle technology grows in complexity as additional functionality is integrated, architectures are reinvented and increased connectivity is mandated. The introduction of emerging technologies is a challenge for design engineers and also impacts heavily on available test resources. Therefore, organisations supplying the automotive sector must use more flexible and innovative test equipment management strategies to keep pace with these dynamics and deliver project goals.

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about vacant parking spaces or delays on a proposed route due to accidents or traffic jams. This connectivity will also enable municipal authorities to monitor traffic flow and make adjustments to minimise congestion or pollution at peak times. In addition to this vehicleto-infrastructure (V2I) communication, in the future vehicles will also be able to communicate with each other via vehicleto-vehicle (V2V) communication. This will enable one vehicle to broadcast its intention to leave a road lane or arrive at an intersection, thereby significantly reducing the risk of collision. Likewise, details of traffic issues (such as an unexpected obstacle ahead) will be passed between vehicles to make them aware of these in advance.

Modern vehicles are already enabling travellers to connect via their smart devices, giving them access to applications that can make journeys easier and smoother (especially for younger passengers). The ongoing proliferation of communications within vehicles will lead to multiple protocols (such as WLAN, Bluetooth and NFC) being implemented in the vehicle itself, with mobile protocols (such as LTE and LTE Advanced) being used for communications with other vehicles and the local environment. Ensuring that hardware complies with the various communications standards involved will require access to an expansive range of test equipment.

EMC concerns As already stated, the amount of electronics in modern vehicles continues to rise. The average car today can easily comprise 70 to 90 electronic control units (ECUs). This brings two particular challenges with regard to electro-magnetic compatibility (EMC).

Instrumentation is needed to monitor the amount of radiated energy created by the vehicle and also the susceptibility of sensitive constituent electronics inside

the vehicle to externally generated EMC radiation.

Sensing technologies As vehicles need to be more aware of the environment in which they are situated, the role that sensor devices play becomes increasingly vital â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with comprehensive testing and verification being required. GHz-band radar is a key development for vehicles, and is also used in infrastructure applications for position sensing and object detection.

Likewise higher-resolution image sensors will need to be incorporated, so the HD object recognition systems can be employed by vehiclesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ADAS functions.

In time LiDAR-based imaging will become commonplace. This will push the performance envelope in terms of data transmission â&#x20AC;&#x201C; both in terms of the capacity and the latency that has to be supported.

Safety on our roads The core objective of migration to automated vehicles is to increase driver/ passenger/pedestrian safety. Through ADAS it is possible to detect objects, such as other vehicles, cyclists or pedestrians, thereby allowing them to be avoided without the need for driver intervention. To ensure the operational integrity of the ADAS hardware employed by vehicles as the degree of complexity increases, thorough testing will be required. In many cases this will need to meet ASIL functional safety specifications.

Re-thinking the approach to testing Accelerating development cycles and continually advancing technologies are putting a significant burden on test departments and their allocated budgets. The traditional approach

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utilisation information â&#x20AC;&#x201C; enabling betterinformed decision-making on when to exchange or dispose of a item.

Summary The changing dynamics within the automotive sector are placing strain on all facets of the industry that supports it. Test departments must innovate to manage effectively and be more flexible, yet still deliver on stringent budgets.

While all this may seem daunting, by partnering with a recognised test sourcing specialist, automotive test departments and the supplier ecosystem around them can make the necessary transformations and become more agile. Those prepared to take a different approach to equipment sourcing and management will be best placed to achieve the breadth and flexibility needed.

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equipment and a wide range of items available from stock are some of the immediate benefits of working with a specialist like Microlease - which has the necessary size, scale and experience in this area. The capacity to deploy equipment on a pay-per-use model, for a few days, over a few months, leased for the longer term or sourced on a rentto-buy basis means access to the right equipment when it is needed.

As project requirements change, equipment can be returned, upgraded or even traded in as necessary. This flexibility ensures that project cash flow is maximised and overall costs (in terms of both capital and operational expenditure) are kept to a minimum.

Going beyond equipment supply, Microlease also offers a comprehensive asset management and tracking service.

This can be used to keep data on the location of each instrument, manage its calibration and servicing, and provide

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of simply buying all necessary test equipment is unlikely to be an option for most companies, other than a select few with very deep pockets. The breadth of equipment needed for complex, multisite projects can rarely be supported via a single sourcing model, and forward-thinking test supply companies must therefore offer multiple options to manage test equipment through the entire lifespan of a project.

Microlease has been at the forefront of the test business for over four decades. It is able to provide in-depth advice and consultancy to help users make decisions on how to approach complex test scenarios. As a result it can significantly reduce the cost of testing and provide engineers working on projects for the automotive industry with the ability to modify their equipment base and individual unit specifications as needed.

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Anritsu Matches High-Performance Test Requirements Introduces Differential Noise Figure Measurement Option for VectorStar VNAs

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New Option for Industry-leading VNAs Creates First Solution to Conduct Extensive Characterization of Differential Noise Figure on Devices Used in 5G, Microwave Systems Anritsu commences industry’s first solution capable of conducting extensive characterization of the differential noise figure of differential devices used in high-speed wireless communication systems. The solution, which integrates a new differential noise figure option into the Anritsu VectorStar™ vector network analyzers (VNAs), allows R&D engineers to verify the receiver performance of low noise amplifiers (LNAs) and other devices used in the front-end of 5G and microwave back haul systems.

The option is available on VectorStar models operating from 70 kHz and up to 20 GHz, 40 GHz, 70 GHz, and 110 GHz. The New Differential Noise Figure Option Enhances: • The 2-port single-ended noise figure measurement capability of the VectorStar and allows the VNAs to measure 3- and 4-port devices in single-ended, differential and common mode operation with a variety of processing options.

• The Anritsu differential noise figure option incorporates the similar cold-source measurement technique as its 2-port method, which minimizes mismatch errors for improved accuracy compared to the conventional Y-factor noise source method.

• The new enhanced noise figure option adds the ability to perform levels of vector correction in 2and multi-port devices for greater accuracy particularly, when mismatch is significant.

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Measurement analysis of both correlated and uncorrelated noise can be conducted with the new differential noise figure technique.

The result is more comprehensive characterization of actual device performance for greater design confidence.

It is a superior method than conventional approaches that include an RF balun with only an S-parameter description or neglect correlation between device under test (DUT) output ports, which lead to improper characterization of differential devices.

As operating frequencies continue to rise due to 5G, the ability to more accurately characterize device performance will take on added importance.

Accuracy is further ensured by the extended range of network tools for VectorStar. For example, the VNAs have the ability to embed or de-embed single-ended and differential probes and

other networks during the on-wafer noise figure measurement process and correct receiver calibrations for other setup changes. The result is more accurate noise figure characterization of differential devices in an on-wafer environment.

The MS4640B VectorStar VNAs have the broadest coverage in a single instrument, 70 kHz to 70 GHz. Coverage can be extended to 145 GHz and 1.1 THz in broadband configurations. VectorStar is the only VNA platform capable of measuring noise figure, both singleended and differential, from 70 kHz to 125 GHz. The MS4640B VNA series offers a new level of performance for device modeling engineers struggling to accurately and reliably characterize their devices, for R&D engineers pushing the last fraction of a dB out of their state-of-the-art designs, and for manufacturing engineers who must maximize throughput without sacrificing accuracy.

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Test System from Ixia, a Keysight Business, Named Best of Show at Interop Tokyo 2018 AresONE-400GE Test System Demonstrates Aggregate Ethernet Traffic of 3.2 Tbps in a Single System Keysight Technologies announced that the AresONE-400GE test system from Ixia, a Keysight Business, was named Best of Show at Interop Tokyo held June 13-15, 2018 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan.

Approximately 500 companies and organizations exhibited at Interop Tokyo 2018, introducing products, solutions, and services, from which IT experts selected the winners for Best of Show awards.

Ixia’s AresONE-400GE test system received the Best of Show award in the Management, Monitoring & Testing category.

During the event, Ixia demonstrated the AresONE-400GE system, using second generation alpha LR8 QSFP-DD optics from Source Photonics, running full 400GE line rate against its productionreleased K400 platform.

Its remaining ports featured full line-rate traffic using various lengths of direct attached copper cables from multiple vendors. The new AresONE-400GE platform demonstrated aggregate Ethernet traffic of 3.2 Tbps.

"Keysight is honored that the AresONE400GE test system was recognized by the judges at Interop Tokyo as Best of Show," said Ram Periakaruppan, vice president, product development, Ixia Solutions Group, Keysight Technologies.

"While at the show, Ixia showcased the AresONE-400GE demonstrating 3.2 Tbps of Ethernet traffic. This second generation 400GE platform offers unparalleled capacity and density in a compact 2 RU form factor, which is critical to users when selecting their 400GE test systems.

National Instruments, Skyworks Jointly Showcases 5G Test

GHz 5G NR use cases, Skyworks has developed fully integrated solutions that feature up to 200 MHz of bandwidth and are designed to support mobile architectures. Skyworks used NI’s software-defined PXI platform to quickly and accurately verify the RF and DC performance of its integrated products. NI’s test software features up to 1 GHz of instantaneous bandwidth through its RF vector signal transceiver (VST) technology and advanced DC

measurement quality. As a result, NI customers can address a wide range of 5G NR measurement requirements, including testing for carrier aggregation and wideband DPD conditions.

“Skyworks is pleased to be utilizing NI’s RF VST to validate the performance of our Sky5 solutions for 5G NR applications,” said Kevin Walsh, senior director of Mobile Marketing for Skyworks. “Using NI’s PXI platform, we are able to validate key performance benchmarks.”

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Skyworks used NI’s software-defined PXI platform to quickly and accurately verify the RF and DC performance of its integrated products.

National Instruments (NI) announces that it is coordinating with Skyworks Solutions to test products from their breakthrough Sky5 unifying platform enabling revolutionary 5G applications.

The companies will jointly demonstrate Skyworks’ 5G New Radio (NR) devices at the GTI Summit in Shanghai, China on June 25 and 26.

The imminent deployment of 5G NR networks in the 3.3 GHz to 5.0 GHz bands is driving rapid innovation across RF front-end architectures.

Consumer demand for enhanced mobile broadband technology requires new 5G NR designs to support considerably wider bandwidths and new frequency bands while maintaining power budgets appropriate for mobile devices.

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Keysight, MediaTek Extend Collaboration to Accelerate Chipset Development and Testing of 5G NR Protocol Stacks Keysight Technologies announced that the company is extending its collaboration with MediaTek to accelerate 5G New Radio (NR) chipset development and testing of 5G NR protocol stacks.

MediaTek will use Keysight’s 5G Protocol R&D Toolset for Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocol development, pre-silicon deployment, and full stack chipset validation across sub-6GHz and mmWave frequencies using the latest 3GPP Release 15 5G NR standards.

Keysight’s 5G Protocol R&D Toolset is part of Keysight’s suite of network emulation solutions, the only seamless radio frequency (RF) and protocol workflow approach that enables chipset and device makers to efficiently develop and test evolving 5G standards and latest 4G standards in a single solution. These solutions accelerate the delivery of new 5G NR products by leveraging common development tools to eliminate siloed data sets and share design insights gained across each stage of the device lifecycle.

“Keysight is excited to offer our industry leading 5G expertise and elevate our long-term collaboration with MediaTek in 5G wireless technologies to speed up deployment of 5G

NR technologies and products to the market,” says Kailash Narayanan, vice president and general manager of Wireless Devices and Operators at Keysight Technologies. “Keysight’s network emulation solution portfolio offers the scalability and capabilities the mobile device ecosystem needs for early protocol stack development and chipset validation. We are pleased to engage with MediaTek on these leading 5G technologies.”

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Slovenian Startup MonoDAQ to Disrupt Test and Measurement Industry The MonoDAQ E-ACC accelerometer amplifier touts to save costs and increase precision of acceleration and vibration measurement.

The MonoDAQ E-ACC accelerometer amplifier can be placed near the sensor, eliminating the need for long analogue cabling.

Monodaq E-ACC is a compact device in an aluminium housing consisting of analogue front end with 18 kHz alias-free bandwidth, 24 bit ADC converter with up to 40 kS/s sample rate and EtherCAT interface. The EtherCAT protocol is a key factor in enabling large distances between devices – up to 50 m node-tonode. Devices are simply daisy-chained with a single network cable that carries signal and power. Synchronization below 1 µs is ensured along a virtually-unlimited chain of MonoDAQ E-ACC devices.

Each MonoDAQ-E device has a fully isolated front end with high dynamic performance as well as TEDS support for sensor auto-recognition.

MonoDAQ E-ACC devices come bundled with the powerful DEWESoft software which enables engineers without specialist electronics knowledge to be able to measure their phenomena of

interest – usually acceleration, force, pressure, temperature, etc.

Analogue, digital, GPS and video signals can be measured in the same environment and synchronized without any customization – no programming is needed to make a high-fidelity measurement.

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Microservices, Latency and Alligators in the Pond

Microservices Architecture Containers are essentially receptacles for microservices, and anybody building a scalable, robust application these days should definitely consider a microservice architecture – that’s pretty much what it means to be “cloud native”. Moreover, we can think of cloud-native applications as essentially using an assembly of various services, which, as mentioned, are housed in containers. While Kubernetes provides the key container orchestration features of scheduling, cluster management and discovery, it does not cover topics like visibility, resiliency, traffic control, security and policy enforcement. This is important, because these services interact with one

Dr. Todd Law

Senior Product Manager, Spirent Communications another over a network in the form of a service mesh, which is different from a traditional thick client implementation, where most of an application’s components reside on a single machine.

This is where Istio steps in and attempts to fill some of these gaps. Backed by Google and IBM, Istio (“sail” in Greek) is an open platform to connect, manage and secure microservices. The heart of Istio is the Envoy proxy, originally developed by Lyft, which performs service discovery, load balancing, etc.

If we put ourselves in the shoes of a developer who has to de-compose an application into a set of microservices, Greene’s comments, about disrupting in a non-disruptive way, start to make a lot more sense. We also begin to see how tightly applications will now be tied to the networks they run on. One of the standard criticisms of microservice architectures is that excessive latency will ultimately kill performance. Platforms like Istio will offer developers some solace in that they provide features like traffic routing and steering, or even visibility into metrics such as latency, but that doesn’t necessarily solve the underlying problem of a slow network, or more generally, a slow cloud. Essentially, app performance is now joined at the hip with network infrastructure performance, and the two are becoming more

intertwined than ever before.

Successful Transition to Cloud-Native Applications And this is where Spirent steps in.

Spirent ensures network infrastructure performance through tools such as Spirent TestCenter, which is used to measure throughput, loss and latency by simulating network traffic with realism and precision. Similarly, Spirent helps verify cloud infrastructure performance with tools including Spirent CloudStress, designed to generate multi-dimensional workloads to improve predictability and performance of an infrastructure, enable effective capacity planning, and provide bottleneck analysis.

Walking around the Orange County Convention Center, it was hard not to notice signs around the ponds, warning about alligators and snakes.

While Spirent cannot protect you from these exotic, but very real dangers, we can help you avoid getting bit by poor network performance, by enabling a successful transition to cloud-native applications.

Dr. Todd Law's professional experience includes over 18 years in the networking industries, with leading employers such as HewlettPackard, Agilent Technologies, Nortel Networks, and most recently Spirent Communications. Network test has been his focus for the past 14 years, and he has specialized in automation aspects of network test for the past five years. During that time, he has driven automation strategies that span from traditional script-based techniques, to next-generation automation tools which bring orders of magnitude in automation efficiency. Most recently, Dr. Law has also been instrumental in the formation of the Network Test Automation Forum, or NTAF, whose mission is to standardize the mechanism by which various test solutions communicate.

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Disrupting in a Non-Disruptive Way I had the good fortunate to attend Cisco Live 2018 in Orlando, where Cisco gave an update on its partnership with Google Cloud. In the keynote speech, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins brought Google Cloud CEO, Dianne Greene on stage to explain a little more in depth. Greene’s key message, which she repeated several times, was about “disrupting in a non-disruptive way”. While that may seem to make as much sense as an eggless omelette (there is such a thing), it’s worthwhile to try to unravel these cryptic comments. Greene herself provided precious little detail, but the kind folks at Google’s booth explained that the focus is on hybrid clouds, which would allow for Kubernetes’ container management software to work seamlessly in the cloud and with on-prem deployments. Earlier this year, Cisco had signaled its container-friendly intentions when it announced Kubernetes support for its AppDynamics (app performance monitoring) CloudCenter (app deployment and management) products. A larger announcement on the Cisco-Google collaboration is expected for next year and I would be surprised if containers are not part of the message.

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ST Extensive Portfolio are Tailored for Gamut of Systems and Applications that are the Heart of Smart Cities Congregating ST’s quad tech-honchos crafted a never-before locution with Bis Infotech team on solutions which are set to revolutionize the adolescent ‘Smart India’.

Below is the edited nub from the F2F interview during 4th Smart Cities event.

Vishal Goyal

Senior Technical Marketing Manager , Analog And Mems Group, Rf, Sensors And Analog Custom Products, AseanAnz And India, STMicroelectronics

Vinay Thapliyal

MCU Marketing Manager, India, STMicroelectronics

Sapna Mongia

Head -Smart Grids and Metering, STMicroelectronics, South Asia, Power and Discretes

Amit Sethi

Technical Marketing Manager, MMY, India, STMicroelectronics

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What ST is predominantly showcasing this year at this year’s Smart-Cities event?

Sapna Mongia: This year, we showcased our solutions for smart city, smart grids and metering, smart things and the communication technologies plus the NFC, smart tags offerings. Basically, we demonstrated our vast portfolio, showcasing ST’s Technology leadership in Smart Home & City; Smart Things; Internet of Things to the stakeholders

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Talking about the Embedded and MEMS segment, complexity is growing for design engineers in coming time because of security and equally rendering solutions integrated in one chip. So how you think is critical or proficient for the design engineers to work with ST? Vishal Goyal: In the MEMS segment, ST is already a market leader for MEMS in consumer and mobile application and we are the fastest growing company in automotive application. Now, ST is putting strong focus on industrial MEMS and sensors. With these industrial MEMS and sensors, we are giving a 10-year availability guarantee to our customers so that if they start to use our parts we will continue to supply those parts for 10 years. This is not the case with consumer sensors because their technologies changes very fast in line with innovation in consumer devices.

The Industrial sensors are very reliable because there are very less tolerance to failures. They are tuned to the industrial applications with very low noise, high stability and accuracy.

Security is a very critical aspect for any IOT system. In any system,

you would require sensors, microcontrollers, and the connectivity to send the data to the receiver and vice versa. Therefore, it is

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SEMICONDUCTOR

important that the data that you are sending over the whole the network is secured. We take of this aspect through many security features and protocols in our RF technologies and our microcontrollers. We offer 128-bit encryption so that the data that is transferred is secured. Apart from that, we also have several security specific chipsets.

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In a regime of a tech revolution, how indifferent are the Consumer and Industrial technologies churning, specifically smart devices?

Vishal Goyal : As said earlier, Industrial sensors are more reliable, stable, and accurate and capture less noise. Besides, we give 10year availability for our Industrial sensors. It makes them different from the requirement in the consumer application. Because in consumer application, the driving factor are: 1. consumption of power-they should consume lesser power because they are driven by battery operated application; 2. the size should be very small and, 3. the price should be very less. These are three very major aspects when we drive consumer products.

But in industrial, none of them is so important. The reliability is the most important factor in Industrial applications. In a sense that, customers are ready to pay higher price for a machine that, costs may be thousands of dollars. Industrial machines are power by mains so power consumption is not a very critical criteria in most of the cases.. This is how the requirements changes and this is the

difference when we design the sensors for industrial applications.

One of the typical example of Industrial applications is the predictive maintenance. It is one of the biggest buzzword today in Smart Industries. For instance, you may know that 60% of the electricity consumed in the industry is consumed by the motors. It becomes very vital to keep them healthy because they are, I would say the single most important component in the industry. So if we are able to maintain motors in a right way and able to predict the failures well in advance, we can avoid the failures by taking actions proactively.

This is how predictive maintenance comes into play.

The MEMs and sensors can capture the vibrations that the motor generates. If those vibrations are out of specification, out of the natural frequency of the motor, this information can be captured

by FFT analysis and sent over the network. On the cloud, analytics can be done to predict the failure. You will know in advance when the motor is going fail. This is predictive maintenance.

Our focus is strong in this segment and we are showcasing the same in this event. We are also developing some reference designs around the predictive maintenance. Other than that, the other applications for sensors in the industrial domain are the structure

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Can you elaborate more on the NFCs, its emerging applications from Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scenario?

Amit Sethi: It is a short-range, wireless link based on radiofrequency identification technology (RFIT) that has the ability to transfer small amounts of data between two devices held close to each other. NFC Operating at 13.56MHz and is based on the RFID HF standard (ISO14443 & ISO15693). It is Interactive and zero power, enabling convenient connection to the Internet of Things.

The demonetization forced everyone to take up smarter means of paying â&#x20AC;&#x201C; like digital wallets and net-banking. Near-Field communication (NFC) payments are not to be left behind. Instant payments in seconds is the motto driving contactless cards, which uses near-field communication (NFC) technology. While even swiping a card at a PoS machine takes time for authentication, entering PIN, printing slip etc, NFC cards offer a swift payment option.

Natural Gas, Water and the Electricity are the prominent resource of energy which is used for domestic, commercial and industrial purpose in the whole world. As the resources are limited, a precaution should be taken to minimize misuses and wastage.

A contactless NFC card based prepaid metering could be the solution to overcome these situations. This prepayment system can control efficiently the supply of energy in meters installed in the client's site.

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VANTAGE

monitoring. You can have sensors on any structures or buildings. In case of any natural calamities like earthquake, or any wear and tear on the building, the sensors can capture the tilt or vibration and pass on the information to the cloud using IOT enabled devices. Therefore, Structure Monitoring is the key aspect.

These are the type of applications which are emerging in the industrial sensors.

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When talking about ST, what are the major technology scopes that the company is looking into from the Smart City concept?

Vinay Thapliyal: For any Smart City concept, we can put key technologies in 3 categories – Sensing, processing and connectivity.

As discussed above, we offer wide range of sensors through our state of art MEMS technology. On the other side, we talked about short range connectivity NFC and then completing the things on processing side, ST is one of the pioneer in ARM-Cortex family based Microcontrollers. Today, ST has one of the broadest portfolios in this segment. The key elements of MCU for any application are based on key pillars - one of them is power efficiency. Our Ultra low power family of controllers are very well suitable for such applications. Second element is the performance, the more and more integration, the more of the intelligence you see across the smart home automation

or smart cities. That’s another pillar and our portfolio is enhancing the same through our high performance portfolio. The third element is the Connectivity. While our NFC devices provide short term connectivity; BLE is another good portfolio where ST’s focus is strong. Then going forward with the long distance connectivity, where you want to sense the data or you want some automation data to be monitored from very long distance or remote locations. ST stands strong in these Long Range solutions – LoRa and Sigfox are very good technology offerings to support this purpose. We are doing a lot of integrations also on the MCU side. So all these three pillars i.e. Ultra-LowPower, High performance and integration of connectivity solutions are ST’s strong points

in the MCU portfolio.

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Adding more, many of the power semiconductor companies are working on materials like SiC and GaN. Do you think ST will be focusing or is already focusing on these materials?

Sapna Mongia: ST’s portfolio of silicon carbide devices includes 650 / 1200 V SiC MOSFETs featuring the industry’s highest junction temperature rating of 200 °C for more efficient and simplified designs.ST has done a lot of research in this area. ST already has customers using these devices.

Q

Which technologies are showcased at ST Booth?

ST has all the key ingredients for the IoT: Technologies, Products and Partnerships to continue fueling our growth. We want to clearly demonstrate the unique value and benefits of ST’s Smart Home/City products and technologies to the varied stakeholders.

The theme of our booth was ST is making Cities Smarter. Over 22 demos showcase ST’s technology leadership in Smart Power, Sensors, Connectivity, Microcontrollers, NFC/RFID and Smart meters. A first time showcase of STM32 ODE Wall and Bluetooth Mesh demo along with Smart Parking, Smart Street Lighting based on PLC, Alexa, SmarTAG were displayed.

ELECTRONICS

EXTREME

'Workhorse' Lithium Battery Could be More Powerful Thanks to New Design

as ions travel back and forth through the electrolyte during charge and discharge cycles. If the dendrite breaks through the separator and reaches the cathode, short-circuiting and fire can occur.

Solid electrolytes have been shown to suppress dendrite growth mechanically, but at the expense of fast ion transport.

Choudhury's solution: Confine dendrite growth by the structure of the electrolyte itself, which can be controlled chemically.

Using a reaction procedure the Archer group introduced in 2015, they employ "cross-linked hairy nanoparticles" -- a graft of silica nanoparticles and a functionalized polymer (polypropylene oxide) -- to create a porous electrolyte that effectively lengthens the route ions must take to travel from the anode to the cathode and back, dramatically increasing the life of the anode.

Their paper, "Confining Electrodeposition of Metals in Structured Electrolytes," was published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Choudhury and Dylan Vu -- a rising junior majoring in chemical engineering -- are co-first

authors.

Choudhury, who is headed to Stanford University for his postdoctoral work, also devised a method for direct visualization of the inner workings of their experimental battery. The group confirmed theoretical predictions about dendrite growth with Choudhury's device.

"This is something I've wanted to do for, I guess, three Ph.D. students' lifetimes," said Archer, who's been at Cornell since 2000, with a laugh. "What Sne was able to do was design a cell that allowed us to, very elegantly, visualize what is occurring at the lithium-metal interface, giving us now the ability to go beyond theoretical predictions."

Another novelty of this work, Archer said, is "overturning something of a canon" in battery science. It's long been held that, in order to suppress dendrite growth, the separator inside the battery must be stronger than the metal it is trying to suppress, but Choudhury's porous polymer separator -- with average pore sizes below 500 nanometers -- were shown to arrest the growth.

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Cornell University chemical engineering professor Lynden Archer believes there needs to be a battery technology "revolution" -- and thinks that his lab has fired one of the first shots.

"What we have now [in lithium-ion battery technology] is actually at the limits of its capabilities," said Archer. "The lithiumion battery, which has become the workhorse in powering new electronics technologies, operates at over 90 percent of its theoretical storage capacity. Minor engineering tweaks may lead to better batteries with more storage, but this is not a long-term solution."

"You need a kind of radical mindset change," he said, "and that means that you've got to almost start at the beginning."

Snehashis "Sne" Choudhury, Ph.D. '18, has come up with what Archer terms an "elegant" solution to a fundamental problem with rechargeable batteries that use energy-dense metallic lithium anodes: sometimes-catastrophic instability due to dendrites, which are spines of lithium that grow from the anode

ICT

5G-OPED

THE ROLE OF FIBER AND TESTING IN 5G

Kashif Hussain

Director Sales & Marketing VIAVI Solutions

When we talk about 5G or any other wireless

technology, our brain focuses on the wireless aspect of the technology. In reality, only the last hop of the wireless network is actually wireless.

Most of the data communication happens over a wired network. RF spectrums being such a precious resource, mobile operators try their best to offload their traffic to a wired network as soon as possible. 5G use cases such as gigabytes of data throughput, augmented reality, massive machine type communication, and connected cars etc. will have significant impact on the capacity of the wired network supporting the wireless infrastructure, not to mention a significant cost.

The fixed parts of the overall wireless network are still classified as core, metro and access.

Core and metro are normally interconnected through optical transport. However, the access domain uses a heterogeneous set of transport technologies including fiber, DSL, G.fast, coax, micro wave, and mm-wave.

Basically, any cost-effective technology or a combination of it that can deliver data at

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a minimum required QoS. As we move forward in the 5G evolution, fiber deployment will grow exponentially (for example), and to ensure networks are delivering the promise of 5G, it is essential that service providers act to validate all

the components of the network every step

During the installation and commissioning

of the way. Seeing a green light on the

phase of the wireless network, the following

baseband unit or remote radio does not

tests should be performed at minimum:

guarantee system performance; signal

fiber inspection and connectivity test,

levels could be marginal or on threshold

power/optical return loss, xWDM validation,

and may not survive environmental effects.

fronthaul and backhaul validation, and

Having dust caps on fiber connectors does

coax sweep test. Failure to perform these

not guarantee a connection is clean; small

tests can significantly degrade network

particles can still migrate onto the surface

performance, negatively impact CapEx and

and contamination can occur during build or

Opex and cause customer churn. VIAVI has

staging. A shortage of fiber experts and the

been working with service providers to help

skill gap with installers is another challenge

them, through the complex journey to 5G.

the cellular industry is facing.

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LED

VETERANS

Smart Lights for Smart Home

Rajesh Uttamchandani | Director | SYSKA

Can casting out the blues, sleeping deeply

Without a filament to break or burn out,

20% heat energy, making them operate

and waking keyed up be as simple as

arguably the best reason to switch to LEDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

at lower temperatures. Using LED bulbs

changing a light bulb? Light affects sleep/

is their incredibly long life expectancy that

reduces the risk of a house fire because

wake cycles, body temperature, hunger,

can last for over 100,000 hours on average

they have lower heat energy emissions.

physiology and behavior. So aligning lighting

without showing their age (that's over eleven

They are extremely durable thanks to their

with our bodiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; natural processes is an

years at full brightness). This lifespan is 6

solid-state construction, so there's no

important step in improving well-being,

to 8 times that of typical fluorescent bulbs

broken glass to deal with, either.

productivity and relaxation.

and twenty times longer than incandescent

Thus, Light emitting diodes (or LEDs) is

light bulbs.

Traditional lighting methods require many

undoubtedly the most efficient form of 2. Energy efficiency:

color filters to give off a certain hue. LED

Tired of those high electricity bills? Installing

lights can emit the vast array of colors

and environmental advantages related to

LED bulbs in your home is an efficient way

without the use of these filters, resulting in

LED lighting, it seems like a rational choice

to reduce your power consumption and

increased efficiency and lower production

to switch over immediately to LED lights.

save money! LED lighting is designed to

costs. They also provide a truer, brighter

Consequently, usage of energy efficient

work at 80% energy efficiency. This means

color than a filtered bulb.

products such as LED lighting products is

that 80% of the electrical energy taken in

projected to grow at a CAGR of 24.66%,

by an LED light is converted to light energy.

in value terms, during 2016-2022, to

The other 20% is released as heat energy.

LED light bulbs can fulfill an array of different

reach $ 3,758.74 million by 2022 in India.

The exact opposite occurs with traditional

purposes and functions. Thanks to the

Moreover, rising government support and

incandescent bulbs (20% of the electrical

wide array of colors and shapes LEDs can

introduction of innovative LED lighting

energy taken in is converted to light energy,

be made to replace almost any light bulb.

products by manufacturers has resulted

while the other 80% is released as heat

Furthermore, their size and power-saving

in reduction in prices of these products,

energy). Furthermore, LED bulbs require

characteristics allow them to be applied to

thereby offering consumers with more

fewer watts to operate. For example, a

new and innovative areas. Some common

options to choose from, according to their

four-foot LED tube typically uses just 15-25

applications of LED light bulbs include:

needs and preferences.

watts, while fluorescent tubes of this size

flashlights, exit signs, traffic lights and

Justifying the above statement, here are

use more than 30 watts.

signals, remote control lights, Christmas

lighting. Although, on paper, it seems a nobrainer but after understanding economic

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4. More Colorful:

lights, and more!

some of the distinguishing advantages and benefits of LED light bulbs:

3. Safe to Use:

No more burnt fingers when replacing 1. Longer Operational Life:

5. Versatile use:

these bulbs! LED light bulbs only release

6. Promises a brighter future:

LED light bulbs don't contain mercury, like

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LED

compact fluorescent bulbs do. Combining

with the new LED tube light by removing

Outdoor – Street lights, bollards, fountain

that with the fact that they outlast their

the adapter and choke and redirecting

light, swimming pool light, wall light, wall

energy efficient cousins, makes the choice

the circuit to one end of the tube. Down

washer, step light, garden lights, post top

to go LED even clearer. They can also

lighters and panel lights are easy to install

reach their full brightness in a matter of

by replacing the existing fixtures with the

9. Easy to point in a direction

microseconds! Perfect for situation when

same cut out.

LED light bulbs are focused. They emit light in a specific direction. It is easy to use this directional light more effectively in

reaction time and timeliness play a vital 8. Wide range of product and solutions

various applications. LEDs can be made to

requirement.

lenses, which means less bulk and lower

Existing range of LED lighting solutions

role, such as emergency situations.

available for every application

focus without the use of extra reflectors or

Homes – bulbs and tube lights and cabinet

cost for the same beam of light.

lights

As one of the most energy-efficient light

come with easy installation provisions.

Offices/ homes / showrooms / malls – down

bulbs on the market, LED lights are better

Lamps come with B22 regular pin type

lights and panel lights

for the environment because they reduce

holder in India and E27 Threaded type

Specialty shops – spot lights

your carbon footprint and do not leach

holder outside India. Tubes like T5 come

Industrial/warehouse/manufacturing plants

poisonous mercury into our water systems.

with clip mounted applications and

– high bay lights and batons

conventional T8 series can be replaced

Stadium/ façade – flood lights

7. Ease of installation & replacement with retro fit:

APAC Hot-Shot as Smart Lighting Market Set To Surpass USD 24Bn by 2024 The growing popularity of smart cities one of the major contributing factors today for smart lighting market growth. Meanwhile, Smart Lighting Market is reckoned to surpass USD 24 billion by 2024.

Smart lighting includes an MCU (microcontroller unit) based system that integrates electronics, automation, and network communication for improving energy efficiency of the lighting system.

Technological innovations in LED lighting systems are largely contributing to the growing adoption of smart lighting systems for residential, commercial, and industrial applications.

Modern LED lighting systems have an outstanding operational life expectation of up to 100,000 hours. By changing conventional lighting systems to smart LED lights, users do not have to incur repeated cost of replacing the lights for several months or even years.

Also, in LED lighting systems, 100% of the electrical energy is converted into light as opposed to traditional incandescent bulbs wherein, 80% of the energy is converted into heat and only 20% excellent energy efficiency and minimal energy wastage.

The Competition The competition in the connected lighting market is primarily characterized by constant product innovation and new product

the latest advancements in the smart lighting technology and Internet of Things (IoT). These players are consistently involved in strategic partnerships for extending their smart lighting product portfolio and expanding their global presence. Also, a lot of companies are focusing on securing contracts for extensive smart streetlight installation projects from city administrators under smart city projects.

The Asia Pacific connected lighting market is projected to exhibit fastest growth between 2018 and 2024 due to increasing awareness regarding the benefits of energy efficient lighting systems among the countries in the region to achieve energy security and sustainability objectives.

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is converted into light. Thus, smart LED lighting systems facilitate

development initiatives by the market players by leveraging

ICT

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Refineries Digital Drive Spat Keeping CyberAttacks in Shade – Survey

Refiners are gaining financial benefits

their refining margins by more than 7

demand for digital technologies remains

from digital technologies but are missing

percent in the last 12 months.

strong.

out on the additional value that the most

•

•

cutting-edge technologies could provide.

respondents said digital technologies are

of refiners now rate the use of digital

According to Accenture’s second annual

adding US$50 million to US$100 million or

technologies within their company as

study, “The Intelligent Refinery,” refiners

more in value to their business, with another

mature or semi-mature (up from 44 percent

are not investing sufficiently to address

one-third (33 percent) of respondents citing

in last year’s survey). At the same time,

the increasing number of cyberattacks

between US$5 and US$50 million.

however, most refineries have yet to move

resulting from the proliferation of digital

•

beyond deploying well-established digital

technologies.

explain why more than half (59 percent) of

technologies, such as analytics.

The report surveyed approximately

companies surveyed — approximately the

•

170 executives, functional leaders and

same proportion as in last year’s survey —

digital technologies driving the greatest

engineers at refiners globally.

are spending more or significantly more

margin improvement in refining operations,

Key Findings Include:

on digital technologies than they were 12

respondents most often identified advanced

•

Forty-one percent of respondents

One-fifth (20 percent) of

This tangible financial benefit may

Likewise, almost half (48 percent)

Indeed, when asked to identify the

months ago.

process control and advanced data

reported that their company can now

•

analytics, cited by 61 percent and 50

determine the financial value of using digital

percent) intend to increase spending in the

percent of respondents, respectively.

technologies, including 30 percent who

next three to five years, up from just over 60

These are also the technologies to which

reported that the technologies increased

percent in last year’s survey, indicating that

refiners expect to allocate the largest

Additionally, three-quarters (75

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ICT

proportion of their digital budget over the next 12 months.

Cutting-edge technologies that could unlock additional value — including internet of things sensors and edge computing, mixed reality, mobility and blockchain/smart contracts — are only seeing partial adoption or pilot programs and are likely to receive less investment than the other well-established technologies over the next year.

In light of this, there is a need for more effective management of refiners’ digital strategies, with one-quarter (24 percent) of executives saying there is currently no clear role within the organization driving the digital strategy.

In fact, 43 percent reported that this lack of a clear digital strategy is a barrier preventing further adoption of digital technologies in their refineries.

However, change is afoot. While only 11 percent of respondents said their company currently has a chief digital officer driving the digital agenda, many refiners are making governance changes to drive greater digital transformation and address the convergence of information technology and operational systems. Specifically, one-third (34 percent) are creating new organizational structures, more than one quarter (28 percent) are launching a steering committee, and 15 percent are creating new C-level positions.

“Refiners are currently reaping just a fraction of the value that digital can yield,” said Tracey Countryman, managing director for Global Resources Industry X.0, Accenture.

“The next step will be to combine and deploy multiple technologies at scale to totally reinvent business processes and drive plant-wide transformational change.

Our recent Accenture Disruptability Index pinpointed the energy industry as the most susceptible to future disruption. Increased and tactical digital investment can better improvements to help refiners weather the storm. There are signs refiners have realized this and are taking action to capture these benefits.”

However, only 28 percent of executives cited

greater investment to bolster cyber defenses

digital tools to improve cybersecurity in one

With a growing number of cyberattacks,

of their top three priority areas for investment

there comes the associated need to

in digital technologies. Respondents were

constantly upgrade cybersecurity resilience

more concerned about how lack of digital

and response.

investment will affect their competitiveness

Indeed, 28 percent of respondents said

(cited by over 67 percent), how digital can

they are seeing more or significantly more

support cost reduction and improve their

cyberattacks than last year. Most worryingly,

margins (64 percent) and how weak digital

at a time when operations are becoming

investment might affect their operational

increasingly connected and exposed to

reliability (58 percent).

these kinds of threat, one-third (33 percent)

“With the increased exposure and risk

of respondents said they don’t know how

from ever-greater connectivity of digital

many attacks they are experiencing.

technologies comes a need to invest to

The need becomes more pressing

stay at least a step ahead of the growing

considering that 38 percent of respondents

threat,” said Jim Guinn, a managing director

said they see data security as a barrier

at Accenture who leads the cybersecurity

to adopting digital technologies in their

practice within the company’s Resources

organization. Among the risks respondents

operating group. “In order to do that investing

most often associated with cybersecurity

now in fundamental security capabilities will

are operational impact (67 percent), impact

be crucial to safeguard future operations.”

on workforce health and safety (39 percent) and data breaches (39 percent).

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enable the efficiency and performance

Rising number of cyberattacks requires

TELECOM

POLICY

Draft Digital Communications Policy to Reverse Trends • The draft policy rightly focuses on universal broadband across India and envisages speed of 50 Mbps.

• India's repo rate has remained unchanged since August 2017. The repo rate was cut in the said meet by 25 basis points.

On May 1, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) of the Government of India issued its draft of the new National Digital Communications Policy. This note attempts a critique.

Focus And Objectives

The draft policy rightly focuses on universal broadband across India. It envisages speed of 50 Mbps. It expects the sector to create four million jobs and contribute an additional 2% to the country’s Gross domestic product (GDP).

It foresees India moving 84 places ahead in International Telecommunications Union’s (ITUs) index that ranks countries based on the status of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs). It anticipates an over 200-fold increase in Wi-Fi hot spots in India.

It expects these objectives to be met by 2022. Clearly, policy draft seeks to reverse existing trends. It sees millions of new jobs in a sector that shed 90,000 jobs this year.

Similarly, it projects investments of $100 billion (or Rs 6.7 trillion) by 2020 at a time the current debt of telecom operators is over Rs 7 trillion and their revenues down 17% this year.

The objectives are ambitious. No country has achieved so much in barely four years.

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However, lack of precedent alone would be insufficient to dismiss the objectives as un-achievable in sectors like telecom and information technology, where easy scaling and disruption are familiar. Recall, for instance, that India has 100 times more mobile connections than barely 20

years ago and that it now leads the world

and interception.

in mobile data traffic. Objectives are not

Role Of The Private Sector

the problem

Meeting targets for jobs and investments is

Conducive Environment For New

impossible without substantive expansion

Technologies

of networks of sufficient capacity, access

A key feature of the draft is its focus on

to affordable devices besides services

creating a conducive environment for new

and applications. The task is massive,

technologies. This is welcome, even urgent.

since barely 30% of Indians use the

Most Indians still struggle with inadequate

internet. The expansion of broadband

broadband access and poor data speeds.

infrastructure and its subsequent usage

India will need to pull all stops to address

will undoubtedly require financial as well as

the challenge effectively. It is therefore

human resources. However, with publicly

counterproductive if players face barriers

owned players, Bharat Sanchar Nigam

in testing and deploying new technologies

Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone

or business models.

Nigam Limited (MTNL), accounting for less

Or, if they could not test wireless

than 10%, of revenues or subscribers, it's

technologies for lack of relevant spectrum.

inconceivable that policy goals can be met

The policy proposal rightly recognises

without private investments.

these concerns and recommends several

The Business Case For Players

measures including light touch regulation

It's not clear how far the policy proposals

and ‘delicensing’ of E and V spectrum

can improve the business case for players.

bands. The policy draft is right to explicitly

The document does admittedly, propose

mention the delicensing of V band in

lowering of regulatory barriers that hurt

providing high speed (several Gbps) links

growth of telecom services. These barriers

speedily and cheaply. US and several

include high licence fees and spectrum

other jurisdictions have already done so.

usage charges. However, there is little in

V band offers other unique advantages

the document to suggest that government

including near freedom from interference

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TELECOM

levies will have to come down drastically,

to achieve the objectives. However,

which would help to analyse whether the

from the current 30% to have significant

these strategies need more detail. For

suggested policy approach is tenable.

impact (and come in line with most of

instance, one of the “strategies” is to

Compare this, with the two significant

India’s peers). Recall that an inter-ministerial

launch a National Broadband Mission or

telecom policy statements of 1994 and 1999.

committee investigating the state of the

the ‘Rashtriya Broadband Abhiyan’. The

In the former, a rationale was provided for

sector’s finances less than a year ago,

Mission seeks to set up the following with

ending government monopoly in telecom

suggested no significant concessions

resources mobilized from the Universal

services and in the latter case, to waive

beyond extension of deadlines for payment

Service Obligation Fund (USOF) and Public

licence fees in favour of sharing revenue

of spectrum dues to the government.

Private Partnership (PPP):

with government. Recall also that National

Need For A Shift In Government Position

BharatNet: Provides 1 Gbps to Gram

Telecom Policy of 2012 had flaws like the

On Levies

Panchayats upgradeable to 10 Gbps.

current draft and is, unsurprisingly, largely

The policy document does not mention a

GramNet: Connecting all key rural

forgotten and rarely invoked.

change in government’s focus on levies

development institutions with 10 Mbps

Need For A Clear Policy Statement

and taxes, without which any revival of the

upgradeable to 100 Mbps.

What is required is a policy to put India’s

sector would be difficult. There is no text

NagarNet: Establishing 1 million public

telecom sector back on a path of growth.

to suggest that the government is ready

Wi-Fi hot spots in urban areas.

India does not need a complex telecom

to accept the inevitable short-term dent

JanWiFi: Establishing 2 million Wi-Fi hot

policy. Competitive telecom markets have

in its revenues from the sector. It would

spots in rural areas.

delivered massive consumer welfare in India

have helped if it said explicitly that it now

Scoping The Resources And Institutional

and across the world. Regulators in north

prioritizes economic impact of digital

Capacity

America, Europe, Australia allow largely

The above proposal for Rashtriya

unfettered deployment of technologies,

sector. In the absence of clearer statement,

Broadband Abhiyan raises several p

services, apps, business models etc.

one can expect only token concessions.

ertinent questions. What is the estimated

While they require players to buy scarce

The policy underplays the problems

investment? Have lessons of the much

natural resources like radio frequency

posed by the current licensing regime.

delayed BharatNet been factored in? How

spectrum at market prices, they impose no

The stipulation in the Indian Telegraph Act,

far can USOF resources support the rollout?

significant levies or revenue-sharing. These

1885 that mandates licences to operate

How realistic is the reliance on PPP? Has

'international best practices' have gone a

telecom services is a formidable barrier to

PPP in India ever delivered projects of

long way t o encouraging investment and

innovation and growth. Obtaining licenses

comparable size and complexity? Similarly,

innovation in most successful markets. They

is neither straightforward, not cheap.

which specific proposals in the document

could work the same for India. However,

Telecom operators and Internet Service

can increase the number of public Wi-Fi

they are inconsistent with the current

Providers (ISPs) often pay significant

hot spots -a mere 3,20,00 across India in

licensing regime with its many burdens

sums – a nationwide Unified Licence costs

2016- to the millions now projected? Will the

mentioned above.

` 150 million and spectrum, several billion

private sector have sufficient commercial

rupees. They provide bank and performance

incentives to expand Wi-Fi hotspots? Is

Dealing With Legacy Rights Of Existing

guarantees and must meet a long list of

there any analysis of the potential market

obligations including sharing revenue

size or business case? Or, of the recent

inevitably affect these rights and pose

with government, rolling out networks in

plans/attempts to extend Wi-Fi coverage

issues of level playing field between these

a specified time-period, contributions to

such as those of the Aam Admi Party in

players and new players who would incur

USOF etc. They often justify comparable

Delhi, where a presumably government-

no such costs. As mentioned above,

burdens on commercial users of delicensed

promoted and funded programme to provide

incumbent players have paid large sums

spectrum or providers of Wi-Fi hotspots.

citywide Wi-Fi coverage has failed to take

to acquire their rights. Perhaps a one-time

The new proposals must explicitly remove

off? Answers to these questions are critical

‘settlement’ will be necessary.

these burdens to facilitate a move towards a

to the success of the new policy.

Mahesh Uppal is the Director of Com

more liberal and innovation friendly regime

Structure Of The Draft Document

First (India) Private Ltd, a niche consulting

technologies over its collections from the

A change in the licensing regime will

A problem with the policy document is

company that specialises in policy and

Strategies To Achieve Objectives

that it lacks a 'status report' or a 'problem

regulation aspects of telecommunications

The various parts of the document

statement'. It does not offer an estimate

and internet.

admittedly, include sections on ‘strategies’

of the size and scale of the problem

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implied by the policy.

Players

FLIR Launches Next-Generation Black Hornet 3 Nano-UAV The latest Black Hornet from FLIR Systems enables operation in GPSdenied areas FLIR Systems launched the Black Hornet 3 nano-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for use by global militaries, government agencies, and first responders. The Black Hornet Personal Reconnaissance System (PRS) is already the world’s smallest combat-proven nano-Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), and FLIR’s next generation Black Hornet 3 nano-UAV adds the ability to navigate in GPS-denied environments, enabling the warfighter to maintain situational awareness, threat detection, and surveillance no matter where the mission takes them.

The Black Hornet PRS has been fielded by over 30 nations over the past seven years and continues to represent the cutting-edge in the combat nano-UAS space, enabling small combat units, SWAT teams, and first responders with immediately available intelligence, target-acquisition, and reconnaissance capability. At 32 grams, the Black Hornet 3 offers the lowest size, weight, and performance for UAS available.

Offering improved speed and distance compared to previous versions, the Black Hornet 3 flies 2 kilometers at

speeds of over 21 kilometers an hour.

The Black Hornet 3 also incorporates sharper imaging processing featuring the FLIR Lepton thermal microcamera core and a visible sensor to allow greater image fidelity. The design also features an improved encrypted militaryapproved digital datalink, enabling seamless communications and imagery significantly beyond line-of-sight and in closed areas.

Additionally, the Black Hornet 3 seamlessly integrates into the Android Tactical Assault Kit (ATAK) utilized by the military to provide battlefield networks and distribution of information to anyone on the network.

“We are excited to bring this advanced Black Hornet 3 to our warfighters and first responders,” said James Cannon, President and CEO of FLIR. “With longer range and indoor flight capabilities, the latest generation Black Hornet provides full surveillance coverage continuity to the mission. The Black Hornet 3 is representative of FLIR’s new focus on providing full-solution technology, and we look forward to playing a role in helping modernize our military customers.”

The Black Hornet 3, which includes two UAV sensors, a controller, and display, is sold directly through FLIR and is available to military, government agencies and law enforcement customers.

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Israel Aerospace Unveils 3D Tactical Radar System Israel Aerospace Industries has unveiled the ELM-2138M Air Defense (AD) radar at the Eurosatory exhibition today.

Featuring four full AESA staring panels for 360 degrees azimuth coverage, and on-the-move surveillance capabilities, the radar is positioned to become a gamechanger for tactical air-defense and force protection roles, Globes reports.

The first contract for 5 ELM-2138M AD radars was recently signed with a European customer. The radars will be integrated into the joint airspace surveillance system by the end of 2019.

The The ELM-2138M AD can be used

as mobile force protection radar as well as gap filler to complement the local or national Air Situation Picture/Recognized Air Picture (ASP/RAP), encompassing a broad range of airborne targets - such as transport aircrafts, high-speed fighters, helicopters, glide bombs or drones. The radar can also provide Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (RAM) detection, providing real time accurate launch and impact point information of incoming hostile fire.

As static radar with no moving parts, the ELM-2138M AD provides a significant advantage both in the operational aspect for on-the-move defense, while reducing

long term maintenance and significantly increasing operational availability.

IAI EVP and ELTA Systems Ltd. president Nissim Hadas said, “The ELM2138M AD provides new surveillance capabilities and improved RAM detection performance, thus enhancing force protection against a wide range of threats. We are proud of this new system joining our family of air defense radars used for frontline operational defense and force protection."

Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract to Build F-16 Block 70 Aircraft for Bahrain Lockheed Martin recently received a $1.12 billion contract from the U.S. government for the production of 16 new F-16 Block 70 aircraft for the Royal Bahraini Air Force.

The Undefinitized Contract Action award represents the first F-16 Block 70 sales and the first F-16 production program to be performed in Greenville, South Carolina. The Kingdom of Bahrain is the first customer to procure the F-16 Block 70, the newest and most advanced F-16 production configuration.

"We value our long-standing relationship with the Kingdom of Bahrain and look forward to beginning production activities on their first Block 70 aircraft at our facility in Greenville," said Susan Ouzts, Vice President of Lockheed Martin's F-16 Program. "This sale highlights the significant, growing demand we see for new production F-16s around the globe."

Further, Lockheed Martin expects F-16 production to create between 150 and 200 new jobs in Greenville. F-16 production also supports hundreds of U.S.-based Lockheed Martin engineering,

procurement, sustainment and customer support jobs and thousands of U.S. supplier jobs. The F-16 supply chain is currently supported by 450 U.S. suppliers in 42 states. The F-16 Block 70 features advanced avionics, proven Active Electronically Scanned Array radar, a modernized cockpit, advanced weapons, conformal fuel tanks, an automatic ground collision avoidance system, an advanced engine and an industry-leading

extended structural service life of 12,000 hours. The combat-proven F-16 continues to prove itself as the world's most successful, combat-proven multi-role fighter. To date, 4,604 F-16s have been procured by 28 customers around the world. Approximately 3,000 operational F-16s are flying today with 25 leading air forces, including the U.S. Air Force.

For additional information, visit: lockheedmartin.com/f16

India Conducts Successful Flight Tests of Agni-5 Long-Range Ballistic Missile the vehicle all through the course of the trajectory. All the mission objectives has been achieved.

The launch was the sixth test launch of Agni-5. New technologies, including a Ring Laser Gyro-based Inertial Navigation System (RINS) and a Micro Inertial Navigation System (MINS), were tested, cited an unnamed official to some sources Developed indigenously by the Defence Research & Development Organisation, the solid-fuelled Agni-5 is India’s mostadvanced missile, and is claimed to

be its first intercontinental ballistic missile. It was test fired for the first time in April 2012. The road-transportable canisterized version was first tested in January 2015.

Agni-5’s claimed range of more than 5,500 kilometres (about 3,400 miles) means it is capable of reaching parts of Africa and Europe and puts it on the threshold of intermediate range (up to 5,500 km) and intercontinental-class.

The three-stage missile weighs about 49 metric tonnes and can carry a 1.5 tonne payload.

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The solid-fuelled Agni-5 is India’s mostadvanced missile, and is claimed to be its first intercontinental ballistic missile.

India conducted a successful flight test of its Agni-5 long-range ballistic missile of late. A Ministry of Defence statement said, the sixth test of the indigenously developed nuclear-capable missile.

The release further clarifies that the long range ballistic missile Agni 5 is successfully flight tested from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island (Wheeler Island) and all the Radars, Electro Optical Tracking Stations and Telemetry Stations tracked

TE The future is technology! As we make slow progressions into the futuristic world, there is hardly anything currently that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t thinking from the perspective of being technologically forward with the one thing that never goes out of style.

Fashion Industry is one of the most propelling sectors in the world right now.

The fashion has taken a step forward with the adaptation of technology for the big events and even being innovative with the apparel and the showcase of the same.

3D Printing, Big Data, AR and VR, etc., are being used to curate designs and clothing that make more than just fashion statement.

What we are looking further in the future is that the clothing and accessories that will be innovated would be tech efficient and would solve problems for instance, the t-shirts with LED lighting was so popular once but now, the fashion tech has brought a t-shirt with a wearable device that monitors heart rates and scans through other health problems of the user. Some research suggests that the combination of mixing technology into fashion is going to reduce the use of smartphones. We are yet to see how that will work in the future.

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The fashion media was on fire when the news of the Milan Fashion Week replacing models with drones at the runway to showcase their latest handbags. But that was just the beginning. Fashion Tech has turned runways into a platform for creativity and to emphasize that tech can transform the way generations look into fashion.

The recipe here is to innovate something that is valuable and trendy at the same time. Closely examining the few trends that the Fashion industries are dressing up with: n 3D Printing- Move over pencil arts and sketches, we now have 3D prints can now can be used for printing jewelry, eye wears and other garments. 3D printing helps reduce wastage and is a boon for the environment. n Wearable Fashion TechnologyThe future is now with the wearable fashion technology already in place.

The accessories that connect to your smartphone and sends alerts on an uncertain event are the technologies that are already creating a buzz.

The reports of New York Fashion Week collaborating with Intel for an architectural sportswear label ‘Chromat’ unveiled a technologyenabled dress that expanded and collapsed based on the wearer’s body temperature, adrenaline or

stress levels. The dress was a sleek silhouette accompanied by a wingedlike structure behind it, which was the part that did the reacting. Of course, innovative dress like that is not an everyday type of wear but it’s important because, it paves way towards a future built around intelligent clothing that adjusts based on human whim. n Big Data- Fashion has moved from choosing garments from a specific store at a specific place to just browsing it online. Shopping has been made so much easier with Big Data doing its job. The shopping experience and virtual fitting rooms that allows customers to select specific garments and see how they would look wearing them.

Future Fashion Tech Fashion and Technology is a lethal combination. The future fashion tech is all about making statements in an efficient way. Last year, the fashion industry saw the most creative and bizarre trends.

Some companies like Nike, came up with the HyperAdapt 1.0 self-lacing shoeseach shoe has a sensor, battery, motor, and cable system that adjusts fit based on an algorithmic pressure equation.

When a foot is inserted, the shoe tightens automatically until it senses friction points.

There is pair of buttons near the tongue to adjust fit as needed.

The Google and Levi’s Project, “Project Jacquard”, was released last September and it has changed what a simple denim jacket can do. The jacket was a standard Levi’s denim trucker built to sync with a smartphone. Once a phone is connected, a system of smart fibers woven throughout the jacket (in tandem with a wireless “tag” remote) allow users to control smartphone functions through gesture controls, including just tapping on the jacket’s wrists to pause music or set navigation.

Fashion industry is a never at a rest, so there’s been researches and experiments being conducted every second. One great emerging innovation that we don’t know much about but the idea seems intriguing is the drug dispensing bra. Sarah Da Costa, the designer behind the kind thought of prevention of breast cancer for all the women who cannot orally take the drug. The designer worked closely with a specialist in microbial biotechnology and developed a way for the drug to be absorbed into the skin via fabric, through a process known as “micro-encapsulation”.

The drug-dispensing bra allows women to absorb the drug through infused “Foxleaf” inserts which are changed on a monthly basis.

The many other cases of melding fashion with tech includes, rain pallet clothingthe clothing and accessories range that changes color according to the pH of rain;

TECH

in the journal Advanced Materials how they have created the wearable power source. Simply put, the supercapacitor works like a fast-charging battery and can be recharged many times.

But, the secret lies in how the supercapacitor is constructed. The device is customizable or “editable,” meaning its structure and shape can be changed after it is manufactured while retaining its function as a power source. Existing stretchable supercapacitors are made into predetermined designs and structures, but the new invention can be stretched multi-directionally and is less likely to be mismatched when it is joined up to other electrical components.

Smart Clothes Power The new supercapacitor, when edited into a honeycomb-like structure, has the ability to store an electrical charge four times higher than most existing stretchable supercapacitors. In addition, when stretched to four times its original length, it maintains nearly 98 percent of the initial ability to store electrical energy, even after 10,000 stretch-and-release

cycles. The editable supercapacitor is made of strengthened manganese dioxide nanowire composite material.

While manganese dioxide is a common material for supercapacitors, the ultralong nanowire structure, strengthened with a network of carbon nanotubes and nanocellulose fibres, allows the electrodes to withstand the associated strains during the customisation process.

International Brands Tapping National Markets Gone are the days when Western markets were the global economic stronghold.

Economic growth is shifting from mature regions in the West to emerging markets in the South and East. According to McKinsey FashionScope, by 2018 more than half of apparel and footwear sales will originate outside of Europe and North America.

Rapidly growing cities in emerging markets are particularly important growth centres for the fashion industry. Many incumbents with developed countries as their core markets face a stagnating sales outlook and profitability, and must seek new pockets of growth.

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the handbags and clutches with sensors that senses any kind of dangers to women and many more.

The fusion of fashion and technology paves way for clothing that is efficient and comfortable. It will also eliminate the usage of devices like smartphones and IPods while on the move.

Zac Posen and fashion house Marchesa which used IBM’s Watson supercomputer to conceive a ‘cognitive dress’. The dress lights up and changes colour based on social media activity, engagements, and overall emotional feedback.

Adidas has teamed up with Silicon Valley startup Carbon 3D to work together on a new manufacturing technique called digital light synthesis. Their innovative tech mixes light and oxygen with programmable liquid resins to print 3D objects in minutes. Adidas aims to use this technology to 3D-print sneakers on a grand scale. Adidas has teamed up with Silicon Valley startup Carbon 3D to work together on a new manufacturing technique called digital light synthesis.

Their innovative tech mixes light and oxygen with programmable liquid resins to print 3D objects in minutes. Adidas aims to use this technology to 3D-print sneakers on a grand scale.

Sacchio also insists that that soon enough we’ll have clothes that collect health and fitness data without the need for auxiliary devices such as smartwatches, smartphones, or wearable bands, as “being on the body, connected fabrics can best read the body.”

Embedded Sensors In Garments Scientists from Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU Singapore) have created a customizable, fabric-like power source that can be cut, folded or stretched without losing its function. Being highly stretchable, these flexible power sources are promising next-generation ‘fabric’ energy storage devices that could be integrated into wearable electronics.

‘Editable-Shape’ Battery Led by Professor Chen Xiaodong, Associate Chair at the School of Materials Science & Engineering, the team reported

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Furthermore, adoption of disruptive technologies like advanced robotics, mobile internet, advanced analytics, virtual- and augmented reality and artificial intelligence is accelerating, with the potential to disrupt entire industries – including fashion. And with increased digital cross-border trade, it becomes harder for “local heroes” with an average value proposition to compete when anyone who is best at what they do in theory become a global champion.

Prototyping Fashion-Tech Engineers are threading circuitry into clothes to create comfortable devices that could make electronic fashion the future of the textiles industry. Smart textiles, where electronics are incorporated into fabrics, have been around for some time, from sensor-laden shirts that keep you cool, to dresses packed with LEDs. Despite these innovations, even the most determined shopper would struggle to find this type of fashion on the high street. Dr. Ana Neves, a researcher from the University of Exeter in the UK who specialises in wearable electronics, thinks bulky design is partly to blame. "The user needs to feel comfortable," she said. "Most smart textiles still rely on integrating conventional electronics onto fabrics, attaching them to the surface and removing them when the textile needs to be washed." As part of the E-TEX project, Dr. Neves and her colleagues are using a different strategy, by building devices directly into the fibres of textiles using flexible and lightweight components. A t-shirt, for example, could be designed to monitor the wearer's heartbeat without the need for embedded electronics. The idea for the project came about in 2014 when Dr. Neves developed a technique to make textile fibres conduct electricity by coating them with graphene.

She then decided to apply the method to incorporate electronics into clothing. The properties of graphene are ideal for use in textiles. The semi-metal is just a few atoms thick, making it extremely lightweight, and it can be bent and even stretched while remaining robust. It is also transparent, which makes it suitable for light-emitting

displays. Furthermore, applying a coating to fabrics should be easy to integrate into existing clothing production. "If we simply add a step or two, the chances of this type of technology being adopted will be significantly higher than if we tell a manufacturer that they need to completely reformulate their production lines," said Dr. Neves. So far, the team has built a type of fabric display using light-emitting materials. By sandwiching doped zinc sulphide between two layers of graphene – which act as conductors – the researchers made it glow. They then incorporated this set-up into an array of fibres, structured like a woven textile, to create a fabric wherein the intersection of fibres lit up like pixels when plugged into a power source.

Changing the light-emitting materials produces different colours. "It can be used to make a coat or a rucksack visible at a distance," said Dr. Neves. "For example, if a child is lost, activating the light emitting fibres would increase visibility, helping search and rescue teams to spot them from a helicopter." In the future, the E-TEX team hopes to harvest energy from a person's movements so that the fabrics can be self-powered. As flexible, plastic solar cells become more efficient, they could also be incorporated as a power source. There’s so much that might alter the fashion industry. Efforts are being made continuously to make the fashion more entwined to the latest technologies.

10 key trends that will define the fashion agenda in 2018 1. Unpredictability becomes the new norm 2. Globalization reboots 3. Asia steps up its fashion dominance 4. Personalization and curation lead consumer efforts 5. Online platforms come first 6. Mobile gains momentum 7. AI takes fashion to the next level 8. Sustainability shifts to circular economy 9. Off-price sector remains a double-edged sword 10. Startup state of mind Fashion worldwide would be transformed and everyone will have apparels and accessories that make more than a statement. As for the semiconductor and ICT industries, fashion would be the next big thing to opt for because we are talking fashion that is efficient and sustainable at the same time. It is a profitable area as the era that we live in has become an extension of the on-demand economy for fashion – "I need it fast and I need it now", so it’s not just the designers and fashion enthusiasts.

-jyoti@bisinfotech.com

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Simon Meadmore Global Head of Semiconductors, Premier Farnell and element14

MCUS and IoT Inks the Next Future!

In recent years, 32-bit MCUs, which are more powerful and sold at a higher price, have comprised a larger share of the MCU market. This trend is only expected to increase, as manufacturers introduce more IoT-enabled products requiring more powerful, faster performance. Joining for an erudite conversation, Simon Meadmore l Global Head of Semiconductors l Premier Farnell and element14, expounds on how IoT will be the key driver for MCUs and where the semiconductor industry is headed in the future with these IoT-enabled MCUs. Edited Excerpts.

1. Unlike yesterday where MCUs major focus was for the

orientation, temperature, light and humidity. Using an Excel

which is sweeping the MCU segment; hence, the architecture

mobile device that runs Excel for Office 365 and data can also

do you think this market will rev-up to these new demands?

basic spreadsheet knowledge can start exploring the possibilities

become a key driver in the MCU market. MCUs play a key role

triggering events that require follow-on actions in a matter of

industrial and automotive market. Today, its consumer demand

add-in, real-world data streams directly into any desktop or

and functionalities completely differ from early times. How

be pushed from Excel up to a unit’s e-ink display. Anyone with

EWhat was once seen as hype surrounding IoT trends has now

of IoT, interpreting sensor data, developing dashboards and

in IoT: sensors, distributed intelligence, energy management, wearable technologies, secure communications and building automation; yet demand for industrial and automotive remains – driven by the emergence of Industry 4.0 and demand for connected car, smart automotive applications and advances in ADAS and autonomous vehicles. There is huge demand for ultra-low power devices to support technology. In which MCU’s also play a key role.

Semiconductor and technology companies are responding to the extensive demand for microcontrollers across automotive, consumer electronics, industrial IoT, military, aerospace and healthcare. To specifically satisfy consumer demand, we are seeing technology launches that open the field to users who do not have previous development experience.

Hanhaa, for example, has launched a platform called Symbisa.

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This enables quick and simple IoT device deployment and data monitoring that is accessible to anyone. Symbisa offers developers and IT professionals an entirely new way to build IoT applications by using a Microsoft Excel add-in. The module is an all-in-one, always-connected device, approximately the size of a smartphone, that carries sensors capable of detecting and collecting environmental information including GPS location,

minutes – without coding, engineering capabilities, or a WiFi or network link-up. To complement this easy to deploy platform, users also benefit from a well-defined end user cost model, made possible by connectivity through Hanhaa’s own secure global mobile network, charging users by how often data is captured, rather than the amount of data used. The nature of this product, simply to deploy with a straightforward financial model for use, opens up IoT to an ever growing ‘consumer’ audience.

2. Today’s companies are taking new approaches in developing MCUs for certain area, sectors and applications, and the

opportunity is huge. What is your company’s approach to feeding this global demand?

As a distributor, element14 has invested substantially in its product inventory during the last twelve months, adding a number of new semiconductor suppliers to its product offering as well as deepening the existing linecard. New franchises include Xilinx, Nordic Semiconductor, with enhanced profiles from NXP, Microchip, Cypress and ST supports our aim to be there when it matters, every day, for our many customers across the globe and give our customers in India access to an abundant supplier product portfolio, making spot purchasing more convenient than ever. We

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also continue to work with start-ups and other businesses who have developed platforms and devices specifically for IoT including HanHaa (above) and Indian based Graspio who developed a Raspberry Pi add on board enabling users to programme IoT devices simply and quickly with drag and drop programming on a mobile app.

To support this increase investment in stock, Premier Farnell, element14â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parent company have also announced ÂŁ60 million investment in a new state of the art distribution warehouse in Leeds, United Kingdom. This new warehouse will be the largest distribution centre in the Premier Farnell group and a hub for future growth â&#x20AC;&#x201C; serving eight other distribution centres across the globe and enabling us to support our customers, wherever they are, better than ever.

3. A lot more software is lauding the MCU market. How Cloud is critically defining the MCU technology. What pros and cons does it bring?

A huge influence is put on which MCU to choose when thinking of how to connect to the cloud. There are many attributes to take into consideration, such as, power consumption, clock rate, memory and most importantly the security features required.

Fortunately most MCU vendors also have developments kits available to make this task easier and to help save the time of designers who are not experts in this field.

4. Now, microcontroller itself can have multiple microcontrollers connected to

it, what more major breakthroughs are expected in this domain?

TWe are seeing an increase in platforms processing and embedded artificial intelligence at the edge itself, giving 'smart' devices an ability to make decisions on the input received with little or no human

at all software levels (firmware, gateway and

element14 is currently working with Octonion

Cloud). It also provides an unprecedented

who launch their end IoT Edge Intelligent

Artificial Intelligence framework at the node.

Platform exclusively through element14

NXP have also recently launched a machine

in the autumn. This pre-industrialized IoT

learning (ML) environment enabling users to

platform (with a dedicated micro controller,

implement ML functionality on NXP's breadth

hardware and software will enable IoT

of devices from low-cost microcontrollers

projects industrialization 3 times faster

(MCUs) to breakthrough crossover i.MX

than currently experienced. The platform

RT processors and high-performance

incorporates Octonion edge software,

application processors.

enabling edge computing and management

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that address a growing demand for data

intervention.

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Sanjeev Gulati

Country Manager - India & SAARC VIVOTEK AIMS TO BECOME THE VERITABLE ‘EYE’ IN THE IoT For every country security and surveillance has become a key to survival. With rise in terrorism coupled with challenging security conditions, investment in security and surveillance by India has become a necessity. Coupled with the IoT capabilities, the security and surveillance sector is sure to be the next level thing in the industry. Uncovering VIVOTEK through Sanjeev Gulati, Country Manager - India & SAARC, BiS Infotech, Consultant Editor, Niloy Banerjee, got a magnifying view of the industry and VIVOTEK’s way forward.

Q

Security and surveillance have become the sine qua non (necessity or prerequisite). First off, what are the achievements for VIVOTEK so far in the global security and surveillance domain?

We believe that the best parameter to judge the performance of any business is the success that it has received in the market.

Considering this, VIVOTEK has etched its name in gold not only in India, but on an international level as well. Our leading deployments include traffic monitoring projects in India, UNESCO-recognized National Library of Latvia, Warplane Heritage Museum in Canada, and one of the world’s seven wonders, the Ancient City of Jordan.

This also displays the effectiveness of our products and services considering wideranging use cases where these deployments have been made. We received several awards including Product of the year in 2017 USA Security Today magazine, the Silver standard of Taiwan Excellence Award in 2017 from 528 products.

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IP Video Surveillance and CCTV are quickly becoming the norm in public spaces. There are a lot of emerging video surveillance tools allowing for greater networking of cameras, wider field of vision, cheaper access, etc. What are the new technological advancements in the field of security surveillance and how is the job made easier with these fresh off-the-boat technologies?

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solutions are leveraging state-of-the-art technologies such as video analytics and Artificial Intelligence. Video analytics enables us to develop our offerings based on the number of use cases that they have to fulfill. However, there are too many false alarms based on previous video analytics due to lack of knowledge about the object of interest, and difficulty of field adjustment.

But in the era of Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning help to train and learn from properly tagged data and keep improving the accuracy in new data.

Doing so makes our surveillance and security infrastructure more proactive and robust, while also eliminating the scope of human resource-related errors and omissions.

These technologies automatically analyze a particular use case, such as the frequency of human’s movements, human and non-human object, facial expressions even to aggressive behavior, security breach, or fire hazard, and alert the security department in real-time along with the video feed of the same. The network cameras can, thereupon, analyze the video and react as needed proactively.

Moreover, 360o network cameras and video dewarping technologies are removing our dependency on multiple devices, as their single unit can replace about 4 conventional network cameras. This also minimizes our post-deployment costs as they transmit a single video feed, reducing our post-installation bandwidth and storage requirements. These advanced products leave zero blind spots, a feature hard to achieve using conventional devices,

enabling retrospective tracking of events by even panning and tilting the (virtual) cameras of a recorded feed.

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The video surveillance market in India is expected to top US$ 2.4 billion by 2020. Although analog-based surveillance systems have accounted for majority of the share, IP-based surveillance systems are expected to increase in the next five years because of increasing IT infrastructure, demand for remote access, and declining prices.

Considering this, what are the versatile role of IP surveillance and how is it growing in multiple industries?

IP solutions and video analytics have enabled the transition of surveillance devices from their exclusive role as a security solution to other applications such as business intelligence and analytics. This has allowed players across various industries, including retail, healthcare, education, and so on, to recognize operational bottlenecks and develop their customer interaction and services accordingly, to improve their endresults. This approach has created room for increasing market potential and catalyzing its growth using these products and services.

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VIVOTEK has been collaborating with a lot of security and surveillance industries as well as with various distributors. How important do you think is the role of channel partners in empowering such organizations like VIVOTEK?

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To fulfill our global strategic footprint, we listen to our customers, value our longstanding partnerships, and aspire to create a sound industrial ecosystem. At present, we have worked with over 183 authorized distributors in over 116 countries to establish a comprehensive global network. We also established our India offices in 2015 to improve our channel development and service. Channel partners are the most unrecognized and yet the most critical elements of any brand’s success in the market. This is because they act as the representatives of your brand during their interaction with the end-user. Irrespective of the technologies that you use, the array of services that you provide, and your capability to deliver customized offerings, if you’ve neglected the role of your channel partners, your market performance is always going to be suboptimal.

Ensuring intelligent, as well as extensive alliances, we have also launched the VIVOTEK Warriors Academy, providing online, hands-on education and training courses to help its partners strengthen professional knowledge and achieve mutual success.

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Does VIVOTEK look forward to only collaborate with channel partners for distribution purpose or are there other visions that VIVOTEK is foreseeing?

We placed value on to create a sound industrial ecosystem, hence we collaborate with channel partners, and system integrators in well standard.

We foresee the tight relationship between solution provider and end-user.

To explore more demands from end-users, we built up a global project team provide before, during, and after-purchase service and work closely with our distributor and system integrator. This could enhance our bounding relationship with partners and discover the first-hand information from end-users. Furthermore, we also invested on global number 1 Customer Relationship Management platform, Salesforce for channel partners and sales communication.

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As earlier mentioned, the security and surveillance market envisions a massive growth in the next few years. What are the big opportunities and challenges that VIVOTEK outlines?

As a result of gradually increasing use cases of IoT devices, VIVOTEK aims to become the veritable ‘Eye’ in the IoT by leveraging its expansive technological capabilities in image and audio. We see a trend wherein devices are becoming “Smarter”. We are also increasing the role of cutting-edge technologies such as Artificial Intelligence to completely revolutionize the IP surveillance landscape. Our cameras have been equipped with Deep Learning technology, enabling them to learn and analyze without human involvement, improving their scalability. With the developments that are taking place here at VIVOTEK, we are confident that Artificial Intelligence is going to become a massive phenomenon in the years to come.

Secondly, users are more aware of using “safer” devices.

Cyberthreats affect not only security systems, but all IoT devices, and no company is fully immune to the current threats. In the

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Can you share on the recent Agent Vi and VIVOTEK alliance with Amazon Web Services?

Both parties leverage Amazon Kinesis Video Streams to present end-to-end surveillance solutions that allow uploading, storing, managing and analyzing surveillance footage on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Through this integration, the video feed captured by VIVOTEK cameras is fed to Amazon Kinesis Video Streams, which in turn securely ingests and stores video for processing and analytics. Agent Vi’s innoVi then analyzes the video streams to enable automatic detections and sends alerts for events of interest; such as security breaches, safety incidents, traffic irregularities and more. Powered by cutting-edge Deep Learning technology and a scalable cloud infrastructure, innoVi can analyze an infinite number of video streams originating from cameras located anywhere in the world in real-time, without the need to deploy any additional hardware or software.

Harnessing the power of cloud computing and the benefits of automated video analysis that eliminates the need for continuous human observation of video feeds, the collaboration will benefit surveillance users by delivering a simple, rapid deployment of a complete, end-to-end surveillance solution.

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VIVOTEK has lately unveiled the New Multi-Sensor Panoramic Camera with Superior Image Quality, the MS9390HV. What are the specs, functionality, applications and key market traction of this new offering?

Building on the strategy of “See More in Smarter Ways”, VIVOTEK introduced a series 180-degree and 360-degree fisheye network cameras. Unlike most traditional multi-sensor panoramic cameras which rely on 4 sensors, the MS9390-HV, with its dual 4-megapixel wide-angle lens design. It is equipped with a video alignment feature,

providing users both a detailed and yet seamless 180-degree panoramic view and a higher vertical field of view. This enables greater coverage not only on the horizontal, but also on the vertical plane, capturing an even greater field of view below the point of camera installation. For wide open areas requiring detailed coverage, such as parking lots, shopping malls, schools, parks and plazas, it can maximize the field of view and reduces the total number of cameras required, thereby saving on both installation time and maintenance costs.

Moreover, the internal tilt adjustment of the lenses of the MS9390-HV has been upgraded to 20°, allowing users to achieve the precise angle desired. Furthermore, the multi-sensor camera employs H.265 compression and Smart Stream III technology to create the most efficient system, and resulting in remarkable savings in storage and bandwidth consumption while at the same time providing complete video security.

The new MS9390-HV is further armed with a robust IP66 and IK10-rated housing, enabling it to withstand rain and dust, as well as to protect against vandalism or tampering in outdoor surveillance applications. In addition, its wall mounted design ensures simple and quick installation, with an included sunshield to eliminate interference caused by direct sunlight.

Key Features • 8-Megapixel Resolution • H.265 Compression Technology • 180° Panoramic View • 30 fps @ 4512x1728 • Video Alignment For a Seamless Image • Smart Stream III to Optimize Bandwidth Efficiency • Built-in IR Illuminators, Effective up to 20 Meters • SNV (Supreme Night Visibility) • 3D Noise Reduction for Low-light Conditions • Weather-proof IP66-rated and Vandalproof IK10-rated Housing

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The smart cities program is determining new fate for the country, wherein, security solutions will embark a strong-hold. How VIVOTEK is looking forward to position itself in this emerging opportunity?

To become the Eye in IoT, VIVOTEK has specialized offerings such as license plate capturing and traffic monitoring systems that can add considerable value to Smart Cities. Similarly, 360o and 180o solutions can eliminate blind spots while minimizing the overall deployment costs and subsequent operational expenditures. Moreover, to think out of box and provide solutions beyond security is also important for us. Our AIdriven solutions can, moreover, recognize the frequency of human’s movements, human and non-human object and can also be programmed for traffic, and crowd analytical purposes that can contribute in city planning and development initiatives – all of this without any form of privacy intrusion.

For instance, we launched a stereo counting camera to enhance business intelligence.

Featuring dual-lens design with VIVOTEK’s self-developed 3D Depth Technology, the camera provides precise tracking and a high counting accuracy of up to 98% via deep learning technology. Garbage accumulation is another area where our offerings can be effective. These tools could identify such regions and notify the local municipal corporations, thereby fulfilling the objective of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in order to ensure a safe and sound environment within these upcoming smart cities.

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Lastly, how has been VIVOTEK last FY, any key announcements and developments you want to share with our readers.

It will always be our target to keep global business profitable. We have achieved remarkable 30% YoY growth of US$190.97 million in 2017. We hope to grow steadily at a rate of 5% to 10% per year. The overall growth in the field of surveillance boosted our base at a remarkable pace.

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IQD Goes Global With Digi-Key Electronics IQD Frequency Products has signed a global distribution agreement with Digi-Key Electronics. Through this agreement, Digi-Key will distribute IQD’s frequency products worldwide.

The IQD product line, available for immediate shipment from Digi-Key, comprises of quartz crystals, clocks oscillators, VCTCXOs, TCXOs, OCXOs, GPS Disciplined OCXOs, and Rubidium oscillators.

“In today’s world where design engineers need product immediately for their designs, the agreement with Digi-Key enables IQD’s products to be available from stock at what we know is most design engineers’ first port of call,” said Maria Shoteh, Vice President Sales at IQD Frequency Products.

“Digi-Key will be stocking a wide range of our products for communication, consumer, industrial, medical applications, and “We are excited to expand our partnership with Würth Elektronik eiSos and offer their IQD Frequency Products line to our global customer base, as the IQD brand is highly recognised and regarded amongst the global design community,” said David Stein, VP, Global Supply Management at Digi-Key. “We are

now better able to assist the engineering public with global exposure on the Würth Elektronik eiSos product line that includes inductors and power magnetics, in addition to those looking for oscillators and other frequency control products to use in their designs and applications.”

IQD is part of the Würth Elektronik eiSos group.

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New Yorker Electronics Releases ASC Capacitor’s HCO/HCG Single Phase AC Filter Capacitor New ASC Capacitors Series Designed for Motor Drives, LC/LCL Filtering, Wind and Solar Power and More New Yorker Electronics has brought a new capacitor designed specifically for AC harmonic filtering or Power Factor Correction applications.

The ASC Capacitor HCO/HCG Single Phase AC Filter Capacitor is engineered for input and output filtering in UPS, Motor Drives, LC/LCL Filtering, Wind and Solar Power and other power conversion technologies.

The ASC HC (High Current) single phase capacitors are manufactured with very high quality metalized polypropylene film, designed for long life, low dielectric losses, higher RMS current ratings and low ESR. There are two types: • the HCG is filled with ASC soft gel • • HCO is filled with biodegradable vegetable-based oil.

Both designs offer excellent thermal conductivity to help reduce internal heating and extend the life of the capacitor. The oil-filled version is

order solutions for unique applications.

As a franchise distributor for ASC, New Yorker Electronics handles any custom requests for ASC products. They also supply the entire line of ASC’s DC Filters, AC Filters, Snubbers, Traditional Film Capacitors and Metallized PropyleneProtected Dry Caps for HID Lighting.

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RS Components Introduces High-Reliability DC/DC Converters Targeting Medical Applications The new series of 2W and 3.5W DC/DC converters offer excellent value and are approved for use in medical equipment RS Components is stocking a new range of DC/DC converters that target use in medical applications. Offering high reliability and excellent value, the TIM 2 and TIM 3.5 series are manufactured by Traco Power and feature 2W and 3.5W DC/DC converters, respectively.

Importantly for medical applications, the converters provide reinforced isolation of up to 5000V AC (RMS). Also, offering a low leakage current of less than 2μA, the conver ters are suited to use in insulating electrical equipment within the BF classification for patient applied parts.

The converters are approved to IEC/EN/ ES60601-1 3rd edition for 250V AC 2xMOPP up to an altitude of 5000m, and an ISO14971 risk management file is available. Further approvals include compliance with the latest EMC requirements IEC 60601-1-2 4th edition for medical equipment.

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compact DIP-16 or SMD-16 packages, a wide range of series models are available with output voltages of 3.3, 5.0, 9.0, 12, 15, 24, ±12 and ±15V DC. Devices in the series offer input voltage ranges of 4.5-12V, 9.0-18V, 18-36V and 36-75V DC. Delivering high efficiencies, the converters also offer operation at environmental temperatures from –40 up to 95°C and up to 90°C for the TIM 3.5 series. Both series provide shock, vibration and thermal shock resistance, according to MIL-STD-810F. The Traco Power TIM 2 and TIM 3.5 series of DC/DC converters are supplied with a 5-year product warranty and are shipping now in the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions.

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