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PRODUCT SHOWCASE Electronex arrives in Melbourne this May Electronex, the electronics design and assembly expo returns to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on the 10-11th of May 2023. Electronex is Australia’s pre-­ eminent exhibition for companies using electronics in design, assembly, manufacture and service in Australia. The SMCBA Electronics Design and Manufacture Conference will also be held, featuring technical workshops from international and local experts. In an exciting new development, Electronex will be co-located with Australian Manufacturing Week, with trade visitors now able to visit both events on Wednesday or Thursday. This allows visitors to see the entire spectrum of the latest products, technology and turnkey solutions for the electronics and manufacturing sectors. Attending this event is a must for designers, engineers, managers and other decision-­ makers involved in designing or manufacturing products that utilise electronics. The expo will showcase a wide range of electronic components, surface mount and inspection equipment, test and measurement and other products and services. Companies can also discuss their specific requirements with contract manufacturers that can design and produce turnkey solutions. Register to attend for free at www.electronex. com.au Australasian Exhibitions and Events Pty Ltd Suite 11, Pier 35-263 Lorimer St Port Melbourne VIC 3207 Tel: (03) 9676 2133 mail: ngray<at>auexhibitions.com.au Web: www.auexhibitions.com.au Nordic Semiconductors new nRF7002 companion IC for WiFi 6 The nRF7002 is a low-power WiFi 6 companion IC providing seamless dual-band connectivity (2.4 & 5GHz). The nRF7002 can be used together with Nordic’s nRF52 & nRF53 series multi-protocol SoCs and the nRF9160 cellular IoT SiP (LTE-M/NB-IoT) . But it also can be used in conjunction with non-Nordic host devices. The nRF7002 brings low power and secure WiFi to the IoT sphere. The dual-band IC complies with Station (STA), Soft Access Point (AP), and WiFi direct operation, and meets the IEEE 802.11b, a, g, n (“Wi-Fi 4”), ac (“5”), and ax (“6”) standards. It also works with Bluetooth LE, Thread, and Zigbee. The nRF7002 supports Target Wake Time (TWT), a key WiFi 6 power saving feature. Interfacing with a host processor is done via SPI or Quad SPI. The IC offers a single spatial stream, 20MHz channel bandwidth, 64 QAM (MCS7), OFDMA, up to 86Mbps PHY throughput, and BSS coloring. The nRF7002 is the ideal choice for implementing low power SSID-based WiFi locationing when used together with the nRF9160 and nRF Cloud Location Services. This is all supported by the devel- opment kit. The dev kit includes an nRF7002 IC and features an nRF5340 multi-protocol SoC as a host processor. The nRF5340 embeds a 128MHz Arm Cortex-M33 application processor and a 64MHz network processor. The dev kit includes: Arduino connectors; two programmable buttons; a WiFi dual-band antenna and a Bluetooth LE antenna, and current measurement pins. The nRF7002 companion IC and dev kit are available now from Nordic’s distribution partners. Nordic Semiconductors www.nordicsemi.com High current inductor for automotive applications Würth Elektronik introduces another AEC-Q200 certified SMD inductor: the WE-XHMA. It features an extremely high current capability of up to 50.6A saturation current and the ability to handle high current transient peaks. Its design with a flat wire coil and composite core material ensures low copper losses and stable behavior under temperature fluctuations. siliconchip.com.au The WE-XHMA is particularly suitable for use in DC/DC converters for high current supply and FPGAs, as well as filter applications. In contrast to conventional core materials, the compact coil shows hardly any temperature-­dependent fluctuations in terms of inductance and saturation current. The higher energy density and the compact design make it useful for switch-mode power supplies. Furthermore, it shows a lower skin effect at higher frequencies and the heat dissipation towards the circuit board is also Australia's electronics magazine better than round wire. The compact molded magnetically shielded coils have an operating temperature range of -40°C to +125°C. The WE-XHMA is available in SMT styles: 6030, 6060, 8080, 1090 and 1510. You can also choose between saturation currents from 9.3 to 50.6A. Free samples for developers are provided. Würth Elektronik Max-Eyth-Straße 1 74638 Waldenburg Germany www.we-online.com March 2023  55