SnapEDA, the best way to discover and design-in electronic components, and Panasonic, the global technology leader, have collaborated to release a free collection of helpful resources for electronics designers. These resources include computer-aided design (CAD) models for over 75,000 of Panasonic’s components. These CAD models allow engineers to make custom products with Panasonic’s electronics components […]
Board to FPC narrow pitch connectors for wearable devices
Panasonic Corp. announced today that its Industrial Solutions Co. has commercialized the R35K series of board to FPC narrow pitch connectors for use in wearable devices and will launch full scale mass production this month. The new connectors reduce the board mounting areas and are configured to be highly resistant to vibrations and impacts, contributing […]
SG-P Series safety door switches with highly visible indicators
Panasonic has developed the SG-P series safety door switches that enable workers to see the open/closed state of doors of the entire production equipment at a glance. The products will be released in October 2020. They will increase the safety of workers during maintenance at production sites, as well as reduce machine downtime, thereby improving…
Board-to-board connectors provide direct connection between FPC and board
Panasonic has commercialized a connector with a unique structure that allows direct connection between an automotive FPC (flexible printed circuit) and the board. This connector eliminates the need for wire harnesses previously needed for connection, allowing the use of fewer components and fewer assembly person-hours for vehicles, as well as making room for improved design […]
Panasonic acquires data analytics startup Arimo
Panasonic has acquired Arimo, a California company specializing in deep learning and behavioral artificial intelligence technology. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Arimo develops Internet-of-Things and artificial intelligent products for commercial and manufacturing applications. Panasonic, which aggregates sensor data from factories, housing, cold-chain and HVAC, plans to capitalize on Arimo’s data science expertise,…
More efficient solar panels
Solar panels are touted as energy efficient devices. These photovoltaic modules HIT N330 and N325 achieve up to 36% higher yield per square foot, and help lower the installation and balance of system costs per kilowatt over conventional panels. The panels use a hetero-junction cell structure made of mono-crystalline and amorphous silicon layers. This design…
Panasonic collaborates with Facebook to develop freeze-ray optical disc-based data archive system
Panasonic Corporation today announced that it has developed freeze-ray, an Optical Disc-Based Data Archive System in collaboration with Facebook. By collaborating with Facebook, Panasonic was able to design freezeray to meet the growing demand for more efficient and sustainable ways to store and access cold data — infrequently or never accessed data stored for the…
Panasonic develops single cable and connector solution for transmission of full-spec 8K video signals
Panasonic Corp. today announced that it has developed single cable and connector solution that enable the transmission of uncompressed full-spec 8K video signals1. Currently, to transmit video signal…
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Panasonic’s New Grid-EYE Sensor
Passive infrared sensors have been around for years and work well when it comes to occupancy or object detection. They can also sense people or objects in motion, which makes them useful in building automation and security systems. These simple IR sensors, however, have limitations that keep them out of more advanced detection applications. For…