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2022-06 Semiconductors STMicroelectronics

[Jun 28 2022] STMicroelectronics has increased its development support for next-generation smart IoT devices based on the Microsoft Azure RTOS platform, releasing the first software package in a series of feature-rich STM32Cube expansion packages for product R&D teams. STMicroelectronics and Microsoft announced in 2020 that developers can use the Azure RTOS suite directly from STMicroelectronics' STM32Cube eco ...

2022-06 Semiconductors STMicroelectronics

[Jun 28 2022] STMicroelectronics has launched a new generation of ultra-low-power microcontroller STM32U5 series to meet the strict requirements of low power consumption in smart applications such as wearables, personal medical care, home automation and industrial sensors. Using high-efficiency 40nm manufacturing process and energy-saving innovative technology, the power consumption of each working mode is low ...

2022-06 Connectors Qorvo US Inc.

[Jun 28 2022] Qorvo's new QPF4516B Wi-Fi 6 front-end module (FEM). This is a highly integrated 5mm × 3mm FEM product designed for Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) applications to significantly accelerate wireless download/upload speeds, increase data transfer capacity, improve wireless network connection quality in crowded places, and Extends battery life in Internet of Things (IoT) client devices, ideal for a variety of Wi ...

2022-06 Semiconductors Toshiba Semiconductor and Storage

[Jun 28 2022] Toshiba Electronic Components & Storage Corporation announced that it has launched 650V super junction power MOSFETs, TK065U65Z, TK090U65Z, TK110U65Z, TK155U65Z and TK190U65Z, in its DTMOSVI series in TOLL (TO-Leadless) packages TOLL is a surface mount package that requires 27% less space than the common D2PAK package. It is also a 4-pin type package, which can make Kelvin connection to the signa ...

2022-06 Semiconductors Vishay

[Jun 28 2022] Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. announced the availability of a 100 % lead (Pb) free version of its popular NTCALUG series of negative temperature coefficient (NTC) ring terminal thermistors, making it the industry's first fully RoHS compliant advanced device of its kind. NTCALUG series thermistors feature 100 % lead (Pb)-free ceramics, which contribute to a cleaner environment by eliminating hazard ...

2022-06 Semiconductors Microchip Technology

[Jun 27 2022] Today, many consumer, enterprise and industrial devices use the USB Type-C port as the only input power option. While USB-C technology can provide high power and high data rates, it must be installed within a maximum distance of 3 meters from an AC outlet. With the increasing popularity of Power over Ethernet (PoE), power over standard Ethernet cables has become a more common, convenient and at t ...

2022-06 Power Texas Instruments

[Jun 27 2022] Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced a highly integrated Class 0 brushless DC (BLDC) motor driver for 48V high power motor control systems such as traction inverters and starter generators for mild hybrid electric vehicles. The DRV3255-Q1 helps designers reduce the size of motor systems by up to 30% while delivering higher gate drive currents for better protection and higher output power. The ne ...

2022-06 Sensors Semtech

[Jun 27 2022] Semtech has launched the LoRa Core product portfolio, as well as a new chipset in the series. The LoRa Core product portfolio can provide LoRaWAN network coverage on a global scale, and its applications can be applied to multiple vertical industries, including asset tracking, smart buildings, smart homes, smart agriculture, smart metering, factory automation, etc. The LoRa Core product portfolio ...

2022-06 Power Silicon Labs

[Jun 27 2022] Silicon Labs announced the EFM32PG22 (PG22) 32-bit microcontroller (MCU), a low-cost, high-performance solution with industry-leading low power, performance and security. With its easy-to-use and high-accuracy analog functions, the PG22 is ideal for rapid development of size-constrained consumer and industrial applications where low-power operation is critical. "Demand for high-volume, low-power ...

2022-06 Semiconductors STMicroelectronics

[Jun 27 2022] STMicroelectronics has launched a new AI firmware feature pack and camera module hardware kit that enables embedded developers to create affordable and powerful computer vision applications that run on STM32 microcontroller (MCU)-based edge devices. The STM32Cube feature package FP-AI-VISION1 contains several complete computer vision application code examples that run Convolutional Neural Network ...

2022-06 Semiconductors STMicroelectronics

[Jun 27 2022] STMicroelectronics has introduced three high-precision high-voltage bidirectional current-sense amplifiers that add a convenient shutdown pin to maximize power savings. The precision of the TSC2010, TSC2011 and TSC2012 amplifiers allows designers to select smaller values of sensitive resistors to minimize power consumption. At 25°C, offset voltage is within ±200µV, temperature drift is less than ...

2022-06 Semiconductors STMicroelectronics

[Jun 26 2022] STMicroelectronics recently launched a USB Type-C Power Delivery 3.0 reference design that supports Programmable Power Supply (PPS), with a maximum output power of 27W and zero power consumption without connecting a charging cable. Efficient power adapter design. USB PPS helps save power, reduce device charging time and heat dissipation, and lower BOM costs on the device side. The STEVAL-USBPD27S ...