Technology Articles

2021-02 Power Silicon Labs

[Feb 2 2021] Silicon Labs, a leading provider of chips, software and solutions for a smarter, more connected world, introduces the new Si823Hx/825xx isolated gate driver. The new product combines faster and safer switching, low latency, and high noise suppression capabilities to be placed closer to the power transistor, enabling compact printed circuit board (PCB) designs. New advances in these gate drivers c ...

2021-02 Power United Chemi-Con

[Feb 2 2021] United Silicon Carbide Corporation (UnitedSiC), a leading manufacturer of silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors, announced that it will introduce four new junction barrier Schottky (JBS) diodes to complement FET and JFET transistor products. The new UJ3D 1200V and 1700V devices feature industry-best inrush current performance and are part of UnitedSiC's third generation of SiC hybrid PiN Sch ...

2021-02 Power Qualcomm

[Feb 1 2021] Qualcomm Technologies announced the launch of its 5G network Infrastructure family of chip platforms to accelerate the transformation of the cellular ecosystem to a virtualized, interoperable Radio Access Network (RAN) - a trend driven by 5G - for a wide range of deployment scenarios, from massive MIMO enabled macro base stations to compact, small base stations. Qualcomm Technologies introduces t ...

2021-02 Semiconductors NXP

[Feb 1 2021] NXP Semiconductors announced the launch of the 2x2 Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) dual-band + Bluetooth /BLE solution family, opening a new chapter in connectivity innovation for advanced gaming, audio, industrial and iot markets. The NXP IW62X product family, optimized to power the world's first Wi-Fi 6-enabled gaming console, will deliver greater capacity, efficiency and performance for next-generation con ...

2021-01 Power Nexperia

[Jan 31 2021] Nexperia, a specialist in high-capacity production of fundamental semiconductor components, has responded to industry demand by defining a new set of MOSFET products to maximize performance. Application Specific FETs (ASFETs) use MOSFETs that provide optimized parameters for specific applications. By focusing on specific applications, significant improvements can be achieved. Nexperia offers a fa ...

2021-01 Connectors Texas Instruments

[Jan 31 2021] Texas Instruments introduces a new family of low-noise DC/DC switching regulators with integrated ferrite bead compensation. The TPS62912 and TPS62913 have low noise of 20 µVRMS in the frequency range of 100 Hz to 100 kHz, and ultra-low output voltage ripple of 10 µVRMS, allowing engineers to eliminate one or more low voltage drop regulators (Ldos) in their designs, reducing power consumption by ...

2021-01 Power Maxim Integrated

[Jan 30 2021] Maxim Integrated Products, Inc (NASDAQ: MXIM announced the launch of the MAX78000 low-power microcontroller with a neural network accelerator that enables battery-powered embedded Internet of Things (IoT) devices to make complex decisions at the edge through fast, low-power artificial intelligence (AI) reasoning. Compared to software solutions, this fast, low-power decision implementation reduces ...

2021-01 Connectors STMicroelectronics

[Jan 30 2021] With the introduction of the STM32WB35 and STM32WB30 value product lines, ST expands the STM32WB dual-core multi-protocol microcontroller (MCU) portfolio, giving designers more flexibility to target opportunities in cost-sensitive markets. These two extremely low-power MCUS integrate a 2.4GHz RF dedicated Arm® Cortex-M0 + core with a 64MHzArm®Cortex-M4 core running the main application for uninte ...

2021-01 Semiconductors Silicon Motion, Inc.

[Jan 29 2021] Silicon Motion has announced a series of new ultra-high performance, low power PCIe 4.0 NVMe 1.4 master control chip solutions to meet the full range of market needs, including the SM2264 designed for high-end flagship Client SSDS and the SM2267 developed for the mainstream SSD market. And the SM2267XT DRAM-Less master chip for entry-level new small size applications. Silicon Motion's latest SSD ...

2021-01 Connectors Renesas Electronics America

[Jan 29 2021] Renesas Electronics announced a pair of innovative 80V DC/DC controllers to provide the additional voltage margin needed to reliably power data center servers, 48V communications and industrial equipment. The ISL81801 boost controller operates like an "on-chip uninterruptible power UPS" with both constant voltage and constant current mode control to regulate two-way current flow (forward or rever ...

2021-01 Sensors ams

[Jan 28 2021] Ams, the world's leading provider of high-performance sensor solutions, has taken the miniaturization of smartphone optical sensors to the next level with the introduction of the TMD2712, the world's smallest integrated ambient light sensor (ALS) and micro-micro proximity sensor module - 1mm x 2mm footprint. With a height of just 0.5mm, the TMD2712 can now be mounted with a selfie camera in the t ...

2021-01 Power Allegro MicroSystems, LLC

[Jan 28 2021] Allegro MicroSystems, a global leader in sensing and power solutions for motion control and energy saving systems, introduces the industry's most powerful 80V motor drive portfolio, ideal for advanced 48V automotive systems. Allegro's 48V motor drivers efficiently meet the urgent need for flexible and reliable solutions for electric vehicles. The new fully integrated gate driver family is based o ...