Technology Articles

2021-01 Power STMicroelectronics

[Jan 15 2021] STMicroelectronics releases the L6364 transceiver to bring more flexibility to connecting IO-Link devices. In addition to the DC/DC converter and dual-mode UART transceiver, the new product offers two communication channels that can be configured as dual outputs for increased drive current strength. The L6364 supports IO-Link's COM2 (38.4 kbaud) and COM3 (230.4 kbaud) communication rates, as well ...

2021-01 Power Nexperia

[Jan 15 2021] Nexperia, a high-capacity production specialist in the production of basic semiconductor components, has announced a new range of LED drivers in a DFN2020D-6 (SOT1118D) package that saves space. The LED driver has a solderability side (SWF) that facilitates AOI (Automatic Optical Inspection) and improves reliability. This is the first time LED drivers have used this beneficial package. The new pi ...

2021-01 Power Renesas Electronics America

[Jan 14 2021] Renesas Electronics announced a partnership with Andes Technology Startup Technology IP, a leading provider of RISC-V architecture embedded CPU cores and related SoC development environments. Renesas has selected AndesCoreTM 32-bit RISC-V CPU core IP for use in its new dedicated standard product and will begin offering samples to customers in the second half of 2021. Frankwell Lin, President of A ...

2021-01 Connectors STMicroelectronics

[Jan 14 2021] Semiconductor supplier ST has launched the world's first MasterGaN product platform embedded with a silicon-based half-bridge driver chip and a pair of gallium nitride (GaN) transistors, an integrated solution that will help accelerate the development of the next generation of lightweight and energy efficient chargers and power adapters for consumer electronics and industry under 400W. GaN techno ...

2021-01 Connectors Infineon Technologies

[Jan 13 2021] In the design of SMPS for industrial applications, the latest technology trends will take into account the need for high efficiency, high power density and rising bus voltage, thus triggering the need for 650V breakdown voltage power devices. The 650 V CoolMOS™ CFD7 product family from Infineon Technologies meets these needs. This device is suitable for resonance topologies in soft switching appl ...

2021-01 Sensors C&K

[Jan 13 2021] C&K expands the product range of magnetic short-range sensors to improve the flexibility and reliability of non-contact positioning and short-range detection in harsh environments. The MPSR series sensors feature a reinforced aluminum housing and stainless steel cable for unmatched sensing performance in dirty environments. With a service life of up to 4 million operations, the sensor enables rel ...

2021-01 Connectors Microchip Technology

[Jan 12 2021] Microchip Technology announced the introduction of a new line of PIC Ultra-low Power (XLP) microcontrollers that make it easy for system developers to add a range of innovative features when designing battery-powered and other power-sensitive products with or without LCD displays. The new PIC24F GU and GL series of microcontrollers integrate 14 kern-independent low-power peripherals (CIPs) that o ...

2021-01 Passive Components Yageo

[Jan 12 2021] Yageo's KEMET, the world's leading supplier of electronic components, announced the launch of its new R52 series of compact polypropylene film X2 EMI (electromagnetic interference) suppression capacitors. The series meets the growing demand for smaller, large capacitor X2 class solutions for EMI suppression in automotive, industrial, consumer and energy applications. The R52 series offers capacit ...

2021-01 Connectors STMicroelectronics

[Jan 11 2021] STMicroelectronics introduces record speed STM32* microcontroller (MCU) embedded in flash memory, bringing high-end features of graphical user interface, AI and advanced network protection to cost-conscious new products.The new STM32H7 MCU is based on the Arm® Cortex-M7 core at 550 MHz and is the fastest on-chip flash memory MCU in the deep embedded application market. These single-core microcont ...

2021-01 Semiconductors ON Semiconductor

[Jan 11 2021] ON Semiconductor, driving energy efficient innovation, introduces the AR0234CS 2.3 megapixel CMOS image sensor with global shutter technology. This high-performance sensor is designed for a variety of applications, including machine vision cameras, augmented reality (AR)/ virtual reality (VR)/ mixed reality (MR) headsets, autonomous mobile robots (AMR) and barcode readers. The AR0234CS captures 1 ...

2021-01 Power Renesas Electronics America

[Jan 10 2021] Renesas Electronics Group announced the launch of nine new RA6M4 MCU products to expand its RA6 family of microcontrollers (MCUS), bringing the RA product family to 42 MCUS. The new 32-bit MCU uses the Arm® Cortex®-M33 core based on the Armv8-M architecture and supports TrustZone for performance up to 200 MHz. The RA6M4 MCU delivers optimized performance and leading-edge security and connectivity ...

2021-01 Power XP Power

[Jan 9 2021] XP Power officially announces the addition of an ultra-thin housing product to the HPT5K0 series of high-power density, high-efficiency, 5kW AC-DC power modules. Like the existing products in the family, the new HPT5K0-L products feature three-phase, three-wire and grounded, 180 to 528VAC inputs and are ITE/ industrial and medical safety certified. The new '-L' specific product is mounted on a bo ...