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2020-06 Power Diodes Incorporated

[Jun 10 2020] Diodes Incorporated announced an enhanced version of its popular sounder driver for small and portable devices. The PAM8904E delivers higher performance at lower voltages in a smaller package. As a form of audio user interface, micro piezoelectric and ceramic sounders are now widely used in trackers, alarms, health monitors, security devices and smart sensors. The sounders are small and can be in ...

2020-06 Power Recom Power

[Jun 9 2020] RECOM's recently launched RBBA3000 non-isolated booster DC/DC converter is available in an industry-standard baseboard-cooled half-brick package with a maximum output power of 3kW. The input voltage ranges from 9 to 60VDC, and the user can program the output voltage and maximum current in the 0-60VDC and 0-50A ranges, respectively, through a single resistor or externally applied voltage. One of t ...

2020-06 Semiconductors STMicroelectronics

[Jun 9 2020] STMicroelectronics' new STM8 development board features the easy-to-use Nucleo-32 development board form element, making prototyping with 8-bit STM8 microcontrollers (MCUS) faster, more affordable, and easier to use for makers of all types. This compact board is equipped with USB port, and the board is easy to control and power. Onboard ST-LINK debugger/programmer, eliminates the need for externa ...

2020-06 Semiconductors Renesas Electronics America

[Jun 8 2020] Renesas Electronics, Inc., a leading global provider of semiconductor solutions, has introduced a new low-cost and feature-rich RL78/G14 rapid prototyping board to enable rapid product development for iot end devices. With faster prototyping and lower costs, users have the flexibility to respond to rapid changes in technology and the market, reducing time to market. In addition, Renesas also intr ...

2020-06 Passive Components TE Connectivity

[Jun 8 2020] TE Connectivity, the global leader in innovative connectivity solutions for high-speed computing and networking applications, announced the launch of thermal bridge technology that provides twice the heat transfer performance of traditional heat sink + thermal pad technology. As systems such as servers, switches and routers transmit data faster and design more complex, system power requirements i ...

2020-06 Power XP Power

[Jun 7 2020] XP Power has announced the launch of two new families of adapter power supplies that provide efficient, low-cost solutions for a wide range of applications. The new PSU can meet the power, energy efficiency and cost requirements of increasingly powerful modern industrial and technological equipment. The VES180 series delivers up to 180W of power, while the VES220 series delivers up to 220W of pow ...

2020-06 Passive Components KEMET

[Jun 7 2020] KEMET has now launched a new range of Surface Mount (SMD) safety-certified multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCS) for mains power applications. Compared to the lead disc capacitors, which represent the majority of safety-certified ceramic capacitors seen on the market today, the CAS series offers higher capacitance, smaller overall size, and simplified assembly, thus meeting the broad needs of min ...

2020-06 Power Diodes Incorporated

[Jun 6 2020] Diodes introduces a dual-purpose PI3USB9201 USB BC 1.2 detector that combines host and client circuitry to enable designers to optimize BoM size and cost, adding USB Type-C interface circuitry to devices, Examples include laptops, tablets, smartphones, drones and home appliances. The PI3USB9201 is now being manufactured in a 2mm x 2mm 12-connector QFN package. Current solutions require a dedicate ...

2020-06 Semiconductors Toshiba Semiconductor and Storage

[Jun 6 2020] Toshiba Electronic Components and Storage Corporation announced the launch of the DT02-V series of surveillance hard drives, a new series designed for digital Video recorder (DVR) and Network Video Recorder (NVR) platforms. Compared to the previous MD04ABA-V series, the new series utilizes the latest magnetic recording technology to achieve high magnetic recording density to help improve reliabil ...

2020-06 Power Renesas Electronics America

[Jun 5 2020] Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the launch of RX23W, a Bluetooth 5.0 enabled 32-bit microcontroller (MCU), which is particularly suitable for iot terminal devices such as home appliances and medical devices. By combining Bluetooth 5.0 with its Trusted Secure IP security feature in its popular family of high-performance RX MCUS, Renesas offers customers an optimized single-chip solution ...

2020-06 Semiconductors Melexis Technologies NV

[Jun 5 2020] Melexis announced the introduction of a new generation of LIN RGB (W) LED controller IC products. As the global leader in in-car atmosphere light solutions, the new MLX81113 will support the further development of LIN-based RGB LED in-car atmosphere light applications, also known as LIN RGB, which is already recognized by almost all Oems worldwide. Compared to the popular MLX81108, the MLX81113 f ...

2020-06 Sensors Vishay

[Jun 4 2020] Vishay Intertechnology today announced the availability of three of its smallest commercial IHLP ultra-thin, high-current inductors to date: IHLP-1212AZ-51, IHLP-1212AB-51 and IHLP1212BZ-51. Vishay Dale IHLP-1212AZ-51, IHLP-1212AB-51 and IHLP1212BZ-51 have 3.3mm x 3.3mm 1212 dimensions and operating temperatures of +155 C, saving space for computer and telecommunications system applications. Th ...