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2024-06 Power Texas Instruments

[Jun 19 2024] Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced an advanced 650V three-phase GaN IPM for 250W motor driver applications. The new GaN IPM addresses many of the design and performance tradeoffs that engineers typically face when designing large home appliances and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. The DRV7308 GaN IPM achieves more than 99% inverter efficiency, optimizes acoustic perfo ...

2024-06 Semiconductors ON Semiconductor

[Jun 19 2024] As a leading global Semiconductor supplier, ON Semiconductor is committed to providing innovative, efficient and reliable image sensor solutions to meet the needs of a wide variety of markets. When it comes to creating differentiated and efficient vision systems, ON's image sensors offer several outstanding features and advantages. First, On's image sensors excel at high dynamic range (HDR). High ...

2024-06 Connectors Intel

[Jun 19 2024] Globally, the high price of electric vehicles remains one of the biggest barriers to potential buyers placing orders. The main reason why electric vehicles are currently more expensive to manufacture than conventional fuel vehicles is the high cost of advanced battery and motor technology. The most recent solution on the market is to improve the efficiency of existing battery technology through v ...

2024-06 Sensors Vishay

[Jun 19 2024] Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. announced the introduction of the IHLE-4040DEw-5A, the second generation of a new automotive device in a 10 mm x 10 mm 4040 package, expanding the IHLE family of ultra-thin, high-current integrated field shield inductors. Compared to previous generation solutions, the Vishay Dale IHLE-4040DDEW-5A offers an improved shield design, with polarity marking for improved EMI ...

2024-06 Power Cantherm

[Jun 18 2024] Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD), a fabless semiconductor company, has developed a range of energy-efficient gallium nitride (GaN) power devices in a bid to make electronics more environmentally friendly. CGD today introduced the ultra-low on-resistance (RDS(on)) ICeGaN™ GaN Power IC with a novel chip and package design, bringing the benefits of GaN to high-power applications such as data centers, inv ...

2024-06 Passive Components Melexis Technologies NV

[Jun 18 2024] Melexis, as a leader in the field of automotive dynamic lighting LED driver chips, announced the official launch of a new product MLX81123, further expanding the LIN RGB series product line. This chip is deeply optimized on the basis of the previous product, the package design is more compact, significantly improve the cost efficiency, while maintaining stable and reliable excellent performance. ...

2024-06 Power ON Semiconductor

[Jun 17 2024] Onsemi has announced the 7th generation 1200V QDual3 insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) power module, which offers a higher power density and 10% higher output power compared to other products in its class. The 800 amps (A) QDual3 module is based on the new Field Cut-off 7th Generation (FS7) IGBT technology, delivering industry-leading energy efficiency performance that helps reduce system ...

2024-06 Power NXP

[Jun 17 2024] NXP Semiconductors has announced a partnership with ZF Friedrichshafen AG, a leader in electric vehicles, for the next generation of SiC based traction inverter solutions for electric vehicles (EV). The solution uses NXP's advanced GD316x High voltage (HV) isolated gate drivers designed to accelerate the adoption of 800V and SiC power devices. The GD316x product family enables safe, efficient and ...

2024-06 Passive Components Nexperia

[Jun 17 2024] Nexperia announced that its best-in-class 650 V, 10 A silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky diode is now automotive compliant (PSC1065H-Q) and in a true two-pin (R2P) DPAK (TO-252-2) package for a variety of applications in electric vehicles and other vehicles. In addition, TO further expand its SiC diode portfolio, Nexperia now offers industrial-grade devices rated at 6 A, 16 A and 20 A in TO-220-2, TO ...

2024-06 Power Intel

[Jun 17 2024] Intel's Core Power Corporation has introduced a new system-on-a-chip (SoC) for vehicles called the OLEA U310. The main reason for this chip is its powerful performance and integration, one OLEA U310 can replace six standard microcontrol units (MCUS), significantly simplifying the design and manufacturing of automotive electronic systems. The emergence of the OLEA U310 can be said to be a revoluti ...

2024-06 Semiconductors Microchip Technology

[Jun 14 2024] The drive to decarbonize requires sustainable emission reduction solutions, and the market for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) continues to grow in tandem. On-board chargers are one of the key applications for electric vehicles, converting alternating current to direct current to charge high-voltage batteries in cars. Microchip Technology announced th ...

2024-06 Connectors Excelitas Technologies

[Jun 14 2024] Excelitas TechnologiesCorp recently launched its PX.DIMAX 3.6ST streaming high-speed camera for scientific and industrial applications. The new camera uses real-time image streaming to capture sharp images at a resolution of 3.6 megapixels and a recording speed of 2,166 frames per second, making it ideal for high-speed sorting, analysis and inspection applications including production control and ...