Technology Articles

2020-04 Semiconductors Qorvo US Inc.

[Apr 9 2020] Qorvo, a leading provider of core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications, today announced the PAC5xxx, the most powerful new power application controller (PAC) family on the market. This family of single-chip SOC controllers delivers high efficiency, high performance and long battery life for brushless direct current (BLDC) motor powered tools. Larry Bla ...

2020-04 Connectors Panasonic - DTG

[Apr 8 2020] Pasternack, a brand of Infinite Electronics and a leading supplier of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, has introduced a new line of coaxial surge protectors to protect valuable communications equipment against power surges and indirect lightning strikes. The new Pasternack series of surge protectors uses 4.3-10 connectors, including both male to male and male to female combinations, an ...

2020-04 Connectors Diodes Incorporated

[Apr 8 2020] Diodes introduces the first Low Voltage Difference (LDO) linear regulator compliant with AEC-Q100 Grade 1. The AP7315Q and AP7343Q offer 150mA and 300mA, respectively, for any automotive application that requires precise voltage regulation under a variety of operating conditions, such as point-of-load power supply for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), RF communications, infotainment syst ...

2020-04 Semiconductors Dialog Semiconductor GmbH

[Apr 7 2020] Dialog Semiconductor introduces the world's smallest and most power-efficient Bluetooth 5.1 SoC, the DA14531, and its modules, simplifying Bluetooth product development and enabling wider adoption of Bluetooth Low Power (BLE) connectivity technology. The chip, also known as the SmartBond TINY, is now in mass production. With the launch of this new product, Dialog has the broadest portfolio of Blu ...

2020-04 Semiconductors Triad Magnetics

[Apr 7 2020] Tris Semiconductor Corporation has developed the in-vehicle reliability standard AEC-Q100, 36V operating driver Tr built-in, 600mA output current synchronous rectifier step-down DC/DC converter, XD9267/XD9268 series. In recent years, with the increasing number of electronic components installed in automobiles, the use and function of LDO have begun to switch to DC/DC in order to reduce power cons ...

2020-04 Power Maxim Integrated

[Apr 6 2020] Maxim Integrated announced the launch of the DS28C40 DeepCover Automotive-grade Security Certifier to help designers enhance security, confidentiality and data integrity in connected vehicles. As the industry's first and only AEC-Q100 compliant Level 1 automotive system solution, the safety certification IC reduces design complexity and software safety hazards in current solutions, ensuring that ...

2020-04 Optoelectronics ams

[Apr 6 2020] In the next few years, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) applications will become more widespread. In games and many other areas, they already play an important role. Many users around the world already use this technology for training, or frequently for other daily workflows. As these apps become more integrated into our daily lives, some users experience discomfort and dizziness w ...

2020-04 Power Renesas Electronics America

[Apr 5 2020] Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the launch of the newly named RE product family, which covers the company's full line of energy-harvesting embedded controllers. The RE family of products is based on Renesas' unique SOTB (Silicon on Thin Buried Oxide) process, which significantly reduces operating and standby power consumption without the need for battery replacement or recharging. With ...

2020-04 Sensors Melexis Technologies NV

[Apr 5 2020] Melexis has announced the introduction of the relative pressure sensor IC MLX90821, designed to measure extremely low pressures in automotive applications. Using the latest MEMS technology, the MLX90821 is a system-level package solution tightly integrated with analog signal chain and digital signal processing technology in the same package for measuring fuel vapor pressures from as low as 50 mba ...

2020-04 Semiconductors NXP

[Apr 4 2020] NXP Semiconductors has announced that the life-saving RoadLINK V2X communication solution will be available as standard in the next generation of Volkswagen Golf models. The recently announced 8th-generation Golf is the first production vehicle in Europe to be equipped with V2X, and it greatly advances the deployment of the technology on European roads and in other parts of the world. The technol ...

2020-04 Power TDK

[Apr 4 2020] TDK Corporation has expanded its product lineup of ultra-thin PiezoListen speakers with the introduction of a new loudspeaker that enables a wider dynamic range and higher sound pressure level (SPL) even at low voltage of 24VP-P or lower. The PiezoListen series of piezoelectric speakers now includes PHUA 6630* wide dynamic range speakers that operate in the frequency range of 400 Hz to 20 kHz. Th ...

2020-04 Sensors Infineon Technologies

[Apr 3 2020] Infineon's new XENSIV TLI4971 is a coreless open-loop current sensor for accurate and stable current measurement in industrial applications. The sensor has a measurement range of ±25A to ±120A and provides great design flexibility with individually programmable parameters such as current range, overcurrent threshold, and output mode. The XENSIV TLI4971 sensor uses differential measurement princip ...