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2019-11 Connectors Microchip Technology

[Nov 30 2019] Microchip Technology, through its subsidiary Microsemi, has announced the META-DX1 family of Ethernet PHY devices. This new family integrates 1 GbE to 400 GbE Ethernet interfaces, FlexE, MACsec link encryption, and nanosecond precision timestamps in a single chip with terabit capacity, enabling the first convergence of routing and switching capabilities. Currently, the industry is upgrading from ...

2019-11 Power OmniVision Technologies Inc

[Nov 29 2019] OmniVision Technologies has announced the OV5678, the industry's first 5-megapixel RGB-Ir image sensor for 2-in-1 laptops. The sensor has higher facial recognition authentication accuracy using a single camera and can be used for infrared (IR) Windows Hello as well as high-quality color (RGB) images for selfies and video conferencing. By combining infrared and color imaging, designers can make th ...

2019-11 Passive Components Vishay

[Nov 28 2019] Vishay introduces new automot-grade power metal plate galvanometers in dimensions 2010 and 2512, rated at 2W and 3W. Designed for galvanometer and pulse applications in power supplies, instruments, amplifiers, dividers, power inverters and battery management circuits, the new WFM resistor allows designers to use a single high-power resistor without having to parallel multiple resistors to create ...

2019-11 Semiconductors Diodes Incorporated

[Nov 27 2019] Dialog Semiconductor, a supplier of highly integrated power management, audio, AC/DC power conversion, charging, and Bluetooth low power technologies, announced the introduction of the DA740x, a highly integrated audio codec chip with the industry's best active noise cancellation (ANC) performance, providing the fastest audio performance in the rapidly growing wireless headphone market regardless ...

2019-11 Connectors Microchip Technology

[Nov 26 2019] As the industrial computing industry transitions from Low Pin Count (LPC) interface technology to Enhanced Serial Peripheral Interface (eSPI) bus technology, updating existing equipment will incur significant development costs when applying the new standard. To help developers apply the eSPI standard while preserving their legacy LPC devices, Microchip Technology announced the industry's first co ...

2019-11 Connectors Diodes Incorporated

[Nov 25 2019] Diodes, Inc. today announced the AL1665 single-stage flyback and step-down boost controller for commercial, online, dimmable LED lighting installations operating up to 100W. Designed to drive external MOSFETs to control LED loads and maintain high power factors, the AL1665 also offers a small, high-efficiency solution to help minimize additional components and maintain high switching efficiency. ...

2019-11 Semiconductors Cypress Semiconductor

[Nov 24 2019] Cypress Semiconductor Corp has announced the EZ-PD PAG1 power adapter solution, the latest product in its USB-C Protocol Power supply (PD) family. PAG1 is a complete AC-DC power supply solution with integrated USB Protocol Power supply (PD) controllers, enabling Oems to create reliable, efficient, and cost-effective power adapters for the growing USB-C charger market. Cypress is the market leader ...

2019-11 Power Toshiba Semiconductor and Storage

[Nov 23 2019] Toshiba Memory Corporation, a global leader in memory solutions, introduces the XG6-P solid-state drive (SSD) series, which is a derivative of the company's XG6 series. With a maximum storage capacity of 2,048GB and more than 30% higher sequential write bandwidth than its predecessor, the XG6-P series is suitable for high-end workstation PCS and gaming systems as well as cost-optimized data cente ...

2019-11 Sensors Analog Devices

[Nov 22 2019] Analog Devices introduces a new electrochemical and impedance measurement front end that enables the next generation of vital sign monitoring devices and smart electrochemical sensors. The AD5940 analog front end integrates potentiostat and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) capabilities in a single chip, enabling sensor measurements in both the time and frequency domains. The device fe ...

2019-11 Power Flex Power Modules

[Nov 21 2019] Flex Power Modules The newly launched PKU-S series of DC-DC power modules provide highly reliable, high-performance and rugged DC-DC solutions for industrial/rail, and telecommunications applications. The modules come in an industry-standard 1/16 brick form factor (35.3×25×10.4mm/1.39×0.984×0.41in) pot-sealed package to ensure reliable operation in dusty, wet, vibrational and other harsh environm ...

2019-11 Power Power Integrations

[Nov 20 2019] Powerbox introduces three new families of 15W, 20W and 30W onboard DC/DC converters for demanding medical applications, totaling 105 models. PMM15, PMM20 and PMM30 are certified to the third edition of the IEC/EN/ANSI/AAMI ES 60601-1 Medical safety standard and are rated as the highest level of patient protection -2xMOPP. The module has a clearance and creepage distance of 8 mm, a typical leakage ...

2019-11 Power Renesas Electronics America

[Nov 19 2019] Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the introduction of the 32-bit RX Series microcontroller (MCU) RX23E-A product group, which integrates the high-precision analog Front end (AFE) on a single MCU chip. The RX23E-A MCU is designed for manufacturing, test and measurement equipment requiring high precision measurement of analog signals such as temperature, pressure, weight and flow, and is th ...