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2019-10 Power STMicroelectronics

[Oct 9 2019] STMicroelectronics continues its drive to improve the ease of use of the feature-rich and energy-efficient STM32 family of microcontrollers by adding a free, versatile STM32 development tool to the STM32Cube software ecosystem: the STM32CubeIDE. Designed to work as well as commercial integrated development environment (IDE) tools, the STM32CubeIDE draws on the technology strengths of Atollic, an ...

2019-10 Connectors TE Connectivity

[Oct 8 2019] TE Connectivity, a global leader in connectivity and sensing, today announced that its new Sliver edge connector has been recognized as an industry standard by the SFF-TA-1002 specification as the best-performing edge connector under this industry standard. Based on a Sliver 2.0 design, TE's industry-leading SFF-TA-1002 connector is a multi-protocol, multi-channel connectivity solution that is id ...

2019-10 Power Renesas Electronics America

[Oct 7 2019] Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the launch of its material inspection solution. The solution makes it easy and cost-effective to detect materials or liquids without sensors by connecting electrodes using Renesas Electronics RX130 capacitive touch key microcontrollers (MCUS). Replacing sensors with electrodes in this way reduces bill of material (BOM) costs and enables multi-point inspec ...

2019-10 Power Flex Power Modules

[Oct 6 2019] Flex Power Modules now launches the PKE-A series of DC-DC power modules for the industrial and rail industries, expanding its product range to meet the growing needs of these industries. The module is sealed and enclosed to ensure that it works reliably when subjected to dust, moisture, violent vibration and other harsh conditions. For industrial applications, the PKE8000A series offers highly re ...

2019-10 Passive Components Vishay

[Oct 5 2019] Vishay has announced the launch of a new series of LVAC power capacitors with ESTAspring, the industry's first lever-operated spring joint connection - the PhMKP series. This Vishay PhMKP series of power capacitors reduces assembly time by 60% and improves connection reliability in strong vibration applications. Most cylindrical power capacitors use screw connected IP20 terminals, while ESTAsprin ...

2019-10 Optoelectronics Samsung

[Oct 4 2019] Samsung Electronics has announced the introduction of the industry-leading enhanced plant full spectrum mid-power device, the LM301H, for greenhouse and plant plant applications. The new LM301H plant device offers photon efficiency of up to 3.10 μmol/J, the highest among current medium power LED devices. Un-Soo Kim, senior vice president of LED Business team at Samsung Electronics, said: "This br ...

2019-10 Power Silicon Labs

[Oct 3 2019] Silicon Labs has introduced the next generation Wireless Gecko platform, Series 2, designed to make Internet of Things (IoT) products more powerful, efficient and reliable. Building on Wireless Gecko's portfolio of leading RF and multi-protocol capabilities, the Series 2 provides the industry's broadest and most scalable iot connectivity platform. Initial Series 2 products include small SoC devic ...

2019-10 Power C&K

[Oct 2 2019] C&K has announced the launch of a new ultra-small PTS815 touch switch aimed at design engineers developing home automation and Internet of Things (IoT) electronics. As printed circuit board (PCB) space becomes increasingly precious in consumer electronics devices, C&K ultra-compact switching solutions respond to the growing demand for high-quality and cost-effective switches in mass production. T ...

2019-10 Semiconductors Vishay

[Oct 1 2019] Vishay Intertechnology today announced the launch of six new FRED Pt® 5th generation 1200V Hyperfast and Ultrafast recovery rectifiers. Vishay 30 A and 60 A rectifiers deliver best-in-class on-off and switching losses, improving the efficiency of high frequency inverters and soft and hard switches or resonant circuits. The device can be used with MOSFETs or high-speed IGBTs and is specifically de ...

2019-09 Power TT Electronics

[Sep 30 2019] TT Electronics, a global provider of engineered electronics for special applications, announced the launch of its HA42A and HA86A series of gate drive transformers for the automotive and industrial markets. These miniature surface mount design (SMD) solutions are ideal for efficient battery management system applications where size and reliability are critical. The HA42A and HA86A gate drive tran ...

2019-09 Power Silicon Labs

[Sep 29 2019] Silicon Labs has introduced a complete portfolio of clock solutions that meet the latest generation PCI Express® (PCIe®) 5.0 specification, providing best-in-class jitter performance with significant design margin. The Si5332 Arbitrary Frequency Clock family produces PCIe Gen 5 reference clocks with jitter performance up to 140fs RMS, optimizing PCIe SerDes performance while meeting the Gen 5 spe ...

2019-09 Connectors Allegro MicroSystems, LLC

[Sep 28 2019] Allegro MicroSystems has announced the launch of the latest generation of advanced LED backlight drivers, the A8060x series, which uses an innovative, patented Pre-Emptive Boost (PEB) control that cancels normally audible noise. All of these devices are available in a compact 4x4 QFN-24 tin-able flanking package with an exposed thermal pad (suffix ES), which offers a smaller volume compared to co ...