Technology Articles

2019-04 Passive Components Vishay

[Apr 17 2019] Vishay has announced the introduction of a new automotive grade IHLP® thin, high-current 4040 form-factor inductor, the IHLP-4040ED-5A, with an increased height of 5.4 mm. The Vishay Dale IHLP-4040ED-5A inductor reduces DCR, increases current handling capacity, and increases inductance for continuous operation at +155 C, making it suitable for use in automotive engine cabin environments. The devi ...

2019-04 Power TDK

[Apr 16 2019] TDK-InvenSense has released Coursa Drive, the world's first highly accurate inertial-assisted positioning software for unmanned driving, which can reduce the positioning accuracy to 0.2% of the driving distance. This is essential to maintain decimeter-level accuracy in driverless lane-level positioning. At present, the software has passed the comprehensive testing and calibration of automotive IM ...

2019-04 Power Maxim Integrated

[Apr 15 2019] Maxim announced the launch of a new miniature, highly integrated power management IC (PMIC) to provide an easier design approach to uninterruptable power supply for wearable products, Internet of Things (IoT) and other devices, helping designers significantly reduce the size of the solution while increasing battery uptime. The MAX20345 ultra-low power integrated lithium battery charger uses Maxim ...

2019-04 Connectors TE Connectivity

[Apr 14 2019] As part of the EN2997 engine connector portfolio, the Deutsch 983 series connector is the first in the industry to use the No. 22 terminal. This connector has a high-density design that allows more terminals to fit in the same space while maintaining superior performance and reliability, making it ideal for commercial aviation. TE's Deutsch 983 airtight connector provides customers with a complet ...

2019-04 Sensors Samsung

[Apr 13 2019] Samsung has officially launched the ISOCELL Slim series image sensor 3T2 through its official website, which Samsung calls the world's smallest 20-megapixel image sensor. According to Samsung, the ISOCELL Slim 3T2 is the industry's smallest 1/3.4-inch (about 5.1 mm diagonally) image sensor, with 20 million effective 0.8μm pixels, and uses Samsung's ISOCELL Plus technology to provide high color fi ...

2019-04 Semiconductors STMicroelectronics

[Apr 12 2019] STMicroelectronics MDmesh DM6 600V MOSFETs contain a fast recovery diode, Bring the performance benefits of the company's latest super-junction technology to full-bridge and half-bridge topologies, zero-voltage switching (ZVS) phase-shift converters, and other applications and topologies that typically require a stable and reliable diode to handle dynamic dV/dt. The MDmesh DM6 MOSFET utilizes ST' ...

2019-04 Semiconductors Toshiba Semiconductor and Storage

[Apr 11 2019] Toshiba Electronic Components & Storage Corporation announced the expansion of its automotive Ethernet bridge IC product line with the introduction of a new "TC9562 series", the TC9562AXBG, which offers more interfaces than Toshiba's existing bridge IC TC9560 series. TC9562BXBG supports Ethernet TSN and Ethernet AVB; The TC9562XBG has a simpler configuration than existing products. The Ethernet A ...

2019-04 Connectors Schurter

[Apr 10 2019] SCHURTER introduces the FMAC NEO, a family of single-stage three-phase power filters. The new series of power filters is very small in shape and has high performance, which is ideal for today's more portable industrial machines, aiming to reduce the plant footprint. The larger temperature range extends the performance of these power filters in many critical applications. In particular, the space ...

2019-04 Power Renesas Electronics America

[Apr 9 2019] Renesas Electronics has announced the launch of an e-AI fault detection solution for motor control in home appliances. The solution uses Renesas Electronics RX66T 32-bit microcontroller (MCU), based on embedded artificial intelligence (e-AI), which can detect the failure of refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines and other home appliances due to motor abnormalities. Motor control and E- ...

2019-04 Power Molex

[Apr 8 2019] For customers in automotive, industrial and consumer applications, Molex has released a new Micro-Lock Plus wire-to-board connector system that delivers reliable electrical and mechanical performance in a compact, high-temperature design. Customers who require compact wire-to-board connectors with high current ratings of 3.0 amPs will benefit from this new system. The connector system is availabl ...

2019-04 Power MEAN WELL

[Apr 7 2019] MACOM Technology Solutions introduces two new negative voltage drivers that are seamlessly compatible with MACOM's full line of AlGaAs and HMIC PIN diode switches. The newly integrated MADR-011020 and MADR-011022 are used to drive MACOM's industry-leading PIN diodes, which simplify PCB layouts, reduce component costs and shorten project development cycles. The MADR-011020 supports reverse bias vo ...

2019-04 Passive Components STMicroelectronics

[Apr 6 2019] STMicroelectronics STHVDAC-253C7 digital capacitor controllers are used to control adjustable capacitors, for example, STMicroelectronics STPTIC series adjustable capacitors, The advantages of this product are that it can reduce the size of the antenna tuning circuit, reduce the bill of materials (BoM) cost and power consumption, and stabilize the RF performance of the smartphone. Using STHVAC-25 ...