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2019-01 Power Maxim Integrated

[Jan 23 2019] Maxim Integrated Products announced the launch of three modular, highly integrated analog ics to help designers deliver greater efficiency and performance for increasingly miniaturized electronic systems. The MAX41464 sub-1GHz wireless transmitter, MAX38888 backup power regulator and MAX16141 36V logic "or" FET controller are used in a wide range of building automation, industrial, automotive and ...

2019-01 Sensors ams

[Jan 22 2019] Ams AG, the world's leading provider of high-performance sensor solutions, has announced a new product, part of the award-winning NanEye family, based on the industry's original miniature image sensor module NanEye 2D, which is successfully used in endoscopes. Pre-announced today, NanEyeM and NanEyeXS will enable the production of high-performance disposable endoscopes for minimally invasive surg ...

2019-01 Sensors STMicroelectronics

[Jan 21 2019] STMicroelectronics introduces the IIS2DLPC 3-axis MEMS accelerometer that dynamically changes operating modes between ultra-low power consumption and high resolution, enabling high-precision measurements within a limited power budget. The sensor continuously performs context-aware functions, wakes up the host system when commanded, takes high-precision measurements, and then returns to ultra-low ...

2019-01 Sensors Critical Link LLC

[Jan 20 2019] CrucialTec, a South Korean supplier of fingerprint sensors for smartphones, said its subsidiary Canvasbio developed the CB2400, the most suitable fingerprint sensor for use on the side of smartphones. The feature of the product is that the sensor width is reduced to 2.2mm in order to be configured on the thin side of the smartphone. Recently, smartphone manufacturers have shown a tendency to mini ...

2019-01 Power Molex

[Jan 19 2019] Molex recently announced the stAK50h non-sealed connectivity system, designed to provide both signal and Ethernet connectivity in automotive body electronics, safety and driver assistance, comfort and infotainment devices and modules. Scott Marceau, global Product Manager at Molex, said: "As the capabilities of today's vehicles continue to improve, so does the need for connectivity, increasing th ...

2019-01 Power Nexperia

[Jan 18 2019] Nexperia, a global leader in discrete, logic and MOSFET devices, is introducing the latest addition to its NextPower Live linear mode MOSFET family. The PSMN3R7-100BSE offers the best combination of robust safe operating area (SOA) and low RDS(on), ideal for hot swap, soft start and electronic fuse applications. The combination of a MOSFET with a high SOA and a hot-swapable controller is designed ...

2019-01 Power Texas Instruments

[Jan 16 2019] To advance millimeter wave (mmWave) sensor technology in industrial applications around the world, Texas Instruments announced the launch of a family of ultra-high-resolution single-chip complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) 60-GHz sensors for industrial systems. The IWR6x millimeter wave sensor supports industrial automation applications with an on-chip processing unit that provides rea ...

2019-01 Power Renesas Electronics America

[Jan 15 2019] Renesas has introduced the CAR Tool, an innovative safety analysis tool (customizable analysis reports) that enables customers to quickly integrate Renesas products into safety-critical automotive systems while enhancing user confidence that the systems meet the latest safety standards. The powerful new FMEDA (Fault Mode Impact and Diagnostic Analysis) tool, optimized for the ISO 26262 standard, ...

2019-01 Sensors Vishay

[Jan 14 2019] Vishay Intertechnology has announced the launch of three new generation series miniature infrared (IR) receiver modules for IR remote control applications -TSOP93xxx, TSOP94xxx and TSOP98xxx. Vishay Semiconductors TSOP93xxx, TSOP94xxx and TSOP98xxx series devices improve the sensitivity of infrared signals in dark environments and complex light source interference environments, with better RF noi ...

2019-01 Power Microchip Technology

[Jan 13 2019] As consumer demand for compact Internet of Things (IoT) and portable electronic devices accelerates, product designers need to find solutions that reduce application size while extending battery life. Timing devices are critical to the operation of such products, but clock sources typically require multiple components to meet the frequency requirements of consumer electronics devices, resulting i ...

2019-01 Connectors Renesas Electronics America Inc.

[Jan 12 2019] Renesas Electronics introduces the new 100V, 4A half-bridge N-MOSFET family of drivers for automotive applications -ISL784x4. The ISL784x4 series includes three models: ISL78424, ISL78444 (three-state level PWM input, high and low side drive output), and ISL78434 (high and low side drive independent input and output). The ISL784x4 half-bridge N-MOSFET driver complements the ISL78224 four-phase bi ...

2019-01 Sensors Melexis Technologies NV

[Jan 11 2019] Melexis has announced the introduction of two new current sensing ics, the MLX91217 and the MLX91216, building on more than 20 years of experience in Hall effect technology. Both new sensors feature the same high-performance CMOS core: the MLX91217 uses traditional Hall effect technology, while the MLX91216 uses Melexis' proprietary IMC technology. Both devices are targeted at automotive applicat ...