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2016-01 Power ams

[Jan 5 2016] Ams introduces the new AS3955 Near Field Communication (NFC) interface chip (NFiC) with unique energy harvesting capabilities and data transmission capabilities. Similar to previous AS3953 products, the AS3955 provides contactless bridging between near Field communication (NFC) card readers, such as smartphones and tablets, and any other microcontroller. However, the AS3955 can also provide power ...

2016-01 Power Artesyn Embedded Technologies

[Jan 4 2016] Artesyn Embedded Technologies announced the second generation of its MicroMP(µMP) family of configurable power supplies. Atson's µMP power supply product line has been popular in the market, and this second generation of the µMP16 power supply product has many advantages, such as the highest output power of 1800W, which is unprecedented, the power density of 22.9W/cu.in, and the efficiency of 91% ...

2016-01 Passive Components Molex

[Jan 4 2016] Molex introduces the Super Sabre power connector system for all high-current applications that require flexible wire-to-wire and wire-to-board configurations. Super Sabre power connectors can deliver 34.0 amps per blade and can withstand operating temperatures up to 125°C (USCAR-2, Class 3), especially for automotive and commercial vehicle applications, as well as home appliances, medical, data c ...

2016-01 Connectors Infineon Technologies

[Jan 3 2016] Infineon Technologies AG has announced the launch of its 3D magnetic sensor TLV493D-A1B6, which enables highly accurate 3D sensing with very low power consumption in a compact 6-pin TSOP package. By detecting magnetic fields in the x, y, and z directions, the sensor reliably senses three-dimensional, linear, and rotational motion. The digital I²C interface can realize fast bidirectional communica ...

2016-01 Semiconductors Silicon Labs

[Jan 3 2016] Silicon Labs, a leading provider of microcontrollers, sensors and wireless connectivity solutions in the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced the industry's most energy efficient USB microcontroller (MCU). The new Happy Gecko MCU is the latest addition to Silicon Labs' award-winning EFM32 32-bit MCU product family, providing the industry's lowest USB power consumption for longer battery life a ...

2016-01 Power STMicroelectronics

[Jan 2 2016] STMicroelectronics announces the world's first 500Mbaud High Symbol-Rate (HSR) satellite demodulator chip. When combined with transponders to transmit data using high-frequency Ka-band communications satellites, the STiD135 can significantly increase the bandwidth usage and data throughput of satellite Internet services. The new products comply with DVB-S2, DVB-S2X and DVB-S2 Annex-M and are part ...

2016-01 Power Microchip Technology

[Jan 2 2016] Microchip Technology announced the introduction of the dsPIC33EP "GS" series of digital Signal controllers (DSC) with 14 new devices.The dsPIC33EP "GS" series offers superior performance for implementing more complex nonlinear prediction and adaptive control algorithms at higher switching frequencies. These advanced algorithms enable power supply designs to achieve better energy efficiency and po ...

2016-01 Power Artesyn Embedded Technologies

[Jan 1 2016] Artesyn Embedded Technologies has announced a new 800W DC/DC power converter with two outputs. This model AGF800-48D3005 power converter is not only highly efficient, but also has excellent heat dissipation capability, which is most suitable for telecommunications equipment and server computing systems. Since this power module is equipped with one 30V and another 5V output, there is no need to ad ...

2016-01 Connectors STMicroelectronics

[Jan 1 2016] Spanning multiple electronic applications, STMicroelectronics, a leading global supplier of semiconductors and a leading supplier of automotive semiconductors, has introduced a new multi-core microcontroller designed to dramatically improve vehicle safety. The new product is the first automotive microcontroller to use ST's unique 40nm embedded flash manufacturing process. The new microcontroller ...

2015-12 Power Renesas Electronics America

[Dec 10 2015] Renesas Electronics announces its successful on-chip development of a new dual-port static random access memory (SRAM) - in-vehicle infotainment system-on-chip (SoC) of 16 nanometers (nm) and posterity. The new SRAM is optimized for use as an automotive infotainment system chip in the video buffer memory to enable real-time image processing capabilities required for future autonomous vehicle tech ...

2015-12 Power Diodes Incorporated

[Dec 9 2015] Diodes Corporation, a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application-specific standard products and products for a wide range of discrete, logic and analog semiconductor markets, today announced the launch of the AP9234L. Offering a large number of protection features, the chip is a highly accurate, single-chip solution designed for single section lithium-ion (Li +) or lithi ...

2015-12 Power STMicroelectronics

[Dec 8 2015] ST and Synology, a global leader in NAS (Network Attached Storage) servers, announced that St's high-definition (HD) and UltraHD multimedia server set-top box platform (STiH412) has been adopted by UnV Technology for the DS216play high-end network storage (NAS) server for home and enterprise users. According to GIA (Global Industry Analysts), the global NAS server market is expected to reach $7 b ...