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2015-10 Power Power Integrations

[Oct 14 2015] Power Integrations announced the CHY103D, the latest addition to ChiPhy's Charger interface IC product family, which is the first to be compatible with Qualcomm Inc. The Quick Charge (QC) 3.0 protocol offline AC-DC charger IC developed by its subsidiary Qualcomm Technologies. Used in conjunction with Power Integrations' InnoSwitch AC-DC switching IC, the CHY103D device provides all the features r ...

2015-10 Connectors SiTIME

[Oct 13 2015] SiTime announced that its high-performance SiT9120 and SiT8256 oscillators are using Lattice Semiconductor's FPGA development board for their ECP5 Versa. The SiT9120 differential oscillator is used to drive on-board DDR3 memory and the SiT8256 oscillator feeds Lattice's ispClock device, programmable PLL to drive multiple functions on the circuit board. Lattice also utilizes SiTime's low-power SiT ...

2015-10 Connectors STMicroelectronics

[Oct 13 2015] ST launches a new microcontroller development ecosystem that supports prototype boards at all price points and the STM32L4 series of STM32Cube software already in production. The STM32L4 prototype board includes a full-featured evaluation board (STM32L476G-EVAL) and Discovery Kit exploration Kit (STM32L476G-DISCO). Features include MEMS microphones and motion sensors, a digital-to-analog converte ...

2015-10 Sensors STMicroelectronics

[Oct 12 2015] ST introduces the world's most advanced 6-axis motion sensor to fully support optical image stabilization systems for smartphones, tablets and digital cameras. The new LSM6DS3H, the latest addition to ST's iNEMO™ family of inertial motion sensors, combines a 3-axis gyroscope, a 3-axis accelerometer and ultra-low power processing circuits in a system-level package solution for the industry's lowes ...

2015-10 Connectors Melexis Technologies NV

[Oct 12 2015] Melexis introduced the MLX73290-M. Available in 5mm x 5mm 32 pin QFN package. Its operating temperature range is -40℃ to 105℃. The multi-channel RF transceiver IC leverage the company's long-established technical expertise in low-power wireless implementations. Catering to Sub-GHz ISM frequency bands from 300MHz to 960MHz, the product offers two RF channels, each with a programmable RF power tran ...

2015-10 Connectors Microchip Technology

[Oct 11 2015] Microchip Technology announced the expansion of its high-performance PIC32MZ family of 32-bit microcontroller (MCU) products. The new family of devices integrates a hardware floating-point unit (FPU) to enable both high performance and lower latency for intensive single - and double-precision computing applications. The PIC32MZ EF series features 48 new devices, each with a 12-bit 18-msps analog- ...

2015-10 Power Broadcom

[Oct 11 2015] Broadcom Corporation, a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, announced a new Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) chip, Internet of Things (IOT) and wearables. Advanced chips enable devices such as fitness bands to provide precise location while consuming minimal power while in some cases eliminating the need for a separate MCU. The Broad ...

2015-10 Passive Components Vishay

[Oct 5 2015] Vishay introduces the first three devices in its VOR family of hybrid solid-state relays that provide high reliability and noise-free switching for communications, industrial, security systems and medical devices. The new Vishay Semiconductors 1 Form A VOR1142A6, VOR1142B6 and VOR1142M4 offer high input/output isolation, current limit protection and lower power consumption to replace traditional ...

2015-10 Semiconductors NXP

[Oct 5 2015] NXP introduces its new Mantra RF portfolio, a line of high-performance transceivers and receivers for secure automotive theft prevention and vehicle management. The chip family provides long-distance, bidirectional RF links, enabling stable and reliable bidirectional communication between car keys and the car at distances of several hundred meters. Mantra's car keys allow users to easily check fu ...

2015-10 Connectors Infineon Technologies

[Oct 4 2015] Infineon says the device, part of its gallium nitride product family, allows mobile base station manufacturers to build smaller, more powerful and flexible transmitters. With higher efficiency, improved power density, and more bandwidth than existing RF power transistors, the new devices improve the infrastructure built to support the economics of current cellular networks, the company claims. Th ...

2015-10 Optoelectronics Diodes Incorporated

[Oct 4 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 introduction of the AL1791/2/3/4 LED driver. These single, double, triple, and four-channel DC-constant current (DC-CC) LED driver ics provide analog and PWM dimming control and ...

2015-10 Power Microsemi

[Oct 3 2015] Microsemi's announcement of the availability of its PD-9001GI and PD-9501GI Powered Power over Ethernet (PoE) mid-span injectors expands the company's industry-leading PoE product portfolio into new industrial and outdoor applications. The PD-9001GI and PD-9501GI Industrial PoE mid-span devices are targeted for applications including physical security, WLAN infrastructure, mobile communications i ...