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2024-02 Passive Components Littelfuse

[Feb 24 2024] Littelfuse announced the SM10 varistor family, a revolutionary metal-oxide varistor (MOV) designed to provide superior transient surge protection for automotive electronics, electric vehicles (EVs) and a wide range of other applications. This latest product is the first surface mount MOV device compliant with the AEC-Q200 automotive standard, capable of operating at high temperatures and offering ...

2024-02 Connectors Pi Supply

[Feb 23 2024] Pickering Electronics offers a series of single-advance 104 reed relays. Previously, a larger non-SIP (single-in-line package) relay was required to achieve a 5kV isolation rating. Even if there is enough clearance space between adjacent components, the PCB area occupied by four new 104 5D devices is only equivalent to that of a larger comparable product. Kevin Mallett, technical specialist at Pi ...

2024-02 Passive Components Diodes Incorporated

[Feb 23 2024] Diodes further expands its IntelliFET self-protected MOSFET portfolio with the introduction of the first automotive standard dual-channel high-side power switches - the ZXMS82090S14PQ, ZXMS82120S14PQ and ZXMS82180S14PQ. These smart switches deliver high power in a compact size while providing durable protection and diagnostic functions. This series is designed to drive 12V automotive device loads ...

2024-02 Power KOA Speer Electronics

[Feb 22 2024] Kioxia Corporation announced the introduction of the industry's first Universal Flash Memory (UFS) version 4.0 embedded flash device sample for automotive applications. These new, higher-performing devices are compact in size and have fast embedded storage transfer speeds for a variety of next-generation automotive applications, including telematics systems, infotainment systems, and ADAS. Kioxia ...

2024-02 Passive Components Power Integrations

[Feb 22 2024] PI has announced the launch of the InnoSwitch™5-Pro series of high-efficiency, digitally controllable flyback switching ics. This single-chip switching IC uses an innovative secondary side control that eliminates the need for additional high-cost dedicated high-voltage switches to achieve zero voltage switching (ZVS) with an efficiency of over 95%. The new IC integrates a 750V or 900V PowiGaN™ pr ...

2024-02 Power Qorvo US Inc.

[Feb 4 2024] Qorvo announces an automotive compliant Silicon Carbide (SiC) field-effect transistor (FET) product; Industry-leading 9mΩ on-resistance RDS(on) in the compact D2PAK-7L package. The 750V SiC FETs, the first product in Qorvo's new pin-compatible SiC FETs, offer a current resistance of up to 60mΩ and are ideal for electric vehicle (EV) applications such as on-board chargers, DC/DC converters and pos ...

2024-02 Passive Components TDK

[Feb 4 2024] TDK Corporation has recently introduced two new series of SMD varistors. The new family of components have a wide operating voltage range of 175 VRMS to 460 VRMS (corresponding to DC voltages of 225 VDC to 615 VDC). The B72210M* series is equivalent to the S14 lead type sheet varistor with A surge impulse current capability of 6000 A, while the B72214M* series is equivalent to the S20 lead type s ...

2024-02 Sensors Infineon Technologies

[Feb 3 2024] Infineon Technologies combines its proven expertise in magnetic position sensor technology with proven linear tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) technology to introduce the XENSIV TLI5590-A6W magnetic position sensor. The sensor is available in a wafer-scale package for linear and angular incremental position detection. This semiconductor device complies with the JEDEC JESD47K standard and is suitabl ...

2024-02 Sensors Wurth Electronics

[Feb 3 2024] Wurth Elektronik presents a very compact and cost-effective MEMS digital humidity sensor in the WSEN-HIDS series, available in a DFN package size of just 1.5mm x 1.5mm x 0.5mm for SMT assembly. The MEMS humidity sensor has a measurement accuracy of ±1.8% RH in the relative humidity range of 20% to 80%. With an operating current of just 0.4 µA and an operating power supply voltage of 1.08 to 3.6V, ...

2024-02 Passive Components Amgis

[Feb 2 2024] AOS, a leading supplier of power semiconductors and chips that integrates design, development, production and global sales, has launched two aMOS5™ 600V FRD overjunction MOSFETs. aMOS5™ is AOS's market and application proven high voltage MOSFET platform designed to meet the high efficiency and high density needs of servers, workstations, telecom rectiters, solar inverters, electric vehicle chargi ...

2024-02 Connectors PIC GmbH

[Feb 2 2024] P-DUKE has developed the MCF series of MIL-COTS DC/DC pre-stage filters to meet MIL-STD 1275E (28V DC electrical systems for military vehicles) and MIL-STD 461 (Electromagnetic Interference Control for equipment and subsystems). These filters accept 9-36Vdc input voltages and are suitable for military vehicles, aircraft with 28V or 24V systems, as well as for heavy industry and rolling stock appl ...

2024-02 Power Unictron Technologies Corporation

[Feb 1 2024] U-blox announced the launch of u-safe, a comprehensive vehicle location function safety solution, to drive the pace of mass production of autonomous vehicles. u-safe leverages the well-developed components of automotive driver navigation systems to provide Tier 1 suppliers and Oems with advanced Automatic Driver Assistance System (ADAS) positioning solutions that support this segment with outstan ...