Technology Articles

2016-01 Power STMicroelectronics

[Jan 17 2016] ST showcases the latest smart driving solutions. As semiconductors play an increasingly important role in advanced automotive technology, ST continues to develop the most advanced intelligent driving technologies, including advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), connected device communication interfaces and advanced safety/environmental performance. In terms of advanced driver assistance syst ...

2016-01 Connectors Texas Instruments

[Jan 16 2016] Texas Instruments has introduced the industry's first 65V synchronous buck converter, which provides isolated bias power up to 15W without the need for optical couplers. As part of TI's innovative Fly-Buck power supply portfolio, the LM5160A improves power density and addresses the higher power needs of industrial and automotive applications in a more efficient and reliable manner. These applicat ...

2016-01 Power Qualcomm

[Jan 16 2016] Qualcomm announced that its subsidiary Qualcomm Technologies has launched the Qualcomm Snapdragon 618 Connected Camera Reference design and development platform. The new camera platform incorporates Qualcomm Technologies' leading processing, connectivity, imaging and analytics technologies to enable more powerful, intelligent and professional security cameras. The Snapdragon 618 platform includes ...

2016-01 Power Silicon Labs

[Jan 15 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 cost-effective, voice-enabled ZigBee remote control solution. This complete reference design solution significantly reduces the high cost external hardware typically required by enabling high-quality software-style audio codecs in a s ...

2016-01 Power Diodes Incorporated

[Jan 15 2016] Diodes Incorporated introduced a 3W stereo Class D audio amplifier and a Class AB headphone driver, the PAM8009, aimed at manufacturers of liquid crystal displays, all-in-one personal computers and video projectors. The amplifier features power limiting technology to protect the speaker and advanced DC volume control for precise gain adjustment of 64 levels. It minimizes the number of external co ...

2016-01 Passive Components Vishay

[Jan 14 2016] Vishay Intertechnology has announced the release of four new half-bridge and single-switch IGBT power modules designed specifically for TIG welders -VS-GP100TS60SFPBF, VS-GP250SA60S, VS-GP300TD60S and VS-GP400TD60S. Manufactured with Vishay's exclusive Trench PT IGBT technology, the four devices have an extremely low collector to emitter voltage of only 1.10V and a low turn-off switching energy o ...

2016-01 Sensors Infineon Technologies

[Jan 14 2016] Infineon Technologies AG has announced a +/- 5cm ultra-high-resolution micro-MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical Systems) pressure sensor for mobile and wearable devices as well as Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The DPS310 is a low-power digital atmospheric pressure sensor that facilitates the development of new and enhanced navigation, positioning, health, gesture recognition and weather monitorin ...

2016-01 Sensors STMicroelectronics

[Jan 13 2016] STMicroelectronics, a leading global semiconductor supplier across multiple electronic applications, has further expanded its portfolio of environmental sensors with the introduction of the UVIS25, the world's first sensor with direct digital output of Ultraviolet Index (UVI). The UV Index is an international measurement standard for measuring the intensity of ultraviolet radiation from the sun a ...

2016-01 Semiconductors STMicroelectronics

[Jan 13 2016] ST has announced a new USB Type-C and power transfer interface chip solution. At present, computers, mobile phones, tablets, TV sets, set-top boxes, game consoles, various consumer electronics products, industrial control equipment and Internet of Things devices can be seen everywhere in the office and home, but different types of chargers, power cables, data lines intertwined, often make the off ...

2016-01 Power Power Integrations

[Jan 12 2016] Power Integrations releases the InnoSwitch™-CP family of constant voltage/constant displacement flyback switching ics. The new device features constant power output technology that, when used with adaptive voltage protocols such as Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 3.0 or USB-PD, allows smart mobile device manufacturers to reduce charging times for a wide range of products. Developers adopt adaptive chargi ...

2016-01 Sensors Microchip Technology

[Jan 12 2016] Microchip Technology announced the first in a new family of lorA-compliant low-data rate wireless networking modules that enable Internet of Things (IoT) and machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless communication over a distance of more than 10 miles (suburban) with a battery life of more than 10 years. It is also able to connect millions of wireless sensor nodes with LoRa technology gateways. The new 4 ...

2016-01 Connectors Maxwell Technologies

[Jan 11 2016] Marvell, a global leader in semiconductor solutions for storage, cloud infrastructure, Internet of Things (IoT), connectivity and multimedia applications, announced the Avastar 88W8977, an advanced low-power wireless system-on-a-chip (SoC). Combining Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.2 capabilities (with further support for Bluetooth 5.0), the chip targets the wearable, IoT, and smart home markets with small ...