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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 ...

2016-01 Sensors Diodes Incorporated

[Jan 11 2016] Diodes Incorporated introduced two drives, the ULN2003V12 and ULN2003F12. The ULN2003V12 is a seven-channel relay and inductive load current drain driver that directly replaces industry standard devices and reduces power consumption by up to 12 times. The ULN2003F12 is a four-channel version that reduces the footprint when driving low-voltage stepper motors that require fewer output channels. The ...

2016-01 Power Silicon Labs

[Jan 10 2016] Silicon Labs, a provider of energy-efficient microcontroller solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced the launch of a new 8-bit MCU family designed to meet today's ultra-low-power, small-size IoT applications. Silicon Labs' new EFM8 MCU family includes three types of highly integrated, peripheral-rich MCUS that are specifically optimized for cost-effective, ultra-low-power capaci ...

2016-01 Connectors Cypress Semiconductor

[Jan 10 2016] Plas Semiconductor introduces the world's first dual-port USB Type C powered (PD) controller. With dual USB Type C ports, the new EZ-PD™ CCG4 controller provides a highly reliable integrated solution for desktops, laptops and other systems. The controller is equipped with 128KB flash memory, which can be used to store dual firmware images for fail-safe boot and improved system reliability. In add ...

2016-01 Connectors Analog Devices

[Jan 9 2016] Analog Devices announces the AD5761R, a single-chip, general-purpose output digital-to-analog converter (DAC) with on-chip integration of a 16-bit data converter, a ±2 ppm/°C 2.5V reference voltage source, an output buffer, and gain regulation. The AD5761R converter is built with a range of innovative features that eliminate the need for external components such as gain setting precision resistor ...