Technology Articles

2015-10 Power Silicon Labs

[Oct 9 2015] Silicon Labs, a leading provider of semiconductor and software solutions for the Internet of Things and Internet infrastructure, announced the launch of a new generation of User Line interface circuit (SLIC) chips for the VoIP gateway market with the lowest power consumption, smallest size, highest integration and programmable features. Silicon Labs' single/dual channel Si32x8x ProSLIC® family pr ...

2015-10 Power TDK

[Oct 8 2015] TDK Corporation has announced the new EPCOS PQSine Series active harmonic filter for optimizing power quality. Its modular filtering system is designed for 3-phase neutral or non-neutral grids with voltages from 200 V AC to 480 V AC and a primary frequency of 50/60 Hz. In addition, the PQSine active harmonic filter can analyze and eliminate up to 50 harmonics. The new filter family is available i ...

2015-10 Power FTDI, Future Technology Devices International Ltd

[Oct 7 2015] FTDI Chip offers a complete line of easy-to-use modules to facilitate evaluation, development and application in its own family of 32-bit FT90X hyperbridging MCU chips. This will mean that it will be easier for engineers in the embedded space to select very advanced chips from the industry that provide excellent performance levels and rich connectivity. In order to facilitate the use of home secu ...

2015-10 Power TDK

[Oct 6 2015] TDK Group has released the EPCOS LeaXield active filter module, which provides a new solution to minimize leakage current in inverter systems. Too high a leakage current can cause the RCD (residual current detection device) to trigger, which means that a low threshold RCD (such as 30 mA) cannot be used in some applications, or requires an expensive additional cost. The LeaXield active filter modu ...

2015-10 Passive Components Vishay

[Oct 5 2015] Vishay Intertechnology has introduced a new surface-mount Power metal bar type resistor equipped with a high power rating of 1 W in a compact 0805 package size. Designed to save space for automotive and computer applications, the Vishay Dell WSLP0805 18 combines high power with a package size ratio with an extremely low resistance value down to 0.005 W. The advanced construction of the WSLP080518 ...

2015-10 Connectors Broadcom

[Oct 4 2015] Broadcom Corporation, a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, today 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 ...

2015-10 Connectors Inspired LED, LLC

[Oct 3 2015] IAR Systems announced that its broad portfolio of certified development tools will also include Renesas' RZ microprocessors and R-IN32M3 and R-IN32M4 families. These additions complement the existing functional safety products in the RL78 and RX microcontroller families. "With functional safety at the top of the list of requirements for many embedded Systems, the task of system certification is b ...

2015-10 Power IDT, Integrated Device Technology

[Oct 2 2015] IDT announces new jitter attenuators and frequency synthesizers that deliver ultra-high performance for applications with the most stringent phase noise requirements, including JESD204B-compliant RF timing. The 8V19N407 and 8V19N408 support output frequencies up to 3 GHz, as well as 82fs (femtosecond) root-mean-square (RMS) phase noise, It meets the needs of multi-carrier GSM radio transceivers, ...

2015-10 Passive Components Vishay

[Oct 1 2015] Vishay Semiconductors has introduced the first two devices of a new series of ceramic base, high power UV leds with silicone lenses - the VLMU3500-385-060 and the VLMU3500-385-120. Vishay Semiconductors VLMU3500-385-060 and VLMU3500-385-120 have a very long service life and are available in a small 3.5mm x 3.5mm surface mount package with the advantages of reliability and energy efficiency to rep ...

2015-09 Connectors STMicroelectronics

[Sep 30 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 ...

2015-09 Sensors Vishay

[Sep 29 2015] Vishay Intertechnology has announced the introduction of a new device in 3232 form factor, the IHRD-3232HB-5A, expanding its line of ultra-thin, high-current dual-chip inductors for the IHLD family. The IHLD-3232HB-5A is AEC-Q200 certified and has an operating temperature range of +155 ° C. Combining two inductors in a 9.75mm x 9.14mm package can effectively save board space. Vishay Dale inductor ...

2015-09 Connectors Melexis Technologies NV

[Sep 28 2015] Melexis introduced the MLX73290-M. 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 transmitter and a high sensitivity RF receiver. It is fully programmable through its serial Peri ...