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2015-09 Connectors M/A-Com Technology Solutions

[Sep 15 2015] MACOM Technology Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of semiconductor solutions for broadcast video infrastructure, today announced the availability of the MACD-23528A, a second-generation 12G-SDI cable driver. This second-generation cable driver exceeds all physical layer specifications noted in the SMPTE ST 2081-1 and ST 2082-1 standards and further improves performance by increasing the output ...

2015-09 Power Infineon Technologies

[Sep 14 2015] Infineon Technologies AG, has introduced gallium nitride silicon carbide (GaN- its first device in -sic) RF power transistors from Germany. 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 ...

2015-09 Connectors Diodes Incorporated

[Sep 13 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, 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 are ad ...

2015-09 Power Microsemi

[Sep 12 2015] Microsemi a leading provider of semiconductor and system solutions differentiated by power, safety, reliability and performance, announced the availability of its PD-9001GI and PD-9501GI 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 ...

2015-09 Connectors Microchip Technology

[Sep 11 2015] Microchip Technology has released the industry's first MOST150 coaxial transceiver. The new OS82150 device integrates a coaxial cable driver and a coaxial cable receiver in a compact 4x4 mmQFN package, extending the use of coaxial cable to powerful in-vehicle infotainment networks based on the latest MOST150 standard. "The introduction of the OS82150 coaxial transceiver adds to Microchip's portfo ...

2015-09 Connectors Toshiba Semiconductor and Storage

[Sep 10 2015] Toshiba Corporation announced the launch of the "TZ1041MBG", an application processor for wearable devices, the latest in addition to its Application Lite ™ series TZ1000 series of Internet of Things (IOT) solutions, first released in March 2014. Sample delivery will be in October for mass production scheduled for January 2016. The TZ1041MBG meets the growing market demand for iot devices by supp ...

2015-09 Power Molex

[Sep 9 2015] Molex announced that its Mizu-P25 wireline connector system is the industry's smallest sealing system with an IP67 compliant 2.50 mm (0.098 in) pitch connector that maintains its integrity when submerged in water up to one meter deep. Nagisa Kojima, Product Manager at Molex, said: "As shipbuilders strive to differentiate their products, on-board electronics in the Marine industry are becoming inc ...

2015-09 Power Cree Inc.

[Sep 8 2015] SiC market leader Cree recently introduced the first 900V MOSFET platform capable of breaking the industry's SiC power device technology. This upgraded platform, based on Cree's SiC plane technology, expands the product portfolio to meet the design challenges of the market update and can be used for higher DC bus voltages. And ahead of 900V superjunction SI-based MOSFET technology, expand the pow ...

2015-09 Power Infineon Technologies

[Sep 7 2015] Infineon Technologies AG expands the StrongIRFET™ Power MOSFET product range with solutions that meet both compact and durable requirements. The new logic level StrongIRFET™ device can be driven directly by a single chip computer, saving space and reducing costs. In addition, StrongIRFET™ is rugged and helps extend the life of electronic products. The StrongIRFET series has been proven to maximiz ...

2015-09 Power Microchip Technology

[Sep 6 2015] Microchip Technology announced the MCP9600, the world's first thermocouple conditioning integrated circuit, which integrates precision instrumentation, a precise temperature sensor, a high-precision and high-resolution digital-to-analog converter (ADC), and a mathematical engine with pre-programmed firmware. The mathematical engine supports a wide range of standard thermocouple models (K, J, T, N ...

2015-09 Sensors Melexis Technologies NV

[Sep 5 2015] Melexis has added a new device to its series of programmable Hall-effect current sensors, the MLX91208, with a new high current version. The new MLX91208CAV is optimized for very high magnetic fields in applications such as hybrid and electric vehicles (HEV) and can handle primary currents of up to 1000A. The device is an effective complement to the existing MLX91208 series, which covers both low ...

2015-09 Power Fair-Rite Products

[Sep 4 2015] Fairchild, the world's leading provider of high-performance power semiconductor solutions, has introduced its industry-leading medium voltage MOSFET product in an 8x8 Dual Cool package. The new Dual Cool 88 MOSFET provides power conversion engineers with an excellent replacement for the bulky D2-PAK package, reducing its size by half while providing higher power density and efficiency, and improv ...