Technology Articles

2015-06 Power ISSI, Integrated Silicon Solution Inc

[Jun 11 2015] IGBT Drive Technologies, a leader in Power Integrations, introduces its 2SC0115T2A0-12 dual-channel gate driver with 90 kW to 500 kW inverters and converters at its core. Utilizing Scale ™-2 + integrated circuit and isolation transformer technology for signal transmission of DC/DC power supplies and switches, the new driver core improves system reliability and performance by eliminating an optoco ...

2015-06 Power IXYS

[Jun 11 2015] IXYS, a leader in power semiconductor and HVIC technology for power conversion, motor control, and energy efficient products used in medical and transportation applications, has expanded its IGBT module family on two new platforms, the 34 mm and 62 mm modules. The new home represents a small power platform copper baseplate technology that provides optimal high power density and excellent thermal ...

2015-06 Semiconductors ON Semiconductor

[Jun 10 2015] ON Semiconductor introduces state-of-the-art 80 amp (A) Power integration modules (PIM) with industry-leading performance for demanding applications such as uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), industrial variable frequency drives and solar inverters. The NXH80T120L2Q0PG PIM uses ON Semiconductor's proprietary Trench second generation Field Cutover technology (FSII) and robust ultrafast quick re ...

2015-06 Semiconductors ams

[Jun 10 2015] Ams introduces a new generation of AS3955 Near Field communication (NFC) interface chips with unique energy harvesting capabilities and data transfer capabilities, similar to previous AS3953 products, which provide contactless bridging between near field communication (NFC) card readers, such as smartphones and tablets, and any other microcontroller. However, the AS3955 can also provide power sup ...

2015-06 Connectors STMicroelectronics

[Jun 9 2015] ST combines its ultra-low power microcontroller technology with years of experience in ARM® Cortex-M4 cores to create the STM32L4 family of microcontrollers for the next generation of energy efficient consumer electronics, industrial, medical and metrological products. The STM32L476 and STM32L486 are based on an 80MHz ARM Cortex-M4 processor core with a floating point unit (FPU) that supports DSP ...

2015-06 Connectors SiTIME

[Jun 9 2015] SiTime, Inc., a MEMS and analog semiconductor company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of MegaChips Corporation, announced a new family of μPowerMEMS oscillators for the wear-resistant, iot and mobile markets. The SiT8021 oscillator, the first device in this series, shatters the limitations of quartz technology by setting new benchmarks in power consumption, size and weight. The SiT8021 consumes 90 ...

2015-06 Connectors Silicon Labs

[Jun 8 2015] Silicon Labs, a leading provider of microcontrollers, sensors and wireless connectivity solutions in the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced the industry's most energy efficient USB microcontroller (MCU). The new Happy Gecko MCU is the latest addition to Silicon Labs' award-winning EFM32 32-bit MCU product family, providing the industry's lowest USB power consumption for longer battery life a ...

2015-06 Connectors Artesyn Embedded Technologies

[Jun 8 2015] Artesyn Embedded Technologies announced the second generation of its MicroMP(µMP) family of configurable power supplies. Atson's µMP power supply product line has been popular in the market, and this second generation of the µMP16 power supply product has many advantages, such as the highest output power of 1800W, which is unprecedented, the power density of 22.9W/cu.in, and the efficiency of 91% ...

2015-06 Power Artesyn Embedded Technologies

[Jun 7 2015] Artesyn Embedded Technologies has announced a new 800W DC/DC power converter with two outputs. This model AGF800-48D3005 power converter is not only highly efficient, but also has excellent heat dissipation capability, which is most suitable for telecommunications equipment and server computing systems. Since this power module is equipped with one 30V and another 5V output, there is no need to ad ...

2015-06 Connectors Microchip Technology

[Jun 7 2015] Microchip Technology, a leading global provider of integrated microcontroller, mixed-signal, emulator and flash memory proprietary solutions, announced the launch of the dsPIC33EP "GS" series of digital Signal controllers (DSC) with 14 new devices. The dsPIC33EP "GS" series offers superior performance for implementing more complex nonlinear prediction and adaptive control algorithms at higher swi ...

2015-06 Power Broadcom

[Jun 6 2015] Broadcom announced the introduction of a new generation of the StrataXGS Trident Ethernet switch portfolio, the Trident-II+ family. Optimized for the bandwidth, scalability, and efficiency requirements of 10GbE virtualized data centers, the highly integrated devices deliver 1.28 megabits per second (Tbps) switching performance, reduce power consumption by 30 percent, and double the performance of ...

2015-06 Power Samsung

[Jun 6 2015] Samsung Electronics America today introduced its latest memory card lineup, the PRO Plu and EVO Plus. These two latest product lineups add to Samsung's portfolio of SD and microSD cards, including the now PRO Plus, PRO, EVO Plus and EVO home, to meet the rapidly growing consumer demand for advanced multimedia storage solutions. "Samsung is committed to delivering next-generation memory cards with ...