Technology Articles

2022-05 Power C&K

[May 7 2022] C&K, a leading manufacturer of high-quality electromechanical switches, has extended the life of its PTS125 product line to 5 million operations. The PTS125 product family is a 12 x 12mm tact switch widely used in industrial, consumer, instrumentation and computing equipment.equipment was getting longer and longer, and C&K acted quickly after receiving a customer request to extend the life of the ...

2022-05 Power Renesas Electronics America

[May 7 2022] Renesas Electronics Group announced the launch of the RAA78815x product family, 5V RS-485/422 differential transceivers that bring customers industry-leading ±5000V electrical fast transient (EFT) immunity and ESD protection up to ±16000V. The ideal solution for noise-sensitive industrial communication networks. The six new full-duplex and half-duplex enhanced devices released this time comply wi ...

2022-05 Optoelectronics Qorvo US Inc.

[May 7 2022] The UF3N170400B7S JFET from UnitedSiC (now acquired by Qorvo). The UF3N170400B7S is a high-performance third-generation silicon carbide (SiC) normally-on JFET ideal for applications such as overcurrent protection circuits, DC-AC inverters, switching power supplies, power factor correction modules, motor drives, and induction heating solution. The UF3N170400B7S is an ultra-fast switching temperatu ...

2022-05 Semiconductors Analog Devices

[May 7 2022] Analog Devices, Inc. introduces a new generation of 16- to 24-bit ultra-precise successive approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) that simplify complex ADC designs in instrumentation, industrial, and healthcare applications. The new family of high-performance SAR ADCs utilizes Analog Devices' patented Easy Drive technology and the common Flexi-SPI Serial Peripheral Inter ...

2022-05 Semiconductors STMicroelectronics

[May 7 2022] STMicroelectronics simplifies the design and mass production of a new generation of small low-earth orbits (LEO) satellites. Affordable and reliable low-orbit (LEO) satellites can provide services such as Earth observation and broadband internet from low-Earth orbit ST's new family of radiation-hardened power, analog and logic chips in low-cost plastic packages provide important functions for sat ...

2022-05 Semiconductors STMicroelectronics

[May 6 2022] STMicroelectronics, the world leader in semiconductors serving multiple electronic applications, has introduced the latest generation of ST31 secure microcontrollers, enabling enhanced transaction security for contact and contactless payment cards, ID cards and gates. Using ST's 40nm eSTM manufacturing technology, the ST31N600 integrates the energy harvesting circuitry and additional connectivity ...

2022-05 Semiconductors STMicroelectronics

[May 6 2022] STMicroelectronics' ST25TN512 and ST25TN01K NFC Forum Type 2 tag ICs bring higher cost performance to applications such as merchant-consumer interaction, product information sharing, and brand protection. ST25TN512/01K NFC tag ICs are also suitable for smart city and access control management, supporting a variety of user protection and privacy mechanisms, including a 7-digit unique chip identifi ...

2022-05 Power C&K

[May 6 2022] C&K's ZMT series of sealed subminiature snap-action switches are an excellent solution for modular mechanisms in automotive and medical applications. With its compact size, it is ideal for applications with limited space. They are also available in low or high current from 0.1 A to 5 A. The ZMT series sealed snap action switches are typically used in automotive interior applications where a quick ...

2022-05 Semiconductors Vishay

[May 6 2022] Vishay's 24 V surface mount XClampR transient voltage suppressor (TVS) packaged in an SMC (DO-214AB) provides up to 7 kW of peak pulse power consumption at 10/1000 μs. These bidirectional devices feature an industry-low clamping ratio (VC/VWM) and provide high power density for automotive, telecom and industrial applications over a wide operating temperature range of -55°C to +175°C. Housed in an ...

2022-05 Sensors Sensirion AG

[May 6 2022] Sensirion introduces the SEN50 and SEN55 environmental sensor solutions for measuring various relevant environmental parameters. The SEN50 and SEN55 environmental sensor modules serve as a simple and convenient sensor solution platform that can be easily integrated into a variety of applications, saving time to market and reducing costs for manufacturers of indoor air quality solutions. SEN5x Env ...

2022-05 Semiconductors Rohm Semiconductor

[May 6 2022] ROHM's REFLVBMS001-EVK-001 evaluation board is equipped with a power supply IC (step-down DC/DC converter IC) and a reset IC (voltage detector IC) using the original Nano Energy™ ultra-low current consumption technology. In addition, it includes a battery charger IC that supports low-voltage rechargeable batteries, and NGK INSULATORS' thin, high-capacity EnerCera® Li-Ion rechargeable batteries. B ...

2022-05 Semiconductors STMicroelectronics

[May 5 2022] STMicroelectronics has launched the third-generation STPOWER silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET transistor[1] to advance the cutting-edge applications in electric vehicle powertrain power equipment, as well as in other scenarios where high power density, high energy efficiency, and high reliability are important goals application. As the market leader in SiC power MOSFETs, STMicroelectronics integrates ...