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2022-05 Connectors American Technical Ceramics

[May 3 2022] xMEMS Labs introduces Tomales, the first single-chip MEMS tweeter. Tomales' top-voicing and side-voicing package options and a thin 1mm thickness simplify speaker assembly and placement for direct-to-ear audio delivery in smart glasses and extended reality (xR) headset applications. In a 3cm free-air, Tomales can reach 75dB SPL (sound pressure level) at 2kHz, 90dB at 4kHz, and over 108dB at 10kHz ...

2022-05 Power Analog Devices

[May 3 2022] Analog Devices, Inc. announces two nanoPower modules from a family of fundamental analog high-efficiency power ICs with built-in inductors that help designers extend battery life and reduce size in space-constrained Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The MAXM38643 offers a 1.8V to 5.5V input, 330nA quiescent current (IQ), 600mA step-down module, and the MAXM17225 offers a 0.4V to 5.5V input, 300nA ...

2022-05 Sensors Melexis Technologies NV

[May 3 2022] Melexis announced the launch of new LIN BLDC motor pre-driver chip solutions for automotive electromechanical applications, the MLX81340 and MLX81344, which combine the advantages of small size, high performance and high power. The MLX81340 (32KB Flash) and MLX81344 (64KB Flash) contain three channels of high-side and low-side drivers. External NFETs with up to 60nC capacitance can be controlled ...

2022-05 Power STMicroelectronics

[May 3 2022] STMicroelectronics expands ST8500 G3-PLC (Power Line Communication) Hybrid dual-mode communication chipset certification approved frequency band, in addition to the 9kHz-95kHz frequency band specified by the European Electrotechnical Commission CENELEC-A regulations, now also covers FCC (Federal Communications Commission) 10kHz - 490kHz band. This allows for higher data rates, greater design flex ...

2022-05 Power Texas Instruments

[May 3 2022] Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced an ultra-small 24-bit wide-bandwidth analog-to-digital converter (ADC) that enables industry-leading signal measurement accuracy over a wider bandwidth than comparable ADCs. The ADS127L11 is a new product in TI's precision wide-bandwidth ADC family. Its package size has been reduced by 50%, enabling ultra-precision data acquisition and greatly optimizing powe ...

2022-05 Power Microchip Technology

[May 2 2022] Microchip Technology Inc. announced a significant expansion of its gallium nitride (GaN) radio frequency (RF) power device portfolio with new monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) and discrete transistors at frequencies up to 20 gigahertz (GHz). Combining high power-added efficiency (PAE) and high linearity, these devices provide new levels of performance for applications such as 5G, e ...

2022-05 Semiconductors Microchip Technology

[May 2 2022] As the automotive market continues to demand large touchscreens and flexible form factors, Microchip Technology Inc. has announced a new maXTouch touchscreen controller that enables automotive developers to meet the unique aspect ratio requirements of in-vehicle touchscreen displays. This new product includes additional functional safety support required by OEMs The MXT1296M1T can be reconfigured ...

2022-05 Sensors Analog Devices

[May 2 2022] Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) introduces the ADI EagleEye ADSW4000 people counting algorithm for detecting and counting people in indoor spaces such as conference rooms or offices. The ADSW4000 is the first in a series of application-level software algorithms that are part of the ADI EagleEye platform, which also includes an ADI Blackfin embedded digital signal processor (DSP)-based hardware subsyst ...

2022-05 Power Vishay

[May 2 2022] Vishay announces the launch of a new AEC-Q200 qualified IHSR high temperature inductor, the IHSR-2525CZ-5A, in a 7.4 mm x 6.6 mm x 3.0 mm 2525 form factor. The Vishay Dale IHSR-2525CZ-5A is designed for polyphase high current power supplies and filters, with 50 % lower DC internal resistance (DCR) than typical power inductors, over the entire operating temperature range compared to ferrite soluti ...

2022-05 Power STMicroelectronics

[May 2 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 Power Infineon Technologies

[May 2 2022] A significant trend today in Switch Mode Power Supplies (SMPS) and battery powered applications is increased efficiency and reliability. Following this development trend, Infineon Technologies AG presents the OptiMOS 6 100 V series with new power MOSFET technology. The new products are specifically optimized for high switching frequency applications such as telecom and solar, where losses are rel ...

2022-05 Power ams

[May 1 2022] ams Osram is expanding its extensive lidar portfolio with components for industrial applications. LiDAR (LiDAR) is a key technology for realizing autonomous driving. There are also many 3D environmental inspection applications in other fields outside the automotive industry. As a leader in the development and production of infrared pulsed lasers for lidar systems, the SPL TL90AT03 from ams Osram ...