Technology Articles

2022-04 Semiconductors Rohm Semiconductor

[Apr 22 2022] ROHM's BD34352 is designed to maximize the extraction and conversion of high-resolution digital audio data into analog audio signals. The audio DAC chip is one of the most important components that determines the quality of audio equipment. With 50 years of audio IC development experience, ROHM has established sound quality design technology that can extract all information from the sound source, ...

2022-04 Semiconductors Bourns

[Apr 22 2022] Bourns' automotive-grade model SF-0603SPA-R and SF-1206SA-R series of SMD fuses expand its portfolio of AEC-Q200 equivalent SinglFuse™ SMD fuses. The SF-0603SPA-R and SF-1206SA-R series meet Bourns' automotive-grade standards for improved quality and reliability. These series are designed for a variety of automotive, data center, industrial, medical (low to medium risk), telecom and battery manag ...

2022-04 Semiconductors Molex

[Apr 22 2022] Molex's Coeur high-current interconnect systems deliver up to 200 A through three diameter sizes (3.4 mm, 6 mm, and 8 mm) and are available in a variety of configurations, connecting PCBs, busbars, and cables. When mating two rigid PCBs or busbars, it can be difficult to perfectly align the pins and sockets. A certain amount of float is required in these cases to accommodate any offset that may e ...

2022-04 Power Bourns

[Apr 21 2022] Bourns' Multifuse® product line expands its MF-LSMF model series, which are high power surface mount polymer positive temperature coefficient (PPTC) resettable fuses. These models extend the holding current range to 0.75 A to 6.0 A, the maximum voltage is 6 VDC to 33 VDC, and 20 additional options are available. The MF-LSMF series utilizes Bourns' innovative freeXpansion™ design, which improves t ...

2022-04 Semiconductors Nexperia

[Apr 21 2022] NXP announced that its automotive battery monitoring chip DNB1168 has passed ISO 26262:2018 ASIL-D certification, which can help new energy vehicle manufacturers build safer and more efficient battery management systems. The ASIL-D level is the highest functional safety level in the automotive industry. Datang NXP's DNB1168 has passed this certification, which not only marks that the device has r ...

2022-04 Semiconductors Texas Instruments

[Apr 21 2022] Texas Instruments' LMR43620/-Q1 (Automotive) is an ultra-small 36 V, 2 A and 1 A synchronous step-down DC/DC converter in a 2 mm x 2 mm HotRod™ package. These easy-to-use converters support a wide input voltage range of 3.0 V to 36 V, with transients up to 42 V. The LMR43620-Q1 is designed to meet the low standby power requirements of always-on automotive applications. Automatic mode enables freq ...

2022-04 Semiconductors Sensata Technologies

[Apr 21 2022] Sensata's IO-Link encoders and position sensors are designed to increase machinery productivity by reducing component cost, increasing execution time and enhancing equipment diagnostics. As the cost of using Ethernet-based sensors and actuators in automation applications increases, Sensata integrates IO-Link technology into its encoders and sensors to provide superior accuracy, increased reliabil ...

2022-04 Semiconductors Rohm Semiconductor

[Apr 21 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 ...

2022-04 Semiconductors Renesas Electronics America

[Apr 20 2022] Renesas Electronics, a global supplier of semiconductor solutions, announced that it is the first to introduce clock buffers and multiplexers that comply with the stringent PCIe Gen6 standards. As the industry's leading supplier of advanced clock solutions, Renesas brings 11 new clock buffers and 4 new multiplexers. These new devices, with higher jitter margin when applied to PCIe Gen5, pair with ...

2022-04 Semiconductors STMicroelectronics

[Apr 20 2022] The STMicroelectronics RHRDAC121 radiation hardened digital-to-analog converter (DAC) operates at a minimum voltage of 2.5V and is suitable for modern low-power system designs not supported by older 3.3V digital-to-analog converters. The new product is a 12-bit 1Msps digital-to-analog converter with built-in successive approximation register (SAR), which consumes only 0.6mW at the highest convers ...

2022-04 Semiconductors STMicroelectronics

[Apr 20 2022] ST's L9908 highly integrated automotive-grade three-phase gate drive unit (GDU) supports 12V, 24V or 48V automotive power systems, with flexible input and output channels, and can be used in traditional gasoline vehicles and hybrid/electric new energy vehicles. Realize a variety of applications. The L9908 provides dedicated source pins for each half-bridge to connect the upper and lower side FETs ...

2022-04 Semiconductors Torex Semiconductor Ltd

[Apr 20 2022] Torex Semiconductor Co., Ltd. has developed the XC9145 series of 400nA PWM/PFM ultra-low current consumption step-up DC/DC converters.the ultra-low current consumption circuit of the XC9145 series reduces the current consumption to 400nA, and the PWM/PFM control method enables the product to significantly improve the efficiency under light load, especially when the output current is several μA, c ...