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2021-09 Sensors STMicroelectronics

[Sep 20 2021] STMicroelectronics announces the Universal Multi-Zone Ranging FlightSense time-of-flight Sensor, bringing precision ranging solutions to a wide range of consumer electronics and industrial products. The VL53L5CX sensor provides up to 64 ranging zones with a maximum measurement distance of 4 meters per zone for multi-target detection applications, as well as a wide rectangular field of view with a ...

2021-09 Connectors Microchip Technology

[Sep 20 2021] As the demand for electric buses and other electrified heavy transport vehicles increases to meet lower carbon emission targets, power management solutions based on silicon carbide are providing greater efficiency for such transport systems. To further complement its rich portfolio of silicon carbide MOSFET discrete and module products, Microchip Technology announced the introduction of a new 120 ...

2021-09 Power United Chemi-Con

[Sep 20 2021] UnitedSiC, Inc., has released the industry's best 750V, 6mΩ devices, responding to power designers' demand for higher performance, more efficient SiC FETs. The new 6mΩ device has an RDS(on) value less than half that of the closest SiC MOSFETs competing and also offers a robust 5μs short-circuit tolerance rating. The products announced today include nine new device/package options in the 750V SiC ...

2021-09 Sensors Vishay

[Sep 19 2021] Vishay Intertechnology introduces the industry's leading 19 mm x 19 mm x 7 mm 7575 external size Automotive grade IHLP® thin high current inductor - IHLP-7575GZ-5A. The Vishay Dale IHLP-7575GZ-5A has a DC resistance (DCR) 30% lower than the 6767 form factor, 35% higher rated current, 50% lower cost than the 8787 form factor, and can operate continuously at +155 °C in the automotive engine bay. Th ...

2021-09 Passive Components Nexperia

[Sep 19 2021] Nexperia has announced that its surface-mount device, the copper clip-on FlatPower Package CFP15B, has for the first time passed a leading Tier 1 supplier's Board level reliability (BLR) test for automotive applications. The package will first be applied to the engine control unit. BLR is a method for evaluating the robustness and reliability of semiconductor packages. The tests follow extremely ...

2021-09 Power Power Integrations

[Sep 19 2021] Power Integrations announced the launch of the InnoSwitch™3-PD Series IC, the industry's best-integrated solution for USB Type-C, USB Power Transfer (PD) and USB Digital Control Power Supply (PPS) adapter applications. The new IC comes in an ultra-thin InSOP™-24D package with integrated USB-C and PD controllers, high-voltage PowiGaN™ switches, multi-mode quasi-resonant flyback controllers, second ...

2021-09 Power Power Integrations

[Sep 18 2021] Power Integrations introduces SCALE-iFlex™ Single gate drivers for the popular "new dual-channel" 100mm x 140mm IGBT modules. The new compact driver supports modules with voltages up to 3.3kV and is now readily available for customers to complete design import. SCALE-iFlex Single Gate drivers are ideal for light rail, renewable energy generation, and other high-reliability applications that requi ...

2021-09 Connectors Microchip Technology

[Sep 18 2021] By converting to 112G PAM4 interface rates, META-DX2L doubles the bandwidth of routers, switches, and line cards，Routers, switches, and line cards require higher bandwidth, port density, and connectivity up to 800 gigabit Ethernet (GbE) to handle increasing data center traffic due to 5G, cloud services, and artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) applications. To deliver higher ban ...

2021-09 Power Power Integrations

[Sep 18 2021] Power Integrations, a well-known company in the field of gate driver technology for medium and high voltage inverter applications, introduces the new plug-and-play SCALE-iFlex™ LT dual-channel gate driver. The new driver improves the performance of multiple parallel EconoDUAL modules by 20 percent, allowing users to save one out of every six modules from the power inverter and converter stack. In ...

2021-09 Sensors TDK

[Sep 18 2021] TDK has expanded its Micronas 3D HAL sensor portfolio with the new Hall sensors HAR 3900 and HAR 3930*. These products support stray field compensation position detection in automotive and industrial applications while meeting ISO 26262 compliant development requirements. According to ISO 26262, the sensor supports SEooC and ASIL B for system-level development of ASIL D. They can perform 3D magne ...

2021-09 Connectors STMicroelectronics

[Sep 18 2021] The STDRIVEG600 half-bridge gate driver of STMicroelectronics has large output current and the propagation delay of high-low output signal is the same, both 45ns, which can drive GaN enhanced FET high-frequency switch. The drive supply voltage of up to 20V is also suitable for driving N-channel silicon-based MOSFET tubes. When driving GaN devices, the 6V gate-source voltage (VGS) can be flexibly ...

2021-09 Sensors Bosch Sensortec

[Sep 17 2021] The new Application Board version 3.0 offers a versatile development solution that enables engineers to quickly and easily operate all Bosch Sensortec sensors on one platform. The new application board simplifies the evaluation and prototyping of sensors for a wide range of applications, especially in Industry 4.0, the Internet of Things, smart home systems, and wrist and head-worn wearables. To ...