Technology Articles

2021-06 Power Bourns

[Jun 14 2021] Bourns announces the launch of three new families of rotary potentiometer models that offer enhanced features and a variety of new design options. The model PRS11R Rotating Metal shaft Potentiometer series, Model PRS12R Rotating Metal shaft potentiometer series and Model PRS14R Rotating plastic shaft potentiometer series provide designers with additional switching, shaft configuration, vertical a ...

2021-06 Passive Components Vishay

[Jun 13 2021] Vishay Intertechnology has announced the launch of the new bidirectional symmetric (BiSy) two-wire ESD protection diode VBUS05M2-HT5 in the small wettable flanker DFN1110-3A package. The Vishay Semiconductors VBUS05M2-HT5 is space-efficient compared to SOT package solutions and features ultra-low capacitance and leakage current to protect high-speed data lines from transient voltage signals. The ...

2021-06 Connectors STMicroelectronics

[Jun 13 2021] The STMicroelectronics B-L462E-CELL1 Discovery suite integrates key hardware and software modules required for the development of cellular iot devices, including the GSMA certified Embedded SIM (eSIM), to facilitate the rapid development of energy-efficient cellular iot devices. It can connect to the Internet via LTE-Cat M and NB-IoT iot, making it ideal for embedded developers and iot enthusiast ...

2021-06 Semiconductors Qualcomm

[Jun 12 2021] Qualcomm Technologies announced the successful completion of dual-connected 5G data calls based on the Sub-6GHz FDD/TDD band and millimeter wave band in 5G Independent Networking (SA) mode. Using a smartphone-shaped terminal equipped with a fourth-generation Qualcomm Snapdragon X65 5G modem and RF system and a Qualcomm QTM545 millimeter wave antenna module, Qualcomm Technologies engineers first i ...

2021-06 Semiconductors NXP

[Jun 12 2021] The typical use case for MicroSys' miriac SoM, based on NXP's LX2160A processor, is primarily in V2X communications. For example, edge servers in trains, aircraft, commercial vehicles, and autonomous mobility systems. Other applications are industrial data centers in harsh environments - from IIoT networked discrete manufacturing plants and intelligent collaborative industrial robots to process i ...

2021-06 Power Murata

[Jun 11 2021] The Murata 1YM type WLAN+ Bluetooth combination module supports Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac 2x2 MIMO and Bluetooth 5.2BR /EDR/LE, with PHY data rates up to 866Mbps for Wi-Fi and up to 3Mbps for Bluetooth. The WLAN part supports PCIe v3.0 interface, and optionally supports SDIO v3.0 and USB 3.0 interface. The Murata 1YM type WLAN+ Bluetooth combination module supports Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac 2x2 MIMO an ...

2021-06 Passive Components STMicroelectronics

[Jun 11 2021] STMicroelectronics' MasterGaN4 power package integrates two symmetrical 225mΩ RDS(on), 650V gallium nitride (GaN) power transistors, as well as optimized gate drivers and circuit protection to simplify the design of energy-efficient power conversion applications up to 200W. As the latest addition to the STMicroelectronics MasterGaN family, MasterGaN4 solves complex gate control and circuit layout ...

2021-06 Power Microchip Technology

[Jun 10 2021] With Microchip's new Power Transfer Software Framework (PSF), designers can now modify and own IP in their USB-C power transfer systems. By combining their proprietary code with Microchip's full-featured PD stack, designers have the flexibility to create differentiated products while choosing from a variety of Microchip SmartHub, MCU, and stand-alone PD solutions for their USB systems. USB Type-C ...

2021-06 Power Teledyne LeCroy

[Jun 10 2021] To meet the needs of our customers in the avionics and aerospace sectors, Teledyne e2v offers exclusively tin-lead treated and fully certified QorIQ T4240 processors. The multi-core T4240 unit is capable of handling computationally intensive application scenarios. These devices consist of up to 12 dual-threaded PowerArchitecture cores (24 virtual cores) at frequencies up to 1.8GHz, higher perform ...

2021-06 Sensors Semtech

[Jun 9 2021] ScioSense has announced the introduction of its new low-power ultrasonic flow sensor, the AS6040. The device is optimized for gas meters, easily integrated into system designs, and compatible with virtually all host microcontrollers. The sensor is also suitable for water flow measurement applications. The introduction of the AS6040 provides users with a new and easier way to take full advantage o ...

2021-06 Power Renesas Electronics America

[Jun 9 2021] Renesas Electronics has expanded its partnership with Qualcomm, a leading provider of wireless technology, to provide 30W wireless charging for mid-range smartphones powered by the latest Qualcomm SnapdragonTM 780G 5G mobile platform. This is the second collaboration between the two companies for reference designs for high-power wirelessly charging smartphones. The first collaborative solution de ...

2021-06 Semiconductors Power Integrations

[Jun 8 2021] Power Integrations, a well-known company in the field of energy-efficient power conversion for high voltage integrated circuits, introduces the HiperPFS-4 Power factor correction (PFC) controller IC with Qspeed™ Low Reverse Recovery charge (Qrr) boost diode. The combination delivers more than 98% full load efficiency for PCS, TVS and similar applications ranging from 75W to 400W. Edward Ong, Prod ...