Technology Articles

2021-06 Connectors Texas Instruments

[Jun 2 2021] Texas Instruments has introduced a new family of synchronous DC/DC buck controllers that enable engineers to reduce the size and electromagnetic interference (EMI) of power solutions. The LM25149-Q1 and LM25149 employ integrated Active EMI Filter (AEF) and dual Random spread frequency (DRSS) technologies that enable engineers to halve the area of the external EMI filter, reduce the conducted EMI ...

2021-06 Connectors Renesas Electronics America

[Jun 1 2021] Renesas Electronics announced the launch of the RX23W module with full low-power Bluetooth 5 support for system control and wireless communication of Internet of Things (IoT) end devices. The module uses 32-bit RX23W, fully supports low-power Bluetooth communication, including antennas, oscillators and peripheral matching circuits, and is certified by multi-national radio laws, including Japan an ...

2021-06 Passive Components TE Connectivity

[Jun 1 2021] Temperature sensor is one of the most widely used measurement technologies. As technology advances and industrial processes become more complex, equipment in multiple industries is constantly required to achieve higher levels of accuracy in temperature sensing. As a global industry technology player in connectivity and sensors, TEConnecTIvity (TE) draws on its decades of industry experience and c ...

2021-05 Connectors Silicon Motion, Inc.

[May 31 2021] The latest NAND master from Silicon Motion boosts the performance of SD Express cards to 1700 MB/s via the PCIe Gen 3 x3 interface. Huirong Technology announced its flagship SM2708 SD Express master control solution, which supports the latest SD 8.0 specification and is backward compatible with the SD 7.1 specification. With PCIe Gen 3 x2 and NVMe 1.3 interfaces, the SM2708 SD Express master is d ...

2021-05 Connectors Renesas Electronics America

[May 31 2021] Renesas Electronics announced the launch of two system-level package (SiP) solutions that expand its portfolio of motor control solutions and simplify brushless direct current (BLDC) motor control designs for wireless battery-powered applications such as power tools, drones, pumps, vacuum cleaners, robot cleaners, fans and more. The new RAJ306001 and RAJ306010 motor driver ics combine multiple fu ...

2021-05 Connectors Renesas Electronics America

[May 30 2021] Renesas Electronics announced the addition of 20 new RA6M5 group microcontrollers (MCUS), expanding the RA6 family of MCUS and completing the mainstream product line. The new products offer a wide range of communication options, large capacity on-chip memory and Renesas' outstanding security capabilities to help customers develop innovative Internet of Things (IoT) designs. The RA6M5 product fami ...

2021-05 Connectors Precision Design Associates, Inc

[May 30 2021] Pickering Electronics is an industry leader in the development of micro - and high-performance relays with more than 50 years of experience in reed relay manufacturing. A new Type 1 C conversion relay for its popular Series 67 high voltage PCB relay has been introduced, a new design that saves space and simplifies the design. Kevin Mallett, technical specialist at Pickering Electronics, explained ...

2021-05 Sensors TE Connectivity

[May 29 2021] TT Electronics, a global supplier of engineered electronics for performance-critical applications, announced the introduction of its new OPB735 series of reflective object sensors for the most challenging industrial automation and safety applications. The reflective sensor is a packaged part that offers designers a wide operating temperature range (-55°C to 100°C) suitable for almost any factory ...

2021-05 Power C&K

[May 29 2021] C&K is once again introducing its proud RK series of tap switches with a new and upgraded starting power and a wide range of sizes to meet your application needs. The RKA2 is an ultra-thin switch that is perfect for height-critical applications and offers four different starting forces. Among them, the RKB2 is the most robust switch in the RK series, offering three starting forces. In application ...

2021-05 Power EPC

[May 28 2021] EPC announced the introduction of the laser driver EPC21603, which combines 40 V, 10 A field-effect transistors, gate drivers and LVDS logic level inputs on a single chip for time-of-flight (ToF) liDAR systems for applications such as robotics, drones, augmented reality (AR) and video games. The EPC21603 is controlled by LVDS logic circuits and is capable of modulating and achieving laser drive c ...

2021-05 Connectors Renesas Electronics America

[May 28 2021] Renesas Electronics Group, a global provider of semiconductor solutions, has announced a new power and functional safety solution for R-Car V3H system-on-chip (SoC) -based systems for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) applications such as front-facing cameras and driver surveillance cameras. The new solution includes the 42V synchronous step-down preregulator, the RAA271050, which connect ...

2021-05 Passive Components Schurter

[May 27 2021] The superior quality of SCHURTER's UMT-H surface-mount ceramic fuses has now been added to the 40A and 50A models rated for breaking capacity up to 500A at 125VAC/72VDC. For the first time, the series offers overcurrent and short circuit protection and is compact, with a product size of only 5.3x16mm. The UMT-H series of fuses was developed to provide a smaller alternative to the 5x20mm through-h ...