Technology Articles

2021-04 Semiconductors Allegro MicroSystems, LLC

[Apr 1 2021] Allegro MicroSystems announced the availability of the ACS37800, a Hall-effect power monitoring IC solution for single-phase AC and DC with a very small PCB footprint. The ACS37800 is another industry-leading innovation from Allegro, an integrated power monitoring chip that detects the power, voltage, and current of both AC and DC signals in a small SOIC16W package with an isolation rating of up ...

2021-03 Semiconductors Infineon Technologies

[Mar 31 2021] Infineon Technologies AG introduces the new EiceDRIVER™ 2EDL8 gate driver IC product family to meet the growing demand for mobile network infrastructure DC-DC telecom bricks. These two-channel junction isolated gate driver ics provide high power density, high efficiency and durability for isolated DC-DC buck converters/telecom bricks to help create a macro base for 5G and LTE telecom infrastructu ...

2021-03 Connectors STMicroelectronics

[Mar 31 2021] STMicroelectronics introduces a highly integrated three-phase half-bridge driver IC for low-voltage industrial applications up to 75V, a space-saving, energy-efficient motor control solution for controlling three-phase brushless motors in electric bicycles, power tools, pumps, fans, light machinery, game consoles and other equipment. The STDRIVE101 has three built-in half-bridge drivers for drivi ...

2021-03 Connectors Excelitas Technologies

[Mar 30 2021] Excelitas Technologies Corp. has introduced a new two-channel pyroelectric detector for gas monitoring, the PYS 3228/3428, which can be used to detect the presence of the refrigerant Freon R32. Excelitas' PYS 3228/3428 detector includes two built-in infrared filters, one with a transmittance of 9.127μm that detects the IR energy of Freon R32 in this wavelength absorption band, and the other filte ...

2021-03 Power ECS

[Mar 30 2021] EPC announced the introduction of the EPC9151, a 300 W, bi-directional, ultra-small 1/16 brick DC/DC buck converter module that measures just 33 mm x 22.9 mm (1.3 "x 0.9"). The EPC9151 uses Microchip's digital Signal controller (dsPIC33CK) and EPC's ePower™ power level integrated circuit (EPC2152) to achieve over 95% efficiency in 300 W, 48 V/12 V converters. And the number of phases can be incre ...

2021-03 Semiconductors Diodes Incorporated

[Mar 29 2021] Diodes announced a range of automotive specification dual-wire single-pole (AH323xQ/4xQ) and latching (AH327xQ/8xQ) switcher integrated circuits (ics) that provide high sensitivity and stability over a wide operating voltage and temperature range. These ics can be used in automotive proximity and position sensing product applications, including seat belt buckles, power Windows, gear selectors, an ...

2021-03 Connectors STMicroelectronics

[Mar 29 2021] The TSV792 5V dual operational amplifier (opamp) from STMicroelectronics features a 50MHz gain bandwidth product, low input offset voltage, and 10pA input bias current. The typical input offset voltage (25°C) ensures that the chip accurately amplifies low-amplitude signals. The fast swing rate of 30V/µs makes the TSV792 suitable for conditioning the photodiode output signals of battery-powered sm ...

2021-03 Power Advanced Energy

[Mar 28 2021] Advanced Energy announced the launch of a new line of MaxStream ™ Remote Plasma Source (RPS) products featuring a reaction chamber plasma cleaning system for semiconductor chip processes. The MAXstream family of products is available in several different models and offers a very wide range of operations. Other benefits include high power supply accuracy, superior plasma jet igniting capability ov ...

2021-03 Power Renesas Electronics America

[Mar 28 2021] Renesas Electronics introduces the R-Car V3U, a high-performance ASIL-D-class system-on-chip (SoC) for Advanced Driver assistance systems (ADAS) and Autonomous driving systems (AD). R-Car V3U delivers breakthrough 60TOPS performance, low power consumption, and up to 96,000 DMIPS for deep learning processing power to meet the performance, safety, and scalability requirements of ADAS and AD archite ...

2021-03 Power Harwin Inc.

[Mar 27 2021] To complement the company's 1mm diameter terminal pins, Harwin now offers a range of 1.75mm diameter options suitable for larger outlets that require a single connection. The new terminal pins provide current ratings in excess of 9A, making them ideal for power applications. They are also compatible with Harwin's existing single contact socket portfolio, so pairing can be easily achieved. For exa ...

2021-03 Semiconductors Qualcomm

[Mar 27 2021] The number of wireless earbud brands and products is too large to count, but one of the reasons we are seeing explosive growth in new and existing manufacturers entering this business is the Bluetooth Audio SOCs offered by Qualcomm, including the QCC5100 and QCC30xx series. Qualcomm will introduce the QCC305x, the latest chipset in its wireless portfolio. Unsurprisingly, it's a more powerful chip ...

2021-03 Connectors STMicroelectronics

[Mar 26 2021] The VIPer31 compact High Voltage converter IC from STMicroelectronics is the latest addition to the VIPerPlus family, enabling robust power converters with high reliability that meet energy efficient ecodesign specifications while saving bill of Materials (BoM) costs. The VIPer31 is ideal for designing common off-line AC/DC converter topologies, including isolated and non-isolated flybacks, buck ...