Technology Articles

2021-01 Sensors C&K

[Jan 13 2021] C&K expands the product range of magnetic short-range sensors to improve the flexibility and reliability of non-contact positioning and short-range detection in harsh environments. The MPSR series sensors feature a reinforced aluminum housing and stainless steel cable for unmatched sensing performance in dirty environments. With a service life of up to 4 million operations, the sensor enables rel ...

2021-01 Connectors Infineon Technologies

[Jan 13 2021] In the design of SMPS for industrial applications, the latest technology trends will take into account the need for high efficiency, high power density and rising bus voltage, thus triggering the need for 650V breakdown voltage power devices. The 650 V CoolMOS™ CFD7 product family from Infineon Technologies meets these needs. This device is suitable for resonance topologies in soft switching appl ...

2021-01 Passive Components Yageo

[Jan 12 2021] Yageo's KEMET, the world's leading supplier of electronic components, announced the launch of its new R52 series of compact polypropylene film X2 EMI (electromagnetic interference) suppression capacitors. The series meets the growing demand for smaller, large capacitor X2 class solutions for EMI suppression in automotive, industrial, consumer and energy applications. The R52 series offers capacit ...

2021-01 Connectors Microchip Technology

[Jan 12 2021] Microchip Technology announced the introduction of a new line of PIC Ultra-low Power (XLP) microcontrollers that make it easy for system developers to add a range of innovative features when designing battery-powered and other power-sensitive products with or without LCD displays. The new PIC24F GU and GL series of microcontrollers integrate 14 kern-independent low-power peripherals (CIPs) that o ...

2021-01 Connectors STMicroelectronics

[Jan 11 2021] STMicroelectronics introduces record speed STM32* microcontroller (MCU) embedded in flash memory, bringing high-end features of graphical user interface, AI and advanced network protection to cost-conscious new products.The new STM32H7 MCU is based on the Arm® Cortex-M7 core at 550 MHz and is the fastest on-chip flash memory MCU in the deep embedded application market. These single-core microcont ...

2021-01 Semiconductors ON Semiconductor

[Jan 11 2021] ON Semiconductor, driving energy efficient innovation, introduces the AR0234CS 2.3 megapixel CMOS image sensor with global shutter technology. This high-performance sensor is designed for a variety of applications, including machine vision cameras, augmented reality (AR)/ virtual reality (VR)/ mixed reality (MR) headsets, autonomous mobile robots (AMR) and barcode readers. The AR0234CS captures 1 ...

2021-01 Power Renesas Electronics America

[Jan 10 2021] Renesas Electronics Group announced the launch of nine new RA6M4 MCU products to expand its RA6 family of microcontrollers (MCUS), bringing the RA product family to 42 MCUS. The new 32-bit MCU uses the Arm® Cortex®-M33 core based on the Armv8-M architecture and supports TrustZone for performance up to 200 MHz. The RA6M4 MCU delivers optimized performance and leading-edge security and connectivity ...

2021-01 Power XP Power

[Jan 9 2021] XP Power officially announces the addition of an ultra-thin housing product to the HPT5K0 series of high-power density, high-efficiency, 5kW AC-DC power modules. Like the existing products in the family, the new HPT5K0-L products feature three-phase, three-wire and grounded, 180 to 528VAC inputs and are ITE/ industrial and medical safety certified. The new '-L' specific product is mounted on a bo ...

2021-01 Semiconductors Melexis Technologies NV

[Jan 9 2021] Melexis has announced the introduction of a new single-coil fan and pump driver IC MLX 90412 with peak drive capability of 2.2A. The MLX 90412 combines high performance and low noise operation for a wide range of home appliances and industrial applications. Suitable for applications with drive loads up to 35 W, it complements the previously released MLX 90411 by adding high-power options to the s ...

2021-01 Power Advanced Energy

[Jan 8 2021] Advanced Energy Industries has been developing a wide range of advanced high-precision power conversion, measurement and control systems and other solutions, and this area of technology has been a global leader. The company announced the introduction of the new CS1000 Series of fanless power supplies as part of its Excelsys product line. This series of highly energy efficient power supplies use c ...

2021-01 Semiconductors Infineon Technologies

[Jan 8 2021] Following the introduction of the TRENCHSTOP IGBT7 technology in the EconoDUAL™3 and Easy package, Infineon Technologies is introducing the industry-leading TRENCHSTOP IGBT7 technology in the TO-247 package with a voltage of 650 V, based on a separate package. The new TRENCHSTOP product range consists of current grades 20 A, 30 A, 40 A, 50 A and 75 A. It can be used either to replace or in parall ...

2021-01 Sensors TDK

[Jan 7 2021] TDK Corporation announced the expansion of the Micronas masterHAL sensor portfolio with the release of the new anti-clutter 3D HAL position sensor, HAL 3970. Suitable for automotive and industrial applications, the sensor features high-precision Angle detection from 0° to 360°, linear position detection, and uses SPC outputs to transmit calculated position information. The SPC interface is an enh ...