Technology Articles

2020-12 Sensors Maxim Integrated

[Dec 23 2020] Maxim Integrated announced the launch of two industry-leading basic analog ics that provide high-precision, high-reliability solutions for cold chain logistics, including pharmaceuticals, and other temperature monitoring applications. The MAX31889 digital temperature sensor is the perfect combination of high precision and low power consumption to replace expensive resistance temperature detectors ...

2020-12 Passive Components TE Connectivity

[Dec 22 2020] TE Connectivity introduces new elbow back covers for cable and optical cable terminations in a wide range of aviation applications. As the content of aviation systems continues to grow and customers continue to seek greater efficiency, the TE elbow back cover can save designers up to 20% weight. TE elbow back cover is investment cast, so it has a fixed bore and smooth bore. It can be disassembled ...

2020-12 Power Microchip Technology

[Dec 22 2020] From trains, trams and trolleybuses to buses, cars and electric vehicle charging points, the global transition to electrification of transport continues to accelerate, with countries adopting more efficient and technologically innovative modes of transport. Microchip Technology announced the AgileSwitchO Digital programmable gate driver and SP6LI SiC power module toolkit. The new toolkit is a uni ...

2020-12 Power Pi Supply

[Dec 22 2020] Pixelworks has released its sixth generation mobile vision processor, the i6, the first product based on Pixelworks' extensive mobile display dataset and low-power artificial intelligence (AI) technology for training models. The Pixelworks i6 processor is the industry's first device to feature an integrated AI processing unit that adaptively optimizes overall image quality to deliver a consistent ...

2020-12 Semiconductors Dialog Semiconductor GmbH

[Dec 21 2020] Dialog Semiconductor Corporation today announced the launch of the DA913X-A product family of high-efficiency, high-current automotive step-down DC-DC (step-down) converters. The highly integrated DA913X-A series devices require fewer external components than competing solutions, enabling lower BOM costs and smaller solution sizes. With an operating efficiency of more than 90%, this family of dev ...

2020-12 Semiconductors Melexis Technologies NV

[Dec 21 2020] Melexis announced the launch of multi-channel RGB-LED driver chip MLX81116. The MLX81116 supports the MeLiBu high-speed communication IP, enabling the concept of intelligent dynamic automotive lighting, which is being used by the world's leading automotive manufacturers to enhance the safety of their latest models. More and more automobile manufacturers want to introduce dynamic lighting into the ...

2020-12 Passive Components Vishay

[Dec 21 2020] Vishay Intertechnology has announced the introduction of a new device in the small 0201 form factor, expanding its TNPW e3 family of automotive grade high stability thin film flat chip resistors. With a temperature coefficient (TCR) as low as 25 ppm/K and a tolerance of only 0.1%, this resistor can be used to improve the accuracy of automotive, industrial, test measurement and medical devices, ex ...

2020-12 Passive Components Vishay

[Dec 20 2020] Vishay Intertechnology has introduced two new series of miniature axial aluminum electrolytic capacitors. The Vishay BCcomponents 125 ALS and 126 ALX series offer compact housings in 10 sizes from 6.5 mm x 18 mm to 21 mm x 38 mm, combining an operating temperature of up to +125°C and a service life of up to 10,000 hours. The device's axial leads and low profile provide designers with greater desi ...

2020-12 Connectors Vicor

[Dec 20 2020] With the development of 5G communication technology and the Internet of Things, driverless technology has become increasingly mature, promoting deep changes in the logistics industry. In the current global epidemic of the new coronavirus, unmanned logistics vehicles have become the focus of attention, and the demand for contactless distribution needs to be solved urgently in the three major appli ...

2020-12 Connectors TE Connectivity

[Dec 20 2020] TE Connectivity announced the introduction of a small format pluggable dual density (SFP-DD) input/output (I/O) interconnect system to expand its SFP portfolio. The new "dual-density" housing and surface-mount connector break through the traditional single-channel design of the SFP structure to provide dual-channel data transmission to meet the data center's dual-port density requirements and inc ...

2020-12 Passive Components Vishay

[Dec 19 2020] Vishay Intertechnology has announced the introduction of its new automotive class 2525 ultra-thin, high-current inductor, the iHRD-2525GG-5A. The Vishay Dale IHLD-2525GG-5A replaces the two inductors required for automotive Class D audio amplifiers with a single device, reducing the space required for the circuit board and reducing the number of components, and THD performance is superior to othe ...

2020-12 Power STMicroelectronics

[Dec 19 2020] STMicroelectronics' IIS2ICLX is a high-precision, low-power dual-axis digital inclinometer for applications such as industrial automation and structural health monitoring, featuring a configurable machine learning core and 16 independent configurable finite state machines that help edge devices save energy and power and reduce the amount of data transmitted to the cloud. In addition to advanced e ...