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2020-12 Connectors Renesas Electronics America

[Dec 16 2020] Renesas Electronics announced the introduction of two new 42V bisynchronous controllers with a minimum static current of 6µA and integrated 2A pull current /3A feed current MOSFETs to provide primary power level solutions for Renesas R-Car H3 and R-Car M3 SOCs. The ISL78264 dual synchronous step-down controller manages the intermediate first stage DC/DC conversion, step-down the 12V battery syste ...

2020-12 Sensors Sensata Technologies

[Dec 15 2020] Sensata Technologies, a sensor solutions provider, announced the launch of two new rotary Hall effect sensors with IO-link: the ACW4 single-turn and TCW4 multi-turn modular Rotary Hall Effect sensors. IO-link integration standardizes the output of sensors so they can communicate in any IO-Link-enabled fieldbus network, simplifying installation and replacement. New interface capabilities allow sen ...

2020-12 Semiconductors Maxim Integrated

[Dec 15 2020] Maxim Integrated announced the DS28E18 1-Wire to I2C/SPI bridge chip for extending remote sensor network connectivity, helping designers reduce system design complexity and cost to the lowest level in the industry. Using Maxim Integrated's 1-Wire protocol to connect the I2C and SPI-compatible sensors, the DS28E18 requires only two wires to connect the device, while competing solutions require fou ...

2020-12 Semiconductors Maxim Integrated

[Dec 15 2020] Maxim Integrated announced the launch of the MAX77958 USB-C PD Controller and the MAX77962 28W liter/Buck charger to help designers overcome USB-C Power transfer (PD) design challenges. As new technologies such as 5G wireless communication and 4K video continue to be added to portable devices, many devices are shifting from single-battery powered architectures to dual-battery (2S) powered archite ...

2020-12 Passive Components KEMET

[Dec 14 2020] KEMET continues to develop and design solutions for alternative energy, industrial/lighting, medical, defense and aerospace, and telecommunications applications with its new tantalum Stacked polymer (TSP) O 7360-43 and 82μF/75V rated voltage expansion capacitor family in polymer gas-tight packaging. The TSP series features an innovative stacked construction designed to provide the highest capacit ...

2020-12 Semiconductors Dialog Semiconductor GmbH

[Dec 14 2020] Dialog Semiconductor announced that EcoXiP™ octal xSPI non-volatile memory (NVM), an addition to its Adesto Technologies acquisition, has been optimized for use with Renesas' Arm® based RZ/A2M microprocessors (MPUs). RZ/A2M is designed for embedded AI high-speed image processing in smart home appliances, service robots, industrial machines and other applications, and EcoXiP, the lowest power cons ...

2020-12 Sensors CUI

[Dec 14 2020] Crocus Technology, a leading supplier of TMR sensors, has announced the launch of the two-dimensional (2D) Angle sensor CT310, the next generation successor to the CT300 released in 2018. Its low noise performance enables high resolution measurements. The CT310 was developed using Crocus' patented XtremeSense TMR 2D technology, which delivers high performance, ultra-low Angle error and excellent ...

2020-12 Power STMicroelectronics

[Dec 13 2020] STMicroelectronics' EVL400W-EUPL7 evaluation board is an off-the-shelf 400W power solution that complies with today's most demanding eco-design specifications and leverage the innovative capabilities of ST's L4984D electro-current PFC controller and L6699 resonant half-bridge controller. Maximizes power efficiency in a variety of operating modes. 230VAC input full load energy efficiency of more t ...

2020-12 Connectors Swissbit

[Dec 13 2020] Swissbit AG has provided a firmware update for its reliable E.MC memory module. When updated, the rugged E.MC 5.0 for industrial applications will feature permanent life monitoring. The new firmware allows very precise testing and inference of aging behavior depending on the conditions of different applications. This will make it possible to reliably predict the lifetime of flash memory in critic ...

2020-12 Power Advanced Energy

[Dec 13 2020] Advanced Energy is committed to developing a wide range of advanced high-precision power conversion, measurement and control systems and other solutions, and to staying ahead of the industry. The company announced the launch of a new, industry-leading Ascent MS multioutput power system. Ascent MS is a successful medium frequency AC power solution that builds on Advanced Energy's commitment to bri ...

2020-12 Semiconductors SiTIME

[Dec 12 2020] SiTime announced the launch of the Cascade family of MEMS clock ics for 5G, wired communications and data center infrastructure. The ClkSoC series, numbered SiT9514x, consists of a clock generator, jitter eliminator and network synchronizer to deliver multiple clock signals through a single system. The clock family uses SiTime's recently launched third-generation MEMS resonators to deliver higher ...

2020-12 Connectors Microchip Technology

[Dec 12 2020] With the increasing number of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) workloads supported by data centers, the market demands cloud-level infrastructure with wider storage bandwidth and higher standalone storage density. As a result, the market trend is toward smaller, non-volatile memory high-speed (NVMe™) SSDS that support fourth-generation PCIeO, in line with industry standards ...