Technology Articles

2020-11 Semiconductors Silicon Motion, Inc.

[Nov 15 2020] Silicon Motion announced the launch of the SM768 graphics display chip powered by InstantView technology, an innovative patent that allows docking dock users to eliminate the need to download drivers and easily beam the screen mirror of a laptop or Android phone onto a TV or monitor. Docking products use the SM768 graphics display chip equipped with InstantView technology, users do not need to do ...

2020-11 Semiconductors Dialog Semiconductor GmbH

[Nov 15 2020] Dialog Semiconductor Corporation announced the launch of its first motor-driven configurable mixed signal IC (CMIC), the SLG47105, which offers the unique benefits of both configurable logic and configurable simulation with a high voltage output in a small 2 x 3 mm QFN package. The SLG47105 is the latest addition to Dialog's widely adopted GreenPAK product family. The device provides design engin ...

2020-11 Sensors Renesas Electronics America

[Nov 14 2020] Renesas Electronics announced that it has expanded its popular ZMOD4410 Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) sensor platform by using embedded artificial intelligence (e-AI) technology to enable intelligent trace odor sensing in ventilation systems, bathrooms and other scenarios that require air quality monitoring. The upgrade platform integrates neural network trained firmware in a variety of microcontrolle ...

2020-11 Connectors Microchip Technology

[Nov 14 2020] Aerospace systems rely on digital and logical functions and circuitry in engine control units, environmental controls, instruments and actuators to do critical work. Data centers, 5G infrastructure, and communications systems also rely on complex circuits that need to be properly secured. Even with voltage surges and spikes caused by lightning, solar activity and electromagnetic accidents, the sy ...

2020-11 Semiconductors Infineon Technologies

[Nov 13 2020] Infineon Technologies has introduced a constant current linear LED driver IC, the BCR431U, which provides a low voltage drop when regulating LED current. This product is the second in the new generation BCR series and has a low voltage drop feature designed for low currents up to 37 mA. Typical applications for the new BCR431U include LED light strips, advertising signs, architectural LED lightin ...

2020-11 Connectors Renesas Electronics America

[Nov 13 2020] Renesas Electronics has announced the introduction of the RZ/V series of microprocessors (MPUs) powered by Renesas' unique image processing AI accelerator, DRP-AI (DRP: Dynamically Configurable Processor). The first product in the family, the RZ/V2M, enables real-time AI reasoning in embedded devices with industry-leading low power consumption. In applications such as industrial and infrastructur ...

2020-11 Power Semtech

[Nov 12 2020] Semtech Corporation announced the LoRa Edge portfolio, a new LoRa -based low-power platform that can be software-set defined. LoRa Edge will provide a diverse portfolio of applications for indoor and outdoor asset management, with target markets including industrial, building, home, agriculture, transportation and logistics. The first product in the family is a geolocation solution that develops ...

2020-11 Semiconductors STMicroelectronics

[Nov 12 2020] STMicroelectronics' new IIS3DWB vibration sensor and accompanying circuit board STEVAL-STWINKT1 multi-sensor evaluation kit can accelerate the development cycle of machine operating condition monitoring systems. Condition monitoring systems can infer equipment maintenance needs and improve industrial production efficiency. Analyzing monitored vibration data on-premises or in the cloud can help yo ...

2020-11 Passive Components Nexperia

[Nov 11 2020] Nexperia has announced a new line of high-pressure gallium nitride field-effect tubes using a new generation of H2 technology. The new device is available in two packages, TO-247 and Nexperia's proprietary CCPAK. Both achieve better switching and on-off performance with better stability. Due to the cascaded structure and optimized device parameters, Nexperia gallium nitride Fets do not require co ...

2020-11 Power Harwin Inc.

[Nov 11 2020] Harwin has confirmed that its Archer Kontrol 1.27mm pitch board-to-board connector supports data rates of up to 3Gbits/s. Compatible with Ethernet speeds up to 2.94Gbit/s, these connectors are optimized for modern industrial infrastructure. For the industrial drive and control market, the Archer Kontrol series has also proven to be very effective in monitoring and data acquisition equipment. The ...

2020-11 Power Renesas Electronics America

[Nov 10 2020] Renesas Electronics announced the launch of four new I3C Basic bus extensions for control plane design in a variety of applications, including data centers and servers, as well as enterprise, factory automation and communications equipment. New products include the IMX3102 2:1 bus multiplexer, the IMX3112 1:2 bus expander, and the IXP3114, IXP3104 1:4 universal IO expander, which supports up to 1 ...

2020-11 Semiconductors NXP

[Nov 10 2020] NXP Semiconductors introduces the MIFARE DESFire EV3 IC, offering a new generation of high-performance, advanced security features and seamlessly integrated mobile services to usher in a new era of security and connectivity for smart city services. NXP's established contactless MIFARE DESFire portfolio is undergoing a third evolution with the latest ics that are backward compatible, providing enh ...