Technology Articles

2020-09 Power Power Integrations

[Sep 17 2020] A leading company in the field of gate driver technology for medium and high voltage inverter applications has announced that its high-efficiency single-channel gate driver SIC118xKQ SCALE-iDriver for silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs is now AEC-Q100 automotive certified. The new devices are configured to support the gate drive voltage requirements of common SiC MOSFETs with advanced safety and prote ...

2020-09 Connectors Renesas Electronics America

[Sep 17 2020] Renesas Electronics, the world's leading provider of semiconductor solutions, announced that Casio Computer, Inc. has adopted Renesas ultra-low power RE product family controllers as the main controller for the new Casio GBD-H1000 "G-SHOCK" watch. The product, with heart rate monitoring and GPS capabilities. The GBD-H1000 is the latest addition to the Casio G-SHOCK series of seismic watches and i ...

2020-09 Semiconductors STMicroelectronics

[Sep 16 2020] STMicroelectronics' new microcontrollers, the STM32L4P5 and STM32L4Q5, extend the performance benefits of Arm® Cortex® processor cores to cost-sensitive and power-focused smart iot devices. These include energy meters, industrial sensors, medical sensors, fitness trackers, and smart home devices. St's new STM32L4 + microcontroller is cost-effective, integrates a minimum storage capacity of 512KB ...

2020-09 Semiconductors Transphorm

[Sep 16 2020] Transphorm, a leader in the design and manufacture of the highest reliability products, has developed the first high-voltage gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductor components that comply with JEDEC- and AEC-Q101 standards. At present, it has been confirmed that Hangzhou Zhongheng Electric Co., Ltd (HZZH) has developed an ultra-efficient power module based on GaN. The 3kW ZHR483KS uses Transpho ...

2020-09 Semiconductors Silicon Labs

[Sep 15 2020] Silicon Labs announced the launch of its complete Power over Ethernet (PoE) portfolio, designed to reduce design cost and complexity when adding 90W PoE to power supply devices (PSE) and power received devices (PD). The new 90W PoE portfolio is compliant with the IEEE 802.3bt standard, which more than doubles standard PoE power and expands the capabilities of wireless access points and IoT wirele ...

2020-09 Sensors Laird Technologies

[Sep 15 2020] Laird Connectivity's Sentrius BT510 sensor. It is a compact, battery-powered multi-sensor platform that provides reliable Bluetooth 5 long-distance connectivity and is ideally suited as a solution for Internet of Things (IoT) applications. It also supports temperature, on-off, motion, and collision sensing, as well as multiple Bluetooth 5 features such as long range connectivity (coded PHY), secu ...

2020-09 Passive Components Bourns

[Sep 14 2020] Bourns has announced the addition of nine new families to its SRP series of power inductor lines. These new SRP inductors are designed to meet high current and low radiation requirements. Burns' latest inductors have a coil made of either round or flat metal wire wound and molded entirely from an iron based magnetic metal alloy with a powder core. This structure offers magnetic shielding, high cu ...

2020-09 Passive Components KEMET

[Sep 14 2020] KEMET, a leading global supplier of electronic components, meets the stringent requirements of the automotive market. The newly released MPXV series expands KEMET's METCOM product range and is AEC-Q200 certified, making it ideal for use in areas such as automotive. The new power inductors provide efficient power conversion while minimizing electromagnetic interference (EMI), making them ideal for ...

2020-09 Connectors TE Connectivity

[Sep 13 2020] TE Connectivity, a global technology leader in connectivity and sensing, announced the introduction of the new CII FC-335 series relay. Designed to manage demanding inductor, motor, and electro-optical loads, this high-performance relay provides powerful power switching capabilities for aerospace, defense, and Marine applications. The new relay is superior to most similar mid-range relays on the ...

2020-09 Power Texas Instruments

[Sep 13 2020] As new vehicles become smarter, they can learn, connect, communicate, monitor, make decisions, entertain, and assist in driving. The complexity of vehicles and the ability to handle massive amounts of data have risen dramatically, making these advanced features possible. "To enable better ADAS and ultimately autonomous driving, we have turned the automotive sector into a center of innovation and ...

2020-09 Power EPC

[Sep 12 2020] EPC Power Conversion Corp has announced the successful AEC Q101 certification of the 15 V EPC2216, designed for LiDAR applications requiring high accuracy, such as fully autonomous vehicles, and other time-of-flight (ToF) applications. Including human face recognition, automated warehouses, drones and map making. The gallium nitride field effect transistor EPC2216 is A 15 V, 26 mΩ, 28 A pulse cur ...

2020-09 Power C&K

[Sep 12 2020] C&K, a leading manufacturer of high-reliability electromechanical switches, has developed a sealed miniature push switch. The FP11 and FP12 versions of this switch have an extended service life of up to 50,000 cycles. The FP Series switches are sealed by an O-ring between the starter and the bushing to prevent contamination. This seal also allows for automatic welding and cleaning, saving a lot o ...