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2020-08 Sensors Renesas Electronics America

[Aug 5 2020] Renesas Electronics, the world's leading provider of semiconductor solutions, has announced that the ZMOD4410 gas sensor is used as a core component of the Safera Sense smart cooking sensing solution. The ZMOD4410 sensor helps Safera Sense determine if the concentration of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and carbon dioxide (CO2) in a user's kitchen air is at unhealthy levels. Safera selected th ...

2020-08 Power Infineon Technologies

[Aug 5 2020] Infineon Technologies AG achieves system innovation and component level improvement by focusing on solving current power management design challenges. "Source base" is a new packaging concept in line with industry standards. Infineon has introduced the first power MOSFETs based on this package concept, which are OptiMOSTM 25 V power MOSFETs in PQFN 3.3x3.3 mm package. The device sets a new indust ...

2020-08 Semiconductors Texas Instruments

[Aug 4 2020] Texas Instruments TCAN4550 and TCAN4550-Q1 CAN FD controllers. The TCAN4550 device supports data transfer rates of up to 5Mbps and SPI clock speeds of up to 18 MHz, and is the industry's first system-based chip to integrate a CAN FD controller and transceiver. These highly integrated controllers are suitable for building automation, industrial transport and factory automation, and the TCAN4550-Q1 ...

2020-08 Connectors STMicroelectronics

[Aug 4 2020] STMicroelectronics has introduced the STM32L5x2 series of ultra-low power microcontrollers (MCUS) with security as the highlight to provide better security for iot connected applications. The STM32L5 family of MCUS is clocked at up to 110MHz and is based on the Arm® Cortex®-M33 32-bit RISC processor core with built-in Arm TrustZone hardware security technology. Originally developed for devices su ...

2020-08 Power Infineon Technologies

[Aug 3 2020] Building on the innovation of Ultra technologies and more than 20 years of experience, Infineon Technologies AG has further expanded its CoolMOSTM portfolio with the new PFD7 series, which offers not only top-notch performance, but also the highest level of ease of use. These devices are suitable for ultra-high power density designs, such as chargers and adapters, as well as low power drives and ...

2020-08 Optoelectronics ams

[Aug 3 2020] How close are we to autonomous driving? There are still legal and technical issues that need to be resolved in the coming years to achieve widespread use of autonomous driving. As automakers and mobility service providers strive to realize this vision, autonomous vehicles will need to detect their surroundings more comprehensively and reliably. This means that the number and placement of sensors ...

2020-08 Power Broadcom

[Aug 2 2020] The Wi-Fi Alliance previously announced the 802.11ax standard for the 6 GHz band, referred to as Wi-Fi 6E. At CES 2020, Broadcom announced several Wi-Fi 6E access point solutions. Now, Broadcom has announced the launch of the BCM4389 client Wi-Fi 6E chipset. Consumers can expect to see this chipset in the next generation of high-end smartphones. In the Wi-Fi Alliance announcement announced at CES ...

2020-08 Power C&K

[Aug 2 2020] C&K, a leading manufacturer of high-reliability electromechanical switches, has announced the launch of the new THB microdial joystick switch. THB expands C&K's rapidly growing family of guidance switches with a versatile, high-quality dual-axis lever with an integrated center selector joystick that meets the reliability requirements required for high-end controller products, including high-end d ...

2020-08 Sensors Allegro MicroSystems, LLC

[Aug 1 2020] Manchester, N.H. - Allegro MicroSystems, a global leader in power and sensing solutions for motion control and energy saving systems, announced the launch of a new custom SOIC16W package called "MC." This marks a leap forward for industry current sensing technology in power-intensive applications that require high isolation and low power consumption. The new package features an ultra-low series r ...

2020-08 Semiconductors Infineon Technologies

[Aug 1 2020] Infineon Technologies is now moving towards the smallest automotive electronic power supply. Infineon, as the first chip manufacturer, created a specialized flip-chip packaging production process that fully meets the high quality requirements of the automotive market. Infineon now offers its first product: the OPTIREG™ TLS715B0NAV50, a linear voltage regulator. With flip chip technology, the IC c ...

2020-07 Semiconductors STMicroelectronics

[Jul 28 2020] STMicroelectronics introduces the L6983 38V/3A synchronous rectifier DC/DC converter, which can maintain high energy efficiency at any load, up to 95% energy efficiency, and on-chip integrated synchronous rectifier MOSFET transistors can save external components and simplify the design process. The L6983 converter has an extremely low static current of only 17µA and is available in low current (L ...

2020-07 Semiconductors Texas Instruments

[Jul 27 2020] Texas Instruments has introduced the first integrated circuit (IC) developed with a new proprietary integrated transformer technology: the UCC12050, a 500mW highly efficient isolated DC/DC converter with the industry's lowest electromagnetic interference (EMI). Its height of 2.65mm enables designers to reduce the size of the solution (80% compared to discrete solutions and 60% compared to power m ...