Technology Articles

2015-01 Power Microchip Technology

[Jan 16 2015] Microchip Technology announced the SST26WF080B and SST26WF040B devices, extending its 1.8V Serial Quad I/O(SQI)SuperFlash memory family. Available in both 4 Mb and 8 Mb storage capacities, the new devices are manufactured using Microchip's high-performance SuperFlash technology to deliver the industry's fastest erase times and superior reliability. Thanks to the use of SuperFlash technology, the ...

2015-01 Power EPC

[Jan 15 2015] EPC announced the introduction of the 450 V and normally disconnected enhanced power transistor (EPC2027), which can be used in applications requiring high frequency switching to achieve higher efficiency and power density. Applications that benefit from devices with high voltage and faster switching characteristics include UHF DC-DC converters, medical diagnostic instruments, solar power inverte ...

2015-01 Power Ametherm

[Jan 15 2015] AMD announced that the AMD Embedded Radeon HD 7850 GPU has begun delivering cutting-edge application performance for Analogic's BK Ultrasound bk3000™ ultrasound system. Analogic is a leader in the development of medical and security technology solutions that continue to drive medical advances to save lives. "AMD Embedded Radeon HD 7850 Gpus with Open CL™ support provide powerful and efficient pai ...

2015-01 Sensors Silicon Labs

[Jan 14 2015] Silicon Labs, a leading provider of environmental and optical sensing solutions for the Internet of Things and industrial automation, announced the launch of a new temperature sensor with high accuracy and industry-leading energy efficiency. Silicon Labs' ultra-low-power Si705x temperature sensor consumes only 195nA(typical average current value) at a sampling rate of one per second, which signif ...

2015-01 Connectors Power Integrations

[Jan 14 2015] Power Integrations announced the introduction of the HiperPFSTM-3 series of power factor correction ics, new devices that deliver high power factor and high efficiency across the entire load range. The IC series is ideal for applications requiring continuous output power of up to 405 W with general purpose inputs and peak power of up to 900 W with high voltage inputs, with over 95% efficiency fro ...

2015-01 Power Infineon Technologies

[Jan 14 2015] Infineon Technologies AG announced the completion of the acquisition of International Rectifier Corporation of the United States. With the approval of all necessary regulatory authorities and the shareholders of International Rectifier, as of today International Rectifier, headquartered in El Segundo, is a company of Infineon. Dr. Reinhard Ploss, Chief Executive Officer of Infineon, said: "The ac ...

2015-01 Passive Components STMicroelectronics

[Jan 13 2015] STMicroelectronics introduces a new ultra-thin, lightweight automotive grade high voltage ultra-high speed rectifier that will help automotive system designers minimize the size of electronic control modules, power converters and motor drivers, thereby improving the space utilization of automotive electronic systems. The new rectifier tube comes in a SMBFlat package that weighs just 50mg and is 1 ...

2015-01 Passive Components EPC

[Jan 13 2015] ECS Inc. International, a global leader in innovation in the design and manufacture of silicon-based frequency control products, announced the addition of three new products to its market-leading fixed-frequency quartz crystal oscillator portfolio: Ultra-small ECX-2033-AU, ultra-small ECX-53B-CKM quartz crystal and ultra-small ECX-1247 quartz crystal. All three frequency control products are now ...

2015-01 Power Insignis Technology Corporation

[Jan 12 2015] Imagination Technologies introduces the new PowerVR Imaging Framework for Android: It is a software component that takes full advantage of the inherent low-power parallel computing features of the PowerVR Rogue GPU, enabling Oems to integrate the latest computational photography and computer vision capabilities into their camera applications. Advanced visual and computational photography features ...

2015-01 Connectors Maxim Integrated

[Jan 12 2015] The MAX14836 24V dual output sensor transceiver from Maxim Integrated. The device is a sensor driver capable of driving two sensors through dual 24V outputs, both of which can be configured in push-pull, high-side or low-side operating mode. The device also has rich fault detection and reporting capabilities and two on-chip linear regulators. This new sensor transceiver is designed for industrial ...

2015-01 Connectors Diodes Incorporated

[Jan 11 2015] Diodes Incorporated introduced a pair of 1A rated 40V compact gate drivers, the ZXGD3009E6 and ZXGD3009DY, designed to control on-board and embedded power supplies and motor drive circuits for high current power MOSFETs. The ZXGD3009E6 (in SOT26 package) and ZXGD3009DY (in SOT363 package) reduce the switching time of the MOSFET, helping to minimize switching losses, improve power density, and inc ...

2015-01 Connectors Excelitas Technologies

[Jan 11 2015] Exar, a leading provider of high-performance integrated circuit and system solutions, has announced the release of a four-way programmable universal PMIC-XR77129 for the operating voltage range of 6V to 40V. Its patented control architecture with 17-bit wide PID voltage input feedforward is ideal for the 40V input voltage range. The controller offers a single input voltage, four output voltage ra ...