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2017-12 Power EPC

[Dec 2 2017] EPC announced the launch of a new drive demonstration board for 100V, 150A high-current pulsed laser diodes (EPC9126HC). Lidar systems for fully autonomous automotive applications require the production of three-dimensional maps, so the speed and accuracy of detecting surrounding objects becomes very important. As can be seen from the EPC9126HC demonstration board, the pulse power provided by the ...

2017-12 Semiconductors Renesas Electronics America

[Dec 2 2017] Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the launch of a new RZN1 microprocessor (MPU) solution suite to support a variety of industrial networking applications, including programmable logic controllers (PLCS), intelligent network switches, gateways, operator terminals and remote I/O solutions. The new RZN1 solution suite is a complete development package, including hardware and software, to acc ...

2017-12 Semiconductors STMicroelectronics

[Dec 1 2017] ST announced a partnership with Amazon Cloud Computing Services Platform (AWS) on the latest AWS Internet of Things (loT) solution, AmazonFreeRTOS, to provide the market with access to LOT Cloud node overall solution. The AmazonFreeRTOS operating system platform gives developers everything they need to easily and securely deploy microcontroller-based iot devices and develop application software w ...

2017-12 Semiconductors Lattice Semiconductor Corporation

[Dec 1 2017] Lattice Semiconductor Corporation announced the introduction of the Sil9437 and SiI9438, the first Enhanced Audio Return Channel (eARC) audio receiver and transmitter to the HDMI 2.1 standard. eARC is a future-proof application that significantly improves home theater interconnection. This new, easy-to-use audio feature is part of the recently released HDMI2.1 specification. eARC technology was d ...

2017-11 Passive Components Vishay

[Nov 30 2017] VishayIntertechnology has announced the introduction of a new family of automotive grade thin-film resistors in the 0402, 0603 and 0805 form factors -MCS 0402HP, MCT 0603HP and MCU 0805HP - which have the highest power dissipation ratings in the industry. The VishayBeyschlagMCHP family of devices can be used in electronics in automotive, industrial and renewable energy applications with operating ...

2017-11 Semiconductors ON Semiconductor

[Nov 29 2017] ON Semiconductor has announced two new boards (shielded boards) that further extend the capabilities of its recently released Internet of Things (loT) Development Kit (IDK) platform. With the introduction of these two new shielding panels with Bluetooth low power technology and Smart passive sensors (SPS), customers can now create a wide variety of unique use cases for smart home/building, smart ...

2017-11 Connectors STMicroelectronics

[Nov 28 2017] STMicroelectronics introduces the latest electronic innovations to make precision motor control for high-precision robots more advanced.Advanced laboratory automation systems featuring precision and space savings are helping medical centers cut clinical trial costs, shorten lab report turnaround times, and provide high-quality care to more patients, while industrial robots such as 3D printers hav ...

2017-11 Power Renesas Electronics America

[Nov 27 2017] Renesas Electronics, Inc., a leading global provider of semiconductor solutions, and SEGGER, a leading provider of software, hardware and embedded system development tools, announced today that they will collaborate to The powerful SEGGERemWinGUI software package is free for business customers using Renesas Electronics' new RX65N/RX651 microcontrollers (MCUS). Engineers developing Human machine i ...

2017-11 Power Power Integrations

[Nov 26 2017] PowerIntegrations introduces the SID1102K, the newest member of the SCALE iDriverTMIC family - a single-channel isolated IGBT and MOSFET gate driver in a wide-body eSOP package. The new device has a 5A peak drive current and can drive a 300A switching device without using a push stage. An external push stage can be used to increase the gate current to 60A peak in a cost-effective manner. The devi ...

2017-11 Passive Components Vishay

[Nov 25 2017] Vishay Intertechnology has announced the launch of its new 25V n-channel TrenchFET Gen IV power MOSFET, the SiRA20DP, which has the industry's lowest maximum on-resistance at 10V at 0.58m2. The VishaySiliconixSiRA20DP has the lowest gate charge and on-resistance of less than 0.6mΩ, making the gate charge and on-resistance product coefficient of excellence (FOM) also the lowest, allowing a variety ...

2017-11 Connectors Infineon Technologies

[Nov 24 2017] With the 600V CooIMOSM CFD7, Infineon Technologies AG introduces the latest high-voltage superjunction MOSFET technology. The 600V CooIMOSTM CFD7 is a new member of the CooIMOS7 family. This new MOSFET addresses the resonant topology needs of the high-power SMPS market. Its soft switching topologies such as LLC and ZVSPSFB offer industry-leading efficiency and reliability. This makes it ideal for ...

2017-11 Sensors Melexis Technologies NV

[Nov 23 2017] Melexis has announced a new family of miniature far infrared (FIR) sensors for a wide range of applications requiring accurate temperature measurements.the MLX90632 series is based on Melascore's proven FIR technology - based on the principle that every object emits thermal radiation. The ultra-small integrated Thermopile CMOSIC is a complete solution containing sensor elements, signal processing ...