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2016-10 Sensors Microchip Technology

[Oct 13 2016] Microchip Technology, a global leader in integrated microcontroller, mixed-signal, emulator and flash memory proprietary solutions, announced the MCP990X System Management Bus (SMBus) temperature sensor IC family. Offering up to four channels of temperature monitoring, the new device is ideal for cold outdoor and industrial cryogenic environments, including applications ranging from freezers and ...

2016-10 Power Power Integrations

[Oct 12 2016] Power Integrations, the industry leader in high voltage integrated circuits for energy efficient power conversion, has announced the release of 900 V constant voltage/constant displacement flyback switching IC devices, adding to the InnoSwitch™-EP product family. The new devices are suitable for industrial control, motor drives, instrumentation and renewable energy applications powered by HVDC or ...

2016-10 Connectors Microchip Technology

[Oct 11 2016] Microchip Technology, a global leader in integrated SCM, mixed-signal, emulator and flash patented solutions, has announced two digitally enhanced power analog controllers designed for LED lighting applications. The new MCP19116 and MCP19117 devices help improve the accuracy of LED lighting, enabling users to precisely control the output intensity of LED light without sacrificing light color or l ...

2016-10 Semiconductors ams

[Oct 10 2016] Ams AG, the world's leading provider of high-performance sensor and analog IC solutions, announced the launch of the first interoperable Design Kit (iPDK) for 0.35µm special analog processes. The interoperable design suite is based on the OpenAccess database and enables interoperability between multiple EDA tools through the use of a standard language and a unified architecture. The new iPDK v4.1 ...

2016-10 Power XMOS

[Oct 9 2016] XMOS Ltd., a leader in voice and music connectivity technology, announced the launch of xCORE Array microphones, the world's most flexible microphone aggregation solution for voice user interface (VUI) in smart home applications. With the ability to gather up to 32 MEMS microphones and provide USB and I2S backtrips, XMOS enables a whole new class of array microphones with applications including s ...

2016-10 Semiconductors Cypress Semiconductor

[Oct 8 2016] Cypress Semiconductor has introduced a new Bluetooth Low Energy module solution that increases the transmission range of Bluetooth to 400 meters, eight times the range of existing Bluetooth solutions. The extended transmission range of the new EZ-BLE PSoC XT/XR module helps enable a wider range of Bluetooth applications in home automation, industry and smart cities. Parking meters, for example, c ...

2016-10 Power Molex

[Oct 7 2016] Molex introduces the Nano-Pitch I/O 80 circuit interconnect system with ultra-high port density (number of high-speed differential channels) and speed (25 Gbps per channel) in the smallest available package. The concept of multi-protocol pin allocation enables compatibility with all existing SAS, SATA, and PCIe protocols and enhances signal integrity in an ultra-compact size. The connector is ide ...

2016-10 Connectors Diodes Incorporated

[Oct 6 2016] Diodes Incorporated's new DGD21xx family includes six half-bridge gate drivers and six high/low-side 600V gate drivers that easily switch power MOSFETs and IGBTs in half-bridge or full-bridge configurations. Targeted applications include driving motors for large household appliances, industrial automation systems, and battery-powered vehicles such as electric bicycles and unmanned aircraft. The n ...

2016-10 Sensors STMicroelectronics

[Oct 5 2016] Ams AG, a global leader in high-performance sensor and analog IC solutions, and STMicroelectronics, a global leader in semiconductors across multiple electronics applications, announced ARM's new wearable reference design selection of NFC solutions from both companies to deliver secure, high-performance NFC and microcontroller capabilities. Jointly developed by ST and AMS, the NFC solution includ ...

2016-10 Connectors Infineon Technologies

[Oct 4 2016] Infineon Technologies introduces a multimode flyback controller IC for LED applications. It can shorten the lamp "lighting time", save the number of devices, reduce the running and standby power consumption. Designed to meet the performance and efficiency requirements of mid-to-high-end LED designs, the IRS2982S is a versatile controller solution for a variety of indoor, outdoor, office and facto ...

2016-10 Connectors Microsemi

[Oct 3 2016] Microsemi Corporation, a leading provider of differentiated semiconductor technology solutions in terms of power consumption, safety, reliability and performance, announced the introduction of an extremely low-power sub-GHz radio frequency (RF) transceiver for industrial, security and medical applications. In addition to the industry's best-in-class low power features, the new ZL70550 combines hi ...

2016-10 Connectors Silicon Labs

[Oct 2 2016] Silicon Labs introduces a new family of isolated drives that address the critical needs of cutting-edge power systems. Based on Silicon Labs' proven digital isolation technology, the new Si827xISOdriver family offers the highest immunity in the isolated drive market. This industry-leading common mode transient suppression (CMTI) makes the Si827x driver ideal for power systems with fast switching ...