Technology Articles

2016-08 Semiconductors Cypress Semiconductor

[Aug 12 2016] Leds are increasingly being used in automotive front lighting systems, pushing the forecast demand for LED drivers to 120 million units in 2020. With their advantages in power consumption, cost and size, leds have become a common choice for headlights, daytime running lights, width lights, fog lights and turn signals. Cypress Semiconductor has introduced a new LED driver that enables a more compa ...

2016-08 Power Microsemi

[Aug 11 2016] Microsemi Corporation, a leading provider of differentiated semiconductor technology solutions in terms of power consumption, security, reliability and performance, announced the TimeProvider 2700 PTP Master Clock (GM) and TimeProvider for LTE networks The Precision Time Protocol (PTP) capacity of the 2300 edge master clock is quadrupled. The device now provides concurrent hardware timestamp supp ...

2016-08 Connectors STMicroelectronics

[Aug 10 2016] Across multiple electronic applications, STMicroelectronics, the world's leading semiconductor supplier, has expanded its leadership in automotive digital audio technology with the launch of the second generation of automotive digital audio power amplifier chips, which will not only help automotive audio system manufacturers simplify amplifier design, but also bring better listening experience to ...

2016-08 Power Silicon Labs

[Aug 9 2016] The Internet of Vehicles is one of the fastest growing application areas of the Internet of Things segment, and according to a report jointly released by the GSMA and SBD, the global Internet of vehicles market will reach 39 billion euros in revenue by 2018, which shows the great potential of the market. The core of car networking is to achieve interconnection, and wireless connection technology ...

2016-08 Power Semtech

[Aug 8 2016] Semtech Corporation and STMicroelectronics, a leading global semiconductor supplier across multiple electronics applications, announced the signing of the Semtech LoRa remote radio frequency technology co-development agreement. With this technology, ST expects to accelerate the deployment of iot applications by mobile network operators (Mnos) and private enterprises. STMicroelectronics will join ...

2016-08 Power Microchip Technology

[Aug 7 2016] Microchip Technology, the world's leading provider of integrated microcontroller, mixed-signal, emulator and flash memory patented solutions, announced that its RN2483 LoRa module has become the world's first product to pass the LoRa Alliance's LoRaWAN™ certification program. The RN2483 module was independently tested by an Espotel accredited test laboratory and is functionally compliant with the ...

2016-08 Sensors Microsemi

[Aug 6 2016] Microsemi Corporation, a leading provider of differentiated semiconductor technology solutions in terms of power consumption, safety, reliability and performance, announced the availability of the LX3302, a new component in its sensor interface integrated circuit (IC) family based on inductive sensing technology. The sensor interface IC family is the industry's first induction sensor interface IC ...

2016-08 Passive Components STMicroelectronics

[Aug 5 2016] STMicroelectronics has introduced a new series of high-voltage n-channel power MOSFETs for the automotive market. The new product is AEC-Q101 automotive test certified, uses ST's most advanced MDmeshTM DM2 superjunction manufacturing process with built-in fast recovery diode, breakdown voltage range from 400V TO 650V, and is available in D2PAK, TO-220 and TO-247 packages. The new 400V and 500V pr ...

2016-08 Semiconductors Cypress Semiconductor

[Aug 4 2016] Cypress Semiconductor, a leader in embedded systems, has announced a 1.8V, 64Mb NOR flash memory with a Quad serial peripheral interface (Quad SPI). With the Quad SPI interface, this newest member of the Cypress FS-S NOR flash family offers the highest read bandwidth and fastest programming speed in the industry, with a compact PCB layout. Ideal for high performance applications such as video gam ...

2016-08 Power Finisar Corporation

[Aug 3 2016] The latest method of creating supercapacitor battery electrodes that causes no interference from passive components.The researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) introduced a new method of creating electrodes in charging hybrid batteries that results an outstanding electrical capacity and long-term stability. The ion soft-landing is a method of electrodes storing an additional ...

2016-08 Power Memsic Inc.

[Aug 2 2016] A recent study conducted by the University of Dundee revealed that the unwanted fungi that turns our bread moldy contains ideal electromechanical properties that can be used to make efficient rechargeable batteries when subjected to biomineralization process. A group of researchers headed by Professor Geoffrey Gadd found that the red bread mould scientifically known as Neurospora crassa has the a ...

2016-08 Power Diodes Incorporated

[Aug 2 2016] Diodes Incorporated's new DMP1022UFDF and DMP2021UFDF P-channel MOSFETs are available in compact 2mm x 2mm DFN2020 packages, offering 12V and 20V ratings respectively. The new products are suitable for load switches in portable consumer electronics such as tablets, smartphones and ultrabooks that pursue efficient battery management, as well as Internet of Things applications. Both MOSFETs offer l ...