Technology Articles

2016-03 Power Infineon Technologies

[Mar 24 2016] Infineon Technologies AG launches OptiMOSTM 300 V, expanding its portfolio of medium voltage MOSFETs and setting a new standard in the power field effect tube market. The launch of the 300V OptiMOSTM helps Infineon further consolidate its market leadership in communication power supplies, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), motor control, industrial power supplies, and DC/AC inverters. The newl ...

2016-03 Power Infineon Technologies

[Mar 23 2016] Infineon Technologies AG introduces the latest generation of PrimePACK power modules that take advantage of Infineon's new IGBT generation. IGBT5 and innovative. The combination of XT technology is an important milestone in the development of IGBT chip and module technology. IGBT5 reduces static and dynamic power losses and increases power density while. XT module process technology extends produ ...

2016-03 Power Linx Technologies Inc.

[Mar 22 2016] Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC4040, a complete lithium-ion battery backup power management system for 3.5V to 5V power rails, which must remain active in the event of a primary power failure. Batteries provide much more energy than supercapacitors, making them an advantage for applications that require backups to extend operating time. The LTC4040 comes in a flat (0.75mm) 24-pin ...

2016-03 Power Microsemi

[Mar 21 2016] Microsemi Corporation, a leading provider of differentiated semiconductor technology solutions in terms of power, security, reliability and performance, announced that it will release the VSC7449, a new member of the SparX-IV Enterprise Ethernet switching chip family with significantly increased switching capacity and competitive port configurations. The new SparX-IV Enterprise Ethernet switching ...

2016-03 Connectors Microchip Technology

[Mar 20 2016] Microchip Technology has introduced the first USB3.0 smart hub product with host and device port switching, I/O bridging, and various other serial communication interface features. The new USB5734 and USB5744 devices include an integrated microcontroller that brings new capabilities to the USB hub, reducing overall BOM costs while also reducing software complexity. The USB5734/44 series has been ...

2016-03 Connectors Linear Technology/Analog Devices

[Mar 19 2016] Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC4316 / LTC4317 / LTC4318 series of I2C/SMBus address converters that enable multiple dependent devices with the same address, such as temperature sensors, to communicate individually with the main device. Without creating conflict. Address conflict occurs when slave devices with the same hardwired address are placed on the same bus. Traditional solu ...

2016-03 Power ams

[Mar 18 2016] The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has launched a mission to explore the Earth and the Sun, the Magnetosphere Multi-Scale Mission. As part of the project, NASA sent four equally equipped satellites into Earth orbit to make unprecedented, high-precision three-dimensional measurements of the Earth's magnetosphere. The primary goal of the mission is to explore the dynamics of t ...

2016-03 Passive Components Diodes Incorporated

[Mar 17 2016] Diodes Incorporated introduces the PAM8905, a 1.9W Class D audio amplifier for smartphones powered by single-cell lithium-ion batteries, suitable for audio systems that provide high voltage level horizontal output at low supply voltage. The new product generates the voltage rail of the output stage through the built-in boost converter, and at the same time, the battery tracking automatic gain con ...

2016-03 Power Xilinx

[Mar 17 2016] Xilinx, a global leader in All Programmable technologies and devices, introduces the Xilinx reVISION Stack, announcing the expansion of Xilinx technology into a wide range of vision-oriented machine learning applications. The introduction of the reVISION stack further complements and complements its recently released reconfigurable acceleration stack, significantly expanding the deployment of Xil ...

2016-03 Passive Components Littelfuse

[Mar 16 2016] Littelfuse, a global leader in circuit protection, offers four general purpose ESD protection Transient Suppression Diode Array (SPA® Diode) solutions that take up less board space than their industry counterparts. The SP1013 and SP1014 transient suppression diode arrays conform to standard 0201 package sizes, but require 30% less board space and greater gaps between components than other 0201 so ...

2016-03 Connectors Altran Magnetics

[Mar 15 2016] Atmel, the global leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch technology solutions, has introduced the world's first family of built-in peripheral touch controller (PTC) MCUS based on the full 5V ARM Cortex-M0+. The latest Atmel | SMART ARM Cortex-M0+ MCU family combines 5V functionality, DMA, and PTC with excellent water resistance in an innovative way. In addition, the new series of MCUS also has ...

2016-03 Power Power Integrations

[Mar 14 2016] Power Integrations, an industry leader in high-voltage integrated circuits dedicated to energy-efficient power conversion, announced the launch of the CAPZero™-2 IC, the next generation device in its CAPZero family of innovative double-terminal X-capacitor discharge ics. Applications for the new devices include air conditioners, home appliances, small appliances, cooking appliances, vacuum cleane ...