To facilitate the fast-growing electronics industry, the semiconductor companies and component manufacturers constantly improve their designs and announce new products and components that are smaller, more efficient and powerful than the exiting ones. This section covers all the latest electronic components introduced in the market to enable design engineers to be aware about the latest options and helping them to keep their designs up-to-date for competing in the ever-evolving market.
STMicroelectronics released a new plug-and-play wireless battery charger development kit STEVAL-ISB045V1 for small IoT devices and wearables to quickly build ultra-compact chargers up to 2.5W with a space-saving 20mm-diameter coil.
The development kit is built around the STWBC-WA wireless charging-…
Infineon Technologies introduces the next generation TRENCHSTOP™ IGBT6 for small motor drives up to 1 kW. With a 650 V blocking voltage these devices are intended for specific applications requiring greater efficiency, long lifetime and high reliability, such as home appliances, industrial sewing machines and general purpose drives which can be found in e.g. fans, pumps and…
Diodes Incorporated released AP72200, a high-current synchronous buck/boost DC-DC converter with integrated high-side and low-side H-Bridge MOSFETs, which delivers up to 97% efficiency with 1% voltage regulation accuracy, low quiescent current, and very low output ripple.
By using the Diodes Incorporated’s proprietary buck/boost current-mode…
Recent advancements in automotive industry, such as infotainment and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), have greatly enhanced the ease and comfort of driving. But at the same time these additions in consumer amenities has increased the vulnerability to their security and created numerous entry points for hackers, which is a major point of concern; sometimes result in…
STMicroelectronics, targeting key medical and industrial applications, introduced a new high-voltage, compact, robust and cost-effective transmission pulser solution. This High-Performance 16-Channel Pulser - STHV1600 is built using ST’s BCD8s-SOI technology that supports analog (Bipolar), digital (CMOS), and power (DMOS) circuits on the same die.
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Vishay Intertechnology announced a new series of high power, high current mica grid resistors in the standard mill bank size. The Milwaukee GREM resistors feature EDG technology for improvements in power capacity, weight, and watt density, with the same package size; offering designers a lower cost option to the standard stainless steel grid design.
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Molex introduces two new FFC/FPC connectors to address the market needs of automakers and television display manufactures, along with other designer requiring small-pitch, high-reliability connectors. The Easy-On FFC/FPC connectors are offered in 0.5mm pitch and 1.0mm pitch forms for a reliable connection while reducing space, weight and cost of the design.…
Bluetooth audio designs are often limited by the bit depth and frequency rate of existing codecs, which are the communication and compression technology used to send audio over the air. Microchip developed the fully-certified, Bluetooth 5-compliant System-on-Chip (SoC) IS2064GM-0L with Sony’s LDAC audio codec technology. It allows the manufacturers to develop a new…
Maxim introduced a new microcontroller MAX32558 to Deliver Advanced Cryptography, Secure Key Storage and Tamper Detection in a 50% Smaller Package. The microcontroller IC, newest member of the Maxim’s DeepCover family of secure microcontrollers, intended to be used in sensitive industrial, consumer, computing and internet of things (IoT) devices; provide a fast and…
In August, Toshiba starts mass production and shipments of its 40V N-channel power MOSFETs - “TPWR7904PB” and “TPW1R104PB”, for automotive applications. They will be available in DSOP Advance(WF) packages that comes with double-sided cooling, low resistance, and small size.
The power MOSFETs secure high heat…
STMicroelectronics released IIS2MDC magnetometer and ISM303DAC eCompass intended to be used as reliable and low-power tamper detection for smart meters and precision motion and distance sensing in various applications such as industrial automation and robotics, smart buildings, smart security, and medical devices.
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STMicroelectronics introduced two new digital-input automotive audio amplifiers - FDA803D and FDA903D to simplify integration and maximize reliability in telematics and emergency-eCall equipment, Acoustic Vehicle Alerting Systems (AVAS) in hybrid/electric vehicles, and to enhance high-end infotainment systems.
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