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.
SOCORAD32, aka the ESP32 Software Controlled Radio available on Crowd Supply, is a professional-grade hackable walkie-talkie for amateur radio exploration, voice, and data communication using simple AT commands. Offering a hackable open-source, this amateur radio-tailored device features all of the operations of a standard walkie-talkie. With the…
Sensirion has launched its fourth-generation series STS4x which features low power consumption and is well-suited for mass production and battery-driven designs. The digital I2C interface of this series enables operation without external signal disturbance, while proven production processes guarantee the highest reliability in the field. Moreover, with its tiny…
Microchip Technology Inc. has announced the expansion of its SiC portfolio with the release of the lowest on-resistance [RDS(on)] 3.3 kV SiC MOSFETs and highest current-rated SiC SBDs designed to develop smaller, lighter, and more efficient solutions for electrified transportation, renewable energy, aerospace, and industrial applications. These new levels of…
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has announced the new AEC-Q200 qualified charging resistor HRHA that features hybrid wirewound technology and will serve as a pre-charge and discharge resistor in inverters and converters for electric (EV), hybrid electric (HEV), and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV). With a high operating temperature range up to +250°C, offers high…
u‑blox has announced the launch of a new u‑blox ANT-B10 antenna board that enables low power, high precision indoor positioning and speeds up evaluation, testing, and commercialization of Bluetooth direction finding and indoor positioning solutions. Designed specifically for Bluetooth angle of arrival direction-finding systems, this board features eight patch-…
Renesas Electronics Corporation has released a next-generation customer reference design P9261-3C-CRBv2 that enables automotive manufacturers to quickly and efficiently deliver premium performance and safety features for in-cabin wireless charging. Designed for automotive wireless charging stations, this solution includes wireless power controller P9261 with MP-A13 3-…
Lime Microsystems is preparing to launch the new LimeSDR Mini 2.0 which is a successor to the popular LimeSDR Mini board and retains the same LMS7002M at its heart but moves from the Intel MAX 10 FPGA to a Lattice Semiconductor ECP5, dramatically increasing the number of programmable logic gates on-board from 16k to 44k, more even than the LimeSDR USB.
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STMicroelectronics has introduced the new LEO series of radiation-hardened power, analog, and logic ICs in low-cost plastic packages that provide important functions for the satellites’ electronic circuitry. The first nine devices in this series include a data converter, a voltage regulator, an LVDS transceiver, a line driver, and five logic gates that are used…
ROHM Semiconductor has announced that Lucid will be using its silicon carbide metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (SiC MOSFET) in the ground-breaking Lucid Air that is a state-of-the-art luxury sedan with a California-inspired design underpinned by race-proven technology. The Wunderbox which is the main on-board charging unit in the Lucid Air integrates a…
Renesas Electronics Corporation has announced the new R-Car V4H system on chip (SoC) that achieves deep learning performance of up to 34 TOPS, enabling high-speed image recognition and processing of surrounding objects by automotive cameras, radar, and lidar. Designed for central processing in advanced driver-assistance (ADAS) and automated driving (AD) solutions, this…
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited has announced the release of a new product AOZ32034AQV in the family of coil drivers that offers a higher power rating of up to 50W and is designed for wireless charging applications in charging stations, cordless power tools, vacuum cleaners, drones, and other consumer electronic equipment.
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Nisshinbo Micro Devices Inc. has introduced the new R5642 Series of overcharge protection IC for 1 to 3 serial cells Li-ion / Li-polymer rechargeable battery. This new IC provides the high-accuracy voltage detection function and the shutdown function can reduce the supply current to the minimum when all cell’s voltage becomes less than the shutdown detection voltage.
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