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.
The Gen 3 MLX81330 (0.5 A motor drive) and MLX81332 (1.0 A motor drive) smart LIN drivers from Melexis are the fully integrated single-chip LIN motor driver that reduce BoM and simplify the design of motor-controlled flaps and valves, and small fans and pumps. Suitable for automotive mechatronic applications at up to 10W, these third-gen drivers are based…
UnitedSiC has launched four new devices under its UJ4C SiC FET series based on advanced Gen 4 technology. These 750V SiC FETs enable new performance levels, improve cost-effectiveness, heat efficiency, and design headroom. The new FETs are suitable to be used in high-growth power applications across automotive, industrial charging, telecom rectifiers, datacenter PFC, and DC-…
To address the most common needs of security in cost-sensitive IoT devices, Espressif has released a low power, cost-effective, single-core, 32-bit RISC-V-based ESP32-C3 microcontroller. This new ESP32-C3 MCU with 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi and Bluetooth LE 5.0 connectivity can be used for simple and secure IoT applications. It’s 400KB SRAM is capable of running at 160MHz and…
With the aim to deliver enhanced power rail stabilization in space-constrained designs, Toshiba Electronics has released a series of low noise ultra-compact low dropout (LDO) voltage regulators with a high ripple rejection ratio. The new TCR3RM series comprises of 32 product variants that come in compact plastic DFN4C package and measures only 1.00 mm x 1.00 mm x 0.38…
To enable smart-tire features in heavy-duty vehicles, Melexis has introduced a new smart tire pressure sensor named MLX91805 that can not only measure tire pressure but also monitor tire status and loading. This compact sensor comes in a 4 mm x 5 mm wettable flanks DFN-14 package and integrates an 800g XZ-axis accelerometer that can sense up to 10,000 samples per second, a…
STMicroelectronics has added a QML-V qualified 7A Point-of-Load (PoL) DC/DC converter to its portfolio of radiation-hardened (rad-hard) integrated power products that deliver high power efficiency to satisfy the most demanding space applications.
The RHRPMPOL01 is a complete PoL converter, including an N-channel power MOSFET and…
To help automotive designers meet the rising need of increased bandwidth and flexible data, Microchip Technology has come up with the PIC18-Q84 family of 8-bit MCUs designed for automotive interface and smart sensor networks. Accompanied by an extensive array of Core Independent Peripherals (CIPs) that handle a variety of tasks without requiring CPU intervention, these…
The recently unveiled MAX17320 from Maxim Integrated is a high accuracy fuel gauge and protector IC for 2 to 4 series Lithium-ion (Li+) cells (2S-4S). Equipped with Maxim Integrated’s patented ModelGauge m5 EZ algorithm, the new fuel-gauge and protection circuit delivers 40% more accurate state-of-charge (SOC) readings than competitive ICs available in the market…
Vishay Intertechnology has announced the launch of two new automotive-grade proximity sensors, namely VCNL3030X01 and VCNL3036X01, with high resolution up to 20 µm for force sensing applications. These new low profile SMD packaged devices can prevent false triggers in automotive, consumer, and industrial applications. The sensors feature an IRED / LED pulse current…
Infineon Technologies has released a reliable and optimized Wi-Fi 4 solution with next-generation WPA3 Security standard for IoT applications like smart thermostats, smart lighting, etc. This new Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/BLE combo chip named CYW43439 makes it easier for product designers to comply with new security regulations that are currently emerging worldwide.
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Microchip has released the TrustAnchor100 (TA100) CryptoAutomotive Security IC with pre-programmed security features to simplify automotive network security. The new cryptographic companion device provides OEMs and module suppliers with a simplified path to automotive network security, thereby reducing costs and time to market. The TA100 supports in-vehicle network…
The MAX77655 single-inductor multiple output (SIMO) power management IC (PMIC) from Maxim Integrated provides the highest-density power solution for extremely compact next-generation devices. The MAX77655 SIMO PMIC delivers a 70 percent reduction in solution size compared to the nearest competition, with 700mA across four buck-boost channels and only one…
