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 has announced a wireless M-Bus (wM-Bus) software stack that leverages the integrated sub-GHz radio and multiple modulation schemes supported by STM32WL microcontrollers to cut bill-of-materials cost and enhance flexibility for developers of smart-metering systems.
Developed by Stackforce, the wM-Bus stack complies with…
The Infineon Technologies AG is going to expand its XENSIV 3D magnetic sensor family TLv493D with the introduction of the TLI493D-W2BW. The new sensor uses the latest 3D Hall generation from Infineon and is housed in an extremely small (1.13 mm x 0.93 mm x 0.59 mm) wafer-level (WLB-5) package. The new device has an 87% smaller footprint and 46% lesser height than the…
STMicroelectronics has introduced a new generation of high-accuracy proximity and ranging sensors based on FlightSense Time-of-Flight (ToF) technology. The Proximity sensors use simple Infra-Red technology and directly measure distance based on the time for emitted photons to be reflected, enabling accurate distance ranging regardless of the object’s surface…
Power Integrations has introduced the InnoSwitch3-AQ, an AEC-Q100- qualified switcher with integrated 750V MOSFET and secondary-side sensing, designed especially for automotive EV applications, such as traction inverter, OBC (on-board charger), EMS (energy management DC/DC bus converters), and BMS (battery management systems).
The high-speed…
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation has introduced the “TB9120AFTG” a 7 V to 18 V constant current 2 phase stepping motor driver for automotive applications. The new IC gives out a sine-wave current with the help of a simple clock input interface, this eliminates the need for an advanced functional MCU or dedicated software.
The…
TDK Corporation has introduced the InvenSense SmartBug, a compact, out-of-the-box, wireless multi-sensor solution designed especially for the commercial and consumer IoT applications. The SmartBug provides quick and easy access to reliable and smart sensor data without the need for programming, soldering, or extra modifications.
The SmartBug acts as…
Diodes Incorporated has introduced AP64350Q, AP64351Q, and AP64352Q, a series of automotive-compliant, 3.5A, Synchronous buck converters that combine a low quiescent current with a wide input voltage range of 3.8V to 40V point of load (POL) applications. The AP6435xQ provides high-efficiency step-down DC-DC conversion with the help of the fully integrated 75mΩ high-side…
Ricoh has introduced two new PMICs namely RN5T5610 and RN5T5612, this single-chip solution provides four high-efficiency step-down DC/DC converters, seven low-dropout regulators, four GPIOs, an interrupt controller (INTC), and an I2C-Bus interface. These devices are designed for continuous operation in industrial applications in a wide operating temperature condition (…
The new PSX series of high-speed fuses introduced from Littel fuse, Inc. offers up to 1500DC voltage rating and 100kA DC breaking capacity at 1500V DC for providing great protection in the smallest NH XL package to facilitate designing of more compact high energy density. The new device offers high-speed protection at these increases voltage ratings coupled with better…
The Renesas Electronics Corporation has introduced the ZSSC4132- an automotive pressure sensor solution with an integrated certified LINv2.2a interface. The single-package sensor signal conditioner (SSC) delivers best-in-class performance, increased design flexibility, and cost-efficiency in a compact form factor for HVAC applications used in plug-in hybrid electric vehicles…
Maxim Integrated Products Inc. has introduced the MAXM86146 dual-photo detector optical sensor solution for fast and easy designing of sensors to make them fit with the thinnest optical sensors in wearable health and fitness products. The new device allows the designers of advanced wearable products to achieve a 45% thinner optical design instead of a discrete approach. The…
Texas Instruments (TI) introduced theTMCS1100 and TMCS1101, zero-drift Hall-effect current sensors that enable the lowest drift and highest accuracy over time and temperature while providing reliable 3-kVrms isolation. TI has applied the expertise of both isolation and high-precision analog to the TMCS1100 and TMCS1101, this enables the engineers to design systems that will…
