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.
Semtech Corporation has announced the four-line, 5V RClamp0504FB TVS Diode as the latest addition to their Rclamp platform, they offer robust electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection, and superior surge immunity. The devices use, versatile Transient Voltage Suppression (TVS) array for extensive interface protection, their differentiated performance, and small form factor…
Microchip has introduced the next generation PIC18-Q43 family of PIC Microcontrollers that helps developers in offloading many software tasks to the hardware in order to reduce time to market. The Family has a combination of peripherals that provides greater versatility and simplicity to the users while creating custom hardware-based functions with easy to use development…
AAEON has announced the PICO-WHU4, a compact board built on the PICO-ITX form factor and powered by 8th generation Intel core processors. The PICO-WHU4 is a powerful and compact solution designed for a wide range of embedded artificial intelligence and edge computing applications. The Board was built to offer high-performance computing in a compact PICO-ITX form factor by…
Japan Display in collaboration with researchers from the University of Tokyo has developed a new type of Biometric Sensor which is ideal for both authentication and vital sign measurement. Using the low-temperature polycrystalline silicon thin-film transistors (LTPS TFT) technology with high mobility and high-sensitivity organic photodetectors, the sensor is…
ROHM has introduced a new Automotive Grade Intelligent Power Device (IPD) named BV2Hx045EFU-C. This new family of 41V dual-channel output high side switches/IPDs are optimized for automotive ECUs in transmission control, engine control, and other vehicle systems. The Intelligent Power Devices (IPDs) are semiconductor devices that are used instead of fuses for protecting…
ON Semiconductors has introduced a new family of four devices that can provide better performance and innovative functionalities for interior and exterior automotive lighting. Aiming specifically at low power solid-state lighting, the new family consists of two LED drivers (NCV7683 and NCV7685) and two current controllers(NCV7691 and NCV7692). To ensure improved road safety…
United SiC has introduced a new series of SiC FETs, under the new UF3C/UF3SC series. These new series provide higher switching speeds, higher efficiency, and lower losses. At the same time, they offer a drop-in replacement solution for most TO-247-3L IGBT, Si-MOSFET and SiC-MOSFET parts, which allows us to upgrade the systems for greater performance and efficiency without…
Infineon Technologies has introduced a new flyback controller IC to its XDP series of Digital Power controllers. This new controller IC, called XDPS21071 features zero-voltage switching (ZVS) on the primary side enabling it to provide high efficiency. The Controller is designed for fast charging applications such as USB-PD or Quick Chargers, the Light load efficiency of this…
ROHM has introduced BD71850MWV, a highly integrated and efficient power management IC (PMIC) optimized for NXP Semiconductors’ i.MX 8M Nano family of application processors that features exceptional computing and audio performance. With the BD71837AMWV for i.MX 8M and the BD71847AMWV for i.MX 8M Mini family application processors, ROHM offers power solutions for all members…
The Renesas Electronics Corporation has announced the ISL70005SEH, a synchronous buck and low dropout (LDO) regulators for low-power FPGAs, DDR memory and other digital loads for spaceflight payload applications. The ISL70005SEH is a point-of-load (POL) power solution that reduces size, weight, and power (SWaP) by integrating a synch buck and LDO in a single monolithic IC.…
Diodes Incorporated has released the AP43771 USB Type-C power delivery (PD) controller for high power USB solutions, the new controller also features an embedded microcontroller with a one-time programmable memory. AP43771 forms the basis of offline chargers that supports Quick Charge with extremely low standby power consumption. It provides 18W output power when combined…
Vishay Intertechnology adds two new RGBC-IR sensors to their optoelectronics portfolio. The VEML3328 (top-looking) and VEML3328SL (side-looking) offer better linearity and higher sensitivity compared to the previous generation device, and it also adds the new features including an infrared (IR) channel. These sensors can sense red, green, blue, clear, and IR light by…
