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Find the latest electronics industry news covering new electronics components releases in various electronics domains such as embedded, power electronics, analog, digital, IoT and Automotive industries. 

 

Microchip Technology Inc. has announced the new GMICP2731-10 GaN MMIC power amplifier that is fabricated using GaN-on-Silicon Carbide (SiC) technology and delivers up to 10W of saturated RF output power across the 3.5 GHz of bandwidth between 27.5 to 31 GHz. This new device is designed for use in commercial and defense satellite communications, 5G networks, and other…

In 2021, Apple’s spending has escalated by 26 percent that helped it to grab the 11.7 percent market

The global technology and consulting research firm Gartner has now stated that the chip spending has been augmented by 25.2 percent by the top ten original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), which also resulted in 42.1 percent of the total market share…

Vishay Intertechnology has introduced a new customizable haptic feedback actuator IHPT-1411AF-ABA that is an electromagnetic device that converts electrical energy into a mechanical pulse or vibration for touch-based interaction that can be controlled by varying the input voltage amplitude and duty cycle. This new device features a compact, two-piece construction with…

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation has launched new TC78B011FTG that is a three-phase brushless DC motor control pre-driver IC designed for high-speed motors, including those used in server fans and blowers, and in the suction motors of cordless and robot vacuum cleaners. Moreover, this IC adopts a sine-wave drive method that does not use Hall sensor…

Melexis has unveiled a compact and fully integrated tactile sensor that features multiple 3D magnetometer pixels and improves robots’ hands and grippers, making delicate operations such as fruit picking possible. The new Tactaxis prototype is accompanied by a magnet that is embedded into an elastomer material that presents a soft contact interface, emulating the attributes…

STMicroelectronics has introduced the new dual-channel high-side switches IPS2050H and IPS2050H-32 that have an input voltage from 8V to 60V and can withstand a voltage of up to 65V on the input pin, ensuring robust performance and flexibility in industrial applications. These switches permit two programmable current-limit values for smart driving of capacitive…

Continuing the glory of inkplate series, crowd supply has launched a new board Inkplate 6COLOR includes a 5.8-inch display offering users a resolution of 600 x 448 pixels with 7 colors directly available in the form of Black, White, Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, and Orange. Designed with simplicity in mind, it addresses all of the challenges that e-paper brings with it.

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TSMC has a market capital of $600 billion and it is now constructing its other plants in Japan, Phoenix, and Arizona worth $12 billion

In order to counter the international slump in semiconductors production, various global chipset making companies are now eying to push for more investments in their research and development facilities, which is also expected to meet the escalating…

According to Top US Airlines, implementation of 5G services around the airport should be prohibited as it may interfere with sensitive airplane sensors such as altimeters.

Although 5G is being deployed in over 40 countries, only US airlines have raised concerns. Most airlines ask passengers to switch off their phones during take-off and landing…

Excelitas Technologies has announced the release of its enhanced C30902SH family of Silicon (Si) Avalanche Photodiodes (APD) that provides the highest performance levels and is intended for use with optical powers less than 1 pW. This new family of Si APDs features high quantum efficiency (QE) and low dark count rates, enabling the development of…

u-blox has announced the new IoT certificate manager that eliminates the task of manually managing credential renewal on thousands of devices and with Zero touch provisioning service, it provides out-of-the-box on-boarding to IoT cloud platforms with total control of the device certificate lifecycle. Designed and optimized for IoT scenarios, it eliminates the errors…

STMicroelectronics has introduced two new dual-channel gate drivers STGAP2HD for IGBTs and STGAP2SICD for SiC MOSFETs that leverage galvanic-isolation technology to provide 6kV transient-voltage capability in a SO-36W wide-body package. The target applications of these devices include power supplies, drives, inverters, welders, and chargers.

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