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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. 

 

Enhancing the range of products suitable for the EV market, On Semiconductor has released a pair of new 1200 V full silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET 2-PACK modules. Configured as a 2-PACK half-bridge, the NXH010P120MNF1 module is a 10 mohm module that comes housed in an F1 package and the NXH006P120MNF2 module is a 6 mohm module that comes in an F2 package.…

A team of researchers from Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), Samsung’s R&D hub has developed an OLED skin display with a built-in heartbeat sensor that can be stretched by up to 30%. When tested by attaching it to the inner wrist near the radial artery, it was observed that it picked a heartbeat signal that was 2.4 times stronger than what would be…

STMicroelectronics has begun volume production of the STISO621 dual-channel digital isolator, launching a new series of high-performance ICs for industrial applications and general optocoupler replacement.

The STISO621 transfers data between two isolated domains at up to 100Mbit/s, with pulse distortion below 3ns, leveraging ST’s 6kV…

The CL6000 Denali Doppler Radar from Celeno is a single-chip connectivity and sensing solution for IoT end points, home automation, industry automation, multimedia devices, and commercial applications. This new chip family supports Wi-Fi 6/6E standard, audio streaming, and on-boarding use cases with BT and BLE 5.2 support.

The CL6000 Denali Doppler…

Continua MAX38889 from Maxim Integrated is the small-sized backup regulator that delivers high efficiency in industrial, asset tracking, automotive, and healthcare applications. The 2.5V-to-5.5V, 3A reversible buck/boost regulator offers 9% higher efficiency and one-third the size of competing solutions available in the market. This latest addition to Maxim’s Continua…

With the aim to make it convenient for the customers to launch their new chip in the automotive market, Sondrel has introduced a new quad-channel, SFA 350A IP platform that has been architected with ISO26262 applications and the fast integration of customer IP. This new platform helps in simplifying and speeding up the creation of the…

Digi-Key Electronics has launched a startup microsite and a help manual, both of which are dedicated to making startups' dreams become realities. The startup site leverages resources, tools and knowledge Digi-Key has amassed in working with thousands of startups every year. The manual, called the Startups Survival Guide, is the second edition leveraging Digi-…

Sized as small as a €1 coin, the µWAI (micro-WAY) autonomous imager technology from CEA-Leti activates smartphones and small appliances through face recognition or other specific patterns. Ideal for smartphones, smart home appliances, and automobiles, this tiny image sensor features auto-exposure for all lighting conditions and an 88dB dynamic range. The device comes with…

STMicroelectronics has announced a new family of Intelligent and Integrated Gallium Nitride (GaN) solutions, STi2GaN, that is an innovative and unique offering combining power and intelligence in compact, high-performance solutions required by the automotive industry as it shifts to electrified platforms.

Building on ST’s leadership…

With the aim to reduce the cyber threats and prevent Critical Program Information (CPI) from being extracted via FPGAs in mission-critical and other high-assurance systems, Microchip Technology has released a DesignShield development tool. This new development tool being introduced as part of the company’s FPGA family, blocks the theft of data, intellectual property, and…

During these tough times when the country is suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic, governments of various countries are lending their helping hand and sending across vaccines, and many perishable products. For ensuring that the products that are being transported are safe to use and still perishable, researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Ropar) have…

Toshiba introduced a new photovoltaic-output photocoupler TLP3910 that consists of an infrared light-emitting diode optically coupled to a photodiode array. This new device is available in a thin SO6L package  and suitable for driving high-voltage power MOSFETs with a gate voltage of 10V or higher used as an isolated solid-state relay (SSR).

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