Electronics and Semiconductor News

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. 

 

Renesas Electronics has announced that its ZMOD4410 gas sensor is at the heart of the Safera Sense smart cooking sensor to measure if the airborne concentration of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and CO2 in the users’ kitchens are at unhealthy levels. ZMOD4410 was chosen by Safera because of its excellent accuracy, high reliability, and low power operation for smart…

Texas Instruments has expanded its portfolio of temperature sensors with the new TMP61, TMP63, and TMP64 Linear Thermistors. The new Thermistors delivers up to 50% higher accuracy than negative temperature coefficient (NTC) Thermistors. The high accuracy allows the Thermistors to operate closer to the thermal limits, which helps the engineers to maximize the performance and…

Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have invented a new smart diaper embedded with a moisture sensor that can alert a caregiver when a diaper is wet. When the sensor detects dampness in the diaper, it sends a signal to a nearby receiver, which in turn can send a notification to a smartphone or computer.

The sensor consists of…

Broadcom Inc has introduced a new Wi-Fi 6E client device called BCM4389, the new device extends Wi-Fi 6 standard and supports the upcoming 6 GHz band with wide 160MHz channel bandwidth. This will double Wi-Fi speeds and cut latency in half compared to the existing Wi-Fi 5 technology. Wi-Fi 6E can deliver improved performance in crowded environments with advanced roaming…

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…

Arm has introduced significant additions to its artificial intelligence (AI) platform, including machine learning (ML) IP, the Arm Cortex-M55 processor, and Arm Ethos- U55 NPU. These new devices are designed to deliver a combined 480x uplift in ML performance, the new IP and supporting unified toolchain allows the AI hardware and software developers to implement innovative…

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…

GetWired is a new wired home automation system announced by Dmoatic – a DIY Home Automation Enthusiast group from Poland. Although it is the age of wireless automation, the wired automation modules have the advantages of their own like communication stability, higher throughput, lower latency, Immune interfaces, etc. On top of all, it needs no batteries and no internet…