Technology Articles

2017-11 Sensors Melexis Technologies NV

[Nov 9 2017] Melexis has announced the launch of a second-generation motor position sensor (uncorker) based on its patented Triaxis Hall magnetic sensing technology. The new generation MLX90380 single-chip solution can be used to measure the absolute Angle of a motor and is suitable for all brushless motors including permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM) and brushless direct current motors (BLDC). The el ...

2017-11 Sensors ON Semiconductor

[Nov 8 2017] Driving energy efficient innovation, On Semiconductor introduces a new 1/4-inch 1.0Mp (1280H x800V) CMOS digital image sensor that delivers industry-leading performance levels. The new sensor captures clear and accurate images without artifacts in both bright and low light conditions. Its high speed efficiency and signal-to-noise ratio substantially reduce ghoul and noise interference, improving ...

2017-11 Semiconductors Cypress Semiconductor

[Nov 7 2017] Cypress Semiconductor Corporation and Altia have announced the integration of the Altia human-computer interaction code generator for the Cypress Traveo7M automotive microcontroller (MCU) family. The partnership provides a cost-effective platform for automakers to combine rich graphics and advanced features in dashboards, head-up displays and HVAC displays. The Traveo family of Altia code generat ...

2017-11 Semiconductors Lattice Semiconductor Corporation

[Nov 6 2017] Lattice Semiconductor, a leading provider of customized intelligent interconnect solutions to the market, announced the addition of its popular MachXO3TM family of control PLDS to meet the changing design needs of the communications and industrial markets. The new MachXO3-9400 device offers a low power 1.2V core package option for thermal demanding environments, more FPGA logic resources for moto ...

2017-11 Sensors ams

[Nov 5 2017] Ams introduces the PCap04, a configurable capacitive sensing front end that enables sensor manufacturers to balance speed and resolution to match their design needs. When optimized for speed, the PCap04 can capture sensor measurements up to 50,000 times per second and digitize them. When the sampling speed is slow to optimize accuracy, the PCap04 can achieve a measurement resolution of 8aF. The c ...

2017-11 Connectors Renesas Electronics America

[Nov 4 2017] Renesas Electronics has announced that its high-performance in-car infotainment system SoCR-CarD3 will support 3D graphics displays on the dashboard of 3D graphics instruments in entry-level models. R-CarD3 can significantly reduce overall system development costs while achieving high-performance 3D graphics display. The new SoC includes a high-performance 3D graphics processing core that enables ...

2017-11 Passive Components ON Semiconductor

[Nov 3 2017] Driven by both safety and convenience features, the demand for driver assistance systems is growing, and the number of systems in the car with imaging capabilities is also rising rapidly. These advanced driver assistance systems enable functions such as adaptive cruise control and automatic emergency braking. In addition, this includes parking assistance features such as rear-view cameras (now ma ...

2017-11 Passive Components Vishay

[Nov 2 2017] Vishay Intertechnology has announced the introduction of two new high-speed silicon PIN photodiodes with improved visible-light sensitivity -VEMD5510C and VEMD5510CF - to meet the need for reliable signal detection in wearables, medical and industrial applications.VishaySemiconductors VEMD5510C with inhibition of infrared radiation and VEMD5510CF filter and improve the signal-to-noise ratio of th ...

2017-11 Connectors Microchip Technology

[Nov 1 2017] With the rise of in-vehicle infotainment systems, car manufacturers need to establish a reliable and intelligent connection between the car display and multiple smartphones or tablets. MicrochipTechnology Inc., an industry leader in providing integrated circuits (ics) that support such connections, has introduced five new USB2.0 smart hub ics to provide users with a variety of options. Available ...

2017-11 Power HDP Power

[Nov 1 2017] In social media circles, there is a throwaway phrase: "No picture, no truth." While this isn't a serious situation, it hints at how visual capture and evidence are becoming more important in the modern, digitally connected world than they were just a few years ago. Applications such as body cameras, dashcams and security cameras, which are more widely used in industrial and private homes, are the ...

2017-10 Sensors ams

[Okt 31 2017] Ams Conductor Corporation announced the AS3956, a dynamic NFC labeling IC that meets industrial-grade quality standards and provides high reliability for mission-critical applications and products with long service life. The AS3956 dynamic tag enables a contactless connection between the sensor and any NFC reader, such as a smartphone, via the host controller. It supports NDEF data exchange proto ...

2017-10 Semiconductors Vishay

[Okt 30 2017] Vishay Intertechnology has announced the launch of its HOTcap K... The H Series multilayer ceramic chip capacitors (ML CC) with automotive grade radial leads have an increased operating temperature range of +200°C, the highest temperature in the industry for Class I ceramic through-hole devices. The VishayBCcomponents lead MLCC is certified to operate for 500 hours in the temperature range -55 °C ...