Technology Articles

2017-07 Passive Components Littelfuse

[Jul 22 2017] Littelfuse has introduced the 40A series of standard high temperature silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) thyristors suitable for use as switches in rectifier and phase control applications, such as voltage regulators, heating and motor speed control. The new SJxx40x series is Littelfuse's first SCR thyristor capable of handling 600V, 40Arms and junction temperatures up to 150°C. The SJxx40x serie ...

2017-07 Power Silicon Labs

[Jul 21 2017] To help developers simplify the design of Internet of Things (IoT) mesh-networked devices and speed time to market, Silicon Labs has introduced a complete suite of software and hardware that supports the latest Bluetooth mesh networking specifications. The latest Bluetooth mesh networking solutions benefit from Silicon Labs' proven mesh networking expertise, including development tools, software ...

2017-07 Power United Chemi-Con

[Jul 21 2017] U-blox, a global leader in wireless and positioning modules and chips, announced that it has started laboratory and field testing on a new narrowband IoT(NB-IoT or Cat NB1) network in Brazil with key players in the IoT ecosystem, Huawei, Vivo, CAS Tecnologia and PinMyPet. The first test has been conducted since the first quarter of 2017 and will initially focus on the scale and tracking applicati ...

2017-07 Connectors STMicroelectronics

[Jul 20 2017] STMicroelectronics has completed the transformation of its free underlying application program interface (LL API, The Low-Layer Application Programming Interface software is imported into the STM32Cube software package that supports all STM32 microcontrollers (MCUS). The LL API software enables professional developers to develop applications in an easy-to-use STMCube environment that optimizes co ...

2017-07 Semiconductors NXP

[Jul 19 2017] NXP Semiconductors and Widex, one of the world's leading hearing aid manufacturers, announced a collaboration to jointly develop and test the NXP NxH2003 Bluetooth Low Power (BLE) audio SoC and integrate it into the Widex BEYOND hearing aid. The two companies worked closely together throughout the product development cycle to combine best-in-class hearing aid engineering and wireless audio semico ...

2017-07 Power Industrial Fiberoptics

[Jul 18 2017] Imagination Technologies has announced the release of MIPSfpga 2.0, a new version of its highly successful CPU education infrastructure. MIPSfpga 2.0 provides a complete set of materials for teaching computer architecture - including full and open access to the MIPS CPU, allowing students to see the actual RTL program code and study the inner workings of the processor. MIPSfpga 2.0 is part of Ima ...

2017-07 Power Advanced Energy

[Jul 17 2017] Advantech, a global leader in embedded computing, is pleased to announce the ARM-based 3.5 "SBC RSB-4760 and EPC-R4760. The two new products are the world's first embedded solutions powered by Qualcomm ARM® Cortex®-A53 APQ8016 quad-core high-performance processors. For industrial-grade iot gateway products, computing performance, power management and wireless connectivity are undoubtedly essentia ...

2017-07 Semiconductors STMicroelectronics

[Jul 16 2017] STMicroelectronics introduces the next generation Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) system chip. The new products will accelerate the promotion and application of intelligent connected hardware in the home, shopping centers, industry, toys, game consoles, personal health care, public infrastructure and other fields. The latest phones and tablets on the market are equipped with low-energy Bluetooth wirel ...

2017-07 Passive Components Littelfuse

[Jul 15 2017] Littelfuse announced the launch of a family of Transient Suppression Diode Arrays (SPA diodes) designed to protect the DC wires of PoweredUSB interfaces from damaging electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage. The SP11xx series transient suppression diode array uses Zener diodes manufactured with proprietary silicon avalanche technology to protect every input/output pin in the interface. This powerful ...

2017-07 Power Infineon Technologies

[Jul 14 2017] The sensor development kit from Infineon will significantly reduce the design effort, resulting in shorter development times and lower system costs. For fast and reliable Speed measurement, Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX/OTCQX: IFNNY) introduces the new Hall Sensor TLE4922 and the accompanying "Speed Sensor 2Go" design kit. The TLE4922 has been developed specifically for industrial and automo ...

2017-07 Connectors United Chemi-Con

[Jul 13 2017] U-blox, a global leader in wireless and positioning modules and chips, announced the availability of a configurable LTE Cat M1/NB1 multi-mode module with global coverage, SARA-R410M ‑02B. It is the most compact module on the market today, measuring just 16 x 26 mm, and offers LTE Cat M1 and Cat NB1 connectivity in a single hardware package, as well as software-based configurability to support all ...

2017-07 Connectors Linear Technology/Analog Devices

[Jul 12 2017] Linear Technology Corporation, a unit of Analog Devices, introduced the LTC2063, a zero-drift operational amplifier that draws only 1.3μA typical current (up to 2μA) on a 1.8V supply. This micropower amplifier maintains undiscounted accuracy: a maximum input offset voltage of 5μV at 25°C and a maximum drift of 0.06μV/°C from -40 °C to 125°C. The maximum input bias current is 15pA at 25°C and 100p ...