Technology Articles

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 ...

2017-07 Connectors Microchip Technology

[Jul 11 2017] Microchip Technology announced the launch of a new generation of continuous linear LED drivers for offline lighting applications. The CL88020 is an extension of Microchip's popular CL88XX family of products designed to drive a long line of low-cost leds directly from 120 V AC input. With this product, customers can achieve high power factor (PF) without the switching power conversion typically re ...

2017-07 Connectors STMicroelectronics

[Jul 10 2017] STMicroelectronics introduces two new USB Type-C certified port controller chips. The new product has built-in protection circuits that help designers achieve cost-effective interfaces and support USB functional integration needs. These include Power Negotiation(charge handshake negotiation), Managed Active Cables(active cable management), and Guest Protocols(external device protocol support). Th ...

2017-07 Connectors STMicroelectronics

[Jul 9 2017] The SLLIMM™-nano IPM series adds five new space-saving mount Smart Power modules (IPMs) offering IGBT or MOSFET output options for motor built-in drives or other space-constrained drives, with outputs ranging from low power to up to 100W. The new module has high on-off and switching efficiency, especially in hard switching circuits up to 20kHz. By managing the switching voltage and current rise r ...

2017-07 Power Cirrus Logic Inc.

[Jul 8 2017] Cirrus Logic has announced a development kit for Alexa Voice Services (AVS) for smart speakers and smart home applications, including voice-controlled devices, hands-free portable speakers and network speakers. The Voice acquisition development kit for Amazon AVS uses Cirrus Logic's IC and software design to help manufacturers quickly bring new Alexa products to market with high-precision wakewor ...

2017-07 Power ams

[Jul 7 2017] Ams AG, a leading provider of high-performance sensor solutions, has announced a new family of magnetic position sensors with improved safety performance and diagnostic capabilities to help automotive Oems achieve the highest safety rating in ISO26262 ASIL. The AS5270A/B is ideal for automation applications such as brakes, gas pedals, throttle valves, flip cover plates, steering disc positions, c ...

2017-07 Semiconductors Cypress Semiconductor

[Jul 6 2017] Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, a leader in wireless connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT), and Arrow Electronics Corporation , a global technology solutions provider, announced the launch of a new iot development platform to help engineers bring a wide range of iot products to market quickly. The new Quicksilver suite uses Cypress's Embedded Device Wireless Connectivity (WIC ...

2017-07 Sensors ams

[Jul 5 2017] Ams AG, the world's leading provider of high-performance sensor solutions, announced the AS5900, a current-to-digital converter for CT scanners that delivers ultra-low noise, high resolution and superior linearity. The AS5900's excellent analog performance will enable the new CT scanner to deliver sharper, more detailed images. Medical CT scanners equipped with the AS5900 will have an improved X- ...

2017-07 Power Microchip Technology

[Jul 4 2017] Microchip Technology has announced that the industry's first family of Controller Local Area Network (CAN) transceivers is now available from Microchip, which includes a variety of Level 0 automotive components. The ATA65XX family adds six new devices to Microchip's CAN product line. The new family supports the newly established CAN FD(Flexible Data Rate) protocol with a maximum communication rat ...

2017-07 Semiconductors NXP

[Jul 3 2017] NXP Semiconductors, the world's leading supplier of microcontrollers, introduces the LPC84x series. The LPC84x series is the latest addition to the rapidly expanding LPC800 family of 32-bit microcontrollers (based on ARM® 30MHz Cortex-M0 +), designed to balance power, performance and price to meet the market demand for simpler and faster development to make next-generation designs smarter, cheape ...

2017-07 Power Silicon Labs

[Jul 2 2017] Silicon Labs has announced the launch of a new family of high-performance crystal oscillators (XO) that provide the industry's lowest jitter and most flexible frequency solutions. The Si54x Ultra Series™ XO provides ultra-low jitter performance down to 80fs for integer or decimal frequency outputs over the entire operating range. These XOs provide users with flexible and variable frequency output ...