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2016-10 Connectors Diodes Incorporated

[Okt 6 2016] Diodes Incorporated's new DGD21xx family includes six half-bridge gate drivers and six high/low-side 600V gate drivers that easily switch power MOSFETs and IGBTs in half-bridge or full-bridge configurations. Targeted applications include driving motors for large household appliances, industrial automation systems, and battery-powered vehicles such as electric bicycles and unmanned aircraft. The n ...

2016-10 Sensors STMicroelectronics

[Okt 5 2016] Ams AG, a global leader in high-performance sensor and analog IC solutions, and STMicroelectronics, a global leader in semiconductors across multiple electronics applications, announced ARM's new wearable reference design selection of NFC solutions from both companies to deliver secure, high-performance NFC and microcontroller capabilities. Jointly developed by ST and AMS, the NFC solution includ ...

2016-10 Connectors Infineon Technologies

[Okt 4 2016] Infineon Technologies introduces a multimode flyback controller IC for LED applications. It can shorten the lamp "lighting time", save the number of devices, reduce the running and standby power consumption. Designed to meet the performance and efficiency requirements of mid-to-high-end LED designs, the IRS2982S is a versatile controller solution for a variety of indoor, outdoor, office and facto ...

2016-10 Connectors Microsemi

[Okt 3 2016] Microsemi Corporation, a leading provider of differentiated semiconductor technology solutions in terms of power consumption, safety, reliability and performance, announced the introduction of an extremely low-power sub-GHz radio frequency (RF) transceiver for industrial, security and medical applications. In addition to the industry's best-in-class low power features, the new ZL70550 combines hi ...

2016-10 Connectors Silicon Labs

[Okt 2 2016] Silicon Labs introduces a new family of isolated drives that address the critical needs of cutting-edge power systems. Based on Silicon Labs' proven digital isolation technology, the new Si827xISOdriver family offers the highest immunity in the isolated drive market. This industry-leading common mode transient suppression (CMTI) makes the Si827x driver ideal for power systems with fast switching ...

2016-10 Power Power Integrations

[Okt 1 2016] Power Integrations, the world leader in high efficiency, high reliability LED driver ics, introduces the LytSwitch-3 product family - the latest addition to the company's LYTSwitch family of LED driver ics. Ideal for bulb, tube and downlight applications with a maximum output power of 20 W, LYTSwitch-3 provides excellent dimming performance with either front - or rear-edge thyristor dimmers and s ...

2016-09 Connectors STMicroelectronics

[Sep 30 2016] STMicroelectronics, the world's leading semiconductor supplier across multiple electronic applications, today announced the mass production of its ultra-energy-efficient ARM® Cortex-M0 + STM32L0 microcontrollers and a feature-rich development ecosystem to support the product family. Includes extremely low-cost development boards and free software tools to help developers fully control application ...

2016-09 Passive Components Littelfuse

[Sep 28 2016] Littelfuse Corporation, a global leader in circuit protection, today announced the launch of its first discrete thyristor device capable of withstanding voltage peaks above 1,200V. Littelfuse Teccor brand SK225xD SK255KD/SK625xD/SK655KD series thyristor SCR switch mode is specially used to process the input voltage of ac power peak and unidirectional switch power surge. These SCR rectifiers can w ...

2016-09 Connectors Microchip Technology

[Sep 27 2016] The XMC1400 microcontroller will enable Infineon Technologies AG to open up new applications in industrial automation, digital power conversion and electronic control. Compared to the previous XMC1000 products, the new XMC1400 series provides better control performance and better connectivity. The XMC1400 features an ARM® Cortex®-M0 processor with a comprehensive range of peripherals carefully ta ...

2016-09 Semiconductors IDEC

[Sep 26 2016] Imagination Technologies has announced the launch of a new family of PowerVR Gpus for the mass market, setting new standards in performance, power and area for cost-sensitive markets. The PowerVR Series8XE GPU delivers the best per-area performance for the smallest chip area and power budget, with built-in advanced features such as hardware virtualization, multi-domain security, and support for t ...

2016-09 Semiconductors ON Semiconductor

[Sep 26 2016] ON Semiconductor, driving energy efficient innovation, introduces the AR0135 Global shutter CMOS image sensor, demonstrating another significant advance in its image sensing technology. The 1/3-inch format, 1.2 megapixel imaging device is designed to address the challenging requirements of automotive imaging and high-speed barcode scanning, as well as emerging applications such as virtual reality ...

2016-09 Semiconductors Cypress Semiconductor

[Sep 25 2016] For designers of connected devices, from smart appliances to wearable health trackers to factory automation products, the implementation of specific requirements in IoT applications is far more difficult than the implementation of Internet of Things (IoT) interconnection technology. With its extended portfolio of ARM -Cortex-M based PSoC programmable system-on-chip, microcontroller (MCU) and Blue ...