Technology Articles

2016-09 Semiconductors Microsemi

[Sep 15 2016] Microsemi Corporation, a leading provider of differentiated semiconductor technology solutions in terms of power consumption, safety, reliability and performance, has announced the new high-power single-chip Microwave Surface Mount (MMSM) series-parallel SP2T PIN diode reflector switch MPS2R10-606. The device is optimized for high frequency (HF), extremely high frequency (VHF), and ultra-high fre ...

2016-09 Power Diodes Incorporated

[Sep 14 2016] Diodes Incorporated introduced the AP9211, a battery protection device designed to enable single-core lithium-ion battery packs to operate safely. The new product integrates the protection chip and double N-channel MOSFETs to provide a series of functions such as overcharge and discharge and load short circuit detection. This protection circuit is aimed at manufacturers that supply battery protec ...

2016-09 Power Intel

[Sep 13 2016] Intersil, a leading provider of innovative power management and precision analog solutions, today announced the introduction of the industry's first single-chip booster and buck battery charger solution for bi-directional transmission, ISL9237, featuring a USB Type-CTM reversible connector. Used in ultrabooks, tablets, various portable electronic products and mobile power supplies. Intersil's sin ...

2016-09 Semiconductors Lattice Semiconductor Corporation

[Sep 12 2016] Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, a leading provider of customized intelligent interconnect solutions to the market, announced that a new baseband processor is now available. The SB6541 baseband processor is designed for use in combination with Lattice's Sil6340 and SiI6342 RF transceivers, targeting fixed wireless access and wireless backhaul applications in urban broadband infrastructure, incl ...

2016-09 Power United Chemi-Con

[Sep 11 2016] U-blox, a global leader in wireless and positioning modules and chips, announced the launch of the industry's first Untethered 3D Dead Reckoning (UDR) module, the NEO-M8U. Combined with multiple GNSS(GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo) and the 3D gyroscope/accelerator on the circuit board, the NEO M8U provides accurate positioning results even in areas where the GNSS signal is weak or obscured, and it ...

2016-09 Power EPC

[Sep 10 2016] EPC announced the introduction of the EPC2040 power transistor, an ultra-small, fast-switching gallium nitride power transistor for high-speed end applications that enables superior resolution, faster response times and higher accuracy. In addition, since the device has a high accuracy threshold over the entire operating temperature range, the stability of the system is ensured when the laser is ...

2016-09 Connectors Linear Technology/Analog Devices

[Sep 9 2016] Linear Technology Corporation introduces the rugged 800mA wide input voltage range linear regulator, the LT3089, which provides critical availability, monitoring and protection functions. The LT3089 extends the safe working area (SOA) compared to existing regulators, making it ideal for applications with high input-to-output voltages and high output currents, where older regulators limit output. ...

2016-09 Power Microchip Technology

[Sep 8 2016] Microchip Technology, a leading global provider of integrated microcontroller, mixed-signal, emulator and flash memory proprietary solutions, announced the availability of MPLAB Xpress, a cloud-based integrated development environment (IDE). This online development platform does not require downloading, registration and installation at the start of the design and is the easiest way to start PIC M ...

2016-09 Power Infineon Technologies

[Sep 7 2016] Infineon Technologies introduces the PMBus SupIRBuck voltage regulator family. This family of devices is an easy-to-use, fully integrated high efficiency DC-DC regulator with an I2C/PMBus interface. The SupIRBuck regulator integrates a PWM controller, MOSFETs, and bootstrap diodes, making it a space-saving motherboard solution that provides accurate power output for low output voltage and high cu ...

2016-09 Connectors STMicroelectronics

[Sep 6 2016] STMicroelectronics, the world's leading semiconductor supplier across multiple electronic applications, introduces the new STM32F767/769 microcontroller (MCU) with a rich memory, graphics processor and communication peripherals. Extend the power and energy efficiency of the ARM® Cortex®-M7 processor to a wider range of applications, such as portable or wearable consumer electronics, smart buildin ...

2016-09 Power United Chemi-Con

[Sep 4 2016] U-blox, a global leader in wireless and positioning modules and chips, announced that it has introduced a new version of FW 3.01 firmware for its u-blox M8 synchronous multi-GNSS platform. In addition to satellite systems such as GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS and SBAS, u-blox M8 FW 3.01 now supports the Galileo system. It can track three galaxies simultaneously and utilize all SBAS and QZSS augmenta ...

2016-09 Connectors Analog Devices

[Sep 3 2016] Analog Devices introduces the ADF4355, a phase-locked loop (PLL) frequency synthesizer with integrated voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) that mobile network operators can use to improve cell base station performance and wireless service quality. The ADF4355, a new PLL synthesizer with VCO integration, operates at frequencies up to 6.8 GHz, which provides considerable margin for the industry's c ...