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2016-01 Semiconductors ON Semiconductor

[Jan 19 2016] ON Semiconductor, a pioneer of energy efficiency innovation, and Transphorm, a power converter specialist, announced a partnership to bring gallium nitride (GaN) -based power solutions to market. Today US time announced the launch of the co-branded NTP8G202N (TPH3202PS) and NTP8G206N (TPH3206PS) 600 V GaN common Source Common Gate (cascade) transistors and 240 W reference designs using these devi ...

2016-01 Power TE Connectivity

[Jan 18 2016] As ultra-thin laptops and other portable consumer electronics powered by high-capacity lithium polymers and column batteries must meet increasingly stringent safety standards, TE Circuit Protection, a business unit of TE Connectivity, has introduced a new HPP-TAM family of devices to help battery application designers accomplish this task. The HPP-TAM series devices feature ultra-low side height ...

2016-01 Sensors Diodes Incorporated

[Jan 17 2016] Diodes Incorporated introduces a family of micropower eight-bit resolution Hall effect sensors for contactless switches in portable consumer electronics, home appliances and industrial equipment, including the AH8500, AH8501, AH8502 and AH8503. With a supply voltage range of 1.6V to 3.6V and a magnetic field range of ±400G, the new sensor's operating mode and sampling rate reduce current consumpt ...

2016-01 Power STMicroelectronics

[Jan 17 2016] ST showcases the latest smart driving solutions. As semiconductors play an increasingly important role in advanced automotive technology, ST continues to develop the most advanced intelligent driving technologies, including advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), connected device communication interfaces and advanced safety/environmental performance. In terms of advanced driver assistance syst ...

2016-01 Power Qualcomm

[Jan 16 2016] Qualcomm announced that its subsidiary Qualcomm Technologies has launched the Qualcomm Snapdragon 618 Connected Camera Reference design and development platform. The new camera platform incorporates Qualcomm Technologies' leading processing, connectivity, imaging and analytics technologies to enable more powerful, intelligent and professional security cameras. The Snapdragon 618 platform includes ...

2016-01 Connectors Texas Instruments

[Jan 16 2016] Texas Instruments has introduced the industry's first 65V synchronous buck converter, which provides isolated bias power up to 15W without the need for optical couplers. As part of TI's innovative Fly-Buck power supply portfolio, the LM5160A improves power density and addresses the higher power needs of industrial and automotive applications in a more efficient and reliable manner. These applicat ...

2016-01 Power Silicon Labs

[Jan 15 2016] Silicon Labs, a leading provider of microcontrollers, sensors and wireless connectivity solutions in the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced the industry's most cost-effective, voice-enabled ZigBee remote control solution. This complete reference design solution significantly reduces the high cost external hardware typically required by enabling high-quality software-style audio codecs in a s ...

2016-01 Power Diodes Incorporated

[Jan 15 2016] Diodes Incorporated introduced a 3W stereo Class D audio amplifier and a Class AB headphone driver, the PAM8009, aimed at manufacturers of liquid crystal displays, all-in-one personal computers and video projectors. The amplifier features power limiting technology to protect the speaker and advanced DC volume control for precise gain adjustment of 64 levels. It minimizes the number of external co ...

2016-01 Passive Components Vishay

[Jan 14 2016] Vishay Intertechnology has announced the release of four new half-bridge and single-switch IGBT power modules designed specifically for TIG welders -VS-GP100TS60SFPBF, VS-GP250SA60S, VS-GP300TD60S and VS-GP400TD60S. Manufactured with Vishay's exclusive Trench PT IGBT technology, the four devices have an extremely low collector to emitter voltage of only 1.10V and a low turn-off switching energy o ...

2016-01 Sensors Infineon Technologies

[Jan 14 2016] Infineon Technologies AG has announced a +/- 5cm ultra-high-resolution micro-MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical Systems) pressure sensor for mobile and wearable devices as well as Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The DPS310 is a low-power digital atmospheric pressure sensor that facilitates the development of new and enhanced navigation, positioning, health, gesture recognition and weather monitorin ...

2016-01 Sensors STMicroelectronics

[Jan 13 2016] STMicroelectronics, a leading global semiconductor supplier across multiple electronic applications, has further expanded its portfolio of environmental sensors with the introduction of the UVIS25, the world's first sensor with direct digital output of Ultraviolet Index (UVI). The UV Index is an international measurement standard for measuring the intensity of ultraviolet radiation from the sun a ...

2016-01 Semiconductors STMicroelectronics

[Jan 13 2016] ST has announced a new USB Type-C and power transfer interface chip solution. At present, computers, mobile phones, tablets, TV sets, set-top boxes, game consoles, various consumer electronics products, industrial control equipment and Internet of Things devices can be seen everywhere in the office and home, but different types of chargers, power cables, data lines intertwined, often make the off ...