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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 ...

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 Sensors Microchip Technology

[Jan 12 2016] Microchip Technology announced the first in a new family of lorA-compliant low-data rate wireless networking modules that enable Internet of Things (IoT) and machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless communication over a distance of more than 10 miles (suburban) with a battery life of more than 10 years. It is also able to connect millions of wireless sensor nodes with LoRa technology gateways. The new 4 ...

2016-01 Power Power Integrations

[Jan 12 2016] Power Integrations releases the InnoSwitch™-CP family of constant voltage/constant displacement flyback switching ics. The new device features constant power output technology that, when used with adaptive voltage protocols such as Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 3.0 or USB-PD, allows smart mobile device manufacturers to reduce charging times for a wide range of products. Developers adopt adaptive chargi ...

2016-01 Connectors Maxwell Technologies

[Jan 11 2016] Marvell, a global leader in semiconductor solutions for storage, cloud infrastructure, Internet of Things (IoT), connectivity and multimedia applications, announced the Avastar 88W8977, an advanced low-power wireless system-on-a-chip (SoC). Combining Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.2 capabilities (with further support for Bluetooth 5.0), the chip targets the wearable, IoT, and smart home markets with small ...

2016-01 Sensors Diodes Incorporated

[Jan 11 2016] Diodes Incorporated introduced two drives, the ULN2003V12 and ULN2003F12. The ULN2003V12 is a seven-channel relay and inductive load current drain driver that directly replaces industry standard devices and reduces power consumption by up to 12 times. The ULN2003F12 is a four-channel version that reduces the footprint when driving low-voltage stepper motors that require fewer output channels. The ...

2016-01 Connectors Cypress Semiconductor

[Jan 10 2016] Plas Semiconductor introduces the world's first dual-port USB Type C powered (PD) controller. With dual USB Type C ports, the new EZ-PD™ CCG4 controller provides a highly reliable integrated solution for desktops, laptops and other systems. The controller is equipped with 128KB flash memory, which can be used to store dual firmware images for fail-safe boot and improved system reliability. In add ...

2016-01 Power Silicon Labs

[Jan 10 2016] Silicon Labs, a provider of energy-efficient microcontroller solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced the launch of a new 8-bit MCU family designed to meet today's ultra-low-power, small-size IoT applications. Silicon Labs' new EFM8 MCU family includes three types of highly integrated, peripheral-rich MCUS that are specifically optimized for cost-effective, ultra-low-power capaci ...

2016-01 Semiconductors Microsemi

[Jan 9 2016] Microsemi Corporation announced the availability of the LX3302, a new component in its sensor interface integrated circuit (IC) family based on inductive sensing technology. The sensor interface IC family is the industry's first induction sensor interface IC product family based on a linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) architecture on a printed circuit board (PCB), with the latest LX3 ...

2016-01 Connectors Analog Devices

[Jan 9 2016] Analog Devices announces the AD5761R, a single-chip, general-purpose output digital-to-analog converter (DAC) with on-chip integration of a 16-bit data converter, a ±2 ppm/°C 2.5V reference voltage source, an output buffer, and gain regulation. The AD5761R converter is built with a range of innovative features that eliminate the need for external components such as gain setting precision resistor ...

2016-01 Power RAFI USA

[Jan 8 2016] RS Components has announced the launch of two new Kudom solid-state relays (SSR) series. With built-in contact protection, the new SSR offers high quality performance and a competitive price to meet the needs of industrial original equipment manufacturers as well as designers of panel, mechanical and heating control systems. The high quality panel mounted SSRS of the Kudom KSI(068) and KSQF serie ...

2016-01 Connectors Diodes Incorporated

[Jan 8 2016] Diodes Incorporated introduces the APR343 synchronous rectifier controller designed to meet the demand for highly integrated, efficient and affordable solutions for chargers for mobile phones and other portable electronic devices. The device integrates the output voltage sensing function into the secondary MOSFET driver to support the primary side control system. The APR343's circuit configuratio ...