Technology Articles

2018-02 Semiconductors ON Semiconductor

[feb 24 2018] ON Semiconductor has released a new multi-sensor shield and expanded its Internet of Things Development Kit (IDK) software to help engineers tackle a wider range of high-growth Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The new products enable customers to accelerate product development cycles and deploy IoT solutions faster for a variety of connected health and industrial wearables, smart homes, pre ...

2018-02 Connectors Panasonic

[feb 24 2018] Pasternack has introduced a new line of phase locked oscillators (PLOs) that provide accurate and stable output frequencies with low phase noise and clutter performance, making them ideal for radar and other radiator or frequency generation applications. Typical uses for this new family of products include phase-locked loops, frequency synthesizers, function generators, and as a local oscillator ...

2018-02 Power Qualcomm

[feb 23 2018] The Qorvo front-end power amplifier (PA) will be used by Qualcomm subsidiary Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Qualcomm Cellular Vehicle Networking (C-V2X) reference design. Qorvo's new GaAs HBT PA is the only C-V2X enabled power amplifier designed to enhance road safety awareness and improve driver assistance. The solution delivers industry-leading performance, improves linear output power and efficie ...

2018-02 Semiconductors NXP

[feb 22 2018] NXP Semiconductors announced the launch of the world's first reference design for an automated defrosting solution for frozen foods, further expanding its leadership in smart kitchen integrated circuits. The reference design can be used as the basis for a stand-alone smart defrosting countertop kitchen appliance, or integrated into other kitchen appliances (e.g. refrigerators/freezers) or cooking ...

2018-02 Connectors Analog Devices

[feb 21 2018] Analog Devices announced the LTC7821 from Power by Linear, the industry's first hybrid step-down synchronous controller, which combines a switching capacitor circuit with a step-down synchronous controller. Reduces the size of DC/DC converter solutions by up to 50% compared to traditional buck solutions. This improvement was achieved by tripling the switching frequency (without sacrificing effici ...

2018-02 Sensors NXP

[feb 20 2018] NXP Semiconductors has announced another addition to its industry-leading 77GHz radar portfolio. The NXP MR3003 radar transceiver used by the world's top automotive manufacturer is targeted at autonomous driving applications requiring high resolution and long range capabilities, and was developed specifically for forward and Angle radar. With the new NXP family of system components, automakers ca ...

2018-02 Semiconductors NXP

[feb 19 2018] NXP Semiconductors announced the introduction of NXP Automated Drive Kit, a software-powered development and testing platform for autonomous vehicle applications. The suite enables automakers and suppliers to rapidly develop, test and deploy autonomous driving algorithms and applications on an open and flexible platform with an ever-expanding ecosystem of partners. Developing autonomous driving a ...

2018-02 Power Semtech

[feb 18 2018] Semtech Corporation announced the introduction of a new generation of LoRa® devices and Radio frequency (RF) technology (LoRa) chipsets that will enable customers to develop more innovative low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) application paradigms. By addressing the diverse needs for cost-effective and reliable sensor-to-cloud connectivity in any type of radio frequency environment, the new capab ...

2018-02 Semiconductors Allegro MicroSystems, LLC

[feb 17 2018] Allegro MicroSystems, LLC announced the introduction of a new power management IC, the ARG82800, that integrates a step-down or step-down/boost preregulator, four Ldos, and four floating gate drivers. By using the step-down or step-down/step-up topology architecture, the pre-regulator can efficiently convert the automotive battery voltage into a tightly controlled intermediate voltage, and has th ...

2018-02 Semiconductors ON Semiconductor

[feb 16 2018] Driving energy efficient innovation, ON Semiconductor will be showcasing integrated semiconduct-based systems for industrial, automotive and consumer applications at EmbeddedWorld next week in Nuremberg, Germany, with a focus on the Internet of Things (loT) and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) or Industry 4.0, as well as image sensing and power management solutions for automotive applications ...

2018-02 Semiconductors ON Semiconductor

[feb 15 2018] Driving energy efficient innovation, On Semiconductor announced the launch of the latest USB-C(Type-C) family of devices that are fully compliant with the newly revised 1.3 specification, making it easy for design engineers to integrate into USB-C systems. The new device, which includes two controllers and a switch, is specifically targeted at applications such as smartphones, tablets and laptops ...

2018-02 Power Storm Interface

[feb 14 2018] As a leading supplier of advanced gas and liquid sensing technologies, SST continues to expand its portfolio of high-precision oxygen sensing devices. The company's threaded zirconia oxygen sensor provides engineers with an easy-to-implement basis for a solution in which only the sensor head is exposed to the sample gas environment and all supporting electronics are removed from potential sources ...