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2016-10 Power Qorvo US Inc.

[十月 30 2016] Qorvo, a leading provider of RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and aerospace and defense applications, announced the availability of the ZigBee 3.0 Software Development Kit (SDK). It is suitable for smart home gateways that integrate the new GP712 radio communication controller chip from GreenPeak Technologies(now Qorvo's low-power wireless business unit). Application developers can use the ...

2016-10 Sensors STMicroelectronics

[十月 29 2016] STMicroelectronics has introduced its latest electronic compass to enable smart phones, smartwatches, fitness trackers and other wearable devices to have better navigation and fitness performance recording functions, even in the case of satellite navigation does not work properly, still achieve excellent positioning function. Fitness tracking mobile apps, smartwatches, and bracelets require conti ...

2016-10 Sensors ams

[十月 28 2016] Ams AG introduces the first magnetic position sensor programmed by the automotive industry to meet the ISO26262 safety standard, expanding its range of sensors to meet the requirements of automotive safety standards. The new sensor family is also the first magnetic position sensor from AMS to be available in a system-level package. The space-saving package reduces system costs and sensor placemen ...

2016-10 Connectors Allegro MicroSystems, LLC

[十月 27 2016] Allegro MicroSystems, LLC introduces two new adjustable high frequency DC-DC step-down switching regulators with integrated high side power MOSFETs that are ideal for meeting the power needs of the latest infotainment systems. The Allegro A8586 has an output current of up to 2.5A, while the A8587 has a maximum output current of 2.0A. Both products are AEC-Q100 compliant and have integrated curren ...

2016-10 Semiconductors Diodes Incorporated

[十月 26 2016] Dialog Semiconductor, a provider of highly integrated power management, AC/DC power conversion, solid State lighting (SSL) and Bluetooth low power wireless technologies, announced the introduction of a revolutionary LED smart lighting driver IC, the iW3690. It combines digital control (I2C) with Dialog's advanced phase-cut TRIAC dimming technology. This is the industry's first single-chip solutio ...

2016-10 Connectors Silicon Labs

[十月 25 2016] Silicon Labs has introduced a series of jitter attenuating clocks that simplify 100G/400G Coherent Optical Line Card and module design, significantly reducing system cost and complexity by providing a high frequency, flexible clock solution. Silicon Labs' new Si534xH coherent optical clock provides low-jitter reference timing for data converters as an alternative to discrete timing solutions that ...

2016-10 Connectors STMicroelectronics

[十月 24 2016] STMicroelectronics' new STM32L4 series takes microcontroller energy efficiency and performance to new heights. In order to simplify design and improve application flexibility, the new series of microcontrollers introduces a new peripheral package combination. According to the EEMBC ULPBench low-power microcontroller test, without the help of a step-down converter, without the addition of coils, c ...

2016-10 Sensors Vishay

[十月 23 2016] Vishay Intertechnology today announced the release of a new high-precision digital ambient light sensor, the VEML6030, from its optoelectronics division for consumer and industrial applications. The Vishay Semiconductors VEML6030 packs a high sensitivity photodiode, low noise amplifier and 16-bit ADC into a small, transparent surface mount package of 2mm x 2mm x 0.85mm. The sensor uses Filtron te ...

2016-10 Power Power Integrations

[十月 22 2016] Power Integrations, an industry leader in high-voltage integrated circuits dedicated to energy-efficient power conversion, has announced the InnoSwitch™-CE IC, a subfamily of the InnoSwitch family of constant voltage/constant displacement flyback switching ics. The InnoSwitch-CE IC is suitable for consumer electronics applications related to TEC regulations, which are important total energy consu ...

2016-10 Semiconductors NXP

[十月 21 2016] NXP Semiconductors N.V. AF Trucks has successfully demonstrated driverless technology on an automated truck. The demonstration was part of the European Truck Platooning Challenge, organised by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment, in which trucks travel in formation on public roads (platooning) from various European cities to the Netherlands. The challenge aims to demonstrate the ...

2016-10 Power Power Integrations

[十月 20 2016] Power Integrations, an industry leader in high-voltage integrated circuits dedicated to energy-efficient power conversion, has announced the InnoSwitch™-CE IC, a subfamily of the InnoSwitch family of constant voltage/constant displacement flyback switching ics. The InnoSwitch-CE IC is suitable for consumer electronics applications related to TEC regulations, which are important total energy consu ...

2016-10 Connectors Linear Technology/Analog Devices

[十月 19 2016] Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC2876 and LTC2877 RS485 transceivers that are exceptionally robust and can withstand high voltages for PROFIBUS-DP (Distributed Peripherals) master and controlled devices. As with any fieldbus, PROFIBUS-DP systems are prone to installation string failures, ground voltage failures, or surges that can cause catastrophic overvoltages that exceed the abs ...