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April 2013
Texas Instruments announced several design updates to TI E2ETM Community, its popular engineer-to-engineer online design community that now connects more than 120,000 engineers. TI has expanded
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04/30/2013
Semir Haddad from Renesas' microcontroller products and solutions division
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04/30/2013
EM Microelectronic, the semiconductor company of the Swatch Group and a leading supplier for RFID circuits, released the EM4325V11, a versatile and multipurpose, battery-assisted passive (BAP)
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04/30/2013
Intelligent enumerating battery charger provides safe and fast charge
Maxim Integrated Products announced that it is now sampling the MAX77301 Li+ battery charger. It integrates the intelligence to enumerate with the host device, automatically identify the adapter
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04/30/2013
Boost regulator supports wide range of display sizes in mobile end-products
ams, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance analog ICs for consumer, communications, industrial, medical, and automotive applications, released the AS1345, a miniature step-up DC-DC
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04/30/2013
Alec Melnick, ROHM's Sr. Product Marketing Manager, describes the company's
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04/26/2013
Atmel, a leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch technology solutions, today announced it has further simplified the MCU design process with the launch of its integrated development tools platform,
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04/26/2013
Mentor Graphics announced release of the Mentor® Embedded SourceryTM CodeBench Virtual Edition product, a native software environment for developing embedded systems pre- and post-silicon.
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04/26/2013
Yageo AHA and AHP aluminium precision power wirewound resistors now available
Yageo's AHA and AHP Series aluminium housed power resistors are now available from TTI, a leading specialist distributor of passive, discrete, connector and electromechanical components. Designed
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04/25/2013
MEMS-based reed switch boasts smallest size available
Coto Technology announced at the 2013 Design West Conference the availability of its RedRock™ RS-A-2515 Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)-based magnetic reed switch. Based on its unique high
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04/24/2013
Microbattery development promises a boost for electronics
Though they be but little, they are fierce. The most powerful batteries on the planet are only a few millimeters in size, yet they pack such a punch that a driver could use a cellphone powered by
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04/22/2013
Eltek, a leader in high-efficiency power systems for telecommunications, industrial applications, and renewable energy projects, announced the addition of the modular IBB-250 wall mount (WM) DC power
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04/22/2013
IP64-rated switches suited for space-constrained apps
C&K Components, a leading international supplier of tactile, toggle, rocker and pushbutton switches, and smart card interconnect devices, has developed a series of microminiature IP64-sealed
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04/22/2013
MOSFETs are up to 80% smaller with improved thermal dissipation
Panasonic has launched a new CSP MOSFET featuring Power Mount CSP Packaging (PMCP) with a unique pad design and drain clip technology that enables thermal dissipation to be improved by 5% in an 80%
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04/22/2013
Texas Instruments introduced a haptic driver that makes it easy to add realistic tactile feedback effects to consumer and industrial products, such as smartphones, tablets, ebooks, refrigerators,
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04/22/2013
IR engineering and sales staff will demonstrate IR's latest energy-saving and high power density enabling technologies and products at the IR booth, Hall 9, Stand 413. The IR booth will feature
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04/19/2013
Micrel, an industry leader in high-performance linear and power solutions, LAN and timing and communications solutions, announced the MIC826 +/-0.5 percent accuracy voltage supervisor, with manual
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04/18/2013
IDT announces enhanced dual-mode wireless power solution
Integrated Device Technology, a creator of mixed-signal semiconductor solutions, announced what is believed to be the industry's first dual-mode wireless power receiver IC that provides compatibility
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04/17/2013
Cymbet announced that it has completed a recapitalization of the company in connection with a $20 million equity investment led by U.S.-based Island Shore Investments (ISI). This significant investment
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04/17/2013
Exar, a leading supplier of high performance analog mixed-signal components and data management solutions, announced the availability of the XRP7674, a new synchronous Pulse Frequency Modulation/Pulse
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04/17/2013
Breakthrough tech accurately monitors state-of-health, state-of-charge of lead-acid batteries
Texas Instruments introduced the first lead-acid battery management gas gauge integrated circuit with TI's proprietary Impedance Track™ capacity measurement technology. The bq34z110 gas gauge IC,
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04/16/2013
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04/15/2013
Bare-element current-sense resistors enable lower PCB temperatures
Elevating the resistive element for maximum cooling, the BR Series of thru-hole current-sense resistor from Stackpole handles up to 5 watts with low PCB temperatures. This makes the BR Series ideal
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04/11/2013
Tad Keeley from Renesas describes Renesas' latest miniPOL devices for
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04/11/2013
GreenChip technology lies at the heart of NXP's cost-effective and highly-efficient
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04/10/2013
Li-Ion battery chargers promise faster, cooler charging
Texas Instruments introduced a family of lithium-ion battery charger ICs that reduce charge time by up to 50% in smartphones and tablets compared to other charger solutions. The bq2419x family of
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Date:
04/10/2013
Develpment promises extended life for lithium-sulfur batteries

Roll-to-roll electrodes: scientists have optimized the anode and cathode for lithium-sulfur batteries.

here are currently over 40 million cars on Germany's roads. Only a fraction of them are powered by electric energy - around 6,400 vehicles according to the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building
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Date:
04/09/2013
Roll clad strips offer effective termination for battery cells
A challenge of electromobility is storage technology. In such a storage system Li-ion batteries, for example, are connected in series. As the anode consists of copper and the cathode of aluminum,
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Date:
04/09/2013
TVS diode claims to be world�s smallest
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader and one of the world's largest supplier of Transient Voltage Suppression (TVS) protection components, has introduced what is presented as the world's
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04/08/2013
Advanced Power Electronics a leading manufacturer of MOS power semiconductors for DC-DC power conversion applications, released the APE2902, a high-efficiency VFM Step-up DC/DC converter for small,
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04/05/2013
Rugged illuminated SMT switch provides tactile feedback
Combining a consistent light output with an excellent tactile feel and a clear audible haptic confirmation, the K8 Series of illuminated tactile switches from C&K Components offer several novel features
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04/05/2013
Mark Smith of Microsemi demonstrates the performance aspects of their
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04/04/2013
Synchronous buck-boost converter boasts low quiescent current
The LTC3129 synchronous buck-boost converter from Linear Technology delivers up to 200mA of continuous output current from a wide variety of input sources including single or multiple-cell batteries
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Date:
04/04/2013
LLC transformer offers up to 99% efficiency and 50% real-estate savings
Providing up to 99% efficiency with low power loss, the latest LLC transformer from Precision combines two discrete components - a resonant inductor and transformer - into a single package reducing
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Date:
04/04/2013
Nominations now open for first-round Global LEAP Outstanding Off-Grid Product Awards nominations
Nominations are now open for the first round of the Global LEAP Outstanding Off-Grid Product Awards. The Global Lighting and Energy Access Partnership (Global LEAP) is an initiative under the Clean
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Date:
04/03/2013
Vancouver-based Perfect Lithium has filed patents for its innovative materials processing technology, with the potential to reduce energy storage costs ($/kWh) of lithium-ion battery materials by
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04/03/2013
Geoff Haynes, the VP of Business Development for GaN Systems, explains
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Date:
04/02/2013
Li-Ion battery chargers offer faster, cooler charging
Texas Instruments introduced lithium-ion battery charger integrated circuits (ICs) that reduce charge time by up to 50 percent in smartphones and tablets compared to other charger solutions. The bq2419x
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Date:
04/02/2013
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