Consumer

September 2025
Infineon Introduces OptiMOS 7 Application-Optimized MOSFETs for Industrial and Consumer Applications

The Infineon OptiMOS 7 family offers products specifically for high performance switching.

­The rapid growth of power-hungry applications across various industries is placing unprecedented demands on power electronics in terms of power density, efficiency and reliability. Discrete power MOSFETs play a pivotal role in that context. An application-optimized approach opens new possibilities to further im
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Date:
09/26/2025
PSDcast – Helping Hollywood Fulfill its Green Ambitions

Founder and CEO of ReVolt, JD Schwalm

­Hollywood, for all its environmental advocacy, doesn’t always make the best choices for the environment OR rely on the greenest power sources. Most production companies rely on gas and diesel generators, which not only emit CO₂ emissions but a huge amount of noise. ReVolt Holdings has developed a
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Date:
09/18/2025
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Unveils Powerful Duo of Protection Switches that Support Type-C EPR 3.1 Extended Power Levels

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Unveils Powerful Duo of Protection Switches that Support Type-C EPR 3.1 Extended Power Levels

­Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (AOS) announced two powerful Type-C sink and source protection switches. AOS designed these switches to increase the power delivery capability of USB Type-C ports to 240W, paving the way for Type-C extended power range (EPR) implementations. The AOZ13058DI offers ov
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Date:
09/17/2025
Offering High Current and Impedance Over a Broad Frequency Range, Bourns Releases Two High-Current Common Mode Choke Models

Bourns® SRF1206A-501Y and SRF1206A-172Y High Current Common Mode Chokes

­Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components for power, protection, and sensing solutions, today released two new high current common mode choke models, the SRF1206A-501Y and SRF1206A-172Y. Designed to provide more impedance and current options for designers, these mo
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Date:
09/15/2025
Chromasens Launches New Flagship of allPIXA evo Line-Scan Camera Series

Chromasens allPIXA evo 32k

­Chromasens unveiled its new allPIXA evo 32k line-scan camera, which achieves an amazing 73 kHz line rate at full resolution by combining a CoaXPress CXP-12 four-lane interface with a CMOS multi-line 32768-pixel monochrome sensor. The new flagship to the company's allPIXA evo Series, the
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Date:
09/10/2025
TDK Presents Ultra-Small PFC Capacitors for Space-Constrained Consumer Applications

TDK Presents Ultra-Small PFC Capacitors for Space-Constrained Consumer Applications

TDK Corporation introduces the B3270xP, a series of ultra-small, metallized polypropylene (MKP) film capacitors tailored for power factor correction (PFC) stages in power supplies for consumer electronics. With their compact design and self-healing properties, these components are engineered for use in adapters an
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Date:
09/09/2025
Infineon’s New EZ USB™ FX2G3

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Figure 1: EZ-USB™ FX2G3 architecture block diagram

­Embedded designers often face trade-offs between resource-limited microcontrollers and power-hungry application processors. For devices that require sensor data processing and efficient data transmission like cameras, biometric sensors, and portable instruments, a dedicated USB device controller bridges the gap.
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Date:
09/03/2025
Bourns Miniature Thermal Cutoff Mini-Breaker Series Supports New 240 Watt USB Power Delivery Standard Limit

Bourns® SE Series resettable miniature Thermal Cutoff (TCO) Mini-Breakers

­Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components for power, protection, and sensing solutions, today introduced its SE Series miniature Thermal Cutoff (TCO) Mini-Breaker devices that are designed to support 240 W, which meets the upper limit of the USB Power Delivery (P
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Date:
09/02/2025
Basics of TFT LCD, OLED, and Micro-LED Display

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Figure 1: TFT LCD display structure

­To enhance the cabin experience, modern vehicles feature multiple types of displays: the instrument cluster, the center information display (CID), heads-up display (HUD), passenger display, smart e-mirror display, side mirror display, and rear entertainment display. The instrument cluster provides the driver wi
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Date:
09/01/2025
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