IoT & Smart Cities

    October 2020
    SiTime Enters Resonator Market with Third-Generation MEMS
    SiTime Corporation announced that it has entered the $2 billion precision resonator market with the ApexMEMS family of MHz resonators. These new devices are the third-generation of SiTime silicon MEMS technology and are available in a variety of MHz frequencies for high volume electronics. Mobile and IoT applications su
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    10/28/2020
    Renesas and Sequans to Collaborate on 5G/4G Cellular IoT
    Renesas Electronics Corporation and Sequans Communications will partner to develop IoT modules based on Sequans’ Monarch LTE-M/NB-IoT platform. The modules are designed to provide IoT companies with an integrated microcontroller (MCU) plus connectivity platform that streamlines and simplifies IoT system design for
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    10/25/2020
    Mouser adds site on resistor-based current sensing
    Current sensing is a key requirement for the development of smart motor controls and high-efficiency power supplies. The new site features a range of controllers, resistors, and amplifiers from Microchip and Vishay, offering a single resource for designers seeking reliable resistor-based current-sensing solution
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    10/15/2020
    Highly stable temperature compensated oscillator
    TM-2220-C7 is a plug and play temperature compensated frequency reference for applications where reliable and accurate oscillator is needed without frequency jump. Combining minimal foot print (3.2 x 1.5 x 0.8 mm), only 4 connections and outstanding performances with 1.5 µA maximum current consumption ass
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    10/15/2020
    ADI LT8228 & LTC7871 buck/boost controllers, now at Mouser
    Offering bidirectional voltage or current regulation and bidirectional reverse current protection, the LT8228 and LTC7871 controllers provide a simple, reliable power solution for dual-battery automotive and industrial systems. The Analog Devices LT8228, available from Mouser Electronics, is a single-phase
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    10/15/2020
    Signal transmission with reliable galvanic isolation
    These coplanar design optocouplers consist of an infrared LED on the input side and a phototransistor on the output side. They are characterized by a high insulation voltage of 5 kV and a stable current transfer ratio (CTR) over the entire operating temperature range. The WL-OCPT is available in five different THT a
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    10/15/2020
    Over 200,000 Samtec symbols & footprints
    Samtec announces over 200,000 symbols & footprints for its interconnect productsNew Albany, IN and San Francisco, CA (July 28th, 2020) -- Today, Samtec -- a global manufacturer of interconnect solutions -- is announcing that it now has over 200,000 symbols & footprints for its products to accelerate the de
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    10/15/2020
    Precision op amp features low input offset voltage and noise
    The op amp also features near-zero drift (0.02µV/degree C, typical) over time and temperature. The chopper stabilization also addresses low frequency 1/f noise and offset voltage crossover distortion. Typical applications for the AS2333 include transducers, medical equipment, chemical detectors, and handheld test i
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    10/15/2020
    Panasonic expands conductive polymer hybrid capacitor range
    The new ZS-Series not only expands the capacitance range and doubles ripple current capability, but is also rated at 4,000 hours endurance at 125°C. The ZS-Series brings new case sizes, keeping the same footprint (ø10mm) and introducing the 12mm in length in addition to 10x16mm. Developed with the automotive se
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    10/15/2020
    Panasonic presents new compact TPS series capacitors
    The POSCAP TPS series capacitors feature sintered tantalum as an anode and highly conductive polymer as the cathode. Unique to the TPS series is a compact design of only 3.5x2.8.x1.1mm and a high temperature rating of 105°C for up to 2.000 hours. The new capacitors benefit from a rated voltage of 2.5V to 6,3V and
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    10/15/2020
    1.2 kW high-density, low-profile, onboard AC/DC power module
    The TUNS1200 has an input voltage range of 85VAC to 305VAC and is certified to meet industrial and medical standards. Packaged in a sealed plastic case with aluminum baseplate the TUNS1200 has a height of just 12.7 mm (0.5”) and weighs less than 280 grams. Compared to existing 1kW onboard AC/DC modules, the TUNS12
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    10/15/2020
    KEMET releases new tantalum polymer capacitors
    The TSP series is designed to provide the highest capacitance/voltage (CV) ratings in surface mount device (SMD) capacitors with its innovative stacking construction. These new capacitors are well suited and sized for use in high voltage power management applications such as buck boost converters, filtering, hold-up
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    10/15/2020
    Now at Mouser: TI’s ADS7028 and ADS7138 12-bit SAR ADCs
    The 8-channel, multiplexed, successive approximation register (SAR) ADCs provide reliable performance for applications, such as rack servers, AC drive power stage modules, automotive center information displays, and mobile robot CPU boards. The TI ADS7028 and ADS7138 ADCs, available from Mouser Electronics, featur
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    Date:
    10/15/2020
    Class II 36W external medical power supplies
        The supplies are also compliant to EN 60601-1-2 Edition 4 for EMC, the products have a Class II input requiring no earth ground. The DTM36-C8 also meets the EU Tier 2 and DoE Level VI efficiency standards. The series is highly suited for home healthcare, hospital, clinical, dental and l
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    Date:
    10/15/2020
    Würth Elektronik WE-CST EE4.4 current sense transformers
    An innovative manufacturing process not only makes these current sense transformers extremely small (4.7 x 4.65, 3.55 mm), but also provides better insulation. Their insulation voltage of 750 VAC, is 50 percent higher than that of market competitors. The WE-CST series type EE4.4 is suitable for a broad
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    10/15/2020
    HARTING Han 1A receives iF DESIGN AWARD 2020
    The winning product, HARTING's Han 1A connector series, won in the discipline "Product" (in the category "Electrical Connector"). Each year, the world’s oldest independent design organization, Hannover-based iF International Forum Design GmbH, organizes the iF DESIGN AWARD. The Han 1A won
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    10/15/2020
    EPC doubles performance of 200 V eGaN FET family
    The applications for these leading-edge devices include class D audio, synchronous rectification, solar MPPTs (maximum power point tracker), DC-DC converters (hard-switched and resonant), and multilevel high voltage converters. The EPC2215 (8 mΩ, 162 Apulsed) and the EPC2207 (22 mΩ, 54 Apulsed) are abo
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    Date:
    10/15/2020
    3W high isolation DC/DC converters
    Packaged in a Single In Line (SIP) type 8, the COSEL MH3 series has a reinforce isolation of 3kVAC, 4.2KVDC, complies with medical isolation standard (2MOOP (250VAC)) and ruggedized for industrial applications that might implies differential In/OUT voltage. Three input voltages (4.5V-18V ; 9V – 36V and 18V -76
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    Date:
    10/15/2020
    Würth Electronic Components 2020 catalogue
    The 184-page catalogue presents new products and services in the area of passive components, optoelectronics, and power modules. Separate special catalogues are available for many other product categories of Würth Elektronik. All products in the new catalogue are available ex stock. Würth Elektronik is glad to
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    Date:
    10/15/2020
    High-density 4 Mbit Serial EEPROM
    This capacity doubles the 2 Mbit density designers previously were limited to. Until now developers have used lower-cost NOR Flash integrated circuits (ICs) for any 2 Mbit+ nonvolatile data set application. Because EEPROM offers performance advantages over NOR Flash, Microchip has responded to customer requests by
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    10/15/2020
    Module Protects Ultra-Low-Voltage Designs from Overvoltage
    Advanced Linear Devices Inc. (ALD) announced a first-to-market low power, low voltage, high-precision voltage-clamp module. The SABMBOVP family is an ideal clamping solution forcritical mission applications deployed in business, safety, and security products that are 5V or below. When these systems fail or are in
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    Date:
    10/09/2020
    Power for the IoT

    Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

    Welcome to the October issue of PSD Europe. Autumn is always a busy time of year in the electronics industry. Traditionally it is show time, and most companies are gearing up for their biggest product launches and announcements. COVID-19 has ensured that all of the big conferences that usually host these announcements ar
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    Date:
    10/01/2020
    A Socially-Distant Internet of Things

    Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

    We’re on month 10 – give or take a few – of the most dramatic societal upheaval in decades. No one is completely immune from the direct or tangential effects of COVID-19, but as I mentioned last month (and again on the PSDcast), our industry is only somewhat public-facing (and we were designated “essential” fr
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    Date:
    10/01/2020
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