IoT & Smart Cities

    May 2024
    Microchip Adds 12 Products to its Wireless Portfolio that Further Reduce Barriers to Bluetooth Integration for Designers at Every Skill Level

    Microchip Adds 12 Products to its Wireless Portfolio that Further Reduce Barriers to Bluetooth Integration for Designers at Every Skill Level

    ­System designers face many barriers when adding Bluetooth® functionality to their products, from skill and resource limitations to budget constraints to time-to-market pressures to challenging performance and integration requirements. Microchip Technology has expanded its Bluetooth Low Energy portfolio wi
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    Date:
    05/30/2024
    Taiwan Semiconductor Introduces a New Series of Ultra-Low Bias Current / High-Efficiency Zener Diodes

    Taiwan Semiconductor Introduces a New Series of Ultra-Low Bias Current /
    High-Efficiency Zener Diodes

    ­Taiwan Semiconductor announces its new series of Zener diodes with a selection of devices providing regulated voltages from 1.8VDC to 39VDC, all with ultra-low bias current (IZT) of 50µA and maximum power dissipation (PD) of 500mW. These devices are ideal for applications where exceptionally low bi
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    Date:
    05/16/2024
    Infineon Presents XENSIV TLE49SR Angle Sensor Family with Outstanding Stray Field Robustness

    The XENSIV™ TLE49SR angle sensor family from Infineon offers exceptional stray field immunity, high accuracy, and meets ISO11452-8 level IV requirements for car hybridization and electrification.

    ­Infineon Technologies AG introduces the new XENSIV™ TLE49SR angle sensor family, which combines excellent stray field immunity with high accuracy. The sensors are ideal for applications of safety-critical automotive chassis systems such as electric power steering and vehicle height leveling. All products
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    Date:
    05/16/2024
    Alliance Memory 16Gb and 32Gb LPDDR4X SDRAMs Combine Low-Voltage Operation of 0.6V With Fast Clock Speeds of 2.133GHz

    Alliance Memory 16Gb and 32Gb LPDDR4X SDRAMs Combine Low-Voltage Operation of 0.6V With Fast Clock Speeds of 2.133GHz

    ­Alliance Memory announced that it has expanded its offering of high-speed CMOS mobile low-power SDRAMs with new 16Gb and 32Gb LPDDR4X devices that combine low power ratings with increased clock speeds and data rates in the 200-ball FBGA package. With low-voltage operation of 0.6V, the 16Gb AS4C512M32MD4V-046BIN and 32Gb
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    Date:
    05/02/2024
    How the IIoT is Changing the Face of Manufacturing

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    Figure 1: Nordic’s nRF9160 SiP is the lowest power complete cellular IoT solution on the market – extending battery life

    ­Digital computers first disrupted factory automation in the late 1960s. The machines ushered an era of computer aided design (CAD), consistent manufacture of complex components, greater automation using programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and higher productivity. The period was considered the third generation of
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    Date:
    05/01/2024
    How to Extend Data and Power over Extended Distances

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    Figure 1: Illustration of FMP System

    ­Class 1, 2, and 3 circuits are classified as remote-control, signaling, and power-limited circuits in the National Electrical Code (NEC). The NEC defines such circuits as that portion of the wiring system between the load side of the overcurrent protection device (OCPD) or the power-limited supply and all co
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    Date:
    05/01/2024
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