Notable & Newsworthy

April 2017

65V, 8A (IOUT), 2.2MHz Synchronous Step-Down with Reduced EMI/EMC Emissions Well Below CISPR25, Class 5 Limits

65V, 8A (IOUT), Synchronous Step-Down Silent Switcher 2 Delivers 94% Efficiency at 2MHz & Ultralow EMI/EMC Emissions

Analog Devices, Inc., which recently acquired Linear Technology Corporation, announces the LT8645S, an 8A, 65V input capable synchronous step-down switching regulator. Its unique Silent Switcher® 2 architecture uses two internal input capacitors as well as internal BST and INTVCC capacitors to minimize the are

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04/25/2017

Jason Lomberg , North American Editor, PSD

Jason Lomberg joins Power Systems Design (PSD) as North American Editor

Jason Lomberg joins Power Systems Design (PSD) as North American Editor It is with great pleasure that we are announcing the appointment of Jason Lomberg as North American Editor, PSD. Jason’s background brings a wealth of knowledge and experience relevant to PSD and our market position. Jason spent seven years with

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04/24/2017

Global Distributor Also Takes Top NPI, Customer Growth Awards

Mouser Named Top Global High Service Distributor for 4th Straight Year

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the industry's leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components,has been honored with the prestigious Global High Service Distributor of the Year Award for the fourth consecutive year by TE Connectivity (TE), a glob

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04/22/2017

Releases industry’s first complete NXP reference platform for Amazon Alexa with far-field technology to simplify development of high performance voice-enabled devices

NXP and Amazon Work Together to Bring More Alexa Experiences to the Smart Home

NXP Semiconductors has announced the release of the NXP reference platform for AmazonAlexa, that integrates Amazon’s far-field voice recognition technology and the Alexa Voice Service (AVS). Designed to simplify the creation of new voice-control devices, the new NXP reference platform for Amazon A

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04/16/2017

NXP and China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s Subsidiary CAICT Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement on Smart Connected Cars

NXP Semiconductors and China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), a subsidiary of China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to foster innovation in intelligent transportation and securely connected vehicles. CAICT Com

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04/15/2017

94-year-old John Goodenough, professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and co-inventor of the lithium-ion battery

Li-ion cell inventor creates fast-charging noncombustible batteries

A team of engineers led by 94-year-old John Goodenough, professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and co-inventor of the lithium-ion battery, has developed the first all-solid-state battery cells. Goodenough’s latest breakthrough, completed with Cockrell School se

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04/07/2017

Ludger Trockel
President TDK Europe GmbH

TDK Europe GmbH: Ludger Trockel new President of TDK Europe

TDK Corporation announces that effective April 1, 2017, Ludger Trockel (53) has been named President of TDK Europe GmbH, the company's European sales organization. He thus succeeds Rudolf Strasser (64), who has retired on March 31, 2017. TDK Europe’s management team also includes Andreas Keller (

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04/03/2017