Product News

October 2022
ToF Imager Enables Advanced Obstacle Avoidance and Smart Navigation in Vacuum Cleaning Robot

ToF Imager Enables Advanced Obstacle Avoidance and Smart Navigation in Vacuum Cleaning Robot

­Dreame has launched its new vacuum cleaning robot, the Dreame Bot W10 Pro. The smart vacuum cleaner is equipped with a camera featuring the REAL3 Time of Flight (ToF) image sensor from Infineon Technologies AG and pmdtechnologies. The ToF imager enables smart navigation, 3D mapping, and excellent obstacle av
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Date:
10/28/2022
ICs for Automotive Multi-Displays Simplify Video Transmission

ICs for Automotive Multi-Displays Simplify Video Transmission

­ROHM Semiconductor announced new full-HD compatible (1980 x 1080 pixels) SerDes ICs (serializer: BU18TL82-M; deserializer: BU18RL82-M) optimized for multi-screen vehicle displays.   Unlike typical SerDes ICs that must be connected in pairs for each video transmission, ROHM’s new BU18R
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Date:
10/28/2022
Infineon Launches New 950 V Superjunction MOSFETs

Infineon Launches New 950 V Superjunction MOSFETs

­To address contemporary market needs for improved form factors and energy-efficient products, Infineon Technologies has developed a new CoolMOS PFD7 high-voltage MOSFET family, setting a new benchmark in 950 V superjunction (SJ) technology. The new 950 V series combines outstanding performance with state-of-the-art ea
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Date:
10/28/2022
Smart Metering Platform Available on 32-bit MCU Product Family Equipped with an MPL460 PLC Modem

Smart Metering Platform Available on 32-bit MCU Product Family Equipped with an MPL460 PLC Modem

­The design complexity of smart meters continues to evolve as different communications solutions are integrated into the framework and as regulatory compliance requirements are mandated. To meet the growing demand for a feature-rich yet simple design solution for developing smart meters, Microchip Technology In
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Date:
10/26/2022
Compact 300mA Automotive-Grade LDO Regulators for High Performance ADAS Sensors

ROHM’s New Compact 300mA Automotive-Grade LDO Regulators for High Performance ADAS Sensors

­ROHM Semiconductor introduced the new BUxxJA3DG-C series of automotive-grade LDO regulator ICs (BU12JA3DG-C, BU15JA3DG-C, BU18JA3DG-C, BU25JA3DG-C, BU30JA3DG-C, BU33JA3DG-C). The devices are designed for automotive applications, such as sensors for ADAS (Advanced Driver As
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Date:
10/26/2022
Chinese Car Company NETA First to use Infineon's New-Generation BMS Solution

Chinese Car Company NETA First to use Infineon's New-Generation BMS Solution

­NETA Auto, a Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) manufacturer, is the first to implement the new generation battery management system (BMS) solution from Infineon Technologies AG. Infineon's BMS solution will be used in the NETA vehicle series. It was developed together with the supporting supplier B&Z Technology, whi
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Date:
10/25/2022
PXIe Chassis Features high Cooling and Power per Slot and Intelligent Monitoring

PXIe Chassis Features high Cooling and Power per Slot and Intelligent Monitoring

­Pickering Interfaces launched its model 42-926-001 18-slot PXIe chassis, which offers Gen2 performance, is higher spec’d than competing models, with double the PXISA cooling spec per slot and more power to the backplane, and is available on shorter lead-times at a lower cost. Model 42-926 high-perf
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Date:
10/25/2022
MEMS Microphones Ideal for Active Noise Canceling Applications

MEMS Microphones Ideal for Active Noise Canceling Applications

­CUI Devices’ Audio Group announced the addition of two MEMS microphone models designed for active noise cancellation. The CMM-2718AB-3815NC-TR and CMM-2718AT-3817NC-TR are analog MEMS microphones featuring omnidirectional directivity and bottom or top port locations, respectively. Thanks to their flat fr
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Date:
10/25/2022
IPMs Increase Reliability and Performance for Low- and Medium-Power Drive Applications

IPMs Increase Reliability and Performance for Low- and Medium-Power Drive Applications

­Infineon Technologies AG has launched the IM523 series of the CIPOS Mini family. The highly efficient IPMs (intelligent power modules) are based on the new 600 V Reverse Conducting Drive 2 (RCD2) IGBT technology, and come with an open emitter. The CIPOS IM523 series enables the integration of various power an
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Date:
10/25/2022
Microcontrollers Create an Easier Way to Add Bluetooth Low-Energy Connectivity

Microcontrollers Create an Easier Way to Add Bluetooth Low-Energy Connectivity

­Wireless connectivity has become a mandatory feature for many products but often increases the cost and complexity of system design since it generally must be added as part of the larger application. Microchip Technology Inc. is introducing its first Arm Cortex-M4F-based PIC microcontroller (MCU) family to
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Date:
10/21/2022
Inertial Measurement Unit Delivers High Accuracy and Power Efficiency for new Consumer use Cases

Bosch launches cost-effective motion sensor BMI323

­Tiny MEMS motion sensors are all around us. They make consumer products easier to use and improve how our smartphones and other gadgets interact with us. These sensors are precise, compact and power-efficient, however, until now, they have been complex for basic applications. To address this issue, Bo
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Date:
10/20/2022
Next-Gen Software as a Service Offering Optimizes Product Development with Intelligent Data

Next-Gen Software as a Service Offering Optimizes Product Development with Intelligent Data

­Infineon Technologies AG is bringing digitalization to the edge-from-the-cloud. The company announced the next generation of its Software as a Service (SaaS) offering, Infineon’s CIRRENT IoT Network Intelligence (INI) – a cloud SaaS offering that helps IoT developers quickly and cost-effectively ga
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Date:
10/20/2022
STMicroelectronics Accelerates Development of Innovative Connected Objects with Smart STM32 Wireless Module

Hakim Jaafar, General Manager - BLE/802.15.4 MCU, STMicroelectronics

­STMicroelectronics is helping increase industrial productivity and reduce waste and pollution with its smart wireless module. Conceived for Industry 4.0 applications, this module, the STM32WB5MMGH6, simplifies using ST’s innovative wireless microcontrollers in powerful use cases li
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Date:
10/20/2022
Melexis Smallest All-in-One LIN Driver Propels Relay Window Lifters

Melexis Smallest All-in-One LIN Driver Propels Relay Window Lifters

­Melexis’ new LIN pre-driver IC for relay DC motors offers a combination of high power, compactness, and attractive pricing. The MLX81160 is the latest addition to the company’s Gen3 family of compatible embedded motor drivers. Its 48 KB of memory (16 KB ROM for the included LIN protocol and 32 KB Flash fo
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Date:
10/20/2022
Industry's Smallest Smart Motor Module Designed to Meet Reduced PCB Layout Requirements

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Unveils Industry’s Smallest Smart Motor Module Designed to Meet Reduced PCB Layout Requirements

­Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (AOS) introduced an extension to its compact Smart Motor Module (SMM) family. Available in an ultra-compact, thermally enhanced 3mm x 3mm QFN-18L package, the highly integrated AOZ9530QV SMM is a half-bridge power stage with a slew of features and protections th
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Date:
10/20/2022
High SOA MOSFET Optimized for 12V Hot Swap Applications

High SOA MOSFET Optimized for 12V Hot Swap Applications

­Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (AOS) announced the release of, AONS30300, a 30V MOSFET with low on-resistance. The AONS30300 features a high Safe Operating Area (SOA) capability making it ideally suited for demanding applications such as hot swap and eFuse.  A high SOA is essential in server
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Date:
10/17/2022
AEC-Q100-Qualified IC Load Switches Offer Industry-Leading Low-Leakage Current for Automotive and Commercial-Grade Systems

AEC-Q100-Qualified IC Load Switches Offer Industry-Leading Low-Leakage Current for Automotive and Commercial-Grade Systems

­GLF Integrated Power, manufacturer of innovative ultra-low-power load switches, is pleased to introduce two new Automotive grade AEC-Q100IQSmart load switch ICs. The AEC-Q100 qualified GLF1111Q and GLF1200Q are rated for a wide temperature range (Grade 1 -40°C to +125°C). The GLF1111Q provides indus
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Date:
10/17/2022
Omni Pro Electronics Announces HALO Release of 2.5G and 5G Ethernet Transformers

Omni Pro Electronics Announces HALO Release of 2.5G and 5G Ethernet Transformers

­Omni Pro Electronics has announced HALO Electronics’ the release of its new line of 2.5G and 5G Ethernet transformers to address the increasing data rates of enterprise networking equipment and the higher bandwidth requirements of wireless access points. The 2.5G/5G data rates are an important intermediary ste
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Date:
10/17/2022
SemiQ Announces Launch of 1200V 40mΩ Silicon Carbide MOSFET

SemiQ Announces Launch of 1200V 40mΩ Silicon Carbide MOSFET

­SemiQ announced the launch of its 2nd Generation Silicon Carbide power switch, a 1200V 40mΩ SiC MOSFET, expanding its portfolio of SiC power devices. This MOSFET complements the company’s existing 80mΩ SiC MOSFETs and SiC rectifiers at 650V, 1200V and 1700V. SemiQ has engineered this MOSFET to provid
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Date:
10/17/2022
Non-Illuminated Switch with Colored Ring Indication

Non-Illuminated Switch with Colored Ring Indication

­SCHURTER extends its Metal Design Line series MSM to include a version with a non-illuminated indicator. A colored ring is used instead of an illuminated ring, which lowers the cost of the switch and eliminates the cost associated with wiring an external power source to drive LEDs. Consistent with SCHURTER qu
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Date:
10/14/2022
Shedding Animated Light on Automotive LED Drivers

Shedding Animated Light on Automotive LED Drivers

­Melexis launches its next member of the MeLiBu family, the MLX81143 LED driver. It includes 21 LED drivers and improves the power management of the full system. The MLX81143 has an extremely wide dimming range allowing optimal brightness adjustment during night and day. The MeLiBu interface makes it possible to
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Date:
10/13/2022
Compact SMD TVS Diodes Provide High-Reliability, 66% Increase in Surge Handling

Compact SMD TVS Diodes Provide High-Reliability, 66% Increase in Surge Handling

­Littelfuse, Inc., announced the new 5.0SMDJxxS-HRA TVS Diode Series. The high-reliability TVS diodes are designed, manufactured, and screened to provide robust overvoltage protection, with low early failures and zero degradation over continuous surge events. Today's aircraft use more and new compos
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Date:
10/13/2022
Flex Power Modules Teams up with onsemi to Develop Ultra-Small Intermediate Bus Converter

Flex Power Modules Teams up with onsemi to Develop Ultra-Small Intermediate Bus Converter

­Developed in collaboration with onsemi, the non-isolated and unregulated BMR313 delivers a peak power rating of 3 kW in an ultra-small package, just 23.4 x 17.8 x 7.65 mm, yielding an astonishing 908 W/cm3 power density. Input voltage range is 40 – 60 V and the 4:1 input to output ration yields an output of
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Date:
10/13/2022
InferSens to Introduce Ultra-Low-Power Edge DL Sensor Technology for Commercial and Industrial Applications

InferSens to Introduce Ultra-Low-Power Edge DL Sensor Technology for Commercial and Industrial Applications

­CAMBRIDGE-based InferSens announced the first application of its game-changing sensor technology, which brings sophisticated deep learning to extremely low-power sensors and opens a raft of new, at-the-edge, data-rich sensor applications, which were previously hard or even impossible to address. Deep learning
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Date:
10/13/2022
Robust Capacitors with Low Self-Inductance and High Design Flexibility

Robust Capacitors with Low Self-Inductance and High Design Flexibility

­TDK Corporation presents the B3271*H* series, new EPCOS film capacitors for DC link applications that feature high energy and power density. The capacitors are rated for voltages from 500 V DC to 1600 V DC, offer capacitance values from 0.47 µF to 170 µF and are suitable for a maximum operating temperature of
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Date:
10/13/2022
RIGOL Introduces DSG5000 Series Multi-Channel Coherent Microwave RF Source for Frequencies Up to 20 GHz

RIGOL Introduces DSG5000 Series Multi-Channel Coherent Microwave RF Source for Frequencies Up to 20 GHz

­RIGOL Technologies announces a new RF Microwave Generator, the DSG5000 Series, that can generate up to 20GHz carriers with high signal fidelity. These new generators are available with 2, 4, 6, or 8 independent RF channels packaged in a single 2U full width mainframe. The DSG5000 Series features impressive lo
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Date:
10/12/2022
M8 Connector Models Added to CUI Devices' Circular Connectors Line

M8 Connector Models Added to CUI Devices' Circular Connectors Line

­CUI Devices’ Interconnect Group announced the addition of M8 connector types to its line of circular connectors. The CDM8 family offers a range of male or female jack versions with contact position options of 3, 4, 5, 6, or 8 pins. These M8 connectors are A coded to support 1 Gbit Ethernet or B coded fo
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Date:
10/12/2022
Analog Devices Announces Multiprotocol Industrial Ethernet Switch Platform

Analog Devices Announces Multiprotocol Industrial Ethernet Switch Platform

­Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) introduced the ADIN2299, a multiprotocol industrial ethernet switch platform, to address the connectivity needs of industrial and process automation, motion control, transportation, and energy automation. The industrial ethernet switch platform is designed to operate in a star, li
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Date:
10/12/2022
GaN ICs Shrink Motor Drives and Speed Time-to-Market for eMobility, Power Tools, Robotics, and Drones

GaN ICs Shrink Motor Drives and Speed Time-to-Market for eMobility, Power Tools, Robotics, and Drones

­EPC announces the availability of the EPC9176, a 3-phase BLDC motor drive inverter using the EPC23102 ePower Stage GaN IC with embedded gate driver function and two  GaN FET with 5.2 mΩ typical RDS(on). The EPC9176 operates from an input supply voltage between 20 V and 80 V and can deliver up
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Date:
10/12/2022
Mouser Stocking MEMSIC MHA-18x Hall-Effect Switches

Mouser Stocking MEMSIC MHA-18x Hall-Effect Switches

­Mouser Electronics, Inc., is now stocking the MHA-18x Hall effect switches from MEMSIC. MEMSIC MHA-18x devices are low-power, ultra-high-precision Hall effect sensors optimized for battery-powered applications. These devices are fully integrated CMOS ICs that are designed to output hi
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Date:
10/10/2022
Taiwan Semiconductor Offers New Source for Critical Automotive-Grade Low-Dropout Linear Regulators

Taiwan Semiconductor Offers New Source for Critical Automotive-Grade Low-Dropout Linear Regulators

­Taiwan Semiconductor announces the availability of the TQL8xx Family of automotive-grade, low-dropout (LDO) regulators. These high-reliability, AEC-Q101 qualified LDOs offer manufacturers a reliable alternative source for the critically important linear regulators utilized in numerous battery-driven au
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Date:
10/10/2022
General Micro Systems Introduces X9 Venom OpenVPX Single Board Systems and Chassis

The ATR-PLUS is an 8 slot chassis.

­General Micro Systems introduced a new product family of 3U and 6U OpenVPX computer boards, peripherals and ATR-style chassis for use in U.S. Army ground, air, communications and weapons systems. The “X9 Venom” family of 21 products will be available by early 2023, starting first with the 3U
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Date:
10/10/2022
High Power Shunt Resistors for Accurate Measurement in High Current Applications

Bourns new resistor series with metal sensing pins offer accurate measurement for high current designs

­Bourns, Inc., announced an extension to its Model CSM2F Series power shunt resistor portfolio with 12 new series. These new series feature riveted through-hole metal sensing pins meeting the growing need for accurate positioning of voltage sense points in high current applications. These latest ad
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Date:
10/10/2022
Simplifying Development of Dual-Core Applications with Support for Simultaneous Debug

Simplifying Development of Dual-Core Applications with Support for Simultaneous Debug

­As multicore devices become prevalent in the embedded microcontroller space, system designers face increasingly complex challenges in software development. To help accelerate time-to-market and simplify overall design, Infineon Technologies AG  announced the release of ModusToolbox™ 3.0 – an
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Date:
10/06/2022
Next-Gen NFC Chip Eases Certification of Digital Car-Key Systems

Next-Gen NFC Chip Eases Certification of Digital Car-Key Systems

­STMicroelectronics has introduced the latest generation of its automotive-qualified NFC reader ICs for Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC) digital-key applications, with enhanced features that increase performance and ease product certification. The ST25R3920B is used in car-door and cente
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Date:
10/04/2022
Rugged Ultra-Wide Input 30-75W DC-DC Quarter-Brick Converters Suit Industrial and Rail Applications

Rugged Ultra-Wide Input 30-75W DC-DC Quarter-Brick Converters Suit Industrial and Rail Applications

­TDK Corporation announces the introduction of the 30-75W TDK-Lambda brand PYQ series of DC-DC converters. The PYQ50 with 30-50W output power features a 12:1 ultra-wide input range of 14 to 160Vdc, and the PYQ75 with 75W an 8:1 input of 9-75Vdc. These board mount products are packaged in the industry-standard qu
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Date:
10/04/2022
Industry's First Automotive-Qualified MLVs With FLEXITERM Technology

Industry's First Automotive-Qualified MLVs With FLEXITERM Technology

­KYOCERA AVX has released the industry’s first automotive-qualified multilayer varistors (MLVs) equipped with the company’s patented FLEXITERM soft termination technology, which has been widely employed on a number of automotive-qualified multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) for more than 15 ye
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Date:
10/04/2022
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