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    August 2019
    The Road to Success for Power Semiconductors

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    Figure 1: Comparison of Superjunction transistor, SiC MOSFET, and GaN HEMT

    The commercial availability of Superjunction transistors 20 years ago, challenged and finally proved wrong the limitations of conventional silicon-based transistors with respect to on-state resistance. What was regarded as revolutionary at that time is standard today. Today there is not a single transistor from 25
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    Date:
    08/31/2019
    Mouser Carries Microchip's SAM R30 Sub-GHz Module
    Mouser Electronics, Inc., is now stocking the SAM R30 sub-GHz module from Microchip Technology. The industry’s smallest IEEE 802.15.4-compliant module, the SAM R30 combines an ultra-low-power microcontroller with a sub-GHZ radio in a 12.7 × 11 mm package, enabling long-lasting battery life in space-constrained des
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    Date:
    08/28/2019
    PSDcast - Protecting your Refrigerator from Hackers
    One of the more interesting beneficiaries of the Internet of Things is white goods, especially as connected appliances become the norm. Unfortunately, this also provides an irresistible target for hackers ... 
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    Date:
    08/22/2019
    Applications Processors for Ultra-Low-Power Portable Devices
    Mouser Electronics, Inc., is now stocking the i.MX 7ULP applications processors from NXP Semiconductors. Based on Fully Depleted Silicon on Insulator (FD-SOI) technology, the i.MX 7ULP devices support ultra-low-power performance and rich graphics for applications such as portable medical devices, smart home co
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    Date:
    08/15/2019
    High isolation, regulated DC/DC converters in compact package
    The core characteristic of the TRI line is a sophisticated reinforced isolation system which is able to withstand high test voltages (9000 VDC for 1s and 5000 VAC for 60s) and working voltages (1000 VACrms). Complementing this isolation characteristic is a high Common Mode Transient Immunity of 15 kV/µs. The
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    Date:
    08/09/2019
    Smart Transceiver Supports LonWorks and BACnet Protocols
    SANTA CLARA, CA – Adesto Technologies Corporation announced that its FT 6050 Smart Transceiver system-on-chip (SoC) now natively supports LON, LON/IP, BACnet/IP and BACnet MS/TP protocol stacks – uniquely enabling the popular LON and BACnet industrial protocols to communicate simultaneously over the highly relia
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    Date:
    08/08/2019
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