Bourns has introduced the MH1608A series high current chip ferrite beads, an AEC‑Q200-compliant automotive-grade family for high-frequency noise suppression in space-constrained automotive power supplies and high-density PCB assemblies. The series combines a 1.6 × 0.8 × 0.8 mm package with impedance from 30 Ω to 1000 Ω at 100 MHz, maximum DC resistance from 0.02…
Diodes adds 6A automotive intelligent load switch
Diodes has introduced the DML1012ALDSQ, an automotive-grade intelligent load switch for power timing and rail control in ADAS, infotainment systems and instrument clusters. The device operates from 0.8V to 4V, provides a maximum RDS(ON) of 8mΩ, supports up to 6A continuous output current and comes in a 3mm x 3mm V-DFN3030-8 package, helping reduce conduction…
HMS Networks bridges Automotive Ethernet and standard Ethernet
HMS Networks has introduced the PAE-Media Converter, a compact media converter that bridges Automotive Ethernet (100BASE-T1 or 1000BASE-T1) and standard Ethernet (100BASE-TX or 1000BASE-T) for development, testing and validation workflows. The device supports dual-speed selection via DIP switch, controlled link interruption for fault simulation, integrated H-MTD and MATEnet connector support and an optional USB API,…
Stackpole adds chip resistors rated to 105°C
Stackpole Electronics, Inc. has introduced the RMHT automotive-grade thick film chip resistors for automotive, industrial, construction and commercial electronic systems that require full-power operation up to 105°C. The series is available in 0402, 0603 and 0805 sizes with resistance values from 1 Ω to 300 KΩ, tolerance options of 5%, 1% and 0.5% and TCR…
Taiwan Semiconductor launches wettable flank MOSFETs
Taiwan Semiconductor has introduced the TQM series of AEC-Q automotive-grade 40 V and 60 V n-channel power MOSFETs in a 5 mm × 6 mm PDFN56U wettable flank package for 48 V automotive systems, motor and solenoid control, server power and high-reliability DC-DC converters. The series includes devices with on-resistance as low as 3.3 mΩ,…
TDK Micronas HAL 13xy supports quadrature outputs
TDK Corporation has introduced the Micronas HAL 13xy family, a factory-programmable Hall-effect switch sensor for speed and direction detection in automotive and industrial systems. Using three orthogonal Hall elements, the device provides 90° phase-separated quadrature outputs that are independent of magnet pole spacing and air gap, supports speed/speed or speed/direction output configurations, operates from 3.0…
Coilcraft CSX7030 handles currents above 20 A
Coilcraft has introduced the CSX7030 series current sensing transformer for power electronics and automotive current measurement. The chip-style device has a 3.3 mm profile, supports sense currents above 20 A, offers turns ratios from 1:50 to 1:200 and provides bandwidth up to and beyond 1 MHz for applications such as DC-DC converters, motor drives, inverters…
Diodes APK43070Q enables 140 W USB-C charging
Diodes Incorporated has introduced the APK43070Q, an automotive-compliant synchronous buck controller combined with a USB Type-C® PD3.1 source controller for in-vehicle charging modules. Operating from a 4 V to 36 V input, it supports USB PD3.1 EPR and AVS up to 28 V plus SPR and PPS up to 21 V, enabling USB Type-C ports…
STMicroelectronics launches IMU for operation to 125°C
STMicroelectronics’ ASM330LHHG1 is an automotive-qualified IMU rated for operation from -40°C to 125°C, combining a 3-axis accelerometer, a 3-axis gyroscope, temperature compensation and 6-channel synchronized output to support dead reckoning, GNSS fusion and motion-data correlation. The device offers accelerometer full-scale measurement up to ±16g, gyroscope ranges from ±125dps to ±4000dps, dual high-performance and low-power operating…
TDK extends Hall sensor range to 170°C
TDK Corporation has added the HAL 3025 to its Micronas fast Hall sensor family for x-by-wire motor control applications. The single-die sensor measures 360° rotational angle, supports speeds up to 60,000 rpm and is designed as SEooC ASIL D ready, with magnetic stray-field compensation to ISO 11452-8, integrated diagnostics and differential or single-ended sine/cosine analog…
Diodes adds ±10 Gauss Hall latches
Diodes has expanded its AH371xQ series of automotive-grade Hall effect latches for BLDC motor control, valve operation, rotary encoders and position detection in vehicle systems such as window lifts, seat adjusters, cooling fans and pumps. The AH3711Q provides magnetic operating and release points within ±10 Gauss and supports 3 V to 27 V operation, allowing…
Melexis launches 18-channel LIN LED controller
Melexis has announced the MLX81119, an 18-channel LIN RGB LED controller with an integrated 1 A DC/DC converter for automotive lighting modules in door panels, dashboards and charge-port lighting. The device supports up to six RGB LEDs with 18 low-side current sources configurable to 60 mA, independent 16-bit PWM control, built-in temperature sensing and a…
Stackpole introduces 3W wide termination chip resistors
Stackpole Electronics has introduced the RMWA Series automotive-grade wide termination thick film chip resistors, which use a wide terminal design to improve heat dissipation, lower PCB temperatures and support power ratings up to 3 W for the RMWA1225-HP. The resistors are qualified to AEC-Q200 test conditions including load life, temperature cycling, biased humidity and short-time…
Analog Devices announces next-gen bus delivering 98.3 Mbps full duplex bandwidth
Analog Devices has released A²B™ 2.0 (ADAA245x series) to production for automotive OEM and Tier 1 programs. The updated Automotive Audio Bus increases full‑duplex bandwidth by 4× to 98.3 Mbps while maintaining deterministic latency of 62 μs. It supports up to 119 upstream and 119 downstream audio channels and preserves the single‑main, multi‑subnode daisy‑chain architecture…
Coilcraft’s molded chokes hit 50 A in 5.6 × 5.2 mm package
Coilcraft has released the KTA5050, a molded shielded power inductor series in a 5.6 × 5.2 × 5.0 mm package, with inductance values from 65 nH to 600 nH and saturation current ratings up to approximately 50 A for the lowest inductance variants. The composite core is optimized for low AC losses at high switching frequencies, with…
Taiwan Semi launches AEC-Q qualified 1200V SiC Schottky diodes
The TSCDFS01120G2H and TSCDFS02120G2H from Taiwan Semiconductor are automotive-grade 1200 V SiC Schottky diodes in SOD-128 packages, available in 1 A and 2 A versions with a maximum forward voltage of 1.5 V and junction temperatures up to 175°C. The diodes are intended for applications including auxiliary power supplies, bias rectification, bootstrapping circuits, gate driver…
Bourns adds AEC-Q compliant assembly to SSA-2 sensors
The SSA-2 Series analog current sensors from Bourns are now available with an AEC-Q compliant components assembly option for high-reliability power system designs. The sensors provide analog current measurement with low insertion loss, electrically isolated signal output, integrated shunt and signal conditioning and are intended for applications such as DC-DC converters, battery management systems, motor…
Würth Elektronik unveils WE-MXGA automotive inductor
The WE-MXGA from Würth Elektronik is an AEC-Q200-certified SMT storage inductor for automotive applications, offering up to 25% lower RDC and up to 47% higher saturation current than comparable components. Designed for high-frequency switch-mode power supplies including GaN- and SiC-based regulators, it targets lighting, infotainment systems, 48 V/12 V DC/DC converters, battery-management systems, ADAS modules…
Renesas releases 28 nm automotive MCU targeting ASIL D chassis and BMS
The RH850/U2C from Renesas Electronics Corporation is a 32-bit automotive microcontroller built on a 28 nm process, featuring four RH850 CPU cores running up to 320 MHz and up to 8 MB of on-chip flash. The MCU supports Ethernet 10BASE-T1S, Ethernet TSN, CAN-XL and I3C along with legacy interfaces such as CAN FD, LIN, UART…
TDK releases 1.6 × 0.8 mm NTC thermistors for 175 °C use
The NTCSP series from TDK Corporation is an expanded line of AEC Q200-compliant NTC thermistors rated for operation from -55 °C to +175 °C. Designed for conductive glue mounting using AgPd terminals, the 1.6 x 0.8 mm devices are available in 10 kΩ and 100 kΩ versions for temperature detection and compensation in automotive systems…