KYOCERA AVX released the new RES Series radial-leaded aluminum electrolytic capacitors. The new RES Series wet aluminum electrolytic capacitors are engineered to deliver high CV values in small case sizes, long-lifetime endurance of 5,000–7,000 hours at 105°C, and high ripple current to help manufacturers save board space in high-density PCB assemblies without compromising on endurance. They…
IAR launches enhanced development environment for Renesas RISC- MCUs
IAR announced enhancements to its premier development environment to support the first general-purpose 32-bit RISC-V MCUs with Renesas’ internally developed CPU core. This enhanced offering includes advanced debugging capabilities and sophisticated compiler optimizations fully integrated with the Renesas Smart Configurator toolkit, design examples, rich documentation, and support for the Renesas fast prototyping board (FPB). As…
Renesas MCUs with FOTA support for smart energy management
Renesas Electronics Corporation has launched the RA2A2 microcontroller (MCU) Group powered by the Arm Cortex-M23 processor. These new low-power devices feature a 24-bit Sigma-Delta analog-to-digital converter (SDADC) and an innovative dual-bank code flash with a bank swap function, facilitating firmware over-the-air (FOTA) updates for smart energy management, building automation, medical devices, consumer electronics, and other…
Stackpole introduces anti-surge chip resistors for small electronics power needs
For GaN-based battery management for consumer electronics and computer peripherals, the demand for high power and precision is escalating. While a variety of technology options offer lower resistance values suited for these applications, all-metal element resistors, like Stackpole’s CSS/CSSH Series, remain a popular choice despite their higher cost and wider tolerance range of 1% and…
Renesas introduces RISC-V based MCUs with internally developed core
Renesas Electronics Corporation has introduced the industry’s inaugural general-purpose 32-bit RISC-V-based microcontrollers (MCUs) featuring an internally developed CPU core. While many MCU providers have recently collaborated in investment alliances to propel RISC-V product development, Renesas has independently designed and tested a new RISC-V core, now integrated into a commercial product available worldwide. The new R9A02G021…
KYOCERA AVX expands portfolio with surface-mount wet aluminum capacitors
KYOCERA AVX has released the new surface-mount AEF Series wet aluminum V-chip electrolytic capacitors, which are designed for industrial and consumer electronics applications with high-density PCBs and qualified for industrial endurance levels. The series is available in 11 different case sizes spanning 0608 to 1216 and offers a wide range of capacitance values and voltage ratings extending from…
4- and 8-channel analog switches by Nexperia large automotive and industrial markets
Nexperia introduced a new series of 4- and 8-channel analog switches designed to monitor and protect 1.8 V electronic systems. This series of multiplexers includes AEC-Q100-qualified variants intended for use in automotive applications as well as standard versions suitable for a broader range of consumer and industrial applications including sensor monitoring and diagnostics, enterprise computing,…
Ceva unveils next-gen, UWB IP for enhanced micro-location in smart environments
Ceva, Inc. announced the general release of its RivieraWaves ultra-wideband (UWB) IP for FiRa 2.0, the latest technical specification released by the FiRa industry consortium promoting standardization and compliance efforts for the widespread adoption of UWB-driven applications. Leveraging its unique low-power MAC-to-PHY solution, Ceva’s latest generation UWB IP includes a cutting-edge interference cancelation scheme to…
Moticont releases linear servo motor in compact package
Moticont is introducing their new miniature 16 mm diameter SDLM-016-032-01-01 Direct Drive Linear Motor with integrated position and temperature sensors. This smallest of the fully enclosed SDLM series of linear motors features zero backlash, zero cogging, high acceleration, high speed, high resolution, and long life. Also known as an electric cylinder, this compact direct-drive linear…
LTE-M cellular modules from u-Blox tailored for industrial communications applications
u-blox has announced two new LTE-M cellular module series, the SARA-R52 and LEXI-R52. These modules, designed for industrial applications, are based on the u-blox UBX-R52 cellular chip and are tailored for integrated and concurrent positioning and wireless communication needs. Typical IoT use cases include fixed and mobile applications such as metering and utility, asset tracking and…
Power-dense sensors help designers minimize footprint of GaN and SiC devices
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. announced the launch of its new high-bandwidth current sensors, the ACS37030 and the ACS37032, which enable high-performance power conversion with GaN and SiC technologies in electrified vehicles, clean energy solutions, and data center applications. Current high-power-density GaN and SiC FET charging and power infrastructures demand highspeed, low-loss devices to ensure efficiency and…
64/32-bit, Cortex-A35-based MPU designed for industrial HMI applications
Nuvoton announces the NuMicro MA35H0 series, a high-performance microprocessor for industrial HMI (Human Machine Interface) applications. As well as general control and user interface applications, this MPU is ideal for numerous sophisticated tasks across industrial and commercial applications – in fields as diverse as industrial HMI, factory automation, smart buildings, smart homes, smart appliances, smart…
TI and Chicony Power partner on GaN technology for laptops
Texas Instruments (TI), a provider of high-voltage semiconductor solutions, announced that Chicony Power designed in TI’s integrated gallium-nitride (GaN) technology to power its latest 65-W laptop power adapter, Le Petit. Leveraging TI’s half-bridge GaN FET with integrated gate driver, LMG2610, Chicony Power and TI collaborated on a design to reduce the size of Chicony’s power adapter…
Diodes brings power-efficient, low-latency operation to USB-C/DP designs
Diodes Incorporated (Diodes) (Nasdaq: DIOD) is targeting growth opportunities in USB Type-C technology, and lower power operation needs, with two new bit-level retimers The DIODES PI2DPT1021 is a bit-level retimer with receiver adaptive CTLE and transmitter 3-tap equalization that can compensate channel loss up to -23dB for 5GHz signal transmission. It supports DP1.4 and USB3.2…
Qualcomm highlighted portfolio and support from ecosystem partners at CES 2022
During the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Qualcomm Technologies highlighted broad support from ecosystem partners for the PC industry’s transition to Arm-based computing. The company’s portfolio of Snapdragon compute platforms already powers a number of innovative devices from leading PC OEMs, enabling superior connectivity, AI-accelerated experiences, and robust security to the over 200 enterprise customers…
Renesas and Panthronics release secure, mobile point-of-sale terminals
Panthronics AG, a fabless semiconductor company specializing in wireless technology, and Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has announced a new design that provides manufacturers of secure mobile point-of-sale (mPoS) contactless payment terminals with a new way to reduce the size and the bill-of-materials cost of their products without compromising performance or…