Michelle Froese

TDK Corporation announced that subsidiary TDK Ventures Inc. adds Agility Robotics, a top maker of legged robots, to its growing investment portfolio. Agility Robotics is building the world’s first commercially available humanoid robot designed to operate in human spaces — with humans, for humans, and around humans. The company’s newest robot, Digit, is designed for physical work…

Silicon Labs, a provider of silicon, software, and solutions, introduces the new Si823Hx/825xx isolated gate drivers, offering an uncontested combination of faster and safer switching, low latency, and high-noise immunity capabilities that enable a compact PCB design for closer placement of the device to power transistors. New advancements in these gate drivers help power converter designers meet…

Designers of automotive chargers now have the industry’s smallest and lowest-cost solution with the MAX25430 100W USB Power Delivery (PD) buck-boost controller and protector from Maxim Integrated Products. As the industry’s most integrated solution, the MAX25430 can reduce design size up to 40 percent compared to competitive solutions and offer the industry’s lowest cost for…

The MAX78000 low-power neural network accelerated microcontroller from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. moves artificial intelligence (AI) to the edge without performance compromises in battery-powered internet of things (IoT) devices. Executing AI inferences at less than 1/100th the energy of software solutions dramatically improves run-time for battery-powered AI applications while enabling complex new AI use cases previously considered…

As the Internet of Things (IoT) expands beyond home automation and drives deeper into home control – including HVAC, garage doors, and fans – and grows in building and industrial automation, the need for highly integrated and secure Industrial IoT (IIoT) connectivity is greater than ever. To this end, Microchip Technology has announced the first-ever Wi-Fi…

Diodes Incorporated has announced the industry’s first automotive-compliant 40V dual MOSFET in a 3.3mm x 3.3mm package. The DMT47M2LDVQ can replace two discrete MOSFETs to reduce the board space footprint in many automotive applications — from electric seat control to advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS). “The electronic content of vehicles has increased rapidly during the past decade…

STMicroelectronics is pioneering the HMI of things with a new STM32 Nucleo display shield that leverages the affordability of STM32G0 microcontrollers (MCUs). The new X-NUCLEO- GFX01M1 SPI shield is supported in the latest TouchGFX software, version 4.15.0, which introduces additional new features including support for low-cost non-memory-mapped SPI Flash ICs. Designing with STM32G0 and TouchGFX lets developers…

Nexperia, a semiconductor provider, has announced a new range of LED drivers in the space-saving DFN2020D-6 (SOT1118D) package. This case style features side-wettable flanks (SWF) that facilitate the use of automated optical inspection (AOI), and improve reliability. This is the first time LED drivers have been available in this beneficial package. The new lead-less devices…

NEC Corporation has selected NXP Semiconductors N.V. to supply RF Airfast multi-chip modules, which will be used in a Massive MIMO 5G antenna Radio Unit (RU) for Rakuten Mobile, one of Japan’s leading mobile network operators. NEC’s Massive MIMO 5G antenna RU features a 5G open virtual radio access network (vRAN) interface and has been…

The IQ Vertiq 6806 is the first commercial-grade drone and robotics motor module in its class by IQ Motion Control. The module is an integrated motor and controller with an embedded position sensor. The combination of IQ’s unique hardware design and proprietary software allows IQ motors to maximize torque output, efficiency, and precision — while…

NXP Semiconductors N.V. recently announced its family of 2×2 Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) Dual Band + Bluetooth/BLE solutions that are driving a new phase of connectivity innovation for advanced gaming, audio, industrial, and IoT markets. Enabling the world’s first Wi-Fi 6 enabled gaming console, NXP’s optimized IW62X family of products will provide increased capacity, efficiency, and performance for…

CWD Innovations has selected Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF52832 Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) System-on-Chip (SoC) to provide the short-range wireless connectivity and core processing power for its “SmartTemp+” continuous body-temperature monitoring system. CWD is Nordic’s first official module partner in India. According to the company, SmartTemp+ is a safe alternative to infrared, digital, and mercury-based thermometers…

STMicroelectronics has revealed its latest BlueNRG-LP Bluetooth LE System-on-Chip (SoC), which leverages the latest Bluetooth features to increase communication range, raise throughput, strengthen security, and save power. The ultra-low-power radio is optimized to consume as little as 3.4mA in receive mode, just 4.3mA when transmitting, and less than 500nA quietly waiting for wake-up events — cutting by half…

Rohde & Schwarz, a global provider of TV and radio terrestrial transmission, is further extending its portfolio of low-power VHF transmitters with the introduction of the R&S TLV9. The new model is designed to operate in the VHF band III with an output power of 50 to 300 W from a single 2U box. It…

More people around the world are paying contactless because it’s easy, fast, and hygienic — particularly in the wake of the Corona pandemic. In addition to ATM or credit cards, so-called wearables are also in high demand. For the first time, it’s now possible to equip traditional wristwatches or luxury models made of metal with…

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor provider across the spectrum of electronics applications, has unveiled MasterGaN — the world’s first platform embedding a half-bridge driver that’s based on silicon technology and a pair of gallium-nitride (GaN) transistors. This combination will accelerate the creation of next-generation compact and efficient chargers and power adapters for consumer and industrial applications up to…

System developers of battery-powered and other power-conscious designs — with and without LCD displays — can now easily add an array of innovative features using a new line of PIC eXtreme Low Power (XLP) microcontrollers (MCUs) from Microchip Technology Inc. Packed with 14 types of core independent peripherals (CIPs) that operate outside the central processing…

Aircraft, military vehicle, and ground-based systems that rely on intelligence, information, and secure connectivity to support mission success are enabled by enhanced technology designed to operate in extreme temperatures and environmental events. Microchip Technology Inc. announced its new VSC8540/41ET Gigabit Ethernet PHY RMII / RGMII Transceiver — a Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS)-based device upgraded for avionics and military applications.…

Melexis, a global microelectronics engineering company, has unveiled a robust Hall-effect latch for cost-sensitive applications — such as power tools, PCs, servers, and home appliances — with features that simplify design and ensure stable magnetic characteristics. The new latch, the MLX92214, has high magnetic sensitivity that eases magnet selection and relieves constraints on the size…

STMicroelectronics has unveiled the BlueNRG-2N Bluetooth 5.0-certified network processor, lowering power consumption and adding support for the latest Bluetooth features that increase data throughput and enhance privacy and security. The BlueNRG-2N network coprocessor comes pre-programmed, ready for connecting to a host controller to provide Bluetooth connectivity. Not only simplifying product manufacture, the co-processor allows scaling the performance, features, and…