Components

ON Semiconductor has expanded its XGS family of image sensors with high-performance, low-noise products that offer 12-bit image quality at a high-frame-rate. The new offerings include the XGS 45000, XGS 30000, and XGS 20000, which provide detailed imaging with up to 45 Mp for resolution critical applications and up to 60 fps in 8K video mode. Also available…

Sensor-based Internet of Things (IoT) applications rely on a combination of analog functionality and digital control capability to meet a challenging list of requirements including low cost, small size, performance, and low power.  Addressing this challenge through a focus on increased microcontroller (MCU) integration, Microchip Technology Inc. announced the PIC18-Q41 and AVR DB MCU families, which are the first…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Nuvoton Technology Corporation, a microcontroller platform solution provider, has launched a low-power, industrial grade NuMicroM251/M252 Series designed for industrial control applications. It’s based on the Arm Cortex-M23 secure core for Armv8-M architecture, running up to 48 MHz with up to 256 KB Flash and 32 KB SRAM. The power consumption in the deep power-down mode…

Designers requiring longer uptime for industrial automation applications can accelerate troubleshooting and communicate across larger networks with the MAX33012E controller area network (CAN) bus transceiver and the MAX33072E RS-485 half-duplex transceiver from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. These devices are designed to increase industrial system uptime for factory-floor networks. The MAX33012E features the industry’s most advanced…

The rising adoption of the free and open RISC-V Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) is driving the need for an affordable, standardized development platform that embeds RISC-V technology and leverages the diverse RISC-V ecosystem. To meet this need, Microchip Technology Inc. is offering the industry’s first RISC-V-based System-on-Chip (SoC) Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) development kit for…

Dialog Semiconductor plc, a manufacturer of semiconductor-based system solutions, has announced its DA913X-A product family — a new line of high-current, automotive-grade, step-down DC-DC (Buck) converters. The highly integrated DA913X-A devices require fewer external components than competing solutions, enabling a low system BoM cost and a reduced solution footprint. The devices operate at efficiency levels…

STMicroelectronics has introduced the first two logic devices in a new high-speed, radiation-hardened family that brings 150MHz+ performance to space applications. The QML-V qualified RHFOSC04 (SMD15962F20207) integrated oscillator driver/divider and RHFAHC00 (SMD 5962F18202) quad NAND gate have more than twice the gate speed of typical rad-hard logic ICs to ensure faster response in high-frequency circuits. Designed with ST’s proprietary…

The IIS2ICLX from STMicroelectronics is a high-accuracy, low-power, two-axis digital inclinometer for use in applications, such as industrial automation and structural-health monitoring. It features a programmable machine-learning core and 16 independent programmable finite state machines that help edge devices save power and reduce data transfers to the cloud. With its advanced embedded functions, the IIS2ICLX lowers system-level power consumption…