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2018-01 Sensors ON Semiconductor

[gen 7 2018] ON Semiconducto announces a new 1/3.2-inch, 4-megapixel (MP) backlit (BSI)CMOS digital image sensor. The AR0430 image sensor has a rate of 120 frames per second and supports slow motion video in 4MP mode. The built-in functionality of the device enables users to obtain both color and depth images from a single image sensor, which would normally require a separate sensor that provides depth mappin ...

2018-01 Optoelectronics ams

[gen 6 2018] AMS Semiconductor Corporation (amsAG, Swiss Stock Exchange :AMS) today announced that Nuheara, a global earbud manufacturer, is using AMS 'micro AS3412 active noise cancellation ics to provide the best hybrid noise reduction and audio amplification capabilities for its new LiveIQ earbuds. Nuheara, the market leader in smart headsets, introduced its new LiveIQ earbuds at CES2018. The innovative Li ...

2018-01 Semiconductors Cypress Semiconductor

[gen 5 2018] Cypress Semiconductor, a leader in advanced embedded system solutions, has introduced a new family of automotive capacitive touch screen controllers that deliver the most advanced performance on the market for next-generation infotainment systems. The Cypress TrueTouch CYAT817 touch screen controller family meets stringent automotive quality standards. The series features advanced hover touch cap ...

2018-01 Connectors Maxim Integrated

[gen 4 2018] Maxim announced the launch of the MAX1784312-channel, high-voltage, smart sensor data acquisition device to power vehicles with reliable communication, comprehensive diagnostics and low system costs OEM to enhance the safety of their lithium-ion battery packs. Electric vehicles (EVs), hybrids, and plug-in hybrids rely on a large lithium-ion battery pack packed with hundreds or even thousands of b ...

2018-01 Sensors ON Semiconductor

[gen 3 2018] ON Semiconductor announces a scalable family of CMOS image sensors to meet a variety of applications in Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving. On Semiconductor's latest sensor family offers automotive manufacturers and tier 1 suppliers a wide selection of powerful imaging devices based on a common platform and combination of features. These sensors have a resolution ran ...

2018-01 Connectors STMicroelectronics

[gen 2 2018] STMicroelectronics and fast-growing innovative technology company USound Audio Technologies have launched the world's first silicon microspeaker, the result of a technology cooperation agreement announced last year. The new speaker is extremely small in size, the thickness is expected to set the world's thinnest record, and the weight is less than half that of ordinary speakers. Wearables such as ...

2018-01 Connectors Harwin Inc.

[gen 1 2018] Harwin has announced the launch of a new female contact connector for Datamate connectors, which significantly increases the power level of transmission. The T-Contact contact connector's unique patented 6-finger design, machined from a single piece of beryllium copper, increases the current capacity of the compact 2m-pitch interconnect system, supporting up to 8.5A currents per contact. The new ...

2017-12 Semiconductors Renesas Electronics America

[dic 26 2017] Renesas Electronics and Green Hills Software, a global leader in reliable real-time operating systems and virtualization technologies, announced that the two companies are collaborating on the Renesas Electronics Connected Cockpit demonstration vehicle based on the Dodge Ram pickup truck. At CES 2018, the Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck, which will be on display at both companies' booths, will featur ...

2017-12 Connectors Bourns

[dic 25 2017] Bourns announced the expansion of the industry's lightest, space-saving FLAT gas discharge tube (GDT) product. Model 2018 FLAT GDT belongs to the 3-electrode series, with a flat and thin form suitable for high density and height limited printed circuit board processes. Compared to the standard 8 mm Bourns GDTs, this series is lighter in weight and significantly reduced to more than 50% in height. ...

2017-12 Power Renesas Electronics America

[dic 24 2017] Renesas Electronics Co., LTD. (TSE: 6723) today introduced the R-Car V3M Starter Kit that simplifies and accelerates the development of New Vehicle Evaluation Program (NCAP, note 1) front-facing camera applications, circumnavigation systems, and LiDAR. Based on the R-Car V3M image recognition SoC, the kit provides a low power and high performance solution for the growing NCAP front-facing camera ...

2017-12 Connectors STMicroelectronics

[dic 23 2017] The STM32CubeProgrammer(STM32CUBEPROG) software tool provides users with STM32 microcontroller code writing and firmware upgrading capabilities in a unified, multi-platform, user-configurable environment. The STM32CubeProgrammer supports Windows, Linux, and MacOS, and can use various file formats inside the STM32 microcontroller flash /RAM or external memory burn code. Specific functions include ...

2017-12 Connectors STMicroelectronics

[dic 22 2017] ST introduces the Barron (also known as the "Balanced unbalance Converter ") that matches its S2-LP 868-927 MHZ low power RF transceiver. In applications that focus on product size and cost control, such as iot sensors, smart meters, alarms, remote controls, building automation and industrial control systems, the new product helps engineers save board space and overcome design challenges associat ...