Technology Articles

2017-02 Optoelectronics ams

[feb 5 2017] Ams AG, a leading global supplier of high-performance sensors and analog ics, has announced the introduction of the industry's first integrated, adjustable white light intelligent lighting manager, the AS7221. With the AS7221, lighting manufacturers will be able to quickly integrate high-precision color temperature tuning (or "Kelvin tuning") into their Internet of Things (IoT) smart lighting pro ...

2017-02 Sensors ams

[feb 5 2017] Ams AG, a leading global supplier of high-performance sensors and analog ics, has announced the introduction of ENS210, a single-grain sensor IC that enables extremely accurate pre-calibrated measurements of relative humidity and ambient temperature. The ENS210 measures just 2mm x 2mm x 0.75mm and is packaged in a molded plastic surface mount package, making it suitable for use in smartphones and ...

2017-02 Semiconductors STMicroelectronics

[feb 4 2017] STMicroelectronics has introduced its latest Internet of Things (IoT) RF transceiver chip, which makes smart iot hardware extremely energy efficient and can operate continuously for up to 10 years without battery replacement. St's new S2-LP transceiver is particularly suitable for connected devices such as alarm systems, security surveillance devices, smart meters, and remote RF links that connec ...

2017-02 Semiconductors Microchip Technology

[feb 3 2017] Microchip Technology, the world's leading provider of integrated single-chip, mixed-signal, emulator and flash patented solutions, has announced the industry's lowest-power passive access/Passive Start (PEPS) solution. The new devices, the ATA5700 and ATA5702, have an effective operating range of about 10 meters and are extremely low power consumption, providing three times longer battery life th ...

2017-02 Passive Components Vishay

[feb 3 2017] Vishay Intertechnology has announced the release of its new surface mount Power Metal Strip galvanometer resistor, the WSLF2512. The resistor has a high power of 6W, a TCR as low as ±70ppm/ ° C, an extremely low resistance value of 0.0003Ω, and a 2512 form factor. The Vishay Dale WSLF2512 has a power density of 192W/ sq. inch, allowing designers to use the smallest possible resistance in high-pow ...

2017-02 Semiconductors STMicroelectronics

[feb 2 2017] STMicroelectronics uses the latest manufacturing process to upgrade and improve its 16V CMOS two-way and four-way analog comparators. The new products reduce power consumption, typical power consumption of each comparator is 5µA, the propagation time is shorter, and the ESD anti-static capacity is increased to 4kV. The new devices are rated for -40°C to 125°C and have higher ESD capability than t ...

2017-02 Passive Components Infineon Technologies

[feb 2 2017] Infineon Technologies AG is helping to build an economical and intelligent distributed automotive Power distribution network architecture, and recently launched a new ultra-low resistance intelligent high-edge switch product family Power PROFET™. They offer the lowest on-resistance and highest energy efficiency of their kind on the market, replacing electromagnetic relays and fuses in power distr ...

2017-02 Power Silicon Labs

[feb 1 2017] Silicon Labs has introduced the industry's smallest Bluetooth low energy system-in-package (SiP) module with a built-in chip antenna that provides a complete, low-cost connectivity solution without compromising performance. The BGM12x Blue Gecko SiP module comes in a compact 6.5mm x 6.5mm package that allows developers to reduce the PCB board area, including the antenna gap, to 51mm2, enabling mi ...

2017-02 Power Micron Technology Inc.

[feb 1 2017] Microchip Technology, the world's leading provider of integrated microcontroller, mixed-signal, emulator and flash patented solutions, has announced two new low-cost rapid prototyping boards for 32-bit applications: the PIC32MX and PIC32MZ Curiosity boards. They all have integrated programmer debuggers and are fully integrated with Microchip's MPLAB X integrated development environment (IDE). Des ...

2017-01 Connectors STMicroelectronics

[gen 31 2017] STMicroelectronics has introduced intelligent motor control single-package chipsets with powerful processing performance to help the rapid development of intelligent industry, namely intelligent manufacturing or Industry 4.0. St's new STSPIN32F0 motor control system-level package combines the processing performance and flexibility of a microcontroller-based motor driver with the ease of use and s ...

2017-01 Power Power Integrations

[gen 31 2017] Power Integrations introduces the LinkSwitch™-TN2 off-line switching power Supply IC, a new device for non-isolated power supply applications with output current up to 360 mA. The LinkSwitch™-TN2 device can be used to design buck, buck - boost or non-isolated flyback topological converters for high precision, high efficiency and excellent no-load performance. The new device incorporates new safet ...

2017-01 Power Microchip Technology

[gen 30 2017] Microchip Technology announced the introduction of the PIC18F "K40" series of microcontrollers (MCUS). The series includes a total of 10 new devices with flash memory capacities ranging from 16 KB to 128 KB and package options covering 28-64 pins. The new 8-bit MCU device achieves cost optimization and is the first PIC18 product family to feature Microchip's acclaimed, kern-independent peripheral ...