New Technologies

Said to deliver the world’s lowest power consumption of any device in its class, a new series of SMART ARM Cortex-A5-based microprocessors (MPUs) has been unveiled by Atmel. The new MPUs deliver sub 200µA in retention mode with context

Atmel | 16-09-2015

Intersil has announced the industry’s first 80A fully-encapsulated digital DC-DC PMBus power module that provides point-of-load (POL) conversions for advanced FPGAs, DSPs, ASICs, processors and memory. The ISL8273M is a complete step-down r

Intersil | 15-09-2015

Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd have announced the development of the world's first 300GHz band compact receiver capable of high-speed wireless communications at a rate of several tens of gigabits per second. Radio signals w

Fujitsu | 09-09-2015

Kyocera has introduced a newly patented technology in Europe for real touch feeling and force feedback in display screens. The development of a real button sensation is expected to create a new type of user interface. It can be used in touc

Kyocera AVX | 28-08-2015

Latest from U-blox is TOBY-L201, the world’s first 4G LTE Cat 4 module with 3G WCDMA fall-back, which works on AT&T and Verizon networks. TOBY-L201 switches automatically or via AT command to AT&T’s or Verizon’s network, without the

U-Blox | 28-08-2015

Designed for ultra-low-power, small-footprint IoT applications with capacitive touch sensing requirements, Silicon Labs has introduced the latest member of its EFM8 8-bit MCU portfolio. The new EFM8SB1 Sleepy Bee MCUs, available in a 1.7

Silicon Laboratories Inc | 21-08-2015

Atmel has announced it is collaborating with Intel to bring more secure Internet of Things (IoT) applications to market. In this collaboration, Atmel will support Intel Enhanced Privacy ID (IntelR EPID) technology on all Atmel SmartConnect

Atmel | 20-08-2015

Microsemi has announced its SmartFusion2 system-on-chip (SoC) field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and IGLOO2 FPGAs have successfully passed certification for resistance to differential power analysis (DPA) in the DPA Countermeasure Valid

MicroSemi | 20-08-2015

Launched as the industry’s most innovative single-wire EEPROM with only two-pins - a data pin and ground pin for operation - bAtmel has unveiled a new family of devices ideal for the Internet of Things (IoT), wearables, consumable, batte

Atmel | 12-08-2015

Toshiba has development what it believes to be the world’s first 16-die (max.) stacked NAND flash memory utilising Through Silicon Via (TSV) technology. Previously, stacked NAND flash memories were connected together with wire bonding in

Toshiba | 06-08-2015

The signing of a licensing agreement with ZMDI (Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden AG), a German-based analog and mixed-signal semiconductor company has been announced by Altera. Altera plans to leverage ZMDI’s world-class digital power manage

Altera | 04-08-2015

Lattice Semiconductor has announced the world’s first superMHL products for USB Type-C to deliver 4K 60fps RGB/4:4:4 video with concurrent USB 3.1 Gen 1 or Gen 2 data. The SiI8630 and SiI9396 are a low-power superMHL transmitter and receive

Lattice | 04-08-2015

Microsemi has announced the availability of the first device in its new family of sensor interface integrated circuits (ICs) based on inductive sensing technology. The LX3301A, the first inductive sensor IC in the market utilizing linear va

MicroSemi | 03-08-2015

Maxim Integrated Products has collaborated with NVIDIA to enable the analog blocks on automotive infotainment and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) for NVIDIA’s DRIVE CX (cockpit) and PX (piloted driving) platforms. Growing deman

Maxim | 31-07-2015