Semiconductors


Expanded equipment control and networking MCUs portfolio for industrial automation

Renesas Electronics Corporation has released the RX72N Group and RX66N Group of 32-bit MCUs, new additions to the RX Family that consolidates equipment control and networking function on a single chip. Constructed around the company's propr

Renesas | 09-04-2020

Bluetooth wristband can make COVID-19 lockdowns unnecessary

Nordic Semiconductor announces Spanish engineering company, Accent Systems, has developed a 'COVID-19 BLE wristband' that they claim could assist in containing and preventing the accelerated spread of the virus through high accuracy contact

Nordic | 06-04-2020

MCUs ideal for consumer and audio applications

NXP Semiconductors i.MX RT600 MCUs are dual-core microcontrollers with 32-bit CortexM33 and Xtensa HiFi4 audio DSP CPUs. The device is available now from Mouser. The Cortex-M33 CPU arrives with two hardware coprocessors that give enhance

Mouser Electronics | 03-04-2020

ReDriver with integrated USB-C detector restores signal integrity

Diodes Incorporated has released the PI3EQX10612/PI3EQX10312 2-port 10Gbps linear ReDriver devices with integrated USB-C detection for equipment implementing a USB Type-C interface. Providing 1:2/2:1 mux/demux functionality, the ReDrivers c

Diodes Inc | 03-04-2020

MCU enables inverter control in on-off switching motors

Renesas Electronics Corporation has launched the RX13T Group of 32-bit MCUs to facilitate highly efficient inverter control of compact motors including fans or pumps in consumer and industrial applications that in the past controlled motor

Renesas | 03-04-2020

SAR ADCs provide high accuracy, high speed and low power

Analog Devices 16-Bit Pseudo Differential Successive Approximation Register ADCs provide high accuracy, high speed, and low power. The ADCs run at 1.8V single-supply operation with 1.71V to 5.5V logic interface. These SAR ADCs with high thr

Analog Devices | 02-04-2020

PMIC is a highly-configurable multi-output power management unit PLP

Qorvo ACT85610 PMIC is a highly integrated, highly-configurable multiple output power management unit with built-in PLP. The device, available now from Mouser, comprises four high-efficiency Bucks that can supply 3x 4A and 1x 2A current, wi

Mouser Electronics | 01-04-2020

New PMIC reference designs speed time to market

Renesas Electronics Corporation offers three easy to use PMIC reference designs for powering the multiple supply rails of Xilinx Artix-7 FPGAs, Spartan-7 FPGAs, and Zynq-7000 SoCs, with or without DDR memory. The company has worked closely

Renesas | 31-03-2020

Capitalising on Edge computing with supercharged DDR4-3200 DRAM

Innodisk’s DDR4-3200 DRAM module lineup offers technology leaders with the features and performance required to profit on the future of computing The new series is provided in 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB capacities across SODIMM, UDIMM, and RDIMM

Innodisk | 31-03-2020

Expansion module for dual-channel 14-Bit ADCs

The Zmod ADC is one of Digilent's first SYZYGY-compliant expansion modules, which are available now from RS Components. The SYZYGY standard provides a much higher speed/bandwidth digital interface than Pmods, but at a far smaller and lower-

RS Components | 26-03-2020

Processors for advanced multi-platform automotive infotainment

Mouser is now stocking the i.MX 8QuadMax and 8QuadPlus applications processors from NXP Semiconductors. The multi-core applications processors are excellent for applications such as automotive infotainment, advanced industrial HMI and contr

Mouser Electronics | 26-03-2020

IoT chipset offers unprecedented wireless technology integration

u-blox has completed AT&T’s chipset verification process for the UBX-R5 multi-band LPWA chipset platform to run on the carrier’s LTE-M network for the IoT. The chipset provides end-to-end device security, data security, and access contr

U-Blox | 26-03-2020

Microcontrollers designed for mission-critical automotive applications

STMicroelectronics SPC58 N Line Performance Microcontrollers, based on Power Architecture Technology, are intended for mission-critical automotive applications where the most rigorous safety standards and real-time performance matters. Embe

Mouser Electronics | 25-03-2020

High-speed signal conditioner with battery charging controller

The Texas Instruments TUSB216 is a third-generation USB 2.0 high-speed signal conditioner created to compensate both AC loss (due to capacitive load) and DC loss (due to resistive loss) in the transmission channel. The device uses

Texas Instruments | 24-03-2020

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