Semiconductors


New brushed DC motor driver IC with wide operating voltage range

Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH has created a new device to its line-up of single-channel brushed DC motor driver ICs. Contained in a small HSOP8 package with popular pin-assignment, the new IC improves product sourcing opportunities and pr

Toshiba | 12-03-2020

Single-chip silicon photonic engine supports ML/AI workloads

Ranovus has launched its Odin platform. The platform scales the company's 100Gbps per lambda silicon photonics engine from 800Gbps to 3.2Tbps in a single chip supporting both module and Co-Packaged Optics solutions. The platform includes

Ranovus | 12-03-2020

New dual and quad channel USB-to-UART/MPSSE bridge ICs

FTDI Chip’s latest series of multi-channel USB interface ICs can deal with next-generation power demands, as larger items of hardware begin to make use of the protocol. Offered in both two-channel (FT2233HP) and four-channel (FT4233HP) v

FTDI | 10-03-2020

Integrated driver for transformer driven transducers for ultrasound applications

The Texas Instruments TUSS4440 is a highly integrated transformer drive analog front end for industrial ultrasonic applications. The transducer drive stage comprises of low-side complementary drivers that are able to be configured to drive

Texas Instruments | 09-03-2020

Infrastructure processors target wired and wireless networking equipment

Marvell has announced the OCTEON TX2, the latest family of infrastructure processors aimed at an extensive range of wired and wireless networking equipment including switches, secure gateways, firewall, routers, network monitoring, 5G base

Marvell | 06-03-2020

DACS consume very low power and are offered in a tiny package

Texas Instruments DACx3401 Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACS) are a pin-compatible family of buffered voltage-output DACs. These devices consume very low power and are available in a tiny 8-pin WSON package. The feature set combined in

Texas Instruments | 03-03-2020

Delta-Sigma ADC is excellent fit for energy metering and power metrology

Texas Instruments ADS131M08 8-Channel Delta-Sigma ADC is an eight-channel, simultaneously-sampling, 24-bit, delta-sigma ADC. This ADC offers a wide dynamic range, low-power, and energy-measurement-specific features. These features make t

Texas Instruments | 26-02-2020

Small eight-channel SAR ADC offers ease of use

The Texas Instruments ADS7038 is an easy-to-use, eight-channel, multiplexed, 12-bit, 1-MSPS, SAR ADC. The eight channels are able to be independently configured as either digital inputs, digital outputs or analog inputs. The device provides

Texas Instruments | 25-02-2020

Repeater IC boost signal quality of high-speed USB 3.2

Diodes Incorporated has introduced a series of USB ReDrivers for the industrial, embedded, and consumer market areas. The PI3EQX1004E and PI3EQX1002E are USB 3.2 compliant, 5Gbps to 10Gbps, 2-Port/1-Port, linear ReDrivers. The devices offer

Diodes Inc | 25-02-2020

Transceiver ICs cover a wide range of applications and frequencies

Lime Microsystems LMS7002M FPRF Transceiver ICs, available now from Mouser, provide a 3800MHz maximum frequency rating, 24.8Hz frequency resolution, and 350mA TX supply current. The device is a field programmable RF transceiver IC with e

Mouser Electronics | 24-02-2020

New wireless SoCs enable eco-friendly Zigbee Green Power IoT devices

Silicon Labs has a new family of secure, ultra-low-power Zigbee SoC devices created for eco-friendly IoT products deployed in mesh networks. The EFR32MG22 (MG22) family expands Silicon Labs’ Zigbee portfolio by producing the smallest, lowes

Silicon Laboratories Inc | 24-02-2020

New surge suppression portfolio offers a lower cost of design

RS Components is now stocking a large portfolio of TVS Flat devices, manufactured by STMicroelectronics. Designed to handle 8/20µs and 10/1000µs voltage transients and protect circuits and equipment from power surges, the company’s portfoli

RS Components | 19-02-2020

MCU family moves software tasks to hardware for faster system response

In MCU-based system design, the software is often the bottleneck for both time to market and system performance. By offloading multiple software tasks to hardware, Microchip Technology next-generation PIC18-Q43 family assists developers in

Microchip Technology | 13-02-2020

Serializers designed for automotive infotainment solutions

Texas Instruments DS90UB947N-Q1 1080p OpenLDI to FPD-Link III Serialisers offer one-lane or two-lane high-speed serial streams over cost-effective, 50Ohm single-ended coaxial, or 100Ohm differential STP cables when utilised with the DS90UB9

Texas Instruments | 12-02-2020

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