Semiconductors


New robust, noise-immune capacitive-sensing MCUs for cost-sensitive touch control

Texas Instruments' MSP430 microcontrollers with CapTIvate technology can offer value and performance to applications exposed to electromagnetic disturbances, oil, water and grease. The device brings capacitive-sensing capabilities to co

Texas Instruments | 28-02-2018

Nonvolatile memory family delivers high-speed, high-reliability performance

Cypress Semiconductor has a new serial nonvolatile memory family that offers superior performance and reliability for mission-critical data capture. The Excelon F-RAM family produces high-speed nonvolatile data logging, preventing data-loss

Cypress | 28-02-2018

Accelerated secure IoT designs offer the highest level of protection defined by PSA

Cypress Semiconductor is offering the Platform Security Architecture (PSA) Trusted Firmware-M reference example from Arm for its PSoC 6 MCUs, allowing a solution that adheres to the highest level of protection as defined by PSA. By leveragi

Cypress | 27-02-2018

Latest versatile, low-power 32-bit microcontrollers have better sensitivity and robustness

Mouser now stocks the RX130 Group of 32-bit microcontrollers from Renesas Electronics. The device has a new capacitive touch IP with better sensitivity and robustness. These microcontrollers are perfect for devices designed with non-traditi

Mouser Electronics | 23-02-2018

MCUs with CAN and core independent peripherals offer improved response time

Mouser now stocks the PIC18 K83 MCUs from Microchip Technology. The new 8-bit microcontrollers combine a CAN bus with an extensive array of CIPs to enhance response time to critical system events. The CIPs manage tasks without code or super

Mouser Electronics | 22-02-2018

Highly integrated small, single-sided PCB enables smaller, efficient designs

To remove the traditional design complexity in this space, Microchip Technology has released a new SOM featuring the SAMA5D2 MPU. The ATSAMA5D27-SOM1, containing the recently released ATSAMA5D27C-D1G-CU SiP, simplifies design by combining t

Microchip Technology | 21-02-2018

TVS diodes ideal for line transient voltage protection in space-constrained electronics

New Yorker Electronics has released the complete Vishay Semiconductors VTVS Series of 400W TransZorb TVS Diodes, from VTVS5V0ASMF to VTVS63GSMF, in the SMF Package. With a low 1mm profile, low-noise technology, and speedy response times

New Yorker Electronics | 20-02-2018

New 8Gb DDR3 components small enough to fit on majority of existing layouts

I'M Intelligent Memory offers their newest revisions of 8gb DDR3L components. The devices include x8 (1Gx8) configurations in FBGA 78 ball package and x16 (512Mx16) types in FBGA 96 ball package. Choice of devices has either a single Chip-S

I'M Intelligent Memory | 20-02-2018

Power amplifier IC adopting pure MOS for car audio in surface-mount package

Toshiba Electronics Europe offers a new high sound quality, low distortion, surface mount four-channel power ICs for automotive applications. The new TCB001FNG is based on a pure complementary MOS process that is formed on the company's car

Toshiba | 19-02-2018

Innovative solar energy harvester ICs even operates with indoor lighting

Saelig Company has released their patented Sol Chip Saturn802 Energy Harvester IC. This device is a unique photovoltaic cell which produces output voltage levels of 0.75V, 1.5V, 2.25V, 3V, 4.5V, and 9V, which existing solar cells cannot do.

Saelig | 16-02-2018

Wireless MCU and combo solutions deliver connectivity coverage for smart lighting and appliances

Cypress Semiconductor has announced its single-chip solutions for the IoT claiming they are the world’s first to deliver Bluetooth mesh connectivity certified by the Bluetooth SIG to a consumer product. LEDVANCE recently announced the marke

Cypress | 13-02-2018

New steering diode/TVS arrays for circuit protection in telecommunications, computing and other equipment

ProTek Devices has added two steering diode/transient voltage suppressor arrays providing circuit protection for a broad range of applications such as computing interfaces, telecommunications interfaces, video cards, and more. One of the ne

Protek | 07-02-2018

Microcontroller improves real-time CAN response

The PIC18 K83 family, from Microchip, continues a longstanding tradition of innovation in 8-bit MCUs by combining an extensive array of CIPs with the PIC18 CAN product line. These cost-optimised MCUs contain 15 time-saving CIPs in 28-pins w

Microchip Technology | 06-02-2018

Ultra-low-power MCU offers economic cost for sensing and measurement applications

Texas Instruments MSP430FR2422 is part of the MSP430 value line MCU portfolio. This offers the company's lowest cost family of MCUs for sensing and measurement applications. The MCU provides 8KB of non-volatile memory with an eight-channel

Texas Instruments | 01-02-2018

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