Semiconductors


MCU targets Bluetooth low energy wireless applications

Texas Instruments’ CC2640R2F device is a wireless microcontroller (MCU) targeting Bluetooth 4.2 and Bluetooth 5 low-energy applications. The device is a member of the SimpleLink ultra-low-power CC26xx family of cost-effective, 2.4GHz RF

Texas Instruments | 19-12-2016

Safety microcontroller lineup suitable for autonomous driving

Renesas Electronics today announced four new RH850/P1L-C Group of MCUs. The device group is designed for use in chassis and safety systems, such as anti-lock brake and airbag systems, as well as compact motor control systems. The device is

Renesas | 19-12-2016

Rugged IGBT with on-chip gate-emitter and gate-collector clamps

The IRGS14C40LTRLP is an IGBT with on-chip gate-emitter and gate-collector clamps. The advanced IGBT process family includes a MOS gated, N-channel logic level device which is intended for coil-on-plug automotive ignition applications and s

Farnell element14 | 16-12-2016

Automotive single channel MIPI DSI to dual-link LVDS bridge

The Texas Instruments SN65DSI84-Q1 DSI-to-LVDS bridge features a single-channel MIPI D-PHY receiver front-end configuration with four lanes per channel operating at 1Gbps per lane and a maximum input bandwidth of 4Gbps. The bridge decodes M

Texas Instruments | 16-12-2016

SAR ADC maintains AC performance for space-constrained applications

Linear Technology’s LTC2320-16 is a 16-bit 1.5Msps per channel, no latency SAR ADC with eight simultaneously sampling channels supporting a rail-to-rail input common mode range. The device features a flexible analog front end that accepts f

Linear | 16-12-2016

New low power MCUs enable cost-effective, space-constrained designs

Microchip’s new PIC24 ‘GA7’ family of microcontrollers is available now. As one of the lowest-cost 256KB Flash memory 16-bit MCUs available today, these PIC24 devices enable extremely cost-effective designs for Internet of Things (IoT) sens

Microchip Technology | 14-12-2016

Devices accelerate customer innovation in smartphones and IoT Edge applications

Lattice Semiconductor announced its new iCE40 UltraPlus FPGA devices, one of the industry’s most energy-efficient and programmable mobile heterogeneous computing (MHC) solutions. This latest addition to the family delivers eight times more

Lattice | 14-12-2016

Maxim – Low power precision ADC for sensor measurement

Maxim’s MAX11410 is a new low-power, 10-channel 24-bit delta-sigma ADC optimized for precision sensor measurement. Its ultra-flexible analog input structure, combined with the five differential inputs of the device plus matched current

Maxim | 13-12-2016

Record-breaking crypto performance with new MCUs

Segger’s hardware acceleration support for its emCrypt offering. emCrypt is a comprehensive library of cryptographic algorithms which are at the heart of all cryptographic software products from the company, such as emSSH and emSSL, as well

Segger | 13-12-2016

MCU ideal for wearable medical and fitness applications

Stocked by Mouser, Maxim’s MAX32625/MAX32626 ARM Cortex-M4F 32-Bit microcontroller comes with an unconnected point unit, ideal for the emerging category of wearable medical and fitness applications. The architecture combines ultra-low-power

Mouser Electronics | 09-12-2016

Bluetooth 5 ready SoC for smart home, IoT and wearables

Nordic Semiconductor has launched the Bluetooth 5 ready nRF52840 SoC with features and capabilities that redefine the performance envelope of single-chip Bluetooth low energy applications. The SoC is especially suited to smart home and adva

Nordic | 07-12-2016

Mouser – MCUs enable designers to develop ultra-low-power embedded applications

Mouser is stocking the MSP432 mixed-signal microcontrollers from Texas Instruments. Recently released into production, the microcontroller family delivers a best-in-class ULPBench score of 167.4 and draws as little as 850nA in standby mode

Mouser Electronics | 06-12-2016

Integrated antenna GNSS Receiver for small embedded designs

U-blox has announced the SAM-M8Q GNSS receiver with integrated antenna. Housed in a tiny 15.5mm x 15.5mm x 6.3mm package, this module can be easily embedded in small devices that require location information, such as asset tracking and tele

U-Blox | 02-12-2016

New schottky diodes ideal for low, medium and high barrier applications

SemiGen has added a series of new Schottky diodes to its expanding product offerings. These silicon-based Schottky diodes utilize various metal schemes to provide excellent performance for low, medium and high barrier applications through 4

SemiGen | 01-12-2016

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