Semiconductors


Ultra-low-power MCU doubles the battery life of wearable devices

Fujitsu Electronics Europe (FEEU) is bringing Ambiq Micro’s Apollo 2 Platform to the European market. The new ultra-low-power MCU offers breakthrough power consumption of around 10µA/MHz, allowing wearables and IoT devices to experience dou

Fujitsu | 18-01-2017

Bluetooth low energy SoC transitions quickly between power-saving and active modes

Mouser now stocks the BlueNRG-1 system-on-chip (SoC) from STMicroelectronics. The device contains a Bluetooth low energy radio optimized to satisfy high-volume opportunities in the fast-growing Bluetooth low energy (Bluetooth Smart) market

Mouser Electronics | 11-01-2017

GaAs MMIC distributed amplifier has excellent dynamic range at low power

Custom MMIC has added a new distributed amplifier to its portfolio of BroadRange Distributed Amplifiers. The ultrawideband DC-22GHz performance of the CMD240P4 distributed amplifier is accompanied with a low noise figure of 2.2dB and +2

Custom MMIC | 11-01-2017

Compact high performance PLL synthesizers ideal for test and measurement applications

Pasternack has launched a new line of USB-controlled Phase Locked Loop (PLL) frequency synthesizers. In RF and microwave communications systems where signal integrity is of prime importance, PLL synthesizers offer high levels of frequency

Pasternack | 11-01-2017

Automotive TVS diodes protect from load dump and voltage transients

Littelfuse's AEC-Q101 qualified TP5KP series automotive TVS diodes offer a 5000W peak pulse power dissipation rating in a standard P600 axial-lead package. They are available now from Digi-Key. Their high peak pulse power dissipation rating

Digikey | 09-01-2017

Hybrid capacitors are reliant solutions in automotive and industrial applications

TTI Europe now stocks Panasonic’s ZK series hybrid capacitors. The new components optimise designs with regards to performance, cost and weight, low leakage current, long life, as well as low ESR values. Hybrid capacitors from Panasonic

TTI Europe | 06-01-2017

INIC with coaxial transceiver reduces system-level cost

Microchip has announced that Daimler AG plans to utilize their OS81118 Intelligent Network Interface Controller (INIC) with integrated coaxial transceiver as its next-generation infotainment networking platform. Daimler expects to significa

Microchip Technology | 06-01-2017

Automotive radar solution bolsters ADAS and autonomous driving vehicles

Renesas Electronics’ first RH850-based, 32-bit, automotive radar MCU series, the RH850/V1R, claims to deliver the high performance and features required for enabling future ADAS and autonomous driving vehicles. The RH850/V1R-M, the first pr

Renesas | 06-01-2017

Latest processors boosts module-based high-end embedded computing

Congatec has extended its COM Express Basic portfolio with the new high-performance conga-TS175 Computer-on-Module. Equipped with the high-end dual chip versions of the brand new Intel Xeon and Gen 7 Intel Core processors (codename Kaby Lak

Congatec | 05-01-2017

Compact, ultra-low-power Bluetooth IC controllers for high-quality, cost-effective designs

Mouser now stocks the TC35667/TC35676 and the TC35670/TC35675 Bluetooth controllers from Toshiba. Designed and optimized for high-quality, cost-effective designs, the single-chip TC356xx controllers from Toshiba all support the BLE 4.1 stan

Mouser Electronics | 03-01-2017

New Bluetooth low energy wireless MCU

Texas Instruments’ CC2640R2F device is a wireless 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 devices. Very l

Texas Instruments | 20-12-2016

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

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