Technology Articles

2023-12 Connectors Bourns

[十二月 8 2023] A new series of air coil inductors introduced by Bourns features a high Q, a high self-resonant frequency, and a strict inductance tolerance. The AC4842R Air Coil Inductor Series from Bourns provides a low-loss, high-frequency solution that expands the selection of high-Q options available to RF application designers. With an inductance ranging from 22 to 150 nanohenry (nH) and a minimum Q value ...

2023-12 Semiconductors Taiwan Semiconductor Corporation

[十二月 7 2023] Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), a subsidiary of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), is reportedly nearing a decision to build its most advanced semiconductor manufacturing facility in Singapore, according to sources with knowledge of the situation. VIS, a specialty contract chipmaker in which TSMC possesses a 28.3% stake, intends to construct its first 12-inch chip plant in ...

2023-12 Semiconductors Texas Instruments

[十二月 7 2023] In Lehi, Utah, Texas Instruments initiated construction on its 300-mm semiconductor wafer production facility (or “fab”). TI President and Chief Executive Officer Haviv Ilan, accompanied by state and local elected officials, community leaders, and Utah Governor Spencer Cox, witnessed the inaugural stages of construction for the 300-mm wafer fab LFAB2, which will be linked to the organization’s cu ...

2023-12 Semiconductors Taiwan Semiconductor Corporation

[十二月 6 2023] Taiwan Semiconductor unveils its new TESD Series of single-channel ESD clamping diodes with optimized size and performance for wearable applications. The novel design of the new TESD devices includes bidirectional restraining cells (for ESD protection up to ±30kV) housed in an ultra-compact DFN0603 package. The devices in the new TESD Series are available in versions with 5.0V and 3.3V (maximum) ...

2023-12 Passive Components Rohm Semiconductor

[十二月 6 2023] ROHM Semiconductor has announced the new silicon capacitors BTD1RVFL series. Smartphones and wearable devices will progressively incorporate these components. Silicon semiconductor processing technology has been refined over many years, allowing for greater efficacy in a more compact package. Smartphones and other devices with growing functionality require smaller components that support high-den ...

2023-12 Semiconductors Acme Electric/Amveco/Actown

[十二月 5 2023] With the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the growing popularity of digital technologies, our reliance on connectivity has grown exponentially. This surge in demand has driven the rapid development of wireless communication technology. The Wi-Fi Alliance issued the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED HaLow certification in November 2021, which is a disruptive innovation in the field. This variant of Wi-Fi, w ...

2023-12 Semiconductors Infineon Technologies

[十二月 5 2023] Infineon Technologies AG has announced the addition of a new industry-standard package to its CoolSiC 1200 V and 2000 V MOSFET module family. It uses a proven 62 mm device half-bridge topology design and is based on the newly introduced enhanced M1H silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET technology. The package enables SiC to be used in mid-power class applications above 250 kW, where conventional IGBT sil ...

2023-12 Connectors Infineon Technologies

[十二月 4 2023] Infineon Technologies AG has announced the launch of a new PSoC microcontroller (MCU) product family, the PSoC Edge. The PSoC portfolio is Infineon's high-performance, low-power security device based on the Arm® Cortex® core. PSoC Edge is designed for a new generation of real-time responsive computing and control applications and offers hardware-assisted machine learning (ML) acceleration. The ne ...

2023-12 Connectors Microchip Technology

[十二月 4 2023] From phones and cars to smart thermostats and home appliances, more and more everyday devices are connected to the cloud. As connectivity increases, it becomes critical to deploy advanced security measures at the chip level to protect firmware and data. In response to current and expanding security threats, Microchip Technology has released the PIC18-Q24 family of microcontrollers (MCUS). In resp ...

2023-12 Sensors Texas Instruments

[十二月 1 2023] Radar sensors in the 77GHz band are commonly used in advanced driver assistance system sensing applications such as blind spot detection and automatic emergency braking, and in level transmitters in industrial tanks. But today, off-highway vehicles, e-bikes, bicycles and parking gates are increasingly demanding proximity and distance sensing. These sensors can help achieve a safer working environ ...

2023-12 Connectors Diodes Incorporated

[十二月 1 2023] Diodes introduces a low-power, high-performance signal ReDriver that complies with the MIPI D-PHY 1.2 protocol. The PI2MEQX2503 reconstructs signals transmitted from the camera to the display with data transfer rates of up to 2.5Gbps and is suitable for a variety of product applications such as laptops, tablets, mobile phones, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, commercial displays, augmented reali ...

2023-11 Semiconductors NXP

[十一月 30 2023] IAR, the global leader in embedded development software and services, has now fully supported NXP Semiconductors' new motor control chip S32M2. The S32M2 series is the latest enhanced version of NXP's Arm® Cortex-based S32 vehicle computing platform, featuring high efficiency for body and comfort applications designed to reduce in-car noise and increase passenger comfort. IAR Embedded Workbench f ...