Semiconductors


A new online hub for cutting-edge motor-drive design

Arrow Electronics has published new resources for developing motor drives to fulfil the latest energy-efficiency necessities, including a dedicated landing page and free white paper, 'Design Considerations for Embedded Industrial Drives'.

Arrow | 31-05-2023

Revolutionising GaN power electronics

QPT Limited is the first company to create the technologies required to enable GaN to operate well over the current limitations of 100kHz right up to 20 MHz in high power, high voltage applications that use hard switching, such as motor dri

QPT | 31-05-2023

Automotive transistors deliver high-efficiency power switching

Mouser now stocks the GS-065-060 650V automotive E-Mode (GaN) transistors from GaN Systems. Offered in top-cooled and bottom-cooled packages, the transistors provide an Island Technology cell layout for high current die and high yield. Thes

Mouser Electronics | 30-05-2023

Family of radiation-tolerant gigabit Ethernet PHYs extended

Streamlining the implementation of Ethernet for aerospace and defence customers, Microchip Technology has reported that it has extended its radiation-tolerant (RT) Ethernet PHY devices with the new VSC8574RT PHY. The device supports the SGM

Microchip Technology | 26-05-2023

Programmable logic controllers enable industrial IoT applications

Mouser now stocks the Opta micro PLC from Arduino. The easy-to-use controller permits designers to scale industrial automation projects utilising the open Arduino ecosystem. The PLC supports real-time control, monitoring, and predictive mai

Mouser Electronics | 25-05-2023

Low-power linear Hall-effect sensor responds proportionally to magnetic flux density

The Texas Instruments TMAG5253 is a low-power linear Hall effect sensor that responds proportionally to magnetic flux density. The device provides an enable pin to enter ultra-low power (nA) shutdown mode. The device delivers a fast start-u

Texas Instruments | 24-05-2023

Next-gen SiC power semiconductors adopted in industrial chargers reduce the temperature

Navitas Semiconductor has stated that Exide Technologies' next-generation, high-frequency fast chargers for industrial material handling equipment have adopted new, leading-edge GeneSiC power semiconductors to provide reliability, safety, e

Navitas Semiconductor | 23-05-2023

New long-reach USB 3.2 compatible reclocker/redrivers for auto and industrial applications

Microchip Technology has released two new reclocker/redriver devices to provide long-distance and reliable USB solutions. The automotive EQCO510 and industrial EQCO5X31 reclocker/redriver devices extend USB coverage up to 15m for maximum re

Microchip Technology | 19-05-2023

Enabling interoperable ticketing solutions based on open standards

As cities expand, public transport operators must cope with ever-increasing numbers of passengers, particularly during major events such as football matches and the Olympic Games. This, together with the necessity for sustainability and con

Infineon | 18-05-2023

Online design option for buck converter IC with intelligent adaptive power sharing

Silanna Semiconductor has declared that engineers can now employ the company's Power Density Hero online configuration tool to speed up the design of multi-port chargers based on its SZPL3002A, the world's first buck converter Power IC to o

Silanna Semiconductor | 18-05-2023

New SiC Schottky diodes increase efficiency and reliability for switching power designs

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc has released 17 new Gen 3 650V SiC Schottky diodes. Providing a merged PIN Schottky (MPS) design, the devices combine high surge current robustness with low forward voltage drop, capacitive charge, and reverse le

Vishay | 17-05-2023

Ultra-low power MCUs provide high-performance analog peripheral integration

The Texas Instruments MSPM0L134x and MSPM0L130x MCUs are part of MSP’s highly integrated, ultra-low-power 32-bit MSPM0 MCU family based on the enhanced Arm Cortex-M0+ core platform functioning at up to 32MHz frequency. These cost-optimised

Texas Instruments | 17-05-2023

Expert level resources for advanced robotics development

Mouser empowers engineering professionals with an easy-to-navigate resource library to support them in industry-leading robotics designs. Manufacturers, fulfilment centres and other key markets are capitalising on developing and adopting ro

Mouser Electronics | 16-05-2023

Dual-channel isolated gate driver ICs push performance envelope of SMPS designs

Infineon Technologies AG has released the next generation of the EiceDRIVER product family of dual-channel, galvanically isolated gate driver ICs to meet the latest design and application demands. This family of products spans multiple U

Infineon | 16-05-2023

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