Semiconductors


Global smartphone market launch with revolutionary new chip

Forefront RF is placed to alter the way global smartphones, wearables and IoT devices are designed. The chip allows connected devices to operate over the increasingly wide range of 3G to 6G mobile telephony frequency bands. The company’s ca

Forefront RF | 19-08-2021

New higher performance and lower cost transistors debut

GaN Systems has introduced two new transistors in the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of GaN power transistors. The transistors are packaged in a standard 8mm x 8mm PDFN package. The GS-065-011-2-L enables users to diminish the cost

GaN Systems | 19-08-2021

Highly integrated PMIC delivers complete power solution to reduce design time

Renesas Electronics Corporation has released the RAA215300 PMIC optimised to complement its RZ/V2L and RZ/G2L MPUs created for AI-enabled applications. The new high-performance PMIC provides a broad range of features, including nine channel

Renesas | 13-08-2021

Quad ADCs targeted at wideband or multiband direct to RF applications

Analog Devices Inc. AD9081 MxFE Quad ADCs, available now from Mouser, are highly integrated devices with four 16-bit, 12GSPS maximum sample rate and an RF DAC cores and four 12-bit, 4GSPS rate, RF ADC cores. The ADCs are designed for app

Mouser Electronics | 12-08-2021

New low-density FPGAs and FPGA SoCs consume half the power of alternatives

Edge compute systems require compact programmable devices with low power consumption and a small enough thermal footprint to exclude fans and other heat mitigation while producing robust compute horsepower. Microchip Technology has solved t

Microchip Technology | 12-08-2021

SiC Schottky barrier diodes offer faster switching and higher efficiency

Littelfuse has expanded its SiC diodes portfolio to include the 1700V-class. The LSIC2SD170Bxx Series are offered in the TO-247-2L package with a selection of current ratings (10A, 25A, or 50A). They provide power electronics system designe

Littelfuse | 12-08-2021

New DDR5 industrial grade modules have enhanced endurance and stability

SMART Modular Technologies has introduced new DDR5 modules that provide enhanced endurance and stability for industrial applications. These new DRAM modules consolidate the advanced technology of DDR5 with the company’s unique, rigorous tes

Smart Modular Technologies | 10-08-2021

ARM Cortex-M4 MCUs for motor control

Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH offers 12 new motor control MCUs in its M4K group of devices. These are the first products in the new advanced TXZ+ family. Furthermore, it announced that they are starting mass production of a further ten mo

Toshiba | 06-08-2021

New bipolar junction transistors deliver high-reliability performance

Nexperia has released nine new power bipolar transistors, increasing its portfolio of products in the thermally and electrically advantageous DPAK package to include applications from 2A to 8A and from 45V up to 100V. The new MJD series par

Nexperia | 05-08-2021

USB PD 3.1 high-voltage MCU with higher wattage support

Infineon Technologies AG has launched what it claims to be the industry’s first high-voltage MCU with USB PD 3.1 support. The EZ-PD PMG1 (Power Delivery Microcontroller Gen1) is the company's first generation of USB PD MCUs aimed at any emb

Infineon | 05-08-2021

Small form factor logic packages enable large logic functions to be included

Nexperia has released what it claims to be the world’s smallest and lowest profile 14,16, 20 and 24-pin packages for standard logic devices. The 16-pin DHXQFN package is, for example, 45% smaller than the industry-standard DQFN16 leadless d

Nexperia | 28-07-2021

Single-stage flyback controllers optimised for cost-effective smart LED drivers

Infineon Technologies AG is addressing the demand of LED driver manufacturers for cost-effective dimmable and intelligent LED systems. With unique features, the ICs satisfy the required performance necessities for LED lighting applications,

Infineon | 27-07-2021

Extremely compact single-chip PMIC solution

The Nordic nPM1100 is a dedicated PMIC with a configurable dual-mode buck regulator and integrated battery charger. The device is available now from Rutronik. It is intended as a complementary component to Nordic's nRF52 and nRF53 series of

Rutronik | 27-07-2021

Power-efficient SoC modules suit medical and industrial applications

Direct Insight has created a QNX 7 Board Support Package for Toradex’s Colibri iMX8X embedded computing modules. Combining a feature-rich OS with real-time capability and mission-critical and the powerful ARM core processor ideally suits ap

Direct Insight | 26-07-2021

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