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TAIYO YUDEN Conductive Polymer Hybrid Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors | Tech Explainer

TAIYO YUDEN Conductive Polymer Hybrid Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors | Tech Explainer

This Tech Explainer is part of a video series that details specific products and technologies and their applications


new products May 03, 2022 by TAIYO YUDEN
Renesas RAA227063 | Digital Datasheet

Renesas RAA227063 | Digital Datasheet

AAC’s Digital Datasheet video series introduces the specs and applications of components—both new and familiar—straight from their datasheets.


Renesas RA6M5 Microcontrollers | Digital Datasheet

Renesas RA6M5 Microcontrollers | Digital Datasheet

AAC’s Digital Datasheet video series introduces the specs and applications of components—both new and familiar—straight from their datasheets.


New Audio Devices Target Next-gen Audio System Designs

New Audio Devices Target Next-gen Audio System Designs

Three semiconductor companies have recently announced devices aimed at next-gen audio. These ICs aim to enable engineers to improve the quality and capabilities of their audio system designs.


News May 03, 2022 by Kristijan Nelkovski
Lighting Systems Get an IoT Facelift With Bluetooth Mesh

Lighting Systems Get an IoT Facelift With Bluetooth Mesh

Compared to other mesh networking protocols, Bluetooth mesh has the adoption rate and the specs to expand the infrastructure of smart lighting.


News May 02, 2022 by Dr. Steve Arar
No Longer an AV Tech Only, LiDAR Finds Its Niche in Security

No Longer an AV Tech Only, LiDAR Finds Its Niche in Security

Autonomous vehicles featuring LiDAR brought the technology to center stage. Now, security sectors are also embracing LiDAR in next-gen systems.


News May 02, 2022 by Jake Hertz
The Fundamentals of a Charge Pump Circuit

The Fundamentals of a Charge Pump Circuit

Dive further into switched capacitor circuits by learning about charge pump circuits, what they are, how they work, their pros and cons, and their applications.


Automotive IC Solutions Roll for Enhanced Security and ADAS

Automotive IC Solutions Roll for Enhanced Security and ADAS

Next-gen automotive system design keeps getting more challenging. To help engineers keep pace, three chip vendors are serving up solutions aimed at enhanced security, ADAS, and simplified door control.


Renesas Locks Onto ECU Design With Virtualization Solution

Renesas Locks Onto ECU Design With Virtualization Solution

Renesas’ latest electronic control unit (ECU) virtualization platform takes on incorporating robust automotive micro-controllers for vehicle motion and zone control applications.


News Apr 29, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Microchip Sets Loose Over 60 8-bit MCUs for Embedded Designers

Microchip Sets Loose Over 60 8-bit MCUs for Embedded Designers

Keeping up with the need for 8-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), Microchip launched five new families, over 60 devices, of 8-bit PIC and AVR microcontrollers.


News Apr 29, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Apple’s Latest Patents: Eye Tracking, Tattoo Watch Faces, and More

Apple’s Latest Patents: Eye Tracking, Tattoo Watch Faces, and More

Apple has filed for three new patents—spanning practical overheat protection to watch faces that display a user's wrist tattoos.


News Apr 28, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Mapping the Moon—NASA Announces LiDAR-based Lunar Backpack

Mapping the Moon—NASA Announces LiDAR-based Lunar Backpack

The focus is back on the moon, with NASA, backed by Aeva's LiDAR technology, creating a backpack to help map the moon.


News Apr 28, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Win for Right to Repair: Apple, Samsung, and Google Offer Self Repair

Win for Right to Repair: Apple, Samsung, and Google Offer Self Repair

The right to repair movement has new wind in its sails with the latest DMCA exemptions—nudging major smartphone providers to provide self-repair options.


News Apr 27, 2022 by Biljana Ognenova
Qorvo QPF7551 5GHz Wi-Fi® 6 Integrated Front End Module | New Product Brief

Qorvo QPF7551 5GHz Wi-Fi® 6 Integrated Front End Module | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


What Are Metasurfaces? And What Do They Have To Do With 5G?

What Are Metasurfaces? And What Do They Have To Do With 5G?

5G faces some big obstacles—literally. Kyocera’s new transmissive metasurface technology may extend 5G (and 6G) range beyond obstructions.


News Apr 27, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Phoenix Contact Displays & Keypads | New Product Brief

Phoenix Contact Displays & Keypads | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


Wolfspeed WolfPACK™ SiC-Based Power Modules | New Product Brief

Wolfspeed WolfPACK™ SiC-Based Power Modules | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


BOURNS IsoMOV™ Series Hybrid Protection Component | New Product Brief

BOURNS IsoMOV™ Series Hybrid Protection Component | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


Arm Unveils New M85 Core and Expands IoT Virtual Hardware Offerings

Arm Unveils New M85 Core and Expands IoT Virtual Hardware Offerings

Six months after its Arm Total Solutions for IoT rollout, today Arm is growing the initiative with a new Cortex-M processor, expanded ecosystem tools, and new virtual hardware—all aimed at IoT.


News Apr 26, 2022 by Jeff Child
Ep. 44 | Blue Origin’s SVP Brent Sherwood on Engineering to Live and Work in Space

Ep. 44 | Blue Origin’s SVP Brent Sherwood on Engineering to Live and Work in Space

The audacious mission of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space company is to develop space systems for everyone (not just trained astronauts) to use and live in; and Brent Sherwood, space architect and Senior VP, is here to bring us behind the scenes.