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AMPHENOL AEROSPACE Five Black Zinc-Nickel Circular Connector | New Product Brief

AMPHENOL AEROSPACE Five Black Zinc-Nickel Circular Connector | New Product Brief

The Amphenol Aerospace Series Five Black Zinc-Nickel Circular Connectors represent a significant advancement in connector technology tailored for military and aerospace applications. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Siemens Rolls Out Multi-Discipline Simulation Tool for EV Designs

Siemens Rolls Out Multi-Discipline Simulation Tool for EV Designs

The new software solution can predict e-machine performance, including that of axial flux electric drive units.


News Feb 13, 2024 by Jake Hertz
New DC-DC Converters Pack Big Performance in Small Packages

New DC-DC Converters Pack Big Performance in Small Packages

In this roundup, we highlight three new DC-DC converters that emerged in the last few months, each driven by package and performance improvements.


News Feb 12, 2024 by Darshil Patel
PANASONIC HE-R Power Relay | New Product Brief

PANASONIC HE-R Power Relay | New Product Brief

Panasonic HE-R Power Relays are robust, high-capacity relays designed for charging stations and industrial equipment. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Duke University’s MadRadar Attack Causes Automotive Radar to ‘Hallucinate’

Duke University’s MadRadar Attack Causes Automotive Radar to ‘Hallucinate’

What happens when your car sees something that’s not there?


News Feb 06, 2024 by Aaron Carman
From Labs to Latches, New Autonomous Vehicle Developments Spring Forth

From Labs to Latches, New Autonomous Vehicle Developments Spring Forth

In this roundup, we highlight recent automotive news: new labs for software-defined vehicles, driver modeling programs, and even Hall-effect latches.


News Feb 02, 2024 by Darshil Patel
Kioxia First to Release UFS 4.0 Embedded Flash Memory for Automotive

Kioxia First to Release UFS 4.0 Embedded Flash Memory for Automotive

The company’s UFS 4.0 solution meets AEC-Q100 Grade 2 requirements.


News Feb 01, 2024 by Jake Hertz
New Avalanche Photodiode IR Sensors Reported as 12X More Sensitive

New Avalanche Photodiode IR Sensors Reported as 12X More Sensitive

Designers can now see more with less light thanks to new optical sensors from a University of Sheffield spinout company.


News Jan 31, 2024 by Aaron Carman
Targeting the Secure Edge, NXP Adds All Purpose MCU to Its MCX Family

Targeting the Secure Edge, NXP Adds All Purpose MCU to Its MCX Family

Unveiled today, the new MCUs bring an optimized and cost-effective blend of performance and peripherals.


News Jan 30, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Microchip Prioritizes Customizable Logic in New 8-bit MCUs

Microchip Prioritizes Customizable Logic in New 8-bit MCUs

Outfitted with a configurable logic block module, the new MCUs integrate customizable logic to reduce BOM and improve performance.


News Jan 29, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Melexis Releases ‘Revolutionary’ MEMS Pressure Sensor for EV Cooling

Melexis Releases ‘Revolutionary’ MEMS Pressure Sensor for EV Cooling

Melexis is debuting its Triphibian technology in a new MEMS pressure sensor that measures both gas and liquid—and is robust enough to survive a frozen state.


News Jan 29, 2024 by Duane Benson
Behind the Largest Family of Automotive Multi-Channel Temperature Sensors

Behind the Largest Family of Automotive Multi-Channel Temperature Sensors

Microchip recently announced the MCP998x family of automotive-grade, multi-channel temperature sensors—the so-called largest portfolios of its kind in the industry.


News Jan 23, 2024 by Arjun Nijhawan
The First Speech Synthesis ICs Issue Acoustic Alerts From Silent EVs

The First Speech Synthesis ICs Issue Acoustic Alerts From Silent EVs

The first set of dedicated speech synthesis ICs addresses the limitations of microcontroller-based voice systems.


News Jan 23, 2024 by Duane Benson
Renesas Snaps Up GaN Specialist Transphorm for $339 Million

Renesas Snaps Up GaN Specialist Transphorm for $339 Million

The acquisition marks a larger trend of consolidation in the GaN industry.


News Jan 22, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Firms Forge Alliance to Bring Piezoelectric MEMS to the Middle Market

Firms Forge Alliance to Bring Piezoelectric MEMS to the Middle Market

Launched today, this new alliance promises to make high quality thin-film piezoelectric (PZT) technology more accessible to piezoelectric MEMS developers.


News Jan 17, 2024 by Duane Benson
Onsemi Designs DC SiC Power Modules to Fast Track EV Charging

Onsemi Designs DC SiC Power Modules to Fast Track EV Charging

One critical barrier to EV adoption is their notoriously long charge times. Onsemi aims to address one piece of the puzzle with new power-integrated modules.


News Jan 16, 2024 by Aaron Carman
TI Simplifies ADAS and EV Designs With One-Chip Sensing and Power Solutions

TI Simplifies ADAS and EV Designs With One-Chip Sensing and Power Solutions

This week, TI unveiled several single-chip automotive solutions at CES—one of which is the first automotive radar sensor for satellite architectures.


News Jan 10, 2024 by Aaron Carman
NXP Serves up a 77 GHz Radar SoC for Software Defined Vehicles

NXP Serves up a 77 GHz Radar SoC for Software Defined Vehicles

At CES today, NXP announced its next generation 77 GHz radar system on chip designed to create a 360-degree network of “software defined” radar sensors for vehicles.


News Jan 09, 2024 by Duane Benson
Understanding How GMR Sensors Enhance Vehicle Performance and Safety

Understanding How GMR Sensors Enhance Vehicle Performance and Safety

Giant magnetoresistance (GMR) technology offers key advantages for a range of automotive applications. Learn how it works, how it compares to alternative approaches, and the types of GMR sensor solutions available.


AMD Unveils Processor and AI Adaptive SoC—Both Aimed At Automotive

AMD Unveils Processor and AI Adaptive SoC—Both Aimed At Automotive

At CES, AMD makes the case that next-generation cars could be a lot smarter by leveraging the company’s new embedded processor and adaptive SoCs.


News Jan 08, 2024 by Aaron Carman