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Three New Power Devices Cut Down Component Count and BOM

Three New Power Devices Cut Down Component Count and BOM

By reducing component counts, power system designs can achieve critical advantages such as lower costs and easier manufacturing. Three recently announced power solutions offer vivid examples of trend.


News Apr 15, 2022 by Ikimi .O
Reference Designs Take a Shot at Qi-compliant In-vehicle Wireless Charging

Reference Designs Take a Shot at Qi-compliant In-vehicle Wireless Charging

As the Qi standard increases in popularity for wireless charging, Microchip and Renesas announce their Qi-compliant automotive-grade wireless power transmitter reference designs.


News Apr 14, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Addressing BMS Battery Pack Current and Voltage Measurement Requirements

Addressing BMS Battery Pack Current and Voltage Measurement Requirements

Learn about battery pack current measurement and analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) requirements within battery management systems (BMSs). 


Seeing Through the Haze With the “Industry’s Lowest Sensitivity” Thermal Camera

Seeing Through the Haze With the “Industry’s Lowest Sensitivity” Thermal Camera

With the new Boson+ product line, Teledyne FLIR hopes to enable higher performance and more accurate thermal imaging systems.


News Apr 05, 2022 by Jake Hertz
MAXIM INTEGRATED MAX20474 Synchronous Boost Converter | New Product Brief

MAXIM INTEGRATED MAX20474 Synchronous Boost Converter | 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.


ANALOG DEVICES INC. LTC7804 Low IQ Synchronous Boost Controller | Featured Product Spotlight

ANALOG DEVICES INC. LTC7804 Low IQ Synchronous Boost Controller | Featured Product Spotlight

This Featured Product Spotlight is part of a video series exploring the specifications, applications, and market context of new products.


Texas Instruments Debuts 3 New Products at APEC 2022

Texas Instruments Debuts 3 New Products at APEC 2022

Focusing on performance and size, Texas Instruments is doubling down on EV power systems at this year's APEC.


News Mar 17, 2022 by Jake Hertz
LiDAR Chip Gets a Boost From MEMS Switching to Hit a “Record” Resolution

LiDAR Chip Gets a Boost From MEMS Switching to Hit a “Record” Resolution

New research from UC Berkeley leverages micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) in LiDAR focal plane switch arrays (FPSAs) to achieve "record resolution." What challenges did they overcome to reach this record?


News Mar 15, 2022 by Jake Hertz
The Potential of “Smart Roads:” Integrated Roadways Reimagines Infrastructure

The Potential of “Smart Roads:” Integrated Roadways Reimagines Infrastructure

Combining technology with pavement, Integrated Roadways dreams of a future where roads are intelligent. Learn more through AAC's interview with its CEO, Tim Sylvester.


News Mar 08, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Qualcomm Launches Digital Chassis Tech to Drive Vehicle Connectivity

Qualcomm Launches Digital Chassis Tech to Drive Vehicle Connectivity

Connectivity technology is no longer confined to houses and businesses. Now, Qualcomm has released a suite of new chips, SDKs, and services to enhance vehicle precision and communication.


News Mar 02, 2022 by Jake Hertz
A Glimpse at a New Wave of Smaller PMICs: AI, Automotive, Wearables, and More

A Glimpse at a New Wave of Smaller PMICs: AI, Automotive, Wearables, and More

Power management ICs (PMICs) are continually scaling down. Here's how a few companies are packing functionality in these devices in the face of miniaturization.


ST Hits an “Industry First” With 0.5 Mpixel iToF 3D Image Sensor

ST Hits an “Industry First” With 0.5 Mpixel iToF 3D Image Sensor

Targeting a breakthrough in digital vision, the ST’s family of high-resolution indirect Time-of-Flight (iToF) sensors aims to improve efficient depth imaging in devices that perform 3D imaging functionalities.


News Feb 25, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
A Wave of SiC MOSFET Designs Power Up to Strike at High Voltage Applications

A Wave of SiC MOSFET Designs Power Up to Strike at High Voltage Applications

As industrial power electronics move towards higher operating frequencies and voltage, silicon carbide (SiC) technologies are emerging to meet the demands of next-generation power electronics.


News Feb 24, 2022 by Darshil Patel
U.S. Lawmakers Give Green Light for Adaptive Driving Beam Headlights

U.S. Lawmakers Give Green Light for Adaptive Driving Beam Headlights

While the technology has existed for years in Canada and Europe, adaptive driving beams (ADBs) have historically been outlawed in the States—until now.


News Feb 23, 2022 by Tyler Charboneau
ST’s “Stellar” MCUs Aim to Push Forward E/E Architectures for Next-gen EVs

ST’s “Stellar” MCUs Aim to Push Forward E/E Architectures for Next-gen EVs

A new microcontroller unit (MCU) from STMicroelectronics (ST) seeks to optimize centralized electric vehicle (EV) electronic and electrical (E/E) architectures.


News Feb 23, 2022 by Jake Hertz
GaN Keeps a Steady Pace Into 2022 With a Focus on Design

GaN Keeps a Steady Pace Into 2022 With a Focus on Design

The race to beat out silicon (Si) for the "best" semiconductor continues with a rush of gallium nitride (GaN) announcements focusing on creating and furthering GaN-based device designs.


New Chips from Infineon, TI, and Toshiba Drive Advances in Autonomous Driving

New Chips from Infineon, TI, and Toshiba Drive Advances in Autonomous Driving

As the autonomous vehicle market heats up, new MCUs and ICs have hit the market this year to enable new ADAS functionalities.


News Feb 19, 2022 by Nicholas St. John
Arm’s Latest Mali Image Signal Processor Shines a Light on ADAS

Arm’s Latest Mali Image Signal Processor Shines a Light on ADAS

Image processing continues to be a major hurdle for advanced driver monitoring systems. Aiming to tackle this challenge, Arm's latest image signal processor eases the adoption of ADAS and automation technologies.


News Feb 18, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Prying Open the NVIDIA-Arm Acquisition: The Controversies, Actions, and Results

Prying Open the NVIDIA-Arm Acquisition: The Controversies, Actions, and Results

Last week the NVIDIA-Arm deal fell through, but it left us some questions to answer. What were the controversies and issues standing in the way? What did NVIDIA hope to gain? Where does that leave Arm?


News Feb 15, 2022 by Tyler Charboneau
Looking Forward to 2022: Wrapping Up 2021’s Semiconductor Industry Trends

Looking Forward to 2022: Wrapping Up 2021’s Semiconductor Industry Trends

With 2021 wrapped up, let's look back at the trends we saw happening in the semiconductor industry and then look at how 2022 is kicking off.


News Feb 11, 2022 by Lianne Frith