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ISSCC Papers from Renesas Tackle Wireless Charging and Car Gateway SoCs

ISSCC Papers from Renesas Tackle Wireless Charging and Car Gateway SoCs

In a pair of papers presented at last week’s 70th annual ISSCC event, Reneas engineers detailed IC designs for wireless power charging and nex-gen automotive gateways.


News Mar 01, 2023 by Jeff Child
Power ICs Debut as High-side and Low-side Smart Switch Solutions

Power ICs Debut as High-side and Low-side Smart Switch Solutions

A slew of high-side and low-side smart switch chips have emerged, offering interesting alternatives for a variety of automotive and industrial use cases.


News Feb 10, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Infineon BTN9970LV MOTIX™ | Product Sociable

Infineon BTN9970LV MOTIX™ | Product Sociable

Part of the NovalithIC™ family, the BTN99x0LV motor driver IC provides a complete low-ohmic-protected half-bridge in a single package.


Driver ICs Focus On High-voltage, High-integration, and More—a Roundup

Driver ICs Focus On High-voltage, High-integration, and More—a Roundup

Driver IC manufacturers are rolling out innovative solutions for targeted applications, addressing the gaps in the power driver industry.


News Feb 04, 2023 by Darshil Patel
DC-DC Switching Regulators Zero In on Automotive and Industrial Designs

DC-DC Switching Regulators Zero In on Automotive and Industrial Designs

While their issues and challenges are distinct, both automotive and industrial systems rely on DC-DC switching regulator technology. Learn how to navigate these issues and make smart engineering choices.


ST Rolls 32-bit MCU Aimed at Cost-conscious 8-bit System Designs

ST Rolls 32-bit MCU Aimed at Cost-conscious 8-bit System Designs

With its new microcontroller offering, STMicroelectronics hopes to bring 32-bit computing into 8-bit applications.


News Jan 16, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC Marries Infotainment and ADAS Support

Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC Marries Infotainment and ADAS Support

Building out its automotive portfolio, Qualcomm hopes its new SoC can enable the future of intelligent vehicles.


News Jan 10, 2023 by Jake Hertz
MCU Vendors Grow Their Software Offerings for GUIs, Automotive, and More

MCU Vendors Grow Their Software Offerings for GUIs, Automotive, and More

Through collaborations and home grown efforts, microcontroller companies across the industry are beefing up their software portfolios.


News Dec 28, 2022 by Jake Hertz
MCU Advances Focus on Neural Processing, RRAM, and Payment Security

MCU Advances Focus on Neural Processing, RRAM, and Payment Security

MCU vendors continue to up their game. Latest chips serve up neural processing for the edge, innovations in on-chip non-volatile memory, and tech for secure biometric card payments.


News Dec 10, 2022 by Jeff Child
Aimed at Power Distribution, Menlo Micro Debuts “Highest” Power MEMS Switch

Aimed at Power Distribution, Menlo Micro Debuts “Highest” Power MEMS Switch

Putting its Ideal Switch technology back into action, Menlo Micro has unveiled what it says is the industry highest power MEMS switch device.


News Dec 01, 2022 by Jeff Child
NXP Rolls out MCUs Aimed at Traction Inverter Control in EVs

NXP Rolls out MCUs Aimed at Traction Inverter Control in EVs

To tackle the complex challenges of traction inverter control in new electric vehicles (EVs), NXP unveils its S32K39 series of MCUs at Electronica.


News Nov 15, 2022 by Jeff Child
IXYS High-Side & Low-Side Gate Driver ICs | New Product Brief

IXYS High-Side & Low-Side Gate Driver ICs | 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.


SiFive Seeks to Fuel Next-Gen Designs with Automotive RISC-V Cores

SiFive Seeks to Fuel Next-Gen Designs with Automotive RISC-V Cores

With its new portfolio of automotive RISC-V processor cores, SiFive aims to solve challenges in the design of evolving digital cars.


News Sep 15, 2022 by Jake Hertz
H-bridge DC Motor Control Using Complementary PWM, Shoot-through, and Dead-time

H-bridge DC Motor Control Using Complementary PWM, Shoot-through, and Dead-time

Learn about the role of non-overlapping or complementary pulse width modulation (PMW) in DC motor control using an h-bridge circuit, taking into consideration PWM shoot-through and dead-time PWM.


SiC Collabs Fuel Advances in EV Traction Inverters and Charging Gear

SiC Collabs Fuel Advances in EV Traction Inverters and Charging Gear

As silicon carbide (SiC) proliferates in EV designs, a series of manufacturer collaborations are fueling innovation in electric vehicle (EV) traction inverters, charging infrastructure, and more.


News Jul 02, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Sensor ICs Suit Up to Play in EVs, RFIDs, and the IoT

Sensor ICs Suit Up to Play in EVs, RFIDs, and the IoT

New sensor innovations have emerged to play in market-specific zones. Among these are IS0-26262 electric vehicle (EV) sensors, RFID sensors, and sensors geared for the Internet of Things (IoT).


MOSFET Performance and Packaging Innovations Shine at PCIM Europe

MOSFET Performance and Packaging Innovations Shine at PCIM Europe

Offering advances in key specs and packaging options, semiconductor vendors unveiled a variety of new SiC (silicon carbide) FET and MOSFET devices at this week’s 2022 PCIM Europe event.


News May 13, 2022 by Jeff Child
TI Touts Solid-state Relays to Enable Safer EVs

TI Touts Solid-state Relays to Enable Safer EVs

With an eye toward improving isolation technology in electric vehicles, Texas Instruments (TI) is rolling out two solid-state relay chips designed to replace traditional automotive mechanical relays.


News May 10, 2022 by Jeff Child
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.


Honeywell SNG-S Speed Sensor | New Product Brief

Honeywell SNG-S Speed Sensor | 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.