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Infineon Adds 8 Bluetooth MCUs for Industrial, Consumer, and Automotive

Infineon Adds 8 Bluetooth MCUs for Industrial, Consumer, and Automotive

The new variants in Infineon's BLE 5.4 MCU family feature both SoC and module configurations.


News Aug 15, 2024 by Mike Falter
STMicroelectronics STM32U0 Ultra Low Power MCUs | Featured Product Spotlight

STMicroelectronics STM32U0 Ultra Low Power MCUs | Featured Product Spotlight

STMicroelectronics STM32U0 Ultra Low Power MCUs are designed for cost-sensitive, battery-powered applications. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Amphenol Aorora 0.30mm Pitch FPC Right Angle ZIF Flex Connectors | New Product Brief

Amphenol Aorora 0.30mm Pitch FPC Right Angle ZIF Flex Connectors | New Product Brief

Amphenol Aorora 0.30mm Pitch FPC Right Angle ZIF Flex Connectors are designed for reliable and durable performance in various electronic applications. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Rohm Announces the ‘Industry’s Smallest’ CMOS Op Amp

Rohm Announces the ‘Industry’s Smallest’ CMOS Op Amp

Rohm designed the new 0.88 mm x 0.58 mm rail-to-rail op amp for devices where space is at a premium, such as smartphones and IoT devices.


News Aug 08, 2024 by Duane Benson
New E-Fuses Bring Intelligence to the Fuse and Circuit Breaker Worlds

New E-Fuses Bring Intelligence to the Fuse and Circuit Breaker Worlds

These new e-fuse offerings from Toshiba, Nexperia, and STMicroelectronics serve manifold applications: laptops, vehicles, datacenters, and beyond.


News Aug 07, 2024 by Duane Benson
TI’s Smallest Display Controller Enables 4K UHD Projection Anywhere

TI’s Smallest Display Controller Enables 4K UHD Projection Anywhere

At the width of a pencil eraser, the new digital light processing chipset may enable the "smallest, fastest, and lowest-power 4K ultra-high-definition (UHD) projectors ever".


News Aug 06, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Rethinking MCU Architectures for the AI Era

Rethinking MCU Architectures for the AI Era

MCUs that only do control tasks are one thing. But in today’s AI age, a truly AI-enabled MCU needs to offer more. Learn the important factors—from optimized neural processing units (NPUs) to power efficient architectures to clever memory topologies.


Qualcomm Brings 5G and Long Battery Life to Billions of Smartphone Users

Qualcomm Brings 5G and Long Battery Life to Billions of Smartphone Users

Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 platform brings 5G data, fast charging, and improved memory performance to low-cost phones worldwide.


News Aug 01, 2024 by Duane Benson
Omron Electronics D2LS Switches | New Product Brief

Omron Electronics D2LS Switches | New Product Brief

Omron Electronics D2LS Switches are ultra-subminiature, surface-mount switches designed for durability and compactness, measuring just 8.6mm x 4.8mm x 3.0mm. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


RECOM REDIIN DIN Rail Power Supplies | New Product Brief

RECOM REDIIN DIN Rail Power Supplies | New Product Brief

RECOM REDIIN DIN Rail Power Supplies, contains 120W, 240W, and 480W models, are designed for a wide range of industrial and automation applications. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Understanding Inductors With Gapped Cores

Understanding Inductors With Gapped Cores

In this article, we explore the advantages of introducing an air gap to the magnetic core of an inductor.


How to Tackle Electrical Over-Stress (EOS) Challenges in the USB-PD Era

How to Tackle Electrical Over-Stress (EOS) Challenges in the USB-PD Era

As USB PD 3.1 devices proliferate, high-voltages increase the risk of electrostatic issues. To address these problems, learn how to make smart choices in ESD and EOS testing, as well as TVS device selection.


SiTime Introduces ‘Smallest and Lowest Power’ 32 kHz Crystal Oscillator

SiTime Introduces ‘Smallest and Lowest Power’ 32 kHz Crystal Oscillator

The new oscillator chip delivers low power consumption and ±20 ppm frequency stability to small IoT devices in a 1.2 mm x 1.1 mm QFN package


News Jul 22, 2024 by Duane Benson
Moving Data Through an LTspice Parallel-Load Shift Register

Moving Data Through an LTspice Parallel-Load Shift Register

This article demonstrates the operation of an LTspice shift register and discusses details of its schematic and timing relationships.


Voltronics / Knowles J Series Ceramic Chip Trimmer Capacitors | Featured Product Spotlight

Voltronics / Knowles J Series Ceramic Chip Trimmer Capacitors | Featured Product Spotlight

Knowles' Voltronics brand J Series Ceramic Chip Trimmer Capacitors are designed for high performance and stability over time, with minimal capacitance drift. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Kinetic Technologies KTB8400 Switching Voltage Regulators | New Product Brief

Kinetic Technologies KTB8400 Switching Voltage Regulators | New Product Brief

Kinetic Technologies KTB8400 Switching Voltage Regulators is a precision OptiComp™ buck switching regulator with programmable output voltages ranging from 0.6V to 3.345V via I²C. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


ST Announces First Embedded SIM to Support New IoT Standard

ST Announces First Embedded SIM to Support New IoT Standard

STMicroelectronics designed its embedded SIM (eSIM) to comply with new GSMA eSIM protocols for IoT deployments.


News Jul 08, 2024 by Mike Falter
Lattice Combines Security of Fixed Hardware With Flexibility of an FPGA

Lattice Combines Security of Fixed Hardware With Flexibility of an FPGA

Lattice Semiconductor is bringing cryptographic agility and hardware root of trust to low-power FPGAs.


News Jul 02, 2024 by Duane Benson
Targeting 4K Video Interfaces, Small FPGA Boasts Hard-Core MIPI C-PHYs

Targeting 4K Video Interfaces, Small FPGA Boasts Hard-Core MIPI C-PHYs

"Dynamite comes in small packages": Gowin Semiconductor adopts this mentality with its new FPGA targeting embedded high-speed interfaces.


News Jul 02, 2024 by Aaron Carman
My Favorites From Sensors Converge 2024

My Favorites From Sensors Converge 2024

A short recap of some of the most interesting technologies I was able to see while walking the show floor this year.


News Jun 28, 2024 by Dale Wilson