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NXP Rolls Next-Gen UWB ICs to Enable Smarter Car Access and More

Packing a radar and UWB transceiver in one chip, NXP’s latest development, announced today, simplifies vehicle access.

2 days ago by Aaron Carman

New MOSFETs Touted for Power Savings, Performance, and Packaging

Some of the biggest impacts in power electronics stem from MOSFET innovation. Here are a few importable offerings from Rohm, Littelfuse, and Magnachip.

November 24, 2023 by Jake Hertz

Microchip Responds to New Automotive Safety Standards With Security IC

The new security IC better supports large key sizes while maintaining backward compatibility for smaller keys.

November 17, 2023 by Jake Hertz

NXP Aims New Motor Control MCU at Software-Defined Vehicles

NXP’s S32M2 IC enables software reuse across a variety of small vehicle motors, such as fans, pumps, sunroof openers, trunk openers, and more.

November 07, 2023 by Aaron Carman

New Automotive Sensors Improve Cameras, Tire Pressure, and EV Batteries

From automotive vision to energy management, these sensors rolled out last month help make vehicles smarter and safer.

October 25, 2023 by Aaron Carman

SiFive Rolls Out RISC-V Cores Aimed at Generative AI and ML

SiFive has released two new processors, one to target machine learning applications, and one to target general-purpose HPC.

October 16, 2023 by Jake Hertz

Infineon & Neutron Controls Team Up on Advanced Automotive BMS Platform

The new BMS platform is built on pre-existing Infineon chipsets to speed up the hardware and software development process.

October 13, 2023 by Jake Hertz

Microchip Claims Industry’s First Low Pin Count MCU Family With I3C Support

Microchip’s latest MCU shows that big things can come in small packages.

September 29, 2023 by Aaron Carman

Navitas Technology Takes GaN to New Power Heights

A new and improved GaN technology is moving from the cell phone charger market into higher power, high-reliability applications. EE Power spoke with Navitas’ Stephen Oliver to find out how, and we’ve got everything engineers need to know.

September 25, 2023 by Barbara Vergetis Lundin

Chipmakers, Researchers, and Hobbyists Show Off the Many Faces of RISC-V

In this roundup, we review the ways RISC-V is making its mark in the computing world—from small-scale gaming projects to large-scale corporate initiatives.

September 23, 2023 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle

MOSFET Report: New Devices Lower Losses and Boost Power Density

New power MOSFETs are aiding industrial power electronics with their high efficiency and power density.

September 20, 2023 by Darshil Patel

Development Boards Built to Kick Start Automotive, Edge AI, & IoT Design

Renesas, Infineon, Edge Impulse, and AnalogLamb have released boards and kits—all with the goal of accelerating development cycles in embedded systems.

September 16, 2023 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle

Memory, Processing, & Security: Focal Points of New Automotive Releases

Automotive developers seek new ways to up safety, functionality, and comfort in modern vehicles. These mobility products may help to meet such targets.

September 13, 2023 by Darshil Patel

ST Introduces Pair of Rugged Op-Amps for Automotive Landscapes

STMicroelectronics’ latest op-amp can handle the heat while keeping its operating point static.

September 12, 2023 by Aaron Carman

With ASIC-Based Approach, Altos Radar Races to Lead Automotive Vision

Launched in January 2023, Altos Radar is fast-tracking a viable 4D automotive radar system with a recent $3.5M seed round.

September 06, 2023 by Duane Benson

Lumotive Releases First Commercial Optical Beam-Steering Chip for LiDAR

All About Circuits received exclusive details about Lumotive’s new LM10 chip, the first commercial optical beam-steering chip designed to make optical 3D sensing as mainstream as cameras.

August 31, 2023 by Jake Hertz

Rohm’s Automotive Hall ICs Offer ‘Industry-Leading Withstand Voltage’

Rohm has devised a new unipolar and latch Hall-effect sensor to better detect magnetic fields in automotive designs.

August 28, 2023 by Jake Hertz

TI Tightens Accuracy and Integration of New Current Sensing Solutions

TI says the new Hall-effect current sensor and EZShunt integrated shunt portfolio balance the major features of current sensing solutions: cost, size, accuracy, and speed.

August 22, 2023 by Jake Hertz

Nexperia Introduces Its First Integrated 5 V Load Switch to Portfolio

Nexperia says its latest power chip has an 85% smaller PCB footprint than alternatives with several discrete components.

August 21, 2023 by Aaron Carman

Super Junction MOSFETs Tackle Efficiency in the World of High-voltage Power

A wave of N-channel Super Junction MOSFETs from Rohm, Alpha and Omega, and Toshiba aim to address efficiency in high-voltage power applications.

August 19, 2023 by Duane Benson