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Infineon’s Automotive Fingerprint Sensor IDs and Authenticates Drivers

Infineon’s Automotive Fingerprint Sensor IDs and Authenticates Drivers

The new biometric fingerprint sensors may be a simple, accurate, and cost-effective way to identify drivers and approve in-vehicle personalization and payments.


News Oct 22, 2024 by Mike Falter
Jayant Baliga, Inventor of the IGBT, Wins Esteemed International Award

Jayant Baliga, Inventor of the IGBT, Wins Esteemed International Award

One of the 20th century’s masters of the electron, Professor Jayant Baliga adds the 2024 Millennium Technology Prize to his long list of honors and awards.


News Oct 14, 2024 by Duane Benson
Bourns Expands Products for Automotive and Industrial Needs

Bourns Expands Products for Automotive and Industrial Needs

Bourns’ new products meet next-gen needs for signal transmission, high-current sensing, and surge protection.


News Oct 11, 2024 by Mike Falter
TI’s PLDs Help Engineers Leap From Concept to Prototype in a Snap

TI’s PLDs Help Engineers Leap From Concept to Prototype in a Snap

The new family of programmable logic devices highly integrates features to reduce board space by up to 94%.


News Oct 10, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Renesas Expands R-Car ADAS Portfolio With Two New SoC Series

Renesas Expands R-Car ADAS Portfolio With Two New SoC Series

The new V4M and V4H automotive computing SoCs target ADAS L2, L2+, and L3 while maintaining software compatibility with existing chips in the R-Car line.


News Oct 03, 2024 by Duane Benson
Three New ICs Address the Mounting Demands of Connected Vehicles

Three New ICs Address the Mounting Demands of Connected Vehicles

Rohm, Toshiba, and Nexperia target compact designs that can be used in various automotive applications.


News Oct 01, 2024 by Liam Critchley
ST Adds New SiC MOSFETs to Power Next-Generation EV Powertrains

ST Adds New SiC MOSFETs to Power Next-Generation EV Powertrains

ST designed its newest STPower silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs to improve efficiency, power density, and robustness for EV powertrains and charging circuits.


News Sep 26, 2024 by Mike Falter
NXP’s Battery Junction Box IC First to Sense, Think, and Act in One Chip

NXP’s Battery Junction Box IC First to Sense, Think, and Act in One Chip

The new chip measures currents, voltages, and temperatures in EV and hybrid-EV battery packs.


News Sep 24, 2024 by Mike Falter
AMD Brings Small, Low-Cost FPGAs to ADAS and Digital Cockpits

AMD Brings Small, Low-Cost FPGAs to ADAS and Digital Cockpits

AMD says the new Artix Ultrascale field programmable gate arrays maintain advanced capabilities while shrinking component size and cost.


News Sep 23, 2024 by Duane Benson
Infineon Makes First 300mm Power GaN Wafer With Existing Manufacturing Tools

Infineon Makes First 300mm Power GaN Wafer With Existing Manufacturing Tools

The 300-mm gallium nitride (GaN) wafer production will bend the cost curve for power-dense, wide-bandgap devices, bringing them closer to cost parity with silicon.


News Sep 17, 2024 by Mike Falter
Allegro Unveils Current Sensors Boasting ‘Superior Magnetic Sensitivity’

Allegro Unveils Current Sensors Boasting ‘Superior Magnetic Sensitivity’

The new sensors leverage tunnel magnetoresistance sensing to sharpen sensitivity and precision.


News Sep 16, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Innovative Core Material Supports Higher Currents in TDK’s Inductive Chokes

Innovative Core Material Supports Higher Currents in TDK’s Inductive Chokes

The new high-current chokes use a novel alloy powder core material with superior saturation properties to push the boundaries of current density.


News Sep 12, 2024 by Mike Falter
Keysight Reveals Portable 14-bit ADC Oscilloscope for General Applications

Keysight Reveals Portable 14-bit ADC Oscilloscope for General Applications

The 14-bit scope combines architectural improvements and software support for higher resolution, real-time processing, and enhanced signal analysis.


News Sep 10, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Nuvoton Levels Up MCU Series to 32 Bits to Bolster Smart Home Systems

Nuvoton Levels Up MCU Series to 32 Bits to Bolster Smart Home Systems

The M2003 series, with an Arm Cortex-M23 core, now offers 32-bit capabilities to improve system performance in a compact 20-pin package.


News Sep 09, 2024 by Mike Falter
High-Power PCB Relay Keeps EV Charging Cool

High-Power PCB Relay Keeps EV Charging Cool

Omron’s 4-pole relay fits on a PCB to reduce the heat generated in three-phase power electric vehicle wallboxes during high-power charging.


News Sep 05, 2024 by Liam Critchley
Toshiba Launches Auto CXPI Responder Chip With Built-In Logic Hardware

Toshiba Launches Auto CXPI Responder Chip With Built-In Logic Hardware

The new chip enables low data-rate communication between ECUs within the automotive network.


News Sep 04, 2024 by Jake Hertz
New Automotive Technology Rolls Forth: Redrivers, ADAS, and V2X

New Automotive Technology Rolls Forth: Redrivers, ADAS, and V2X

In this roundup, we highlight three new developments from Diodes Incorporated, Waymo, and the transportation department that are making cars and highways safer and more connected.


News Aug 27, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Microchip Debuts a Trio of EV Charger Reference Designs

Microchip Debuts a Trio of EV Charger Reference Designs

Whether in-home or in a dense commercial network, Microchip’s EV charger designs give designers access to new features straight out of the box.


News Aug 16, 2024 by Aaron Carman
Go Big or Go Home: Efinix Targets Mass Market With New FPGA Family

Go Big or Go Home: Efinix Targets Mass Market With New FPGA Family

The Topaz FPGA line builds on the company’s Titanium FPGA portfolio with high-performance, cost-effective chips for mainstream applications.


News Aug 15, 2024 by Duane Benson
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