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Infineon & Neutron Controls Team Up on Advanced Automotive BMS Platform

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.


News Oct 13, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Microchip Claims Industry’s First Low Pin Count MCU Family With I3C Support

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.


News Sep 29, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Navitas Technology Takes GaN to New Power Heights

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.


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

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.


News Sep 23, 2023 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
MOSFET Report: New Devices Lower Losses and Boost Power Density

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.


News Sep 20, 2023 by Darshil Patel
Development Boards Built to Kick Start Automotive, Edge AI, & IoT Design

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.


News Sep 16, 2023 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Memory, Processing, & Security: Focal Points of New Automotive Releases

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.


News Sep 13, 2023 by Darshil Patel
ST Introduces Pair of Rugged Op-Amps for Automotive Landscapes

ST Introduces Pair of Rugged Op-Amps for Automotive Landscapes

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


News Sep 12, 2023 by Aaron Carman
With ASIC-Based Approach, Altos Radar Races to Lead Automotive Vision

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.


News Sep 06, 2023 by Duane Benson
Lumotive Releases First Commercial Optical Beam-Steering Chip for LiDAR

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.


News Aug 31, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Rohm’s Automotive Hall ICs Offer ‘Industry-Leading Withstand Voltage’

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.


News Aug 28, 2023 by Jake Hertz
TI Tightens Accuracy and Integration of New Current Sensing Solutions

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.


News Aug 22, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Nexperia Introduces Its First Integrated 5 V Load Switch to Portfolio

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.


News Aug 21, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Super Junction MOSFETs Tackle Efficiency in the World of High-voltage Power

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.


News Aug 19, 2023 by Duane Benson
Vishay Shrinks Down VCSEL-based Reflective Optical Sensor

Vishay Shrinks Down VCSEL-based Reflective Optical Sensor

Vishay's new optical sensor packs a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) and a silicon phototransistor in a 1.85 mm x 1.2 mm x 0.6 mm package.


News Aug 17, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Infineon Puts More Under the Hood of New MCU-embedded Power ICs

Infineon Puts More Under the Hood of New MCU-embedded Power ICs

Built for automotive motor control, the new chips pack power electronics, microcontrollers, and communications circuitry in one chip.


News Aug 11, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Haptics Development Board is Small Enough to Fit Inside Your Lightsaber

Haptics Development Board is Small Enough to Fit Inside Your Lightsaber

Aimed at easing the process of developing devices that require HD haptics, Titan Haptics has unveiled a tiny board designed both for development and and for embedding into your design.


News Aug 02, 2023 by Jeff Child
Qorvo Releases Free Circuit Simulation Software, QSPICE

Qorvo Releases Free Circuit Simulation Software, QSPICE

Built with power and analog engineers in mind, Qorvo's new QSPICE software shrinks overall runtimes and offers a reported 100% completion rate.


News Jul 27, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Three MOSFETs Aim to Unleash Efficiency and Power Density

Three MOSFETs Aim to Unleash Efficiency and Power Density

With a focus on conduction loss, size, and speed, the power MOSFETs may pave the way for unprecedented efficiency and power density in a range of applications.


News Jul 25, 2023 by Darshil Patel
Infineon Welcomes New Devices to Fleet of Automotive Ferroelectric RAM

Infineon Welcomes New Devices to Fleet of Automotive Ferroelectric RAM

Rising to meet the automotive sector’s need for a long memory lifetime and fast data logging, Infineon has introduced two new FRAM devices.


News Jul 20, 2023 by Jake Hertz