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New Position Sensing ICs Simplify Design and Enhance Precision

New Position Sensing ICs Simplify Design and Enhance Precision

A new crop of magnetic switches, sensors, and PCB-based position encoders aims to redefine position sensing in automotive, industrial, and robotic designs.


News Dec 03, 2024 by Charles Lee
A Glimpse at a Morning in Electronica’s Test and Measurement Hall

A Glimpse at a Morning in Electronica’s Test and Measurement Hall

During a morning at Electronica's Hall A3, we visited numerous booths to learn about new instruments for an engineer's toolbox. Here are three highlights.


News Nov 26, 2024 by Duane Benson
NXP Debuts Applications Processors for Industrial and Automotive Designs

NXP Debuts Applications Processors for Industrial and Automotive Designs

The new processor family offers a combination of real-time control and communications features.


News Nov 25, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Renesas Releases Two New IO-Link Enhancing Devices

Renesas Releases Two New IO-Link Enhancing Devices

Renesas has developed two new semiconductor solutions for the growing IO-Link market. The new IO-Link solutions include a four-channel master IC and a dual-channel sensor signal conditioner IC.


News Nov 18, 2024 by Damond Goodwin
Siemens Unwraps Electronic Systems Design Software With AI Enhancements

Siemens Unwraps Electronic Systems Design Software With AI Enhancements

The new release upgrades Xpedition, Hyperlynx, and PADS Professional with an integrated design flow and collaborative user experience.


News Nov 13, 2024 by Duane Benson
PI Introduces 1700V Switcher IC With More Than 99% Reliability

PI Introduces 1700V Switcher IC With More Than 99% Reliability

Power Integrations has upped its GaN game with InnoMux-2 IC, delivering more than 90% efficiency from a 1000 VDC bus and supplying up to 60 W from three accurately regulated outputs.


AMD First to Release FPGA Devices With CXL 3.1 and PCIe Gen6

AMD First to Release FPGA Devices With CXL 3.1 and PCIe Gen6

Unveiled today at Electronica, AMD designed the new FPGA to act as a “traffic cop” in larger AI systems.


News Nov 12, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Tektronix Introduces Isolated Current Probes and 3-Channel Power Supply

Tektronix Introduces Isolated Current Probes and 3-Channel Power Supply

Announced today, the new solutions may improve testing and measurement for applications requiring greater power capacity and efficiency.


News Nov 12, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Onsemi Rolls Out Modular Analog and Mixed-Signal SoC Platform

Onsemi Rolls Out Modular Analog and Mixed-Signal SoC Platform

Announced today, Onsemi calls the new platform the "industry’s most advanced" analog and mixed-signal platform, aiding the development of intelligent power management, sensor interfaces, and communications solutions.


News Nov 11, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Renesas Embeds Powerful Arm Cortex-M85 Into Entry-Level MCUs

Renesas Embeds Powerful Arm Cortex-M85 Into Entry-Level MCUs

Renesas' new 32-bit MCUs maintain the power of its RA8 series MCUs while streamlining their features, making them cost-effective for high-volume embedded applications.


News Nov 07, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Orca Semi Unveils IO-Link Comms Transceiver for the Smart Factory

Orca Semi Unveils IO-Link Comms Transceiver for the Smart Factory

Announced today, the new transceiver will allow manufacturers to streamline communication between sensors, actuators, and controllers.


News Nov 06, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Qualcomm Keys Into AI Performance for New Industrial Processors

Qualcomm Keys Into AI Performance for New Industrial Processors

Three new processor series may bring AI performance and reliability to the industrial sector.


News Oct 17, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Pico Adds New Mixed-Signal Oscilloscopes to PicoScope 3000E Line

Pico Adds New Mixed-Signal Oscilloscopes to PicoScope 3000E Line

The new models include 16 digital channels, four analog channels, and a broad feature set in a headless oscilloscope.


News Oct 15, 2024 by Duane Benson
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
Tech Shorts: A Roundup of Recent SoCs, Dev Boards, and More

Tech Shorts: A Roundup of Recent SoCs, Dev Boards, and More

In this edition of Tech Shorts, we spotlight six snippets of industry news targeting power, connectivity, AI, and beyond.


News Oct 07, 2024 by Jake Hertz
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
NI Unveils Bus-Powered USB DAQ Device That Revs Up Measurement Performance

NI Unveils Bus-Powered USB DAQ Device That Revs Up Measurement Performance

Announced today, the new DAQ blends high-performance data capture with robust software support.


News Sep 17, 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
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