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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
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
Celebrating Inventor H. Joseph Gerber, the Man Behind the File Format

Celebrating Inventor H. Joseph Gerber, the Man Behind the File Format

Heinz Joseph Gerber escaped from a Nazi labor camp to become one of the most prolific U.S. inventors of the 20th century.


News Aug 27, 2024 by Duane Benson
New AI Efforts Touch Everything From Data Ownership to Humanoid Robots

New AI Efforts Touch Everything From Data Ownership to Humanoid Robots

Startups are using and supporting AI in a myriad of ways.


News Aug 20, 2024 by Jake Hertz
New Littelfuse Solid-State Relays Cut Downtime for Industrial Machinery

New Littelfuse Solid-State Relays Cut Downtime for Industrial Machinery

Littelfuse built the new solid-state relay family to meet the rigorous reliability requirements of commercial and industrial machinery.


News Aug 19, 2024 by Mike Falter
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
Nexperia, Toshiba, and Navitas Expand MOSFET Product Lineups

Nexperia, Toshiba, and Navitas Expand MOSFET Product Lineups

With an eye on efficiency, thermal resistance, and size, major power players have added new MOSFETs to their portfolios.


News Aug 13, 2024 by Jake Hertz
A Look Back at 50 Years With the UPC Barcode

A Look Back at 50 Years With the UPC Barcode

The humble universal product code has passed the 50-year mark as a key tool in the retail sales industry.


News Aug 09, 2024 by Duane Benson
Micron, SK Hynix, and Others Debut Memory Firsts Ahead of Storage Show

Micron, SK Hynix, and Others Debut Memory Firsts Ahead of Storage Show

This week, memory makers big and small have rolled out NAND Flash, MRAM, and DDR innovations ahead of the rebranded Future of Memory Storage show.


News Aug 05, 2024 by Duane Benson
Researchers Advance Thermal Imaging for Military, Medical Infrared Thermography

Researchers Advance Thermal Imaging for Military, Medical Infrared Thermography

Using a non-contact thermometer with a near-infrared (NIR) spectrometer, the team eliminated the need for precise emissivity values.


News Jul 31, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Microchip Gives Its Latest dsPIC a 200 MHz, High-Speed Upgrade

Microchip Gives Its Latest dsPIC a 200 MHz, High-Speed Upgrade

The new line operates at 200 MHz—the highest dsPIC clock speed to date—and adds a double-precision floating point unit and enhanced DSP engine.


News Jul 30, 2024 by Duane Benson
ST Releases New Reference Board for High-Current Brushless Motors

ST Releases New Reference Board for High-Current Brushless Motors

The ready-to-use circular board reference design puts 750 W drive capability into a circular PCB just 50 mm (1.9”) in diameter.


News Jul 29, 2024 by Duane Benson
OmniVision, ST, and Onsemi Freshen Up Image Sensor Portfolios

OmniVision, ST, and Onsemi Freshen Up Image Sensor Portfolios

Several companies have updated the size, efficiency, or development ecosystems of their image sensors for applications ranging from AR to factory automation.


News Jul 18, 2024 by Arjun Nijhawan
Nuvoton Supports the AI-Laden Data Center With 48-V Motor Driver IC

Nuvoton Supports the AI-Laden Data Center With 48-V Motor Driver IC

The 48-V direct drive motor driver IC promotes high efficiency, airflow, and speed rotation in fan motors.


News Jul 18, 2024 by Jake Hertz