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New ams Color Sensor Designed to Eliminate Flicker in Rolling Shutter Sensors

The highly sensitive flicker sensor is designed to deliver distortion-free images and videos captured on a smartphone camera.

November 05, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

TDK Introduces Power Inductors for Automotive LED Headlights

The SPM-VT series meets the high thermal and current demands of the automotive LED headlight environment.

September 04, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

Penn State Researchers Build Monolithic GaN AC-Powered LED Chip

In this new research, gallium nitride (GaN) LEDs and their power supply are integrated onto the same monolithic chip.

August 15, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

Diodes Incorporated Introduces New LED Driver-Controller for Automotive Applications

This week, Diodes Inc. introduced a new IC for LEDs in automotive applications.

July 04, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

STMicroelectronics Unveils the STM32G4 Series of Microcontrollers

ST's new MCUs target applications in e-mobility, digital power supplies, motor control, lighting, and building automation.

May 30, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

History of the Oscilloscope: Visualizing with Light, the CRT, to the Modern Oscilloscope

In this third part to our series, we cover the most recent history of the oscilloscope up to modern times.

May 25, 2019 by Chantelle Dubois

GaN in Microdisplays? Plessey Semiconductors Innovates GaN-on-Silicon for Augmented Reality

GaN-on-silicon allows LED technology to make big advancements in microdisplays.

May 20, 2019 by Baker Lawley

Diodes Incorporated Announces Versatile New Boost Controller for LED/LCD Display Applications

Diodes Incorporated's new LED controller uses PWM to analog dimming conversion for display applications.

May 04, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

UnitedSiC Announces SiC JFET Family for Low Power AC-DC Flyback Converters

These normally-ON devices are well-suited to form the nucleus of cascode-based 20-100 Watt flyback products.

March 28, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

New LED Drivers from Taiwan Semiconductor Reach Many Automotive Applications

Taiwan Semiconductor releases two new low-side constant current regulators for automotive LEDs.

March 22, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

New RF-Sampling Transceivers From TI Feature Industry’s Widest Frequency Range

New quad- and dual-channel transceivers are designed for radar, software-defined radio, and 5G applications.

March 07, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

New RGB LED Controller from TI Aims to Simplify Firmware Design

The LP5030 is intended to improve and simplify LED-based user interfaces in routers, handheld devices, and many other consumer-electronics applications.

February 27, 2019 by Robert Keim

New Current-Mode Controller from STMicro Brings High Power Factor to LED Lighting

STMicroelectronics claims this new power controller improves efficiency and performance in LED applications.

February 22, 2019 by Robert Keim

Sensors for IoT, Robotics, and Mobile: ams Optical Imaging Sensors Roundup

An update on some new ams optical imaging sensors coming down the pipe in 2019.

January 20, 2019 by Mark Hughes

Sensors Behind Device Screens, Expression Tracking, and a New SDK: Facial Recognition Roundup

A look at some facial recognition-related info from around the industry.

January 18, 2019 by Kate Smith

Achieving Angle of Light Detection: Silicon Nanowires Emulate a Gecko’s Ears

Researchers from Stanford University have created an experimental setup that may see future cameras and other light detecting systems record both intensity and angle of incoming light. What applications does angular detection offer? How does it work? And what does this story have to do with Gecko ears?

November 02, 2018 by Robin Mitchell

High Efficiencies at Light Loads: A Voltage Boost Converter from Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments recently released their new voltage boost converter (step-up converter) that offers high efficiencies at light load conditions.

April 12, 2018 by Nick Davis

Adjustable Step-Down DC/DC Constant-Current Control: An LED Controller from Diodes Incorporated

Diodes Incorporated announced a new adjustable constant-current LED step-down (buck) DC/DC converter that accepts an input voltage ranging from 5V to 60V.

April 11, 2018 by Nick Davis

AC Energy Metering: A Single-Phase Energy-Metering IC with Autocalibration from Analog Devices

The ADE9153A from Analog Devices is a single-phase energy-metering IC that includes autocalibration.

March 27, 2018 by Nick Davis

Xilinx Hails New Single-chip Microprocessors as the “World’s Highest Performing” for ADAS

The single chip integrates 64-bit quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 and the dual-core Arm Cortex-R5 based processing system.

3 hours ago by Lisa Boneta

STMicroelectronics Designs Wireless Support for ST8500 Chipset in Smart Meters

The ST8500 PLC chipset allows smart meters to communicate wirelessly through existing power cables or RF waves.

19 hours ago by Cabe Atwell

Vishay Introduces Low-profile Commercial Inductors in 1212 Case Size

The three new members of Vishay's IHLP family feature inductances ranging from 0.10 to 3.3 µH and profiles as low as 1.0 mm.

About 24 hours ago by Gary Elinoff

Analog Devices Reveals a Low-power PHY Chip for the Industrial Ethernet

The ADIN1300 is a low-latency, single-port Ethernet transceiver for gigabit-speed operation in harsh environments.

2 days ago by Gary Elinoff

ams Unveils Family of Digital Temperature Sensors for Tight Thermal Control

Sized at only 1.5 mm2, members of the AS621x family offer a range of temperature accuracies for design flexibility.

3 days ago by Gary Elinoff

STM32’s LoRaWAN Software Upgraded to Support Latest Firmware Over-the-Air Updates

The I-CUBE-LRWAN Expansion Package allows developers to support the latest firmware updated over the air (FUOTA) specifications from the LoRa Alliance.

3 days ago by Lisa Boneta

GaN Systems and ON Semi Develop Half-Bridge Evaluation Board to Drive GaN Power Switches

The new evaluation board simplifies the process of evaluating gallium nitride-based, half-bridge or full-bridge power supplies.

4 days ago by Gary Elinoff

New AI Secures Public Spaces Using Security Cameras, Drone Surveillance, and Facial Recognition

The ever-advancing field of artificial intelligence is opening new vistas for securing homes and public spaces alike.

November 09, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

Flex Power Modules’ New Point-Of-Load Regulator Aims to Pack Power, Save PCB Space

The BMR4615001/001’s input ranges from 4.5 to 14 volts, while its output ranges from 0.6 to 3.3 volts.

November 08, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

Google Launches Open-Source OpenTitan Project for Silicon Root of Trust Chips

Google’s OpenTitan is a collaborative venture with tech companies that offers multi-factor security keys and RoT technology, which will be baked into new chips.

November 08, 2019 by Cabe Atwell

Infineon’s Evaluation Board Built to Anticipate SiC in Motor Drives

The EVAL-M5-E1B1245N-SiC supports the design of industrial drive motor applications of up to 7.5 kW.

November 07, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

Wind River Systems Announces New Version of Simics for Stronger Cybersecurity and DevOps

The new version of Simics provides a secure, shared platform aimed to help embedded developers virtually simulate a full target system.

November 06, 2019 by Lisa Boneta

TE’s New Multi-Sensor Module Geared to Push Smart Devices to Market Faster

The pre-engineered module aims to save developers the effort of finding and deploying separate sensing solutions.

November 06, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

New ams Color Sensor Designed to Eliminate Flicker in Rolling Shutter Sensors

The highly sensitive flicker sensor is designed to deliver distortion-free images and videos captured on a smartphone camera.

November 05, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

TI Rolls Out New ADC for Improved Voice Capture in Noisy, Far-field Environments

TI designed the new ADC to capture low-distortion audio recordings from far distances or in noisy environments.

November 05, 2019 by Lisa Boneta

Dialog Semi Releases “World’s Smallest and Most Power Efficient” Bluetooth 5.1 SoC Module for IoT Applications

Dialog Semiconductor today announced a new BLE SoC—one it claims is the smallest and least power-hungry on the market.

November 04, 2019 by Robin Mitchell

Reader Question: How Do You Use Modules and Modular Design?

Are modules a convenient timesaver? Or a harbinger of changes to how modern engineers design?

November 02, 2019 by Kate Smith

Altium Claims Title of First Cloud-based Platform for eCAD Component Management

Concord Pro allows each player in the design process to share up-to-date component information.

November 01, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

Synopsys’ Die-to-Die PHY IP Speeds Up Cloud Computing SoC Designs

The die-to-die PHY IP enables extra-short reach connectivity in multi-chip modules (MCM) for hyper-scale data centers, AI, and networking applications.

November 01, 2019 by Lisa Boneta

Diodes Incorporated Releases Buck Converter Family Designed to Combat EMI

Diode Incorporated’s 40V, 2.2MHz synchronous buck converters are designed for high efficiency across all loads.

October 31, 2019 by Gary Elinoff