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Qorvo’s PMIC for In-vehicle Charging Integrates Analog and Power Functions

Qorvo’s PMIC for In-vehicle Charging Integrates Analog and Power Functions

Qorvo claims that ACT475M is the industry’s first AEC-Q100-qualified PMIC DC-DC buck converter aimed at USB Type-C fast charging applications.


News Jan 14, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Germany-based Manufacturer Seeks to Innovate Low-power IoT with New Driver IC

Germany-based Manufacturer Seeks to Innovate Low-power IoT with New Driver IC

The TMC7300 can deliver two amps to drive either one or two DC motors, relays, and LEDs.


News Jan 13, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Wrapping Up CES: What Can Engineers Expect in 2020?

Wrapping Up CES: What Can Engineers Expect in 2020?

CES 2020 offered new insights and product announcements regarding 5G, automotive, IoT, and AI. But which of these trends should engineers pay attention to?


News Jan 13, 2020 by Lisa Boneta.
Maxim’s 2-Pin PLC Chip Saves Circuit Space and Power for True Wireless Earbuds

Maxim’s 2-Pin PLC Chip Saves Circuit Space and Power for True Wireless Earbuds

Maxim states that the MAX20340 shrinks the size of the power interface by 13mm2 and increases mechanical reliability.


News Jan 10, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
New PMIC from Renesas Built to Simplify Automotive Cameras

New PMIC from Renesas Built to Simplify Automotive Cameras

The new power management IC is said to help designers build smaller, less intrusive automotive camera systems.


News Jan 09, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
ST Announces “First LoRa SoC,” Including Advanced Semtech Radio

ST Announces “First LoRa SoC,” Including Advanced Semtech Radio

The new SoC expedites the design of smart devices with LoRa and other types of LPWAN IoT connectivity.


News Jan 08, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
OmniVision Brands 4K Video Processor as Lowest Power Consuming SoC of Its Kind

OmniVision Brands 4K Video Processor as Lowest Power Consuming SoC of Its Kind

Omnivision aims to make the High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard a practical choice for battery-powered home security devices.


News Jan 06, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
AAEON’s Industrial Power Module Ramps Up Processing Power with 8th Gen Intel Core Processors

AAEON’s Industrial Power Module Ramps Up Processing Power with 8th Gen Intel Core Processors

The COM-WHUC6 module, measuring at 95mm x 95mm, can support up to 64GB of eMMC memory with two available DDR4 slots.


News Jan 03, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
TI’s LDO Regulator Built to Support a 2.4V to 18V Input Range with “Ultra-low” IQ

TI’s LDO Regulator Built to Support a 2.4V to 18V Input Range with “Ultra-low” IQ

The TPS7A24 low-dropout linear voltage regulator from Texas Instruments comes in fixed and adjustable versions.


News Jan 02, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Meshtech’s Cloud Tracker Described as “Game Changer” for Perishable Goods Manufacturing

Meshtech’s Cloud Tracker Described as “Game Changer” for Perishable Goods Manufacturing

The new environmental tracker employs Nordic Semiconductor's cellular IoT and Bluetooth technologies and features a five-year battery life.


News Dec 30, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
NXP Kicks Off Low-power Family of MCUs for IoT Applications

NXP Kicks Off Low-power Family of MCUs for IoT Applications

The K32 L2 MCUs are based on the Arm Cortex-M0+ core and feature multiple low-power modes.


News Dec 24, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Diodes Incorporated Designs Buck LED Drivers to Withstand Extreme Voltage Variations

Diodes Incorporated Designs Buck LED Drivers to Withstand Extreme Voltage Variations

Geared for automotive lights, the AL8843Q and AL8862Q are built to drive single LEDs and multiple LED strings with up to 97% efficiency.


News Dec 20, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
u-blox Tackles Ails of Communication in Harsh Environments with Bluetooth 5 Module

u-blox Tackles Ails of Communication in Harsh Environments with Bluetooth 5 Module

The module is housed in a 7.5mm × 9.5mm × 1.5mm package and supports Thread and Zigbee.


News Dec 19, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
 Maxim Calls Its Isolated SiC Gate Driver “Best in Class” for Reducing Power Loss by 30%

Maxim Calls Its Isolated SiC Gate Driver “Best in Class” for Reducing Power Loss by 30%

The MAX22701E features a typical 300kV/µs common-mode transient immunity (CMTI)—the "industry’s highest."


News Dec 18, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
On Semiconductor Debuts Two Power Modules for Traction Inverters in EVs

On Semiconductor Debuts Two Power Modules for Traction Inverters in EVs

ON Semiconductor has rolled out the first two devices in its VE-Trac family of power modules for traction inverter designs.


News Dec 17, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Toshiba Sends General-purpose Power ICs to the Road for Automotive Safety

Toshiba Sends General-purpose Power ICs to the Road for Automotive Safety

The new ICs are available in four versions for automotive applications and feature output voltages that range from 1.1V to 1.5V.


News Dec 17, 2019 by Cabe Atwell
New Quad-output DC-DC Regulators from Analog Devices Can Be Paralleled for 4.8A

New Quad-output DC-DC Regulators from Analog Devices Can Be Paralleled for 4.8A

The LTM4668 and LTM4668A accept 2.7V to 17V inputs and produce four parallelable 1.2A outputs.


News Dec 13, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Renesas and MinebeaMitsumi Design Stepping Motor Solution for Robots

Renesas and MinebeaMitsumi Design Stepping Motor Solution for Robots

The new high-torque resolver stepping motor and control circuity is aimed at robotic, automation, and medical applications.


News Dec 12, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Cosel Adds Four New, Open-Frame Power Supplies for Low-Power Applications

Cosel Adds Four New, Open-Frame Power Supplies for Low-Power Applications

The four additions to the LHA series are said to be low-profile and compact, offering a range of 30-watts to 100-watts.


News Dec 10, 2019 by Cabe Atwell
ST Praises Power Management IC for Saving Board Space, BOM, & Power

ST Praises Power Management IC for Saving Board Space, BOM, & Power

ST’s STPMIC1 is both a general-purpose system power management device and a companion chip for the STM32MP1 microprocessor.


News Dec 10, 2019 by Gary Elinoff