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Transphorm acquires Fujitsu’s GaN power conversion business
Transphorm acquires Fujitsu’s GaN power conversion business
Business news |
Transphorm, Inc., a leader in GaN power devices for power supplies, has reached agreement with Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Semiconductor…
Sony eyes Renesas fab for sensors
Sony eyes Renesas fab for sensors
Business news |
Sony Corp. may buy a wafer fab from troubled Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp. so that it can increase production…
Composite human-computer interface allows multiple devices to share and coordinate their interactions
Composite human-computer interface allows multiple devices to share and coordinate their interactions
Technology News |
The pan-European initiative SMARCOS (Smart Composite Human–Computer Interfaces) coordinated by the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has led to…
Hot-swap modular power supplies offer fast response and flexibility
Hot-swap modular power supplies offer fast response and flexibility
New Products |
Gresham Power Electronics has released the BL series of 200 W pluggable, hot-swap, modular power supplies which have been developed…

Nuvoton sensor hubs come with Movea software
Nuvoton sensor hubs come with Movea software
New Products |
Nuvoton Technology Corp. (Hsinchu, Taiwan), a spin-off company from Winbond Electronics Corp., has added the SmartMotion software from Movea SA (Grenoble. France) to its NPCF204U and NPCF28Bx sensor hub ICs.
Advanced batteries reached $10.8bn in market value in 2012, reports Navigant Research
Advanced batteries reached $10.8bn in market value in 2012, reports Navigant Research
Market news |
Worldwide sales of advanced batteries totaled $10.8 billion in 2012 which is an increase over 2011 reports market intelligence analyst Navigant Research in the company's Advanced Battery Tracker 4Q13'tracker report.
6-W DC-DC converters fit in DIP-24 package to offer space-saving benefits
6-W DC-DC converters fit in DIP-24 package to offer space-saving benefits
New Products |
XP Power has introduced the JCE06 and JTE06 series of low cost compact 6-W DC-DC converters aimed at a broad range of mobile communications, industrial and transportation applications.
Source measure units with battery simulation, extended voltage range
Source measure units with battery simulation, extended voltage range
New Products |
Yokogawa has added two new instruments to its GS610 and GS820 family of source measure units: the GS610 Model 7655 is a battery simulator unit which simulates the internal resistance…
GaN amplifier offers best in class thermal resistance
GaN amplifier offers best in class thermal resistance
New Products |
Nitronex has released the company's NPA1006 broadband GaN amplifier which is a 28 V, 20 MHz to 1 GHz, 15 Watt amplifier with 14 dB gain and 60% drain efficiency.
Women demand different connectivity functions in the car
Women demand different connectivity functions in the car
Business news |
The typical computer, smartphone and social media nerd is male, you think? In particular if that smartphone connects a car to the internet? Think again. A study conducted by the…
Driving LEDs with fluorescent ballasts (Part 1)
Driving LEDs with fluorescent ballasts (Part 1)
Technology News |
Tom Stamm and Jianwen Shao of STMicroelectronics describes an AC/DC converter without active LED current control.
Start-up proposes interpreting gesture via muscle activity
Start-up proposes interpreting gesture via muscle activity
Feature articles |
With its wearable armband Myo, North American startup Thalmic Labs records and interprets the electric signals of the wearer’s forearm muscle activity to accurately distinguish between different gestures and movements.
Lithium battery pack captures power usage data for TI LaunchPad development platform
Lithium battery pack captures power usage data for TI LaunchPad development platform
New Products |
Distributor Farnell element14 has available the Texas Instruments Fuel Tank Boosterpack, compatible with TI LaunchPads. A rechargeable battery BoosterPack, the module incorporates a lithium polymer battery that will run existing…
Evaluation kit for 3-phase brushless DC motor driver
Evaluation kit for 3-phase brushless DC motor driver
New Products |
Allegro MicroSystems Europe has a product evaluation kit to assist the design process for the company’s A4915 3-phase MOSFET controller IC.
Maximise battery life, or use energy harvesting, with Bluetooth Smart radio
Maximise battery life, or use energy harvesting, with Bluetooth Smart radio
New Products |
Imec, Holst Centre and Wicentric have launched an integrated ultra-low power Bluetooth Smart radio intended for a range of smart applications including personal health, lifestyle and smart home scenarios.
Integrated 6A digital switching regulator has wired or PMBus setup
Integrated 6A digital switching regulator has wired or PMBus setup
Feature articles |
Intersil's ZL2102 is a 6A digital synchronous step-down DC/DC power regulator, a fully-integrated, auto compensated DC/DC regulator able to support adjustable output voltages of 0.54V to 5.5V operating from input…
Accelerometers serve consumer markets, with rugged spec for survivability
Accelerometers serve consumer markets, with rugged spec for survivability
Feature articles |
ST's LIS2HH12 accelerometer introduces a new internal structure inherently more resilient to mechanical and thermal stress than preceding devices; enhanced robustness provides stability and high performance for advanced mobile functionality…
Tek boosts signal analysis and power measurements in 2-GHz ‘scopes
Tek boosts signal analysis and power measurements in 2-GHz ‘scopes
Feature articles |
Tektronix' 2GHz MSO/DPO5000B oscilloscopes, with10 Gsamples/sec sample rate and 50 Mpoint standard record length underpin the company's claim that it is boosting engineering productivity while rolling back prices substantially on…
Flip chip resistors with COTS approvals offer long-term stability
Flip chip resistors with COTS approvals offer long-term stability
New Products |
The Vishay Precision Group has extended its VFCP series of Bulk Metal Z-Foil ultra-high-precision flip chip resistors with a resistance range down to 5Ω.
Rapid progress in mobile communications technologies drives test equipment market
Rapid progress in mobile communications technologies drives test equipment market
Market news |
Increasing demand for mobile intelligent communications devices, an exploding global mobile data traffic, introduction of LTE networks with advanced features are factors that currently drive the development in the mobile…
Arduino-compatible development tool accelerates firmware development times
Arduino-compatible development tool accelerates firmware development times
New Products |
Linear Technology Corporation has released the Linduino One development tool, an Arduino-compatible platform for developing and distributing firmware libraries and code for Linear Technology’s SPI and I²C-compatible integrated circuits.
75-W replacement bulb delivers more light and last 25 times longer
75-W replacement bulb delivers more light and last 25 times longer
New Products |
Cree, Inc. has introduced the company's Cree LED 75-watt Replacement Bulb which looks and lights like a traditional incandescent bulb but uses 82 percent less energy and is designed to…
Dual screen mobile phone features an always on electronic paper display
Dual screen mobile phone features an always on electronic paper display
Technology News |
Yota Devices, a private Russian connectivity company, has made a dual screen Android-based mobile phone, designated Yotaphone, available for preorder that provides a smartphone and e-reader in one device instead…
Muscle activity-based gesture control enables wireless control of devices with fingers and hands alone
Muscle activity-based gesture control enables wireless control of devices with fingers and hands alone
Technology News |
Nordic Semiconductor ASA announces that North American startup, Thalmic Labs, is using Nordic's nRF51822 2.4GHz System-on-Chip (SoC) to provide the Bluetooth low energy wireless connectivity in what Thalmic claims is…
CTS adds high speed, low noise ICs to compliment current offerings
CTS adds high speed, low noise ICs to compliment current offerings
New Products |
CTS Electronic Components, Incorporated has announced the addition of frequency related semiconductors to their product offering.
High-precision flip chip COTS resistors down to 5Ω, with a TCR of ±0.05 ppm/°C
High-precision flip chip COTS resistors down to 5Ω, with a TCR of ±0.05 ppm/°C
New Products |
The Vishay Precision Group has extended its VFCP series of Bulk Metal Z-Foil ultra-high-precision flip chip resistors with a resistance range down to 5Ω.
Supertex offers battery-to-500V converter
Supertex offers battery-to-500V converter
New Products |
The HV9150 from Supertex Inc. (Sunnyvale, Calif.) is dc/dc converter-controller with an output of between 6V and 500V from a battery level input of 2.7 to 4.5V. It includes a…
Team configuration management tools from Altium; Vault technology updated
Team configuration management tools from Altium; Vault technology updated
New Products |
Altium has launched Version 1.2 of Altium Vault Server in conjunction with the Team Configuration Centre, providing hpgraded high integrity, smart team and design data management…


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