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Microchip Releases the First IEEE 802.3bt Power over Ethernet to USB Type-C Power and Data Adapter

“There are many consumer, enterprise and industrial devices today that have a USB Type-C® port as the only input power option. While USB-C® technology can offer high power and high data rate, it limits the range of the installation …

Toshiba Launches Thin and Compact LDO Regulators that Help to Reduce Device Size and Stabilize Power Line Output

“Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (“Toshiba”) has launched the “TCR5RG series” of 45 LDO regulators, all housed in a thin, compact WCSP4F package. The industry-leading[1] high ripple rejection ratio[2] of the new LDO regulators bring enhanced power stabilization …

Integrated Grade 0 BLDC motor driver shrinks 48-V motor-drive systems as much as 30% in mild hybrid electric vehicles

“Texas Instruments (TI) (Nasdaq: TXN) today introduced a highly integrated Grade 0 brushless DC (BLDC) motor driver for 48-V high-power motor control systems, such as traction inverters and starter generators in mild hybrid electric vehicles (MHEVs). The DRV3255-Q1 can …

Microchip Announces Space-Qualified COTS-Based Radiation-Hardened Power Converters

“Expansion of SA50-120 family introduces qualified 100V and 120V bus systems for space applications As reliance on communication and weather satellites grows and space research expands in scope and mission, new technology is required to help speed spaceflight system …

Precision, High-Voltage Bi-directional Current-Sense Amplifiers from STMicroelectronics Boost Robustness and Power Efficiency

“STMicroelectronics has introduced three precision high-voltage bi-directional current-sense amplifiers that provide the extra convenience of a Shutdown pin to maximize energy savings. The TSC2010, TSC2011, and TSC2012 amplifiers also allow designers to minimize power dissipation by leveraging their precision characteristics …

Renesas and LUPA Accelerate Automotive Smart Camera Development with Open Platform Turnkey Solutions

“Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, and LUPA-Electronics GmbH, an automotive safety solution provider, today announced the EagleCAM module, an open front camera solution, featuring Renesas’ R-Car V3H and R-Car V3M system-on-chip (SoC …

Renesas’ Intersil-Brand Radiation-Hardened ICs Onboard the Hayabusa2 Six-Year Asteroid Samples Retrieval Mission

“Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced that its radiation-hardened (rad-hard) integrated circuits (ICs) were onboard the Hayabusa2 spacecraft that returned asteroid samples to Earth in an armored re-entry capsule on December 6 …

Samsung Begins Mass Production of Data Center SSD Customized for Hyperscale Environments

“Industry-first data center SSD that is compliant with the latest OCP standards Offers superior performance, power efficiency and reliability, as well as additional security to handle enterprise workloads Samsung Electronics, the world leader in advanced memory technology, today announced that …

STMicroelectronics Reveals Extreme Low-Power STM32U5 Microcontrollers with Advanced Performance and Cybersecurity

“STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has announced a new generation of extreme power-saving microcontrollers (MCUs), the STM32U5* series, to meet the most demanding power/performance requirements for smart applications including wearables, personal …

GeForce Is Made for Gaming, CMP Is Made to Mine

“We’re limiting the hash rate of GeForce RTX 3060 GPUs so they’re less desirable to miners and launching NVIDIA CMP for professional mining. We are gamers, through and through. We obsess about new gaming features, new architectures, new …