Nexperia opens assemly and test plsnt in Guangdong

Nexperia, the former NXP standard products divsion, has opened an assembly, test and warehouse site in Guangdong covering 72,000 square meters, adding an extra 16,000 square meters of production space. This will enable the factory in Guangdong to produce 90 billion parts annually, representing an increase of around 50% depending on product mix, and supporting Nexperia’s ...

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Cree buys Infineon RF power business

Cree has acquired the assets of Infineon’s RF power business  for approximately € 345 million. The transaction expands the Cree Wolfspeed business unit’s wireless market opportunity. Infineon continues to drive key growth areas such as electro-mobility, autonomous driving, renewables and technologies for a connected world. The transaction has closed and is effective today. “The acquisition ...

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Off-line switcher can be reconfigured live, and supports USB PD 3.0 + PPS

Power Integrations has added digital control to its ac-dc controller range, in the form of InnoSwitch 3-Pro. The InnoSwitch range is unique in that it includes primary and secondary controller chips in the same package, data-linked within by isolated inductive coupling to eliminate the need for external opto-isolator feedback – that can be used to ...

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Embedded World: FRAM for critical data logging

Cypress announced an FRAM non-volatile memory family for mission-critical data capture at Embedded World in Nuremberg. With a serial interface, the Excelon family offers high-speed data recording in harsh operating environments over wide temperature ranges. Excelon Auto offers automotive-grade 2 to 4Mbit storage in AEC-Q100 options with ISO 26262 functional safety compliance Excelon Ultra offers 4-8Mbit ...

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LTC step-down DC/DC controller drives all n-channel MOSfet power stages

The Power by Linear  LTC7810 is a high voltage non-isolated dual output synchronous step-down DC/DC controller that drives all N-channel MOSFET power stages. Its 4.5V to 140V (150V abs max) input voltage range is designed to operate from a high input voltage or from an input that has high voltage surges, eliminating the need for ...

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Toshiba TVS diodes protect USB power lines

Toshiba has announced a new series of TVS diodes that protect USB power lines and power supply connectors used in mobile devices. Toshiba’s DF2SxxP2 series protects the power lines of smartphones and tablets by suppressing malfunctions and damage from ESD, noise from induced lightning that enters via the power cord and signal cable, and transient voltage ...

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Alternative UV-Curing Adhesives

Every action in life involves a trade-off: The gaining of one benefit at the expense of another, to best meet the needs of the situation at hand. When the situation involves high-volume bonding, sealing or gasketing, manufacturers rely on UV-cure adhesives because they allow on-demand and quick curing (1 to 5 seconds after light exposure).