ON Semiconductor has introduced CMOS image sensors which have Near Infra-Red+ (NIR+) technology, which effectively combines High Dynamic Range (HDR) with enhanced low light performance to enable high-end security and surveillance cameras. The AR0522 is a 1/2.5-inch 5.1 Megapixel (MP) image sensor based on a 2.2 micrometer (μm) Back Side Illuminated (BSI) pixel technology platform, ...

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The EFLX4K eFPGA  FlexLogix IP core, both the Logic and DSP versions, have been fully validated on TSMC16FFC. Evaluation boards are available now that integrate the EFLX200K validation chip (a 7×7 array of EFLX 4K cores: 182K LUT4, 560 MACs, 1.4Mbit attached SRAM, PLL & PVT) for customers to test their RTL on real silicon. ...

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The FPBB rail filter from Schurter is a 25 mm wide double-stage, single phase filter.  Space can be a scarce commodity on a panel, particularly panel designs in control cabinets for industrial machinery.  Densely populated interference generating components, such as switching power supplies or inverters, can further complicate design when high performance filters are required ...

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Patent filings suggest there could be foldable smartphones from half a dozen or more vendors this year, reports Digitimes Research. According to Strategy Analytics, unit  shipments of foldable smartphones are expected to be 700,000 units in 2019, 30.4 million in 2021 and 50.1 million in 2023. Samsung, LG, Apple, Lenovo, ZTE and Oppo are all reported ...

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The Power by Linear LTM4661 is a low power step-up µModule regulator in a 6.25mm x 6.25mm x 2.42mm BGA package. Only a few capacitors and one resistor are required to complete the design, and the solution occupies less than 1cm² single-sided or 0.5cm² on double-sided PCBs. The LTM4661 incorporates a switching DC/DC controller, MOSFETs, inductors and ...

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Farnell has signed Nordic Semiconductor to a global distribution agreement. “Farnell’s profile matches Nordic Semiconductor’s requirement to make its Bluetooth 5 and other low power wireless connectivity solutions available to the widest audience” says Nordic’s Geir Langeland, “through the partnership, Nordic’s range of nRF51 and nRF52 Series multiprotocol SoCs, RF protocol stacks and development tools ...

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The CEO of the veteran Washington technology lobbying group the Information Technology Industry Council (ITIC) Dean Garfield (pictured), has written to US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to say tariffs don’t work but pressure on China to stop abuse of IP could work. ITIC was founded 98 years ago and members include Apple, Cisco, Dell, eBay, ...

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SenseTime of Taiyuan Shi, China, the Qualcomm-backed face recognition specialist, has raised a $600 million Series C financing round to which Alibaba and the Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek contributed. The company has been growing at 400% a year for the last three years and turned profitable last year.  SenseTime specialises in face recognition technology ...

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  HiSilicon is reported to be having its latest Kirin processor – the 980 -in volume production on  TSMC’s 7nm process later this quarter. TSMC’s 7nm process is scheduled to begin volume production in June with Qualcomm, Xilinx and Apple joining HiSilicon as customers. The Kirin 980 is expected to be first used in the ...

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