Renesas has expanded its Renesas Synergy™ S1 microcontroller (MCU) series with the introduction of the S1JA MCU Group. The ultra-low power S1JA MCUs feature the 48 MHz Arm Cortex-M23 core and integrate best-in-class programmable analog and security functions for high-accuracy sensor signal acquisition and conditioning. The S1JA MCUs target cost sensitive and low power Industrial ...

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SEMI has extended its remit to providing  fab data for power and compound semiconductors as their rise in importance translates into significant capacity. Power devices are rising in importance as energy-efficiency standards tighten to meet growing demand for power-thrifty high-end consumer electronics, wireless communications, electric vehicles, green energy, data centers, and both industrial and consumer IoT ...

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Infineon  and IDEX Biometrics aim to integrate IDEX’ biometrics technology into platforms featuring Infineon’s secure elements and will develop a system-on-card demonstrator that runs on the latest dual-interface 16-bit security controller from Infineon. Biometric cards are expected to further reduce card fraud by introducing a simple second factor authentication. This can be used for payment ...

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pureLiFi, the six year-old Edinburgh University spin-off pioneering light-based wireless networks, has provided its LiFi technology for a range of LiFi-integrated lighting products that will extend to panel lights and other commercial form factors. The product has been launched by French company Lucibel, the designer and manufacturer of next-generation lighting products and solutions based on ...

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ST’s  ISO8200AQ galvanic isolated octal high-side smart power switch enhances diagnostics and system management by providing a 20 MHz SPI port allowing both per-channel over-temperature signalization and efficient daisy-chaining of multiple devices. A power-good output indicates the status of the process-side power supply. The device enlarges ST’s family of galvanic isolated high-side switches, featuring maximum ...

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MagnaChip has started volume production of an IGBT for power modules targeted at high-voltage industrial applications. The IGBT P-series (“MBW100T120PHF”) has both high current and high voltage capabilities of 1200V and 100A, and has achieved a low saturation voltage Vce(sat) of 1.71V and low switching losses by using Field-Stop Trench technology. MBW100T120PHF allows designers to ...

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The unnamed 54 year-old chairman of an unnamed South Korean semiconductor company listed on the Kosdaq has been arrested for allegedly making $17.7 million from manipulating his company’s shares, reports The Korea Herald. The unnamed chairman is said to have put it about three years ago, in November 2015, that he was about to build ...

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ADI has extended its transceiver product line for controller area networks with flexible data-rate (CAN FD). The galvanically isolated iCoupler digital isolation ADM3055E IC series offers 12 Mbps performance to support future needs, yet remaining fully backward compatible with existing CAN and CAN FD designs. The reinforced ADM3055E also features a low radiated emissions isoPower ...

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