USB-C buck-boost charger supports NVDC and HPBB

Renesas has introduced the industry’s first USB-C buck-boost battery charger to support both Narrow Voltage Direct Charging (NVDC) and Hybrid Power Buck-Boost (HPBB) charging for notebooks, ultrabooks, tablets, and power banks using the reversible USB Type-C connector cable. Through firmware control, the ISL9241 can switch between NVDC and HPBB modes, providing a low-cost and small ...

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Qualcomm unveils 5G chip-sets

Qualcomm’s initial 5G processor is Snapdragon 855. Samsung says it will use the chip in its 5G phones launching next year. Apple, according to Bloomberg, is not planning a 5G phone launch until 2020. The Snapdragon 855 will have face recognition, fingerprint recognition through the screen and object recognition. The 855 is made on TSMC’s ...

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Imec demo-es spintronics-based logic

Imec has demonstrated full majority gate operation based on spin-wave interference in scaled devices. Circuit-level benchmarking recommends majority gates based on spin-waves for ultralow power applications. Imec also demonstrated the first logic gate implementation based on magnetic domain wall propagation. Fully integrated logic devices were fabricated on 300mm wafers using CMOS compatible processes. PThese breakthroughs ...

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Mouser’s Methods looks at smart edge devices

Mouser’s Methods extends its remit to smarter edge devices in the third issue of its e-zine. The new issue of Methods examines how and why industries are working toward a smarter edge, making the case for moving compute tasks directly onto devices and turning the IoT hierarchy into an end-to-end solutions platform. The issue also includes content ...

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Low-profile connectors are tough enough for industry

Panasonic has introduced tough narrow-pitch connectors for industrial and consumer use. 40 of them, available though RS, use Panasonic’s ‘tough-contact’ technology and include flat printed circuit (FPC) and flexible flat cable (FFC) connectors, as well as board-to-board and board-to-FPC types. “The ultra-slim-profile connectors are ideally suited to applications where space is at a premium, while also ...

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single-inductor, multiple-output dc-dc for wearables and hearables

It wasn’t long ago when single-inductor multiple-output dc-dc converters were the stuff of international design conferences, and now they are being offered for use in consumer items. Now Maxim has introduced six of them, aimed at wearables, hearables, sensors, smart-home automation hubs and IoT devices, according to the firm. MAX17270 for wearables and hearables Quiescent ...

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Microsemi adds to RISC-V based FPGAs

Microchip has added multi-core coherent RISC-V processors to its PolarFire FPGA family, with the intention of brings real-time deterministic asymmetric multiprocessing to Linux platforms. The architecture, developed in collaboration with RISC-V champions SiFive, has a 2Mbyte L2 memory that can be configured as a cache, scratchpad or a direct access memory. “This allows designers to ...

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Tough Hall sensors aim to replace reed and micro switches

Allegro MicroSystems has announced the release of a family of micro-power Hall-effect switching ICs in battery-powered automotive and industrial applications, as well as in less demanding environments. Called APS11700 and APS11760, the three pin (power, ground, output) devices have a simple (but protected) open-drain output and can consume as little as 6µA average from an ...

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Imagination re-works GPUs for latest Series9 offerings

Imagination Technologies has announced three PowerVR GPU series, with performance ranging form entry-level to high-end mobile processing, automotive infotainment products, set-top boxes and TVs. “These new GPUs are the best-ever mainstream PowerVR GPU cores and will enable us to continue to increase our Android device footprint and our overall volume across mobile, set-top boxes, digital ...

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