EPC has announced a laser driver that integrates a 40V 10A GaN power switch with a differential input gate driver. Called EPC21603, its inputs are LVDS (low-voltage differential signalling) compatible – allowing it to be driven by an FPGA in applications where noise immunity is critical. The similar chip, the single-ended input EPC21601 was introduced last month. ...
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Renesas has introduced an ultra-low-power MCU with Bluetooth 5.0 for energy harvesting systems and IoT devices that need to operate for long periods from a battery. RE01B is a 32bit Arm Cortex-M0+ microcontroller made on the company’s ‘SOTB’ silicon on thin buried oxide process. Current consumption can be as low as 35µA/MHz during operation, and ...
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X-Fab Silicon Foundries has added a photodiode-specific process core module to its XS018 180nm CMOS sensor process – previously XS018 had been focused on the fabrication of multi-pixel CMOS image sensors. Through the new module, customers get access to six different photodiode options covering wavelengths from ultra-violet through to near-infra-red. Amongst the photodiodes, 40% quantum efficiency ...
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Vishay has added a 15, 25 and 40A family of synchronous buck regulators in 5 x 7mm thermally-enhanced MLP34-57 packaging. Input voltages from 4.5 to 20V can be handled by SiC45x regulators, as they will be known, which beats the company’s earlier regulators for power density and transient response. “The high power density of the ...
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ETSI’s international emergency communications interoperability plugfest revealed that 87% of 285 test pairings were interoperable. The remote event was a cooperation between ETSI, EENA (European emergency number association) and NENA (9-1-1 association) – this was the first time the European event partnered with NENA’s US ICE 9 event. “Crossing borders and oceans, the event helped to ensure ...
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Empower Semiconductor is claiming the world’s fastest transient response for a regulator that can work through a zero to 10A load step in 500ns with <15mv droop, with no output capacitors. The part is the EP7010, a single-output regulator in 5 x 5 x 0.75mm package that can be programmed to deliver 400mV to 1.31V ...
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Farnell is aiming at IoT device development with a range of single board computers (SBCs), shields, modules and sensors from DFRobot – including LattePanda processor boards. The company will stock more than 140 DFRobot products, including: Gravity Series: Solderless modular plug-and-play electronics toolkit with expansion modules compatible with Ardunio and micro:bit. Modules include the Ardunio moisture ...
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Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has announced a family of active diodes which can reduce the 1.2V forward drop of 600V bridge rectifiers. Branded AlphaZBL, the first two parts are: AOZ7200 in SOT-23 for external mosfets (right) AOZ7270 in DFN 5×7 with internal 600V 190mΩ super-junction mosfet (below) “Both products are self-powered from the AC line ...
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Cornell Dubilier has released a range of long-life film capacitors optimised for ac harmonic filtering on the input and output of inverters. Called the ALH series and with a 1,500 hour rating (see below) “this new series is designed with construction to meet the challenges of harsh environments,” according to distributor New Yorker Electronics, which is ...
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Flex Power Modules has announced an analogue non-isolated point of load (PoL) regulator that works with inputs across 9 to 36V – covering 12V and 24V systems. Called PNA2405S3S, the converter comes in a 13 x 12.35 x 6.2mm LGA package and its single output can be adjusted from 0.9 to 5.5V at up to 6A ...
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