Texas Instruments Inc (TI) has launched a three-phase, gallium nitride (GaN)-based inverter reference design that helps engineers build 200V, 2kW AC servo motor drives and next-generation industrial robotics with fast current-loop control, ...
Tags: GaN Inverter, AC Servo Drives
Even just a few short years ago, LED lighting was largely viewed as something that would be nice to have, but wasn’t exactly practical for widespread use, due in large part to the cost. Well, the so-called “LED revolution” ...
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Infineon Technologies and Argus have enhanced the security of the connected and automated car and presented a cyber security solution for Central Gateway protection. Real-time cyber security is key for the connected and automated car. As ...
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Dialog Semiconductor (XTRA: DLG) and Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML) announced today that Dialog has agreed to acquire Atmel in a cash and stock transaction for total consideration of approximately $4.6 billion. The acquisition creates a ...
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German automobile manufacturer Audi will develop the battery for all-electric sport utility vehicle drawn from cell modules made by South Korean suppliers LG Chem and Samsung SDI. The duo aim to supply battery to the car producer from ...
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Microcontrollers and automotive semiconductor firm Renesas Electronics Corporation, has entered into a strategic tie-up with automobile major Audi under Audi Progressive SemiConductor Program (PSCP) with a view to promoting innovation for ...
Tags: automobile manufacture, auto parts, automotive semiconductor
US semiconductor firm Texas Instruments (TI) has launched a 120-V automotive grade half-bridge gate driver, touted to be the fastest in the sector, offering negative voltage handling capability on the high-side pin for hybrid vehicles. ...
Tags: semiconductor manufacture, auto accessories, Texas Instruments
IAR Embedded Workbench and the new S32K MCUs will offer developers new possibilities to meet increasing demands for high performance and functional safety in the automotive market. IAR Systems announces extensive development tools support ...
Tags: IAR Systems, Freescale S32K
Richard Eden, senior analyst (Power Semiconductors) at market research firm IHS Technology, attended the recent PCIM (Power Conversion Intelligent Motion) Europe 2015 tradeshow in Nuremberg, Germany (19-21 May), and in a Research Note has ...
Tags: GaN SiC, Power electronics
Altera Corporation is demonstrating leading-edge automotive solutions based on its field-programmable gate array (FPGA) technology at CAR-ELE JAPAN, a premier international automotive electronics exposition taking place January 14 to 16, ...
Tags: multi-axis, simultaneous, high-speed motor control, Auto
YoungTek Electronics, which provides backend services for LED and IC testing and sorting, is expected to post an up to 10% sequential decrease in fourth-quarter revenues due to a seasonal slowdown in demand, according to market watchers. ...
Tags: LED testing, IC sorting, Lights
Smart clothing could help transition wearables from being a separate device to being one that users naturally wear. The technology, which is already getting the attention of athletes, features sensors that disappear into clothing. ...
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Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) (Nasdaq: MPWR), a leading fabless manufacturer of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, and Avnet Memec, an Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) company and leading global technology distributor, ...
Semiconductor manufacturer Scaleo chip has introduced new family of powertrain microcontrollers, the OLEA to control the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. OLEA, the new family of powertrain microcontrollers embedding two unique ...
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Neither component leadtimes nor pricing seem poised to budge during the month of May, according to Avnet Electronics Marketing’s Market and Technology Trends report. But buyers shouldn’t be deceived by the apparent stability: ...
Tags: Component Trends, Electronics