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2.375V to 5.5V Input, 10A µModule Regulator Delivers Full Current with 91%-95% Efficiency at up to 85°C Ambient

December 15, 2015

MILPITAS, CA – December 15, 2015 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LTM4648, a 2.375V_IN to 5.5V_IN, 10A step-down µModule^® (micromodule) regulator in a 9mm x 15mm x 4.92mm BGA package with high operating efficiency and low temperature rise. With an integrated 5V boost converter to drive the gates of its N-channel MOSFETs from low V_IN … Read More → "2.375V to 5.5V Input, 10A µModule Regulator Delivers Full Current with 91%-95% Efficiency at up to 85°C Ambient"

300mV Start-Up, 1.6µA IQ Synchronous Buck-Boost DC/DC Converter with Integrated PowerPath for Low Power Wireless Sensor Applications

December 14, 2015

MILPITAS, CA – December 14, 2015 – Linear Technology announces the LTC3106, a highly integrated, 1.6µA quiescent current 300mV start-up buck-boost DC/DC converter with PowerPath^™ management, optimized for multisource, low power systems. The LTC3106 is ideal for powering low power wireless sensors from rechargeable or primary batteries supplemented by energy harvesting. The LTC3106 incorporates maximum power point control (MPPC) making it compatible with common … Read More → "300mV Start-Up, 1.6µA IQ Synchronous Buck-Boost DC/DC Converter with Integrated PowerPath for Low Power Wireless Sensor Applications"

ProTek Devices’ TVS Arrays for Automotive Deliver Industry Best Combo Load Dump and Clamping Voltage Performance

December 14, 2015

TEMPE, Ariz. – Dec. 14, 2015 – ProTek Devices™ has introduced a new family of transient voltage suppressor arrays (TVS arrays) that provide circuit protection in various automotive infotainment and other automotive systems. The new PAM8S series provides an industry best combination of surpassing ISO 16750-2:2010(E) load dump testing while also delivering an industry-leading lowest clamping voltage at 48.4 volts. The PAM8S series consists of 15 high-power TVS arrays covering a range of reverse stand-off voltage needs, from 14.0 to 43.0 volts.

Primary applications for this series of circuit protection components include the digital audio tuner, the entertainment system, navigation system and … Read More → "ProTek Devices’ TVS Arrays for Automotive Deliver Industry Best Combo Load Dump and Clamping Voltage Performance"

GreenPeak launches next generation wireless LED Lighting solution

December 14, 2015

Utrecht, The Netherlands – 14 December, 2015 – GreenPeak Technologies, the world leading low power RF semiconductor company for Smart Home and IoT applications, has launched its wireless LED Lighting solution, a low-cost ambient lighting application based on the new GreenPeak GP651 communication chip that can support various ZigBee and IEEE 802.15.4 communication protocols.

GreenPeak’s wireless lighting solution can combine LED lights with smart ambient applications, giving residents the creative freedom to create lighting scenes that match mood and function. The solution supports 1- , 2- or 4-channel LED bulbs, allowing bulb manufacturers … Read More → "GreenPeak launches next generation wireless LED Lighting solution"

Imec Advances 200mm GaN-on-Si Technology Closer to Manufacturing

December 14, 2015

Leuven (Belgium)—Dec. 14, 2015—At last week’s IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting 2015, world-leading nano-electronics research center imec presented three novel aluminum gallium nitride (AlGaN)/ gallium nitride (GaN) stacks featuring optimized low dispersion buffer designs. Moreover, imec optimized the epitaxial p-GaN growth process on 200mm silicon wafers, achieving e-mode devices featuring beyond state-of-the-art high threshold voltage (Vt) and high drive current (Id).

To achieve a good, current-collapse-free device operation in AlGaN/GaN-on-Silicon (Si) devices, dispersion must be kept to a minimum. Trapped charges … Read More → "Imec Advances 200mm GaN-on-Si Technology Closer to Manufacturing"

Semtech and STMicroelectronics Collaborate to Scale LoRa® Technology to Meet High-Volume Demands of Internet of Things Applications

December 14, 2015

Camarillo, California and Geneva, Switzerland, December 14, 2015 — Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, and STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, today announced an agreement on Semtech’s LoRa^® long-range wireless RF technology. ST intends to use the technology to target Internet of Things (IoT) deployments by mobile network operators (MNOs) and large-scale private networks.

ST will join the LoRa Alliance and release reference designs for LoRa technology based on its STM32 family of microcontrollers. ST plans to develop microcontrollers with on-chip … Read More → "Semtech and STMicroelectronics Collaborate to Scale LoRa® Technology to Meet High-Volume Demands of Internet of Things Applications"

TI introduces the industry’s highest-performance audio operational amplifier

December 14, 2015

DALLAS (Dec. 14, 2015) – Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today introduced an audio operational amplifier (op amp) that sets the latest standard in audio performance. The OPA1622 is the newest addition to the company’s Burr-Brown™ Audio line and is the next generation of the widely adopted OPA1612. The new OPA1622 delivers high output power of up to 150 mW and extremely low distortion of -135 dB at 10 mW, enabling the highest performance for professional audio equipment. The OPA1622’s small size, low power consumption and low distortion can deliver high-fidelity audio … Read More → "TI introduces the industry’s highest-performance audio operational amplifier"

Axell Switches to Synopsys’ Design Compiler RTL Synthesis Solution for Graphics IC Designs

December 14, 2015

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

Axell evaluated commercially available synthesis tools and switched to Synopsys’ Design Compiler RTL Synthesis solution
The Design Compiler solution achieved 5 percent smaller area than other RTL synthesis solutions
DC Explorer delivers fast runtime, achieving area and timing within 5 percent of Design Compiler results

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced that Axell, a leading fabless design company of graphics chips for interactive entertainment and industrial embedded systems, has … Read More → "Axell Switches to Synopsys’ Design Compiler RTL Synthesis Solution for Graphics IC Designs"

Imec Boosts Performance of Beyond-Silicon Devices

December 11, 2015

WASHINGTON – International Electron Devices Meeting 2015 (IEDM) – Dec. 9, 2015—At this week’s IEEE IEDM conference, nano-electronics research center imec demonstrates record enhancement of novel InGaAs Gate-All-Around (GAA) channel devices integrated on 300mm Silicon and explores emerging tunnel devices based on optimization of the same III-V compound semiconductor.

III-V-on-Si GAA devices with a record peak transconductance at 0.5V has been achieved by optimizing both the channel epitaxy quality and the gate-channel passivation. In search of device technologies beyond FinFETs and GAA-nanowires for sub-0.5V operations, imec investigates InGaAs Tunnel-FET (TFETs). homo-junction III-V TFETs achieving a record … Read More → "Imec Boosts Performance of Beyond-Silicon Devices"

Cognitive Code Offers Innovative Technology Solution to Internet Of Things (IoT) Security Hacks

December 11, 2015

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif., Dec. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Cognitive Code Corporation, a leader in the development and deployment of practical conversational artificial intelligence systems, today announced the availability and deployment of its SILVIA Secure™ conversationally intelligent applications that can reside natively on everything from mobile devices, televisions and cars to toys and critical infrastructure.

Security hacks such as the recent breach into Vtech’s data involving the ID theft of millions of children have companies scrambling, but one company thinks it has the solution when it comes to conversational interface and products that connect to the internet, otherwise known as … Read More → "Cognitive Code Offers Innovative Technology Solution to Internet Of Things (IoT) Security Hacks"

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