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Maxim’s Ultra-Small hSensor Platform Enables Quick and Easy Design for Wearable Health and Fitness Applications

San Jose, CA—October 31, 2016—Designers of health, wellness, and high-end fitness applications can quickly and easily validate next-generation solutions with the ultra-small hSensor Platform from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM).

Creating a custom board with sensors can be complex, as designers must first build custom … Read More → "Maxim’s Ultra-Small hSensor Platform Enables Quick and Easy Design for Wearable Health and Fitness Applications"

Valencell Launches Major Firmware Update to its Benchmark™ Biometric Sensor System

Raleigh, N.C. – October 26, 2016 — Valencell, the leading innovator in performance biometric data sensor technology, announced today a series of updates for its Benchmark™ sensor system, the world’s first highly-accurate, biometric sensor package that incorporates Valencell’s PerformTek® biometric technology in a pre-packaged module for immediate integration into wearables of all kinds. The enhancements, which are also available for Valencell’s PerformTek licensing customers, enable a more seamless and flexible integration of Valencell sensor technology into wearable and hearable designs for a wide variety of use cases.

Key new updates include:</ … Read More → "Valencell Launches Major Firmware Update to its Benchmark™ Biometric Sensor System"

Intersil Unleashes Industry’s First Digital Multiphase PWM Controllers with AVSBus and Synthetic Current Control

Milpitas, Calif., Oct. 31, 2016 – Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ: ISIL), a leading provider of innovative power management and precision analog solutions, today announced 12 new digital multiphase controllers and a companion smart power stage, including the industry’s first digital solution with an Adaptive Voltage Scaling Bus (AVSBus™). The new digital controllers provide up to seven … Read More → "Intersil Unleashes Industry’s First Digital Multiphase PWM Controllers with AVSBus and Synthetic Current Control"

TI unveils the industry’s first single-chip 60-V eFuse with reverse polarity protection

DALLAS (Oct. 31, 2016) – Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced the first single-chip eFuse with back-to-back FETs, providing the industry’s highest rating of protection at up to 60 V. Offering on-chip advanced features including reverse polarity protection and reverse current blocking, the TPS2660 is the most integrated eFuse on the power management market for 24-V and 48-V rail applications in industrial, automotive and communication infrastructure designs. For more details, see Read More → "TI unveils the industry’s first single-chip 60-V eFuse with reverse polarity protection"

Thunderboard Sense Kit from Silicon Labs Inspires IoT Developers to Connect Everything

AUSTIN, Texas – Oct. 31, 2016 – Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) has introduced a complete sensor-to-cloud development kit that provides all the hardware and software developers need to create battery-powered wireless sensor nodes for the Internet of Things (IoT). Silicon Labs’ new feature-packed Read More → "Thunderboard Sense Kit from Silicon Labs Inspires IoT Developers to Connect Everything"

12A Ultrathin µModule Regulator Configurable as Quad, Triple, Dual or Single Output Can Be Placed on Backside of PCB

MILPITAS, CA – October 27, 2016 – Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTM4643 quad output step-down µModule® (power module) regulator, configurable as a single output (12A), dual (6A & 6A or 9A & 3A), or quad (3A each) regulator in a 9mm x 15mm x 1.82mm ultrathin LGA package. This flexibility enables system designers to rely on one simple and compact µModule regulator for a variety of voltage and load current requirements in FPGA, GPU, ASIC and processor-based applications. The 1.82mm height ultrathin package allows the LTM4643 to be mounted on the backside of the PCB, freeing space on the topside for components … Read More → "12A Ultrathin µModule Regulator Configurable as Quad, Triple, Dual or Single Output Can Be Placed on Backside of PCB"

Online prototyping made easy with Infineon Designer

Munich, Germany – October 27, 2016 – Starting at electronica 2016, Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) introduces Infineon Designer: the first online prototyping engine combining analog and digital simulation functionalities in an internet application. Requiring a web browser only, it is a perfect match for supporting customers in selecting the right product for a defined application. Infineon Designer works intuitively in a very short time, and neither installation nor licenses are needed.

Infineon Designer features a wealth of application circuits in the domain of Industrial Power, Lighting, Motor Control and Mobile/RF frontend design. It enables analog/digital co-simulation of … Read More → "Online prototyping made easy with Infineon Designer"

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