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Renesas’ New Programmable Clock Generator Delivers Industry’s Best Combination of Programmability, Power, Jitter, and Size

“New VersaClock® 7 Devices from the Timing Leader Enable Users to Configure Frequencies, I/O Levels and GPIO Pins; Available in Space-Saving Packages to Reduce Board Space. Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today …

Reversing the charge

“Battery power from electric vehicles to the grid could open a fast lane to a net-zero future. Owners of electric vehicles (EVs) are accustomed to plugging into charging stations at home and at work and filling up their batteries with …

Shining a new light on oil-slick rainbows and other thin-layer physics

“To invent a new tool for studying how chemicals react at interfaces, researchers shoot tiny jets of oil and water at each other and illuminate them. When sunlight reflects on an oily puddle of water in a parking lot, it …

Soft touch sensitivity

“Compliant and conductive carbon nanomaterial could be the perfect fit for on-skin electronics. A soft and flexible electronic “e-skin,” so sensitive it can detect the minute temperature difference between an inhaled and an exhaled breath, could form the basis of …

Stabilizing Lithium-Ion Batteries with Microbially Synthesized Electrolyte Additive

“A microbially prepared pyrazine diamine compound significantly stabilizes high-energy density lithium-ion batteries, shows a new study by researchers from Japan Lithium-ion batteries with high-energy-density cathodes are necessary to meet the energy demands of next-generation electronics and electric vehicles. At high …

STMicroelectronics’ automotive audio power amplifiers bring digital flexibility to eCall, telematics and AVAS

“The FDA803S and FDA903S are the newest single-channel fully differential 10W Class-D audio power amplifiers in the STMicroelectronics FDA (fully digital amplifier) family. They are designed for automotive applications like eCall, telematics, and wherever an audio channel needs to reproduce …

STMicroelectronics boosts all-round performance in op amps for industrial and automotive environments

“STMicroelectronics is simplifying designers’ search for high-performing operational amplifiers (op amps) by introducing three new 6MHz rail-to-rail devices with strong all-round parameters including a wide operating-voltage range and low noise. The TSB511, TSB512, and TSB514 are single, dual, and quad …

STMicroelectronics reveals 100-Watt wireless power receiver for fastest Qi-compliant charging

“Unique high-power capability boosts mobile user experience, brings new opportunities for medical devices and smart industrial technology STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has revealed a wireless power receiver with the …

TI expands space-grade product portfolio with radiation-hardened and radiation-tolerant plastic packages for missions from new space to deep space

“Texas Instruments (TI) (Nasdaq: TXN) today announced an expansion in its portfolio of space-grade analog semiconductor products in highly reliable plastic packages for a diverse range of missions. TI developed a new device screening specification called space high-grade in plastic …

U-M team recycles previously unrecyclable plastic

“PVC, or polyvinyl chloride, is one of the most produced plastics in the United States and the third highest by volume in the world. PVC makes up a vast amount of plastics we use on a daily basis. Much of …