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Renesas Expands 5G mmWave Beamformer Portfolio with Industry-Leading Transmitter Output Power Capability

“Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today expanded its 5G beamformer IC family with two new dual-polarization mmWave devices optimized for 2x2 antenna architecture for 5G and broadband wireless applications with best-in-class performance at …

Renesas Expands Lineup of 28nm Cross-Domain Automotive Control Microcontrollers

“Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today introduced a powerful new group of microcontrollers (MCUs), the RH850/U2B MCUs, designed to address the growing need to integrate multiple applications into a single chip and realize a …

Renesas Unveils New Multi-Cell Battery Front End Family for High-Cell Count, High-Voltage Systems

“Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today introduced a new family of multi-cell full battery front end (BFE) ICs for battery management systems (BMS) built for the larger, high-voltage battery packs that power e-scooters …

Samsung Develops Industry’s First LPDDR5X DRAM

“Samsung’s LPDDR5X DRAM will provide over 1.3x faster processing speeds and consume nearly 20% less power than the previous LPDDR5 solution The LPDDR5X solution will broaden the use of high-performance, low-power memory beyond smartphones to AI and edge …

Separated only by quadrillionths of a second: Ultrashort flashes of light combined precisely and quickly

“Ultrashort flashes of light lasting less than a quadrillionth of a second are fast growing in technological importance. In laser sources, pairs and groups of light flashes can be created instead of individual flashes. Similar to the chemically bonded atoms …

Simple silicon coating solves long-standing optical challenge

“New approach expands the application of powerful, ultrafast laser pulses. Quick bursts of laser light, lasting less than a trillionth of a second, are used in a range of applications today. These ultrashort laser pulses have allowed scientists to observe …

SpaceX crew launch marks 600 space travelers in 60 years

“A SpaceX rocket carried four astronauts into orbit Wednesday night, including the 600th person to reach space in 60 years. The repeatedly delayed flight occurred just two days after SpaceX brought four other astronauts home from the International Space Station …

Stanford researchers develop a quantum simulator that exhibits the building blocks of sound

“Aiming to emulate the quantum characteristics of materials more realistically, researchers have figured out a way to create a lattice of light and atoms that can vibrate – bringing sound to an otherwise silent experiment. When sound was first incorporated into …

STMicroelectronics Launches Cost-Effective NFC Type 2 Tag IC with Privacy Features and Augmented NDEF

“STMicroelectronics’ ST25TN512 and ST25TN01K NFC Forum Type 2 tag ICs deliver a new balance of cost and performance for high-volume use cases like consumer engagement, product information, and brand protection. Also suitable for smart-city applications and access control, the ST25TN512 …

STMicroelectronics’ Port-Protection IC for STM32 MCUs Tailored to USB-C Dual-Role Power

“The STMicroelectronics TCPP03-M20 USB Type-C port-protection IC is tailored for Dual-Role Power (DRP) applications, simplifying the design of products that can act as a power source for connected devices as well as accepting power from other USB-C sources …