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Nexperia expands its portfolio of ESD protection solutions for automotive ethernet

“Nexperia, the expert in essential semiconductors today announced an expansion to its award-winning portfolio of automotive ethernet ESD protection devices. The three new devices are AEC-Q101 qualified and IEEE OPEN Alliance 100BASE-T1 and 1000BASE-T1 compliant ElectroStatic Discharge …

Renesas Develops Bluetooth Low Energy RF Transceiver Technologies that Simplify Board Design, Reduce Circuit Size and Increase Power Efficiency

“Announced at ISSCC 2022: Impedance Tuning and Reference Signal Self-Correction Technologies Can Facilitate Bluetooth LE Implementation in IoT Devices. Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the development of two 2.4 GHz …

STMicroelectronics transforms digital vision with the market’s first 0.5Mpixel depth image sensor

“STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has announced a new family of high-resolution Time-of-Flight sensors that bring advanced 3D depth imaging to smartphones and other devices. The 3D family debuts with …

Toshiba Launches Ultra-Low Capacitance TVS Diode that Protects High-Frequency Antennas of IoT Devices from ESD

“Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (“Toshiba”) has launched “DF2B6M4BSL,” an ultra-low capacitance TVS diode for high-frequency antennas. The diode protects semiconductors and other electronic components from static electricity and noise while suppressing signal deterioration. Shipments of the new product start …

Renesas and AVL Software and Functions Collaborate on Customer Support for Functional Safety to Develop Automotive ECUs That Comply with ISO 26262

“AVL provides Renesas Customers with Comprehensive Support for Development of Complex and Specialized Functional Safety Systems. Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, and AVL, the leading company in development, simulation and testing in the …

STMicroelectronics’ “Intelligent Sensor Processing Unit” Integrates Brains into Sensors to Launch Onlife Era

“STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and a top manufacturer of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), today announced the launch of the Intelligent Sensor Processing Unit (ISPU) that combines a Digital Signal Processor …

World’s smallest SD card level translator from Nexperia has 40% smaller footprint

“Nexperia, the expert in essential semiconductors, today announced the world’s smallest Secure Digital (SD) card level translator IC - NXS0506UP. Housed in a 16-bump wafer-level chip-scale package the SD 3.0-compliant bi-directional dual voltage level translator has a footprint measuring …

Digital sovereignty: Commission proposes Chips Act to confront semiconductor shortages and strengthen Europe’s technological leadership

“Today, the Commission proposes a comprehensive set of measures to ensure the EU’s security of supply, resilience and technological leadership in semiconductor technologies and applications. The European Chips Act will bolster Europe’s competitiveness, resilience and help achieve both …

Dual High-Side Switches from STMicroelectronics Add Extra Flexibility for Driving Capacitive Loads

“STMicroelectronics’ latest high-side switches, the IPS2050H and the IPS2050H-32, permit two programmable current-limit values for smart driving of capacitive loads that draw high startup current. These new dual-channel switches have an input-voltage range from 8V to 60V and can …

Nordic launches nRF21540 Development Bundle for product development with 2.4 GHz wireless range extension

“Development Bundle comprises a development kit and evaluation kit for familiarization, configuration, and testing of the range, link budget, latency, and power consumption improvements provided by the nRF21540 RF Front-End Module Nordic Semiconductor today announces the launch of the nRF21540 …