Technologies

Technologies

Dec. 13, 2013

Product

Energy-Harvesting IC Plays Into Internet Of Things Ecosystem

When connected to either a solar cell or thermo-electric generator (TEG), STMicroelectronics’ new energy-harvesting IC integrates the functions needed to power electronic circuits from a few microwatts to several milliwatts, as well as recharge batteries....More
Dec. 13, 2013

Product

Serial NOR Flash Doubles Embedded-App Programming Speed

Embedded applications with high-speed requirements can take advantage of the 2-Mbyte/s programming delivered by Micron’s MT25Q Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) NOR flash memories....More
Dec. 13, 2013

Product

USB-To-SPI Bridge Controller Cuts Connectivity Costs, Complexity

Silicon Labs’ CP2130 offers a solution for bridging a Universal Serial Bus (USB) host and Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) bus....More
Dec. 13, 2013

Product

Wireless MCUs Address Future ZigBee Smart Energy 2.0, IP Specs

To tackle the increased processing and memory requirements associated with future ZigBee Smart Energy 2.0 and Internet Protocol specifications, Freescale developed the Kinetis KW2x wireless microcontroller family....More
Dec. 12, 2013

Article

Power Semiconductor Makers Target New Products For Specific Applications

"Today’s top semiconductor manufacturers have a new goal: goof-proofing their designs."...More
Dec. 11, 2013

Article

Analog Chip Companies Provide Higher Levels Of Design Support

"A junior engineer can be assigned to a project and still come up with an acceptable design in a reasonable amount of time and with less need for interaction with a senior engineer."...More
Dec. 11, 2013

Article

Electronic Design

Minimize Frequency Drift In Crystals

By understanding the physical and environmental factors that affect drift, developers can select an appropriate timing source and apply proven design techniques that balance cost, temperature compensation, and aging for greater system resilience....More
Dec. 11, 2013

Product

Programmable Hall-Effect Sensor Targets EVs, HEVs, Renewable Energy

The latest addition to Melexis’ Triaxis Hall-effect sensor family is the high-speed MLX91208 series....More
Dec. 11, 2013

Product

2-W DC-DCs Meet Rigid Medical-Equipment Standards

The ML200MHI family of 2-W dc-dc converters, fully approved to EN 60950 and EN 60601, meet the stringent isolation, reinforced insulation, and low leakage requirements of medical-grade equipment....More
Dec. 11, 2013

Product

Three-Phase BLDC Motor-Driver Eval Kit Instantly Spins Motors

By including on-chip Hall commutation and an innovative SPEED control input, Allegro Microsystems evaluation kit for its A4915 three-phase MOSFET controller IC makes it easier to “spin” a motor....More