Cypress Semiconductor Corp. has announced an expansion of its automotive portfolio that will help enable manufacturers to bring high tech automotive systems historically available only in luxury models to mainstream vehicles. Leveraging a wide range of differentiated products that includes microcontrollers (MCUs), power management ICs (PMICs), memories and touch-sensing solutions, the portfolio enables value-added systems […]
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NCI 1.1-compliant 88NF100 NFC controller extends antenna range
Marvell (NASDAQ:MRVL), a world leader in storage, cloud infrastructure, Internet of Things (IoT), connectivity and multimedia semiconductor solutions, today announced its full-featured, Near Field Communication (NFC) 88NF100 Controller with Active Load Modulation (ALM) to support the smallest antenna sizes critical to mobile, IoT, wearable and automotive applications. Adhering to the NFC Controller Interface (NCI) Technical […]
NAND flash memory targets automotive applications
This week at the 2016 International CES, Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., has introduced its 15nm e-MMCTM [1] NAND Flash memory for automotive applications. Toshiba’s Automotive e-MMC features a wide operating temperature range of -40 to 85oC, the smallest class chip size available for Automotive [2], an 11.5x13mm JEDEC standard package, and high reliability. Toshiba’s […]
Automotive capacitive touchscreen controller handles 15-in. displays
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. introduced a new automotive capacitive touchscreen controller family that enables screen sizes up to 15-inches with industry-leading performance in harsh automotive environments. The new Automotive TrueTouch®CYAT8168X controller uses Cypress’s proprietary AutoArmor™ technology for robust immunity to the strong electromagnetic interference (EMI) emissions found in cars, buses and trucks. The controller delivers a flawless user […]
Cost-effective controller speeds USB-C designs
Microchip Technology Inc. announced the addition of the UTC2000, USB-C controller to its portfolio of USB devices. With this new device, designers of a wide range of applications covering the consumer, industrial and automotive markets can now simply and quickly implement the radically updated USB-C connector cost effectively, speeding time to market and minimizing bills of […]
Digital signal controllers address power supply challenges
The 14-member dsPIC33EP “GS” family of Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs) from Microchip Technologies delivers the performance needed to implement more sophisticated non-linear, predictive and adaptive control algorithms at higher switching frequencies. These advanced algorithms enable power supply designs that are more energy efficient and have better power supply specifications. Higher switching frequencies enable the development […]
Low-power FRAM carries integrated counter
Fujitsu Semiconductor America (FSA) announced the release of MB85RDP16LX, an ultra-low-power FRAM device with an integrated binary counter function. The new device incorporates multiple optimizations that can slash energy consumption to less than 10 percent of what is required by standard FRAM solutions. With the MB85RDP16LX, Fujitsu is targeting industrial automation applications involving energy harvesting […]
Isolated PCI Express Mini Card
ACCES I/O Products, Inc., has announced the release of a new family of PCI Express Mini Cards, the mPCIe-ICM Series. These isolated serial communication cards measure just 30 x 51 mm and feature a selection of 4 or 2 ports of isolated RS232 serial communications. 1.5kV isolation is provided port-to-computer and 500V isolation port-to-port on […]
Microchip controller connects smartphones to automotive infotainment systems
Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced the extension of its USB2 Controller Hub (UCH2) portfolio with the new automotive-grade, 4-port USB84604 IC. Featuring FlexConnect technology and an upstream port that supports both USB2.0 and High Speed Interchip (HSIC) connectivity, the new USB84604 UCH2 is ideal for […]
SBC features quad-core ARM, 2 GB DDR3
With the release of SBC4661, Micro/sys, a USA manufacturer of embedded computer boards, adds Freescale’s powerful Quad Core i.MX6 ARM Cortex-A9 to its line of rugged Commercial-Off the Shelf (COTS) ARM single board computers (SBC). The low-power, extended temperature SBC4661 provides 2GB DDR3 soldered on memory to support and augment the onboard Xilinx Kintex-7 FPGA. […]