FTDI Chip has introduced the USB power delivery technology necessary to go beyond the powering of consumer electronics products and support the elevated current levels required by larger items of electronic equipment. The FT4233H is an advanced bridge IC with USB Type-C connectivity and USB power delivery (PD) Rev. 3.0 controller capabilities – supporting applications […]
Biometric sensor reference design helps simplify and expedite smart card tech
Infineon Technologies AG and NEXT Biometrics, a global leader in fingerprint sensor technology, have joined together to create a reference design for biometric payment cards. The reference platform incorporates all necessary elements to develop and manufacture a smart card with a fingerprint sensor and helps card makers simplify their production processes and to shorten time-to-market […]
New HDR video platform captures high-contrast scenes with 1080-p resolution at 30 fps
Pinnacle Imaging Systems, a developer of high dynamic range (HDR) Image Signal Processors (ISP) and HDR video solutions and ON Semiconductor jointly announced a new lower-cost HDR video surveillance solution capable of capturing high contrast scenes (120 dB) with 1080p and 30 frames per second (fps) output. The new HDR video platform, running on the Xilinx Zynq […]
New 16-MP image sensor brings hi-res to mainstream smartphones
OmniVision Technologies, Inc. announced the OV16E10 — the latest generation of its high-performance 16-megapixel (MP) image sensor family. Built on OmniVision’s latest 1.12-micron PureCel Plus stacked die technology with world-class sensitivity and QE performance, the 1/2.8” OV16E10 sensor comes with advanced imaging features to deliver industry-leading performance for both single- and multi-camera applications. Integrated into this sensor is a 2×1 Microlens phase-detection […]
80-MHz Arm Cortex-M4 MCUs include 64Kbyte/128Kbyte Flash, energy management
With a focused feature set and compact package options, STMicroelectronics’ STM32L412 and STM32L422 microcontrollers (MCUs) bring ultra-low power technologies and high performance to budget-conscious consumer, industrial, and medical applications. Whether the squeeze is on core performance, energy, physical space, or bill of materials, the new MCUs give more freedom to beat the constraints. Combining economical 64Kbyte or […]
50 Mp CCD image sensor targets inspection of smartphone displays
ON Semiconductor is enabling more efficient inspection of smartphone displays with the introduction of a new 50 megapixel (MP) resolution charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensor. As the highest resolution Transfer CCD image sensor commercially available, the KAI-50140 provides the critical imaging detail and high image uniformity needed not only for inspection of smartphone displays but also […]
Ultra-low power voice codecs take aim at high-quality ‘always on’ voice apps
CML Microcircuits introduces the next generation in voice codecs, aimed at existing telephony and emerging high quality speech applications in smart devices. The CMX655D marks a significant evolution in voice codecs, which brings greater integration at ultra-low power to enable advanced features in a wide range of applications. The CMX655D integrates two matched channels with […]
Design environment kickstarts HMI, camera- and GUI-based applications
Renesas Electronics Corporation introduced a new design environment for its powerful RZ/A1 microprocessors (MPUs) to simplify and accelerate the development of rich human-machine interface- (HMI) and camera- and GUI-based applications, such as industrial equipment, building controls, home automation, medical devices, white goods, and video surveillance and video/fingerprint-based access control. Featuring the new RZ/A1 Software Package, the integrated […]
IC secures contactless transactions, maintains NFC connections in wearables
STMicroelectronics and Fidesmo, the contactless-services developer and Mastercard Approved Global Vendor, have created a turnkey active solution for secure contactless payments on smartwatches and other wearable technology. The complete payment system-on-chip (SoC) is based on ST’s STPay-Boost IC, which combines a hardware secure element to protect transactions and a contactless controller featuring proprietary active-boost technology […]
GPIO expander works on I2C bus
Kinetic Technologies (Kinetic) announced today a widening of its product portfolio by the addition of a general-purpose input/output (GPIO) expander. The new KTS1620 is a low voltage, 24-bit, I2C-bus I/O expander designed for microcontrollers when additional I/Os are needed. The KTS1620 continues Kinetic’s product and market diversification while also increasing the company’s reach into high-end […]
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