Electronics Supply Chain News & Analysis

Small pixel size, big HDR offered by stacked event-based vision sensor

The device reportedly offers the smallest 4.86 µm pixel size available and a high dynamic range (HDR) performance of 124 dB-plus.

IoT sensors monitor business environment for optimal employee well-being

The sensors are used to keep tabs on occupancy, temperature, noise levels, humidity and more.

SoC from InnoPhase solves 3 IoT problems

Adding connectivity, control and motion to systems that people use every day raises challenges around size, battery life and functionality.

USB-C controllers for next-generation notebook and desktop PCs

Cypress has introduced two controllers that support the latest standards.

Transphorm Inc. raises $21 million and completes reverse merger

The developer of gallium nitride (GaN) high voltage power devices successfully closes merger and completes financing to advance its GaN power conversion business.

High power front-end modules for Wi-Fi 6 applications from Skyworks

The modules incorporate switching, low-noise amplifier with bypass and power amplifier for devices such as networking and WLAN-enabled wireless video streaming systems.

Vishay at APEC 2020

Power IC, passive component, diode and MOSFET technologies for diverse applications will be shown by Vishay at APEC 2020 in New Orleans from March 15 to 19.

Vishay Intertechnology 2 A and 3 A Fred Pt Ultrafast rectifiers in SlimSMAW package increase reliability, improve AOI

The rectifiers offer high current density and wide leads provide stronger adhesion to the PCB and improve automated optical inspection (AOI) in automotive systems.

TSMC and ST collaborate to develop wide bandgap process technology

The companies will work to bring discrete and integrated GaN devices to market.

Watch: Generator lights 100 LED bulbs with one drop of water

A new type of droplet-based electricity generator (DEG) may greatly advance the study of water energy generation and ultimately help the global renewable energy shortage.

Samsung to triple 7 nm extreme ultraviolet lithography capacity by end of 2020

Samsung has begun production in its V1 fab using the advanced technology.

Dialog acquires Adesto to expand industrial IoT portfolio

The deal is worth about $500 million.

Vishay Intertechnology -30 V P-channel MOSFET in PowerPAK 1212-8S package

The device offers industry-low on-resistance of 3.5 mO at 10 V in the 3.3 mm by 3.3 mm thermally enhanced PowerPAK 1212-8S package.

An advance in colloidal quantum dot laser diode technology

A new type of electrically pumped LED contains an integrated optical resonator that also allows the device, when optically pumped, to function as a laser.

Vishay Intertechnology 80 V MOSFET offers best in class on-resistance times gate charge FOM to increase efficiency

Vishay Intertechnology Inc. has introduced a new 80 V TrenchFET Gen IV n-channel power MOSFET in the 6.15 mm by 5.15 mm PowerPAK SO-8 single package.

108 megapixel image sensor for next-generation mobile devices

Samsung’s HM1 uses the company’s Nonacell technology with a 3 x 3 pixel structure.

Vishay Intertechnology launches integrated RGBC-IR color sensors with I²C interface in low profile packages

With the ability to calculate color temperature and sense ambient light, the devices offer a compact solution for adjusting backlighting in consumer electronics and notebook computers.

Rochester Electronics provides a continuous source for ON Semiconductor solutions

The company offers over 7 billion ON Semiconductor devices encompassing power, analog and intelligent sensing solutions.

Semiconductor manufacturing advances with new etching technique

The technology promises to advance semiconductor design and manufacturing by enabling the precise addition and removal of thin layers in multistep fabrication processes.