Electronics Supply Chain News & Analysis

Sub-PMICs reduce size in new mobile processors

The small form factor allows for use of smaller external components.

New proximity sensor provides sensing distance up to 30 cm

The device combines an infrared emitter, photo detectors for proximity, amplifiers and analog-to-digital converter circuitry into a single package.

Transphorm adds two more GaN FETs to its Gen III product line

The new 650 V surface mount devices are available in two versions and offer an on-resistance of 72 milliohms.

Environment sensors are critical for smart factories, manufacturing and the IoT

As environmental monitoring has increased, sensors have become essential for applications such as monitoring temperature and humidity for the Industrial IoT (IIoT), logging data records and quality management in smart factories, monitoring living spaces as part of a security system, detecting weather changes for both industry and the home, and much more.

Cinch Connectivity Solutions expands the Johnson™ 2.92 mm connector series

The new connectors provide additional board option thicknesses of .016 in, .042 in, .062 in and .093 in.

New Yorker Electronics releases new Lite-On glass passivated bridge rectifiers

The new rectifiers are an ideal choice for server, telecom, data center, industrial, lighting and home appliance applications.

Time domain simulation of electrostatic discharge testing

Electronics manufacturers go to great lengths to properly shield sensitive components and to design systems capable of reducing, dissipating and neutralizing static charge.

Skyworks powers first all-in-one VR gaming system

The SkyOne device delivers real-time wireless connectivity and offers users untethered six degrees of freedom, allowing players to wirelessly connect to the cloud for an immersive experience.

Sound as 'third wave' for integrated circuits

Chip-based control of light-sound interactions could transform 5G and broadband networks, satellite communications, defense industries and more. A "research renaissance" is currently underway.

Inertial measurement unit for self-driving vehicles

The MEMS sensor includes a three-axis accelerometer and three-axis gyro.

Atomically thin electronic heat shields based on sound principles

Thinking of heat as a form of sound — the foundation of a new field known as phononics — was the basis for research on nanoscale heat shields at Stanford.

Aceinna launches tiny, MEMS-based, OpenIMU330 inertial measurement unit

Developers can use the triple redundant inertial measurement unit to design navigation and localization solutions for autonomous vehicles, robots and other systems.

Intel begins shipping 10 nm FPGAs

The programmable logic devices will be used for networking, 5G and data analytics.

TDK CeraLink® capacitors and new dimensions in power electronics

The profile of a DC capacitor, available from TTI Europe, shows how PLZT ceramic-based compact devices facilitate fast switching for GaN and SiC semiconductors in converter and inverter designs.

Skyworks' new front-end modules for Bluetooth IoT applications

The devices integrate power amplifier output matching, harmonic filtering and bypass path switching, which enable flexible and innovative end product designs for space-constrained IoT applications.

Xilinx launches 9 million system logic cell FPGAs

The FPGA can be used for prototype next-generation ASICs and SoC technologies.

Combining MEMS and image sensing for chip-level optical image stabilization tech

Besides conventional applications such as mobile cameras, image stabilization is important in other applications as well, such as security monitoring, artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning and autonomous vehicles.

Bringing the internet of things to security products

A new collaboration will seek to improve security for both smart homes and commercial buildings.

Skyworks enables emerging Bluetooth platforms

Nordic Semiconductor is utilizing Skyworks’ family of fully-integrated front-end solutions and multi-protocol system-on-chip for Bluetooth Low Energy and emerging Bluetooth 5 applications.