Semtech has announced its LoRa RF technology will be integrated in a large low-power, wide-area network deployed by French mobile network operator Bouygues Telecom, in partnership with leading communications company Sagemcom. The network, based on Semtech’s open LoRaWAN standard, will enable commercial service providers to take full advantage of the IoT movement to offer smarter, more efficient solutions for urban planning, infrastructure m...

Semtech and Senet have announced the deployment of Senet’s nationwide LoRaWAN  network, based on Semtech LoRa technology, for IoT applications. Senet has completed the deployment of 50 towers with network coverage of more than 15,000 square miles. Three towers are in Silicon Valley to enable application development by major corporations and start-ups in the area that plan to connect to their network.  

Semtech and Ikegami Tsushinki have announced a partnership to drive high-performance video monitoring systems that deliver the highest quality HD images over longer distances than existing digital video transmission systems. In collaboration with the Central Japan Railway, Ikegami equipped the JR Tokai Shinkansen line station platforms with HD vertical monitoring systems to improve customer safety and peace of mind.

Providing two regulated outputs for up to 300mA for each output channel, a dual output LDO regulator has been introduced by Semtech. The SC563 accepts an input supply rail of 2.3 to 5.5V and provides two fixed, regulated outputs, which eliminate the need for external resistor divider networks.

Semtech has announced the RClamp 0552T, a high performance, low capacitance Transient Voltage Suppression (TVS) array device. The RClamp0552T is offered as a three-pin device and protects high speed differential pairs common in interfaces such as USB 3.0, MHL and HDMI 1.4.

Semtech has introduced a complete Wireless M-Bus (WMBus) and WMBus over its LoRa RF software stack developed by STACKFORCE. The solution will simplify smart metering developments and significantly extend the range of metering deployments, which is a major challenge facing the industry today.

  How a long range, low-power spread spectrum technology capable of supporting millions of nodes could enable standardisation in the IoT. By Hardy Schmidbauer, Semtech.

Semtech has announced a collaboration with MorethanIP, linking the IP from each party to produce a complete layer 1/layer 2 solution for IEEE 802.3bj, the recently ratified standard supporting 100G backplane applications. 

Semtech has announced the SC33020H Load Switch platform in a 0.9mm2, four-bump Chip Scale Package (CSP) with R(ON) of 32mΩ. The SC33020H load switch provides power rail control for up to 2A with reverse current blocking protection for both portable and non-portable devices, including wearables, action video cameras, smart phones, tablets, HDTVs and STBs.

Semtech has announced a 33V, high-performance TVS device designed to protect small form factor proximity sensors from ESD, EFT and low level surge transients. The single-line uClamp3601P achieves a remarkably low ESD clamping voltage - critical in safeguarding proximity sensors in harsh and noisy industrial environments - in a small 1.0x0.6mm footprint.

A high-performance, low capacitance TVS device, which replaces multiple discrete components while providing complete VBUS surge and ESD protection for USB data and ID lines, has been released by Semtech. Measuring 2.0x1.8mm, the RClamp1255P has a capacitance of less than 0.5pF on D+, D- and ID pins. 

Offering a 2A, 1.1-3.6V power rail with controlled turn-on and -off profiles, the SC724, SC725, SC728 and SC729 load switches have been introduced by Semtech. The SC72X family is suitable for portable applications, including wearable electronics, portable video cameras, smartphones and tablets, as well as non-portable applications such as HDTVs, set-top boxes and networking devices.

An IP macro, which meets the demands of IoT devices and Zettabyte traffic, has been successfully tested by Semtech. Operating at 25Gb/s and beyond, the snowPHY-C2 platform IP provides lane breakouts in 2x25G (for 50Gb/s), 4x25G (for 100Gb/s) and 8x25G (for 200Gb/s) form factors.

To protect the USB 3.0 interface in computing and mobile devices from ESD events, Semtech has introduced a high-performance, ultra-low capacitance TVS (Transient Voltage Suppression) device. In an easy-to-lay-out package, the RClamp3346P provides ultra-low clamping voltage performance and a low dynamic resistance of 0.15Ω typical. 

A high-performance, ultra-low capacitance TVS (Transient Voltage Suppression) device has been released by Semtech. To safeguard the sensitive electronics common in today’s automotive infotainment and telematics systems, the RClamp0531TQ provides outstanding low-clamping voltage performance. 

 Semtech's LoRa (Long Range) RF technology has been selected by AREVA (Paris) for it's next-gen wireless smart sensor communication platforms. AREVA has finalised the development of its next-gen wireless solutions dedicated to site management and asset tracking applications using smart sensors that provide geolocalisation of equipment in complex industrial environments.

Semtech Corporation today announced the SC284P, the smallest, dual independent 2A buck regulator with automatic power-save mode.

FastNet, a machine-to-machine (M2M) operator in South Africa has selected Semtech’s LoRa technology to target low power connectivity for Internet of Things (IoT) applications.  The deal will be officially announced at electronica in Munich. LoRa network deployments will target devices and services that require very long battery lifetime at a low price point, complementing FastNet’s other cellular M2M services that are optimal for...

Semtech will take its next generation of high performance, low cost transmitter and quad receiver chip sets for HD surveillance applications to the Security China 2014 Conference in Shanghai (Oct 28-31). The new chipsets, the GV7700 and GV7704, are based on Semtech’s High-Definition Visually Lossless CODEC (HD-VLC) technology, providing unprecedented levels of cable reach performance and enabling long-distance transmission of high-quality H...

Semtech will join with Wi-SUN Alliance members to produce a RF development platform targeting advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and industrial applications. Featuring the company's long-range LoRa technology, the SX1276 RF transceiver will be combined with a Kinetis MCU from Freescale and a Wi-SUN ready Nissin software stack.