Consumers have become used to improved energy efficiency and performance of appliances built with variable-speed drives. Georges Tchouangue, Toshiba Electronics Europe believes further demands can be met using sinusoidal current control

In partnership with MoreThanIP, a provider of telecom solutions, Toshiba Semiconductor & Storage Products Company, has developed an IP subsystem designed to easily implement a 10 Gigabit Ethernet interface subsystem into a system LSI.

Suited for switching voltage regulator designs, a range of ultra-efficient, high-speed, high-voltage MOSFETs has been unveiled by Toshiba Electronics Europe. Available with 800 and 900V ratings, the four N-channel devices have typical on resistance ratings down to just 1.9Ω. Target applications include flyback converters in LED lighting, supplementary power supplies and other circuits requiring current switching below 5A.

Toshiba Electronics Europe has announced a range of ultra-high-performance EXCERIA PRO UHS-II microSD cards alongside extensions to the company’s high-end EXCERIA PRO SD and EXCERIA microSD and SD card line-up. The microSD and SD cards will support the high-performance requirements of professional and advanced amateur photographers.

Expanding its family of high-performance TransMemory USB Flash Drives, Toshiba Electronics Europe has announced its first drive to combine Type-A and Type-C USB connectivity. The TransMemory-EX U382 is a 32GB USB pen drive offering a dual interface with both USB Type-A and USB Type-C ports, providing for quick and easy data transfer between the widest possible range of devices.

A 3-phase brushless motor driver IC has been introduced by Toshiba Electronics Europe. The TC78B016FTG achieves high efficiency and minimal noise at a wide range of rotational speeds without any need for complicated phase adjustment, making it well suited for use in the small fan motors found in home appliances and industrial equipment.

Claimed to be the industry's first with a DMOS FET type source-output driver, Toshiba Electronics Europe has announced the launch of a new generation of highly efficient transistor arrays. The TBD62783A series succeeds the TD62783 series of bipolar transistor arrays, cutting power loss by about 40%. They are suited for use in a wide range of applications including LED drives.

The system requirements of the ‘always on / connected car’ are increasing demands for the bandwidth available for in-vehicle data communications. As a result, engineers are turning to Ethernet. Klaus Neuenhüskes, Manager, Automotive Business Unit, Toshiba Electronics Europe explains.

Toshiba has launched a compact and efficient wireless power transmitter IC with a 15W transmission capability. In combination with a host MCU, the TC7718FTG realises a wireless power transmission system compliant with WPC Qi version 1.2. Built on Toshiba’s CD-0.13 semiconductor process, the TC7718FTG combines a small package with high efficiency.

Toshiba Electronics Europe has expanded its line-up of image recognition processors with a fourth generation device that will help designers implement ‘entry-level’ ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System) applications targeting Euro NCAP 2018 camera requirements.

Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) announces the HK4, a new enterprise 6.0 Gbit/s SATA SSD series designed for read-intensive and value-endurance workloads. The HK4 Series is Toshiba’s first SSD for enterprise and data centre applications to embed 15nm MLC NAND flash memory and offers low latency tuned for high Quality of Service (QoS).

Toshiba Electronics Europe has launched a Bluetooth Low Energy Communication IC which adopts Bluetooth Core Version 4.1 and is suited for use with Scatternet devices. The TC35667WBG-006 is suitable for Bluetooth Smart products, such as wearable sport and lifestyle technology, remote controls, smartphone accessories and devices for the IoT.

Expanding its family of UMOS9 MOSFETs, Toshiba Electronics Europe has added a 40V N-channel MOSFET housed in the advanced DPAK+ package. The TK1R4S04PB has achieved AEC-Q101 qualification and is designed for automotive motor control applications such as water pumps, fuel pumps, oil pumps, fans, EPS and DC/DC converters.

  Toshiba Electronics Europe has introduced a client Solid State Drive (cSSD) with embedded TLC NAND flash memory. The SG5 series provides high performance and large storage capacities while maintaining a small form factor and reducing costs for consumers.

Able to be controlled by 3.3V logic input, a high-side N-channel Power MOSFET gate driver has been introduced by Toshiba Electronics Europe. Providing short-circuit protection/diagnosis functions and a feature to prevent the reverse current flow to itself in case of reverse battery situation, the TPD7104AF is designed for use in automotive applications.

Expanding its portfolio of low input current transistor photocouplers, Toshiba Electronics Europe has introduced a a pair of 4-channel versions. The TLP292-4 and TLP293-4 operate over a wide temperature range from -55 to +125˚C and can be used for a variety of high-density surface mount applications including PLCs, switching power supplies and simplex or multiplex data transmissions.

Designed for comms applications in factory automation equipment and home appliances, Toshiba Electronics Europe has announced the TLP2703 photocoupler. The device supports signal transfer speeds of up to 100kb/s, can be driven by a low input current of just 1mA and is price competitive with 1Mb/s class IC photocouplers.

  Toshiba Electronics Europe has launched two high speed photocouplers, TLP2745 and TLP2748. The company's latest IC output photocouplers feature low Pulse Width Distortion (PWD) and low power consumption for high speed, high temperature operation.

Five years down the line, after the Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdown, and the halls of reactor 3’s building are still racked with radiation. Although clean-up efforts have already helped to contain some radioactive material, the plant’s manager still estimates there’s another 30 to 40 years before a full decommissioning.

Optimised for read-intensive application workloads such as data warehousing, web servers, media streaming and video on demand, Toshiba Electronics Europe has announced a series of very read-intensive, enterprise SAS SSDs. The PX04SL series assists organisations in minimising TCO without sacrificing performance and is available in 2 and 4TB capacities.