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Cree Demonstrates High Quality 150-mm Silicon Carbide Substrates
Cree announced today that it has achieved a major breakthrough in the development and wide scale commercialization of silicon carbide (SiC) technology with the demonstration of high quality, 150-mm SiC substrates with micropipe densities of less than 10/cm2. The current Cree standard for SiC substrates is 100-mm diameter material.
Cree Launches Industry’s First Commercial Silicon Carbide Power MOSFET; Destined to Replace Silicon Devices in High-Voltage (≥ 1200-V) Power Electronics
Cree, Inc. has introduced the industry’s first fully qualified commercial silicon carbide power MOSFET. This establishes a new benchmark for energy-efficient power switches and can enable design engineers to develop high-voltage circuits with extremely fast switching speeds and ultralow switching losses.
Imagination Technologies introduces ‘Connected Processor’ IP cores
Imagination Technologies, a leading multimedia chip technologies company, says that the next trend in silicon integration will be for ubiquitous connectivity in all forms of consumer electronics. Reflecting this trend, the company has created a new class of embedded Connected Processor solutions that will power the ‘Internet Everywhere’ generation of consumer electronics.
Atmel's Low-Power 8-Bit MCUs Optimized for Touch Sensing
Atmel announced that its low-power ATtiny 10/20/40 microcontroller (MCU) families are optimized for touch sensing support of buttons, wheels and sliders. Featuring Atmel's AVR MCU and its patented low-power picoPower® technology, these devices are ideal for a number of applications in the cost-sensitive industrial and consumer markets including automotive control panels, LCD TVs and monitors, notebook computers, mobile handsets and more.
ROHM Silicon Carbide Schottky Diodes Push the Performance Envelope
ROHM Semiconductor announces the availability of the SCS1xxAGC series of high-performance silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky barrier diodes (SBD).
Clip on junction box speeds cabling of solar panel modules
Manufacturers of solar panel modules can increase their productivity with a new type of junction box from Multi-Contact. Called the Foxbox, the compact box has been designed for use in the automated assembly of polycrystalline photovoltaic (PV) arrays.
ARM launches Mali center for graphics developers
ARM announced today at ARM TechCon 3, Santa Clara, Calif., the launch of the ARM Mali Developer Center – a comprehensive suite of resources for graphics and embedded applications developers working with the Khronos OpenGL ES 1.1 and 2.0, OpenVG 1.0 and 1.1, as well as other APIs. Accessing these resources as members of the Mali ecosystem will enable developers targeting Mali graphics processing unit (GPU) platforms to bring best-in-class conte...
NXP to Integrate Adobe Flash Platform for the Digital Home into its STB Platforms
NXP Semiconductors has announced support for the Adobe Flash Platform for the Digital Home. The optimized implementation of Flash technology for Internet connected televisions, set-top boxes (STB), Blu-ray players and other devices in the digital living room is expected to be supported on NXP’s IP STB platforms, the STB225 and STB222. Adobe Flash Platform for the Digital Home allows consumers to enjoy rich Flash technology based web content, ap...
NXP Introduces GreenChip Resonant Controller With Integrated Power Factor Correction
NXP Semiconductors today announced the GreenChip TEA1713 resonant half-bridge converter – the industry’s first resonant controller with integrated Power Factor Correction (PFC), capacitive mode protection and adaptive deadtime control. The high-performance GreenChip TEA1713 is a cost-effective solution enabling designers to build highly efficient, highly reliable resonant power supplies. Typical applications include power supplies above 90 W ...
Maxim - RS-232 Transceiver Integrates ±70V Fault Protection
Maxim has introduced the MAX13223E, a ±70V fault-protected, dual-channel RS-232 transceiver. Pin compatible with the industry-standard MAX3223E, the MAX13223E is the first overvoltage-protected RS-232 transceiver on the market. It integrates ±70V fault protection on the RS-232 interface pins, thus eliminating the need for external fault-protection circuitry, such as polyswitch limiters and zener diodes.