SoDIMM doubles capacity for gaming use Andy Pratt May 31, 2018 Design Sources / Software, ICs & Semiconductors Samsung announces the 32-Gbyte DDR4 SoDIMM for gaming laptops. Claimed to be the industry’s first in the SoDIMM format, it is based on 10nm class process technology and will enrich mobile PC-grade computer game...
Powercast shrinks Powerharvester wireless power receiver Andy Pratt May 17, 2018 ICs & Semiconductors, Power Powercast has produced a smaller Powerharvester wireless power receiver and RF-to-DC converter chip (the PCC114) for its Powerharvester chipset. The chipset is comprised of a wireless power receiver chip and co...
Low power microcontroller duo extends battery-powered sensors and wearables Andy Pratt April 5, 2018 ICs & Semiconductors, Sensors Two microcontrollers from Maxim Integrated, the MAX32660 and MAX32652 are based on the low-power Arm Cortex-M4F. They are suitable for wearable sensors and battery-powered applications such as IoT sensors, envi...
Low dropout voltage regulator packs performance into small footprint Andy Pratt April 5, 2018 Components & Hardware, ICs & Semiconductors, Wearable Trade-offs between quiescent current, output power, dynamic response, and package size are relieved, says STMicroelectronics at the launch of its STLQ020 low dropout (LDO) voltage regulator. By combining small...
Maxim’s aims high; claims Himalaya uSLIC is smallest power module available Andy Pratt March 22, 2018 ICs & Semiconductors Designed for space-constrained applications, micro system level IC (uSLIC) modules from Maxim Integrated Products, shrink the size of the power supply by 2.25x, claims the company. The MAXM17532 and MAXM15462 D...
DC/DC converter boasts industry’s lowest current consumption of 180nA Andy Pratt March 6, 2018 ICs & Semiconductors, Power For IoT applications, where battery life is an important consideration, Rohm Semiconductor has used Nano Energy technology in its BD70522GUL DC/DC converter. The BD70522GUL DC/DC converter has integrated MOSFE...
Real-time clock claims lowest power consumption Andy Pratt February 22, 2018 ICs & Semiconductors According to Micro Crystal, the RV-3028-C7 is the first low power real time clock (RTC) module that requires just 40nA at a supply of 3.0V. The high accuracy of ±1 ppm at room temperature eliminates any calibra...
Tiny amplifiers deliver high performance for challenging system designs Andy Pratt February 7, 2018 Comms / Bluetooth / Wireless, ICs & Semiconductors From Texas Instruments come a tiny operational amplifier (op amp) and low-power comparators at 0.64 mm2. As the first amplifiers in the compact X2SON package, the TLV9061 op amp and TLV7011 family of comparator...
Toshiba launches small LDO regulator ICs for IoT applications Andy Pratt January 24, 2018 ICs & Semiconductors, Wearable Small, LDO regulators from Toshiba Electronics Europe combine low quiescent bias current, high ripple rejection and fast transient response, says the company. The TCR3UG series of LDO regulators have an output ...
Multi-mode SiP from Nordic Semiconductor is low power for the IoT Andy Pratt January 22, 2018 ICs & Semiconductors In Oslo, Norway, Nordic Semiconductor previewed its nRF91 series. The compact, low power, multi-mode LTE-M/Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) system in package (SiP) has an integrated Arm Cortex-M33 host processor, Arm Tr...
