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Small-signal mosfets in 1.1x1mm and 1.4×1.2mm DFN packaging

Steve Bush — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 10:22:50 +0000

Nexperia has put more single and dual small-signal mosfets into DFN1110D-3 (SOT8015) and DFN1412-6 (SOT1268) packages, with side-wettable flanks for automated optical inspection. “The 1.1 x 1mm DFN1110D-3 package has ...

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Metal lead-frame MLCCs for automotive power trains

Steve Bush — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 09:55:18 +0000

TDK has introduced a series of high-value metal-framed multi-chip ceramic capacitors for automotive electric power trains, on-board chargers and wireless power transfer systems, where the capacitors must handle high currents ...

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Magnachip adds four 40V MOSFETS for auto

David Manners — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 05:09:34 +0000

Magnachip has come up with four new 40V MXT MV MOSFETs designed in PDFN 33 packages for automotive applications. PDFN33 packages reduce footprint by more than 60% and the weight ...

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Haptic actuators come with Immersion Corp license

Steve Bush — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 15:47:04 +0000

Vishay has added five solenoid-based haptic actuators to its IHPT range, which come with operation licenses from Immersion Corporation. There are four sizes, from 29 x 21mm to 44 x ...

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Automotive CXPI interface has GPIO, ADC and PWMs

Steve Bush — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 11:01:57 +0000

Toshiba is developing an interface IC for the automotive CXPI (clock extension peripheral interface) bus whose hardware logic “can control data communication by CXPI protocol and GPIO, eliminating the need ...

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3A bipolar transistors in 2x2mm DFN2020D-3 package

Steve Bush — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 10:26:04 +0000

Nexperia has announced 20 bipolar power transistors in 2 x 2mm DFN2020D-3 packaging, half of them automotive-qualified. The span 50 and 80V ratings, 1 to 3A currents and both npn ...

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Q2 EV sales up 30% q-o-q

David Manners — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 05:15:23 +0000

Q2 sales of EVs – including battery, hybrid and fuel cell vehicles – were up nearly 30% q-o-q and 24.2% y-o-y at 3.769 million units, says TrendForce. Battery EV (BEV) ...

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Automotive ideal diode protects against -65V

Steve Bush — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 10:47:19 +0000

It seems to be Ideal Diode Week at Electronics Weekly (here and here) as Diodes is also promoting one, this time an ideal diode that can cope with ±65V on ...

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SMD resistors to AEC-Q200

Steve Bush — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 13:21:19 +0000

Bourns has created a surface-mount thin-film resistor series with AEC-Q200 compliance for automotive use. Model CRT-A resistors are available with tolerance of ±0.1, ±0.25, ±0.5 or ±1%, and temperature coefficients ...

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Automotive voltage regulator with reset and watchdog

Steve Bush — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 11:11:53 +0000

Infineon has introduced six automotive linear regulators, protected against 40 or 45V, and supplying 3.3 or 5V at up 500mA, some with enable, watchdog or reset circuits (see the table ...

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