Better GaN circuits for radar and military systems
05 November, 2012DARPA has awarded a contract to RFMD to investigate how to enhance the thermal efficiency of gallium nitride (GaN) circuits used in high-power radar and other military systems.
Hybrid electronics: low-resistance carbon-IC interconnect fabrication
05 November, 2012Using a new method for precisely controlling the deposition of carbon, researchers have demonstrated a technique for connecting multiwalled carbon nanotubes to the metallic pads of integrated circuits without the high interface resistance produced by traditional fabrication techniques.
TDK Corporation EPCOS multilayer varistors
22 October, 2012The EPCOS E series multilayer varistors are designed to assure protection from current surge pulses in automotive electronics.
International Rectifier 600 V IGBTs
20 August, 2012A family of motor vehicle-qualified 600 V IGBTs for electric and hybrid vehicle applications including air-conditioner inverters, pumps and positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heaters has been introduced.
Diodes AL5801 linear LED driver
17 August, 2012Needing only two additional components, the AL5801 linear LED driver enables designers to simplify motor vehicle interior, signage and general lighting control circuits.
Vishay TFPTL thermistors
14 August, 2012Vishay has introduced a series of radial-leaded, positive temperature coefficient thermistors.
Kontron Core i7 processor-based board range
27 May, 2012Kontron now supports the quad-core 3rd generation Intel Core i7-3615QE (4 x 2.3 GHz, 6 MB L2 cache) and i7-3612QE (4 x 2.1 GHz, 6 MB L2 cache) processors on seven embedded computing platforms.
Diodes N- and P-channel MOSFET range
27 May, 2012Diodes has launched a range of N- and P-channel MOSFETs in low-profile DFN2020-6 packages. With an offboard height of 0.4 mm and a footprint of 4 mm2, the DFN2020H4 packaged DMP2039UFDE4, a -25 V rated P-channel device, is said to be 50% thinner than similar devices.
Renesas PS9905 photocoupler
22 May, 2012A long-creepage-distance photocoupler, the PS9905, has been released.
Semikron MiniSKiiP/Semitop/SKiM 4 IGBT module range
22 May, 2012Semikron has added three-level topologies to its product range that will have a lower distortion factor and reduced filtering requirements. The range will now include MiniSKiiP, Semitop and SKiM 4 IGBT modules.
International Rectifier HEXFET MOSFET range
22 May, 2012A range of devices featuring low-voltage HEXFET MOSFET silicon in a TSOP-6 package for low power applications, including load switch, charge and discharge switches for battery protection and inverter switches, is now available.
International Rectifier AUIRGDC0250 motor vehicle-qualified IGBT
11 May, 2012International Rectifier has introduced the AUIRGDC0250, a motor vehicle-qualified IGBT optimised for soft switching applications such as positive temperature coefficient heater applications used in electric and hybrid vehicles.
Vishay BYG23T avalanche rectifier
29 April, 2012Vishay has released a high-voltage, ultrafast surface-mount avalanche rectifier in the plastic DO-214AC package.
Renesas intelligent power device range
27 April, 2012Fourteen intelligent power devices, including the μPD166023, designed for motor vehicle applications driving exterior lamps such as headlamps and fog lamps as well as seat heaters and motors are now available.
M/A-COM Technology Solutions power transistor range
23 April, 2012Eight devices constructed with gallium nitride (GaN) on silicon carbide (SiC) form a family of power transistors that targets L- and S-band applications from 960 to 3500 MHz.
