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The emerging trend of smart lighting and Internet of Things, requires a new generation of LED drivers. Infineon Technologies introduces the new member of its XDP LED series, the XDPL8221 for cost-effective dual-stage drivers with advanced features. This device combines a quasi-resonant PFC and a quasi-resonant flyback controller with primary side regulation together with a communication interface. A comprehensive...

Texas Instruments (TI) today introduced a wide-input-voltage (VIN) synchronous DC/DC buck converter with the industry’s best combination of light load efficiency, ease of design and overall power solution cost. The 100-V, 1-A LM5164 step-down voltage converter shrinks board space in rugged battery-powered industrial and automotive power supplies. Used in conjunction with TI’s WEBENCH Power Designer, this new DC/DC converter...

Flexible, comprehensive and cost-efficient OTA test and measurement solution for high-power 5G radio base stations (RBS) & remote radio units (RRU) Benchmark solution for rapid wireless measurement - substantial business benefits Bluetest has introduced its next generation 5G OTA test and measurement chamber to the global market, the Bluetest RTS85HP. Bluetest's latest addition to the line-up of reverberation test systems, the RTS85HP was...

DENSO, the world's second largest mobility supplier, today announced it has taken a $5M stake in Seattle-based Airbiquity Inc., a global leader in connected vehicle services and a pioneer in the development of automotive telematics technology. The investment will accelerate the development of over-the-air (OTA) systems for wirelessly updating automotive software from a remote location. OTA systems have been increasingly...

Mouser Electronics  is now stocking CC3235x SimpleLink dual-band wireless systems-on-chip (SoCs) from Texas Instruments (TI). Integrating a high-performance application processor, network processor, and crypto engine in a single chip with a rich set of peripherals, the CC3235x SoCs are ideal for a wide range of Internet of Things (IoT), building automation, security, and health care applications. TI’s CC3235x SimpleLink series SoCs...

STMicroelectronics has announced the commercial availability of the first STM32WB microcontrollers, the STM32WB55 family of MCUs in four different packages: QFN48, QFN68, WLCSP100, and BGA129. ST introduced the STM32WB a year ago when it was sampling, and it remains the first and only dual-core Cortex-M4 and Cortex-M0+ MCU on the market certified Bluetooth Low Energy v5.0, and 802.15.4. To accompany the arrival of...

The declining market for semiconductors used in mobile handsets and enterprise servers led to a realignment in the company market-share ranking for semiconductor manufacturers. While Samsung led semiconductor sales for the past five quarters, Intel outpaced Samsung in the fourth quarter. Intel’s semiconductor sales revenue reached $18.4 billion in the fourth quarter, compared to $15.8 billion for Samsung. While...

Nearly 75 thousand 5G testers were sold in 2018. According to a recent intelligence report presented by Future Market Insights, the sales volume of 5G tester will thrive impressively at around 14% in 2019. The report further estimates the 5G tester market valuation to exceed US$ 629 million in 2019, witnessing a bullish 14.6% increase over the value attained in 2018....

STMicroelectronics has joined forces with Virscient, a provider of hardware and software development services and support for customers building automotive solutions using ST's Telemaco3P secure telematics and connectivity processors. Virscient offers support to ST customers in the development and delivery of advanced automotive applications based on the ST Modular Telematics Platform (MTP). MTP is a comprehensive development and demonstration platform incorporating...

OTA testing lets engineers see what truly happens as the radio waves propagate over the air from the user equipment to the base station and back. It examines the safety, performance, and reliability of wireless devices and predicts their proficiency in the real world. Robert Rehammar, Chief Technology Officer, Bluetest shares insights on the need for OTA testing and how...