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Texas Instruments (TI) unveiled its newest additions to the C2000 Piccolo microcontroller (MCU) portfolio. With streamlined performance, the new C2000 F28004x MCU family is optimized for power-control in cost-sensitive applications such as on-board chargers for electric vehicles (EVs), inverters for motor control, and industrial power supplies. By adding this new family of real-time control devices that integrate a floating-point...

ON Semiconductor , driving energy efficient innovations, has announced a strategic relationship with Audi following its selection to become part of the German car maker’s Progressive SemiConductor Program (PSCP). The goal of the interdisciplinary semiconductor strategy is to foster innovation along with quality and make the latest technologies available for Audi models early on - satisfying the rapidly changing...

IBM Security released a global study examining consumer perspectives around digital identity and authentication, which found that people now prioritize security over convenience when logging into applications and devices. Generational differences also emerged showing that younger adults are putting less care into traditional password hygiene, yet are more likely to use biometrics, multifactor authentication and password managers to improve their...

India has achieved a milestone 20 GW in cumulative solar installations to date, reports Mercom India Research based on recent figures. 20 GW was the initial goal set up for 2022 by the National Solar Mission, which has been reached four years ahead of time. This demonstrates the commitment by the new government, which is working hard to achieve the revised target of...

Worldwide shipments of devices — PCs, tablets and mobile phones — totaled 2.28 billion units in 2017, according to Gartner, Inc. Shipments are on course to reach 2.32 billion units in 2018, an increase of 2.1 percent. Two markets will drive overall growth in device shipments in 2018. First is the mobile phone market, led by the high-end smartphone segment....

Analog Devices announces the Power by Linear™ LTC7815, a high frequency (up to 2.25MHz) triple output (buck, buck, boost), synchronous DC/DC controller that maintains all output voltages in regulation during automotive cold crank conditions. A 12V automotive battery can droop to less than 4 volts during engine restart or cold crank, causing reset of infotainment systems and other electronics that operate...

Cleareon, a New York City-based provider of advanced, neutral access solutions, including wholly owned fiber infrastructure, lit services and data center (hoteling) services, announces that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire additional data center assets within the New York City (NYC) metropolitan area. Set to close in late February, these data center assets, along with the company's 2017...

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS) today announced availability of the DesignWare® ARC® HS Development Kit to accelerate software development for the ARC HS processor family. The ARC HS Development Kit is a ready-to-use software development platform that includes access to the embARC open source software packages on the embARC website, enabling designers to start software development prior to SoC availability. The ARC HS Development...

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the authorised global distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, announces a global distribution agreement with Insight SiP, providers of ready-to-use radio frequency (RF) modules for Bluetooth low energy applications. Through the agreement, Mouser will stock Insight SiP’s Bluetooth low energy modules, designed for low-power wireless connectivity applications, such as telecom and mobile computing, portable consumer...

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the New Product Introduction (NPI) leader that empowers innovation, announces a global distribution agreement with Espressif Systems. Through the agreement, Mouser is now an authorized distributor of Espressif's popular and affordable line of ESP8266 and ESP32-based low-power wireless systems-on-chip (SoCs), modules, and development boards for Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The Espressif portfolio of solutions, available from...