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STMicroelectronics’ high-performance microcontrollers pave the way to new innovations in smart home and industrial systems

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Examples include adding richer, colorful user interfaces and performing multiple functions simultaneously, which is usually achieved with microprocessors (MPU).

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  • Examples include adding richer, colorful user interfaces and performing multiple functions simultaneously, which is usually achieved with microprocessors (MPU).
  • “The MCUs promise to enhance the visual performance and responsiveness of future displays, enabling more engaging and interactive user experiences.
  • In addition, power management is integrated on-chip, in contrast with typical MPU practice that requires an external power-management IC (PMIC).
  • STM32 is a registered and/or unregistered trademark of STMicroelectronics International NV or its affiliates in the EU and/or elsewhere.

Baron & Budd Shareholder Scott Summy Named to Forbes List of America’s Top 200 Lawyers

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Today, the nationally recognized law firm Baron & Budd is pleased to announce that shareholder and leader of the Environmental Litigation Group, Scott Summy , has been named to the Forbes list of America’s Top 200 Lawyers .

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  • Today, the nationally recognized law firm Baron & Budd is pleased to announce that shareholder and leader of the Environmental Litigation Group, Scott Summy , has been named to the Forbes list of America’s Top 200 Lawyers .
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240403388246/en/
    Scott Summy, Shareholder and Leader of the Environmental Litigation Group at Baron & Budd (Photo: Business Wire)
    “It is an honor to be recognized by Forbes among America’s Top Lawyers,” said Summy.
  • “For decades, I have worked alongside many talented individuals to hold companies accountable for environmental contamination concerns across the country.
  • Summy remains committed to environmental protection, leading the charge in environmental tort litigation, recognizing the ongoing importance of safeguarding clean water and the environment.

Murata’s multi-band LoRa® radio module simplifies wireless design and supply-chain management for IoT device developers

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 6981) (ISIN: JP3914400001) today unveiled its groundbreaking Type 2GT module, a multi-band, low-power radio (LoRa®) module which marks a significant leap forward in the development of IoT devices requiring versatile wireless connectivity.

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  • Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 6981) (ISIN: JP3914400001) today unveiled its groundbreaking Type 2GT module, a multi-band, low-power radio (LoRa®) module which marks a significant leap forward in the development of IoT devices requiring versatile wireless connectivity.
  • This highly integrated module stands out by offering a comprehensive solution that caters to the complex demands of global certification standards, facilitating seamless deployment in diverse regions and industries.
  • This will significantly lower compliance barriers, fostering innovation across the IoT ecosystem to serve users in multiple geographies.
  • We invite developers, partners, and innovators to explore the potential of the Type 2GT module.

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Announces XSPairFET™ Buck-Boost MOSFET for Higher Power USB PD 3.1 EPR Applications

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (AOS) (Nasdaq: AOSL), a designer, developer, and global supplier of a broad range of discrete power devices, wide bandgap power devices, power management ICs, and modules, today announced its AONZ66412 XSPairFET™ MOSFET designed for Buck-Boost converters in USB PD 3.1 Extended Power Range (EPR) applications.

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  • Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (AOS) (Nasdaq: AOSL), a designer, developer, and global supplier of a broad range of discrete power devices, wide bandgap power devices, power management ICs, and modules, today announced its AONZ66412 XSPairFET™ MOSFET designed for Buck-Boost converters in USB PD 3.1 Extended Power Range (EPR) applications.
  • The USB PD 3.1 EPR increases the USB-C maximum power up to 240W.
  • These benefits make the AONZ66412 ideal for buck-boost converters in Type-C USB 3.1 EPR applications, including notebook, USB hub, and power bank designs.
  • AONZ66412 has been tested to achieve 97% efficiency @1MHz in typical USB PD 3.1 EPR conditions of 28V input, 17.6V output, and 8A load conditions.

Tiny, Micropower Hall-Effect Switches from Diodes Incorporated Deliver Compatibility with Low-Voltage Chipsets

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

Diodes Incorporated (Diodes) (Nasdaq: DIOD) introduces three new Hall-effect switches, the AH1899A/B/S , which operate from a low supply voltage and at extremely low quiescent current to extend battery lifetime in mobile and portable devices.

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  • Diodes Incorporated (Diodes) (Nasdaq: DIOD) introduces three new Hall-effect switches, the AH1899A/B/S , which operate from a low supply voltage and at extremely low quiescent current to extend battery lifetime in mobile and portable devices.
  • They are also designed for proximity detection in digital cameras and handheld gaming consoles, as well as general contactless switching.
  • These switches, with their supply-voltage range of 1.1V to 2.0V, seamlessly integrate with state-of-the-art application chipsets operating at 1.2V, ensuring ease of use.
  • The hibernating clocking system in these switches help maximize system energy savings to extend the runtime of battery-operated devices.

Global and China Automotive Memory Chip and Storage Industry Report 2024 Featuring 8 Global Chip Vendors and 20 Chinese Vendors - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

The "Global Automotive Memory Chip and Storage Industry Report, 2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "Global Automotive Memory Chip and Storage Industry Report, 2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The global automotive memory chip market was worth USD4.76 billion in 2023, and it is expected to reach USD10.25 billion in 2028 boosted by high-level autonomous driving.
  • Currently, among Tesla's automotive memory chips, the 2nd-generation FSD has the highest bandwidth ranging from 448Gb/s to 1008GB/s.
  • 4.2 Memory Chip Application Scenario: Autonomous Driving
    4.3 Memory Chip Application Scenario: Cockpit
    4.4 Application Scenario of Memory Chips: Central Computing Units + Zonal Controllers
    4.5 Memory Chip Application Scenario: Driving Data Recording
    4.6 Memory Chip Application Scenarios: Cloud Computing and Storage

ModalAI Expands Suite of NDAA-Compliant Drone Components to Advance U.S. Drone Industry

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

ModalAI , a Blue UAS Framework drone and autopilot manufacturer, celebrated for its 16g autonomous UAS autopilot VOXL 2 , today announced availability of NDAA-compliant drone accessories.

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  • ModalAI , a Blue UAS Framework drone and autopilot manufacturer, celebrated for its 16g autonomous UAS autopilot VOXL 2 , today announced availability of NDAA-compliant drone accessories.
  • ModalAI is expanding its technology offerings with the addition of three ESCs and a computer vision image sensor.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    ModalAI has been at the forefront of manufacturing UAS components that are compliant with the NDAA ‘20 Section 848.
  • “VOXL 2 is driving the industry to advanced, state of the art UAS,” said Chad Sweet, CEO and co-founder of ModalAI.

Industry’s First 2A Schottky Rectifiers—Available in the DSN1406 from Diodes Incorporated—are Smallest in Class

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

This series of innovative high-current trench Schottky rectifiers are housed in a chip-scale package (CSP) that occupies only 0.84mm² board space.

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  • This series of innovative high-current trench Schottky rectifiers are housed in a chip-scale package (CSP) that occupies only 0.84mm² board space.
  • They can be employed for a variety of different purposes, serving as blocking or reverse-polarity protection diodes, boost diodes, and switching diodes.
  • The trio are the first ever 2A trench Schottky rectifiers to be designed into the X3-DSN1406-2 package, making these the industry’s smallest in their class.
  • The SDT2U30CP3 , SDT2U40CP3 , and SDT2U60CP3 rectifiers are available at unit price of $0.16, $0.17, and $0.19 respectively in 2,500 piece quantities.

e-peas showcases complete solutions for batteryless design with industry-leading ecosystem partners at Embedded World

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE, Belgium, April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- e-peas, a leader in energy harvesting power management technology, invites engineers to its booth located Hall 4A -301 at Embedded World 2024 to see just how easy it is to use e-peas PMICs to power wirelessly connected designs using harvested ambient energy. With complete ecosystem solutions for efficient power conversion, storage, and delivery using ambient light, thermal, or RF energy, e-peas and its partners provide a single point of contact for designers looking to move towards a greener IoT with a smaller PCB footprint, downsized storage element, and maintenance-free operation.

Key Points: 
  • With complete ecosystem solutions for efficient power conversion, storage, and delivery using ambient light, thermal, or RF energy, e-peas and its partners provide a single point of contact for designers looking to move towards a greener IoT with a smaller PCB footprint, downsized storage element, and maintenance-free operation.
  • This year, e-peas will be showcasing its collaboration with several industry-leading partners in the fields of wireless Systems-on-Chip (SoCs), energy harvesting sources, and energy storage elements.
  • Geoffroy Gosset, CEO and co-founder of e-peas, stated: "e-peas PMICs ideally complement industry-leading wireless SoCs and other parts of the energy harvesting ecosystem to optimise the overall performance of our customer applications.
  • See the complete design journey from PMIC to end product on booth 4A-301 at the Embedded World Exhibition & Conference on 9-11 April at Nuremburg Messe, Germany.

e-peas showcases complete solutions for batteryless design with industry-leading ecosystem partners at Embedded World

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, April 4, 2024

LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE, Belgium, April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- e-peas, a leader in energy harvesting power management technology, invites engineers to its booth located Hall 4A -301 at Embedded World 2024 to see just how easy it is to use e-peas PMICs to power wirelessly connected designs using harvested ambient energy. With complete ecosystem solutions for efficient power conversion, storage, and delivery using ambient light, thermal, or RF energy, e-peas and its partners provide a single point of contact for designers looking to move towards a greener IoT with a smaller PCB footprint, downsized storage element, and maintenance-free operation.

Key Points: 
  • With complete ecosystem solutions for efficient power conversion, storage, and delivery using ambient light, thermal, or RF energy, e-peas and its partners provide a single point of contact for designers looking to move towards a greener IoT with a smaller PCB footprint, downsized storage element, and maintenance-free operation.
  • This year, e-peas will be showcasing its collaboration with several industry-leading partners in the fields of wireless Systems-on-Chip (SoCs), energy harvesting sources, and energy storage elements.
  • Geoffroy Gosset, CEO and co-founder of e-peas, stated: "e-peas PMICs ideally complement industry-leading wireless SoCs and other parts of the energy harvesting ecosystem to optimise the overall performance of our customer applications.
  • See the complete design journey from PMIC to end product on booth 4A-301 at the Embedded World Exhibition & Conference on 9-11 April at Nuremburg Messe, Germany.