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Qorvo acquires active antenna IC firm to bolster RF front-ends
Qorvo is revisiting its RF roots after spending a couple of years pursuing new opportunities in power electronics. The Greensboro, North Carolina-based vendor of connectivity and power semiconductors...
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Current sensors target high-voltage GaN- and SiC-centric designs
The need for highly accurate current measurements is constantly growing in high-voltage systems such as electric vehicle (EV) chargers and solar inverters. These current sensors are critical in...
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A 100-V bi-directional GaN IC to serve BMS applications
A new gallium nitride (GaN) IC aims to serve 48-V or 60-V battery management systems (BMS) for home batteries, portable charging stations, e-scooters, and e-bikes. This 100-V bi-directional IC can also...
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The 1,200 V SiC module surpasses 1,400 V testing
A new silicon carbide (SiC) module built around 1,200 V MOSFETs targets demanding applications requiring bidirectional power flow or a broader range of control. That includes solar inverters as well as...
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Piezo DC-DC converter unifies power switches on single chip
A new piezoelectric-based DC-DC converter jointly developed by University of California San Diego and CEA-Leti scientists unifies all power switches onto a single chip, significantly increasing power...
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French GaN startup touts digital control technology
Another gallium nitride (GaN) kid is on the block, and it shows how the GaN design ecosystem is steadily taking shape. Wise-integration—which spun off from CEA-Leti in 2020 and offers GaN ICs for power...
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Always-on IP subsystem features ultra-low-power sleep mode
Smart devices like wearables and remote monitoring systems increasingly demand always-on IPs that can minimize quiescent current and thus enable ultra-low-power capabilities in system-on-chip (SoC)...
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MEMS desktop software unifies sensor development workflow
MEMS Studio—an all-in-one tool for MEMS sensor evaluation and development—claims to unify the sensor-development workflow from evaluation to configuration and programming for MCU-centric designs...
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Wearable for remotely managing cardiopulmonary diseases
A new wearable device captures cardiopulmonary measurements for chronic disease management—such as heart failure—in home settings and engages patient care teams only when there are indications of a...
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Ultrasonic ToF sensor boasts on-chip processor, memory
A new ultrasonic time-of-flight (ToF) sensor incorporates a powerful embedded processor and extended memory space for fitting and running a wide range of application algorithms on-chip, completely...
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