July 2023

ROHM has developed LED driver ICs – the BD94130xxx-M series (BD94130MUF-ME2, BD94130EFV-ME2) – for automotive LCD backlights. The devices support large displays increasingly being used in next-generation car infotainment and instrument clusters. In recent years, the advancement of ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) together with expanding car infotainment functionality have prompted a shift towards higher resolution vehicle displays

Rohde & Schwarz has introduced a new software package for its proven BBA300 RF amplifiers, designed for various test environments. The new software and intuitive operation allow users to accurately set the operating parameters of the amplifier and manage test sequences. The BBA300 provides stable, robust and precise test signals, across a continuous frequency range

Infineon Technologies has introduced a 62mm half bridge and common emitter module with 800A maximum current to extend its 1200V 62mm IGBT7 portfolio. The 62mm module with 1200V Trenchstop IGBT7 chips is tailored to meet the needs of solar central inverters as well as industrial drive applications and uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), advised Infineon. EV charging, energy storage systems (ESS) and other

The first of a series of 3V RV flash memories has been announced by Winbond Electronics. The W25Q80RV is an 8Mbit flash device capable of high performance, low power, and available in a small form factor for connected IoT edge devices used in industrial and consumer segments.  It can support fast software updates for products

Layer one to three Ethernet testing is provided on a single platform by Keysight’s AresONE-M 800GE. It supports data centre interconnect speeds from 10GE to 800GE and validates network equipment interoperability and bandwidth performance to support transition to 800GE, said the company. Data-intensive applications such as AI, high resolution video streaming, the IoT, 5G, edge