Geneva, Ill. – Richardson RFPD, Inc. announced today the availability and full design support capabilities for a new 700–3800 MHz, UltraCMOS SPDT RF switch from Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation. The PE42822 is a HaRP™ technology-enhanced absorptive 50Ω SPDT RF protection switch designed for use in high-power and high-performance wireless infrastructure and small cell applications, supporting frequencies up to 3800…
DetailsIrvine, Calif. – Conexant Systems Inc., an audio and imaging innovation leader, today announced the appointment of Kurt Hoff as senior vice president of worldwide sales. Hoff joins Conexant from Silicon Labs, where he was senior vice president of worldwide sales. Hoff replaces Ahmed Nawaz, who is retiring after three years of exceptional leadership as he…
DetailsPune, India – The integration of IR cores in smartphones is increasing the prospects of the IR sensors market. The decline in IR sensor prices and demand for highly functional smartphones will have a positive combined effect on IR sensor adoption. The use of wafer-level packaging technology during the manufacturing of IR sensors has helped…
DetailsValley Cottage, N.Y. — Future Market Insights (FMI), delivers key insights on the consumer electronics market in its recent report titled “Consumer Electronics Market: Global Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment, 2015 – 2020”. The global consumer electronics market is anticipated to expand at a 15.4% CAGR between 2015 and 2020. It is projected that the global…
DetailsIrvine, Calif. – Pasternack Enterprises, Inc., a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, has partnered with Besser Associates to offer customers a seamless portal for accessing continuing education courses in the fields of RF, microwave and millimeter wave technologies. Founded in 1985, Besser Associates delivers in-person and alternative media training to professionals…
DetailsRecently EPS and Verical.Connect have focused on the issues of counterfeit mitigation and the recent (9/21/2015) proposed amendments to the 2012 Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). Among the amendments is a proposal to extend DoD sourcing practices from the traditional military/aerospace specification standards to include COTS components. To consider the impact of these issues…
DetailsRecently EPS and Verical.Connect have focused on the issues of counterfeit mitigation and the recent (9/21/2015) proposed amendments to the 2012 Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). A common theme is the continual raising of the quality bar. The proposed amendments to DFARS this year mirrors this raising of the bar and clearly lays forth…
DetailsDallas, Tex. – Texas Instruments (TI) launched a highly integrated battery management solution that features a linear charger, configurable LDO, load switch, buck converter, pushbutton control and battery voltage monitor in one solution. The bq25120 claims the industry’s lowest quiescent current (Iq) at 700 nA with the buck converter, operating at 1.8 V. The configurable…
DetailsIrvine, Calif. — Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC) launched a new family of NAND flash memory products for embedded applications. The new devices are compatible with the widely used serial peripheral interface (SPI). The serial interface NAND flash memory devices can be used in a wide range of consumer and industrial applications, including flat screen TVs,…
DetailsSan Jose, Calif. – mCube claimed the industry’s first 3-axis MEMS accelerometer that measures less than a cubic millimeter in total size (0.9mm3). Housed in a 1.1- x 1.1- x 0.74-mm package size, the MC3551 is 75 percent smaller than current 2-mm x 2-mm accelerometers, enabling developers to design high-resolution 3-axis inertial solutions for products that…
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