Alif Semiconductor announced the launch of its Ensemble™ and Crescendo™ product families. Built to power the exponential expansion of next-generation, always-connected IoT products, the Ensemble and Crescendo families fill the market need for scalable, genuinely power-efficient devices that integrate AI/ML acceleration, multi-layered security, LTE Cat-M1, and NB-IoT connectivity, GNSS positioning, and plenty of integrated memory […]
Evaluation kit simplifies design of battery-powered, smart-home products
Aspinity announced the availability of its Acoustic Event Detection Kit (EVK1) for battery-operated, smart home devices that are always listening for acoustic triggers such as window glass breaks, voice, or other acoustic events—delivering the essential technology that helps keep homes and families safe and secure. Featuring the company’s analogML core—a fully analog machine learning processor […]
Weatherproof 300-W Li-ion battery charger for E-mobility apps
Calex Manufacturing Company, Inc. announces the addition of the 300 Watt CEV Series charger for li-ion batteries. The ruggedized packaging and thermal design make the AC-DC charger one of the most resilient on the market. The series can be used as either an external charging source or installed onboard a li-ion battery operated application. The CEV […]
Low-powered ARM-based SoC MCUs target battery operated apps
Ambiq is introducing the new Ambiq Apollo4 SoC family. The Apollo4 SoC family is the fourth generation system processor solution built upon Ambiq’s proprietary Subthreshold Power-Optimized Technology (SPOT) platform. The Apollo4’s complete hardware and software solution enables the battery-powered endpoint devices of tomorrow to achieve a higher level of intelligence without sacrificing battery life. The […]
Energy harvesting technology eliminates battery replacement in remote controls and sensors
Atmosic Technologies and SMK Electronics Corporation announced a strategic partnership to integrate Atmosic’s M3 system-on-chip (SoC) into a range of connected devices from SMK. These IoT solutions, which will include remote controls and sensors, integrate Atmosic’s Managed Energy Harvesting, in addition to the company’s Lowest Power Radio and On-demand Wake-Up Receiver, to enable forever battery life […]
DC-DC buck-boost converter extends lifespan of battery-powered industrial and personal electronics applications
Texas Instruments introduced the industry’s first DC/DC buck-boost converter to combine programmable input current limit and integrated dynamic voltage scaling to extend battery life by at least 50%. The TPS63900 maintains the industry’s lowest quiescent current (IQ), 75 nA, with 92% efficiency at 10 µA and delivers up to three times more output current than […]
24-V lithium-ion battery module delivers long-life, exceptional safety
Murata Electronics today announced the availability of its fully-integrated 24V battery module equipped with FORTELION, the company’s proprietary lithium-ion secondary battery. The solution uses olivine-type lithium iron phosphate as the cathode material to achieve long-life with exceptional safety levels in a lead-free package. It is also size-compatible with its leaded counterparts, is dust and waterproof, […]
Li-ion 24-V battery modules optimized for industrial uses
Murata Manufacturing has developed a FORTELION 24V battery module (all-in-one type) that is ideal for industrial equipment requiring high output such as automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and robots. Mass production starts in April 2020. This module is equipped with “FORTELION”, Murata’s proprietary lithium-ion secondary battery, which uses olivine-type lithium iron phosphate as the cathode material […]
Single-input/multiple-output PMIC boosts battery life in hearables, wearables
Designers of compact consumer devices can now slash solution size by half and extend battery life by 20 percent with the MAX77654 single inductor, multiple-output (SIMO) power management IC (PMIC) from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM). This next-generation SIMO PMIC delivers 3 outputs with just one inductor at 91 percent efficiency, which is 16 percent […]
MOSFET designed to protect battery overcharge in wireless earphones
MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation announced that the company is entering the wireless earphone market with the introduction of a new MOSFET for wireless earphones for preventing the battery from overcharging. This MOSFET is designed to control excessive current flowing into wireless earphones while recharging the battery in order to protect wireless earphones from being damaged. Since […]