Designers can now achieve double the battery life together with robust protection and highest accuracy for internet of things (IoT), industrial, and healthcare applications with three new Essential Analog ICs from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. The MAX41400 instrumentation amplifier, the MAX40108 precision-operational amplifier, and the MAX31343 real-time clock (RTC) with integrated MEMS oscillator. When designing…
Maxim’s automotive battery-management system delivers highest level of safety
Designers of automotive battery-management systems (BMS) can now deliver the highest level of safety for voltage, current, temperature, and communication while also saving space and reducing solution cost, with Maxim Integrated Products‘ MAX17852 14-channel, high-voltage, ASIL-D data-acquisition system. Designed for integration within electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, and other transportation systems, the IC is ideal…
TI offers new high-accuracy battery monitor and balancer
Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced a new automotive battery monitor and balancer that reports high-accuracy voltage measurements in systems up to 800 V. In addition, the BQ79616-Q1 streamlines Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) D compliance in hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs). Filtering system-level noise to accurately measure battery-cell voltage and temperature and…
TI launches industry’s top wireless battery-management solution
Texas Instruments (TI) recently released a major advancement in electric vehicle (EV) battery-management systems (BMS) – the industry’s highest-performing solution for wireless BMS, featuring the first independently assessed functional safety concept. Through an advanced wireless protocol with the industry’s best network availability, TI’s wireless BMS solution demonstrates how vehicle designers can remove heavy, costly, maintenance-prone…
Maxim neural network chip enables IoT intelligence in battery-powered devices
The MAX78000 low-power neural network accelerated microcontroller from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. moves artificial intelligence (AI) to the edge without performance compromises in battery-powered internet of things (IoT) devices. Executing AI inferences at less than 1/100th the energy of software solutions dramatically improves run-time for battery-powered AI applications while enabling complex new AI use cases previously considered…
Maxim’s dual-core microcontroller extends battery life and saves space
Designers of wirelessly connected, coin cell-operated Internet of things (IoT) products can now reduce bill-of-materials (BOM) costs by one-third while also saving space and battery life. This is thanks to the MAX32666 microcontroller (MCU) from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. This ultra-low-power dual Arm Cortex-M4 MCU with floating-point unit (FPU) and Bluetooth Low Energy 5.2 (BLE…
Littelfuse launches high-speed fuse line for battery storage applications
Littelfuse, Inc., a global manufacturer of leading technologies in circuit protection, power control and sensing, has announced the launch of its PSX series of high-speed fuses. The PSX series offers an up to 1500 DC voltage rating and 100 kA DC breaking capacity at 1500 V DC to provide the greatest protection in the smallest…
STMicroelectronics using USB Power Delivery technology for faster battery charging
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor company serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, is facilitating the modernization of battery-powered products to capture the advantages of the latest USB Power Delivery (USB PD) technology — including faster charging and easy reuse of USB-C chargers and cables. The universal fast-charging ecosystem is rapidly expanding as products like…
Infineon offers new sensing and balancing IC for battery management systems
Infineon Technologies AG is expanding its product offering for battery management systems with a new sensing and balancing IC: the TLE9012AQU. The device is especially designed for batteries in hybrid and electric cars, but it is also suitable for other applications. The TLE9012AQU measures the voltage in up to 12 battery cells with an accuracy of ±…