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1. Renesas Electronics Announces New PMIC Reference Designs For Xilinx FPGAs And SoCs 3/25/2020

   Renesas Electronics Corporation a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced three easy to use Power Management IC (PMIC) reference designs for powering the multiple supply rails of Xilinx Artix-7 FPGAs, Spartan-7 FPGAs, and Zynq-7000 SoCs, with and without DDR memory

2. Mitsubishi Electric Develops Technology For High-Power-Density Converters With Embedded Components 3/25/2020

   Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today that it has developed a new technology to integrate power devices, passives, sensors and other embedded components in the same substrate, which the company deployed in a 100kW (continuous) bidirectional DC-DC converter to achieve what is believed to be the world’s most power-dense power converter, rated at 136kW/L, or eight times more power dense than conventional converters

3. Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) Redefines Power Conversion With The Release Of ePower Stage IC Family Of Products 3/17/2020

   EPC announces the introduction of an 80 V, 12.5 A power stage integrated circuit designed for 48 V DC-DC conversion used in high-density computing applications and in motor drives for e-mobility.

4. Power Integrations’ SCALE-iDriver For SiC MOSFETs Achieves AEC-Q100 Automotive Qualification 3/17/2020

   Power Integrations the leader in gate-driver technology for medium- and high-voltage inverter applications, today announced that its SIC118xKQ SCALE-iDriver, a high-efficiency, single-channel gate driver for silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs, is now certified to AEC-Q100 for automotive use

5. KEMET Introduces Metal Composite Power Inductors For Automotive Applications 3/16/2020

   KEMET Corporation (“KEMET” or the “Company”) (NYSE: KEM) a leading global supplier of electronic components, has launched a new family of metal composite power inductors to address the stringent demands of the automotive market

6. Heilind Electronics Now Stocking JAE Electronics DC04 Series HDMI 2.1 Connectors 3/11/2020

   Heilind Electronics, a leading global distributor of electronic components, has added JAE Electronics DC04 Series HDMI connectors to its growing inventory of audio and visual interconnects

7. Power Integrations Expands Range Of InnoSwitch3 ICs Incorporating Robust 750 V GaN Transistors 3/10/2020

   Power Integrations the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today announced an expansion of its InnoSwitch 3 families of offline CV/CC flyback switcher ICs

8. NXP Digital Key Solution Expands Secure Car Access Across Key Fobs, Smartphones, Smart Cards And Other Mobile Devices 3/10/2020

   NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) today announced a new automotive Digital Key Solution that enables smartphones, key fobs and other mobile devices to securely communicate, store, authenticate and share digital keys with vehicles

9. Cornell Dubilier Develops A 1 mm-Thin Polymer Aluminum Electrolytics That Provides High Ripple Current And Capacitance 3/9/2020

   The new PPC Series of ultra-thin polymer aluminum electrolytic capacitors from Cornell Dubilier represents a totally new capacitor form factor

10. Vishay Intertechnology TNPU e3 Series Ultra Precision Thin Film Flat Chip Resistors Now Available In Additional Space-Saving 0402 Case Size 3/2/2020

    Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today announced that the company has extended its TNPU e3 series of Automotive Grade ultra precision thin film flat chip resistors with a new space-saving component in the compact 0402 case size