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ASML Q2 2025: Strong Results, But Caution Builds for 2026

ASML posts strong Q2 2025 results with €7.7B revenue and first shipments of high-NA EUV systems, but 2026 visibility remains uncertain.

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Würth Elektronik and Nexperia Launch Modular Motor Driver Evaluation Kit

Würth Elektronik and Nexperia unveil a modular evaluation kit for BLDC motor development, enabling rapid prototyping up to 1 kW at 48 V.

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Nordic Semiconductor’s Ultra-Efficient nPM2100 PMIC Enters Mass Production

Nordic Semiconductor’s ultra-compact nPM2100 PMIC is now in mass production, offering high-efficiency power management for primary battery applications.

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YAGEO SMP253 SMD Y2 Capacitors Target EMI Filtering in Power Electronics

YAGEO's SMP253 series is a 310 VAC Class Y2 surface-mount safety capacitor family for line-to-earth EMI suppression. The capacitors support up to +125°C operation, AEC-Q200 qualification, and capacitance values from 1 nF to 68 nF.

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TDK Adds Dual-Output 3D Hall Sensors For Motor Direction Detection

TDK has introduced the Micronas HAL 13xy family, a dual-output 3D Hall-effect switch sensor for automotive and industrial motor control with quadrature outputs, ASIL B readiness, and operation up to 170 °C.

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JAE Targets Compact Collaborative Robots with KN07 Connectors

JAE has introduced the KN07 Series compact composite connectors for industrial and collaborative robots, combining up to 72 power and signal contacts with IP67 protection and one-touch locking.

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Toshiba SmartMCD Integrates MCU and MOSFETs for BLDC Drives

Toshiba has started sampling the TB9M040FTG SmartMCD device, integrating an Arm Cortex-M23 MCU, MOSFETs, LIN transceiver, and BLDC motor driver into a compact package for automotive motor control systems below 40 W.

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China’s Latest Supercomputer Eliminates US GPUs, Packing 2.4 million Huawei Cores

China’s announcement of its latest supercomputer demonstrates that the US ban on GPU sales to China has had minimal effect. What challenges has China faced, what has it developed, and why does this finally show that bans are highly ineffective?

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AOS SmartClamp DrMOS Targets AI Power Stages

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor launches SmartClamp DrMOS family with integrated current limiting for AI servers, GPUs, and multiphase Vcore power designs.

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STMicroelectronics Targets Always-On Vision With Low-Power Image Sensors

STMicroelectronics VD55G4 and VD65G4 bring ultralow power global shutter sensing to always-on vision systems in wearables, IoT, and embedded designs.

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ASML Q2 2025: Strong Results, But Caution Builds for 2026

Würth Elektronik and Nexperia Launch Modular Motor Driver Evaluation Kit

Nordic Semiconductor’s Ultra-Efficient nPM2100 PMIC Enters Mass Production

YAGEO SMP253 SMD Y2 Capacitors Target EMI Filtering in Power Electronics

TDK Adds Dual-Output 3D Hall Sensors For Motor Direction Detection

JAE Targets Compact Collaborative Robots with KN07 Connectors

Toshiba SmartMCD Integrates MCU and MOSFETs for BLDC Drives

China’s Latest Supercomputer Eliminates US GPUs, Packing 2.4 million Huawei Cores

AOS SmartClamp DrMOS Targets AI Power Stages

STMicroelectronics Targets Always-On Vision With Low-Power Image Sensors

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