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Diodes API782x Digital Isolators Target Industrial Buses
Diodes has launched the API782x dual-channel digital isolator family with 5,700 VRMS isolation, 100 Mbps data rate, and greater than 150 kV/µs CMTI for industrial automation, motor drives, solar inverters, and metering designs.
Read MorePanasonic Industry FX-250 Tightens Fiber Sensor Setup
Panasonic Industry’s FX-250 digital fiber sensor amplifier focuses on faster threshold teaching, clearer OLED status visibility, compact installation, and 35 μs response time for tighter factory automation equipment.
Read MoreNew Laser-Based Wireless System Hits 360Gbps
Researchers have developed a new laser-based wireless system that achieves internet speeds exceeding 360Gbps, offering a potential alternative to traditional Wi-Fi. However, challenges such as line-of-sight requirements and deployment complexity remain. What makes this laser system different from Wi-Fi, how does it compare in terms of energy efficiency, and could it eventually replace traditional wireless technologies?
Read MoreVishay VODA1275 Cuts Driver Count In HV Switching
Vishay’s VODA1275 is an automotive-grade photovoltaic MOSFET driver built for high-voltage EV and HEV systems. With 20 V typical open-circuit voltage, reinforced isolation, and 8 mm creepage, it helps reduce driver count in pre-charge, charger, and BMS designs.
Read MoreMaxLinear Pushes RS-485 Speed Higher Without Losing Industrial Margin
MaxLinear’s MxL8323x RS-485 and RS-422 transceivers bring data rates from 500 kbps to 50 Mbps, wide logic compatibility, strong EFT and ESD protection, and support for up to 256 nodes in harsh industrial networks.
Read MoreMaxLinear Retimer Extends Copper Reach In AI Racks
MaxLinear’s Annapurna is a 224Gbps-per-lane PAM4 scale-up retimer for AI data centers, designed to extend copper backplanes, AECs, and on-board links with DSP-based compensation for signal loss, reflections, and other channel impairments.
Read MoreInfineon MOTIX SiP Shrinks Automotive Motor Control Boards
The Infineon MOTIX TLE9954QSW40-33 integrates MCU, power stage and motor driver functions in a compact SiP, reducing board size and improving thermal and EMC behavior for automotive pumps, fans and actuators.
Read MoreLittelfuse CPC1343G Relay Strengthens High-Isolation Switching in Compact Designs
The Littelfuse CPC1343G OptoMOS solid state relay offers 900 mA load capability, reinforced 5000 VRMS isolation, fast switching, and extended temperature performance in compact DIP-4 and SMD packages for industrial and medical systems.
Read MoreResearchers Create Smart T-Shirt To Detect Deadly Heart Conditions
Explore the challenges and potential of wearable medical electronics, with emphasis on a smart T-shirt developed by researchers at Imperial College London, designed for continuous heart rhythm monitoring. The wearable offers potential for proactive health management with early detection and intervention of heart conditions, but questions on scalability, affordability, and durability remain.
Read MoreVishay VOx619A Optocouplers Improve Signal Stability in Harsh Industrial Conditions
The Vishay VOx619A phototransistor optocouplers deliver stable CTR performance, low 0.5 mA drive current, and isolation up to 5000 VRMS across multiple packages, helping industrial and metering systems maintain signal integrity under heat and electrical noise.
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