Infineon Technologies announced that in future the Volkswagen AG Business Unit Braunschweig will use Infineon’s Hall sensors in electric power steering systems for vehicles. Infineon’s TLE4998C4 programmable linear Hall sensor will be used for various model ranges. Infineon has already started to deliver the chips.
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Micrel launched the KSZ8895/8875/8864 series. The devices are low-power, highly integrated, 4/5-port Layer-2 switch-on-a-chip ICs. Leveraging Micrel's latest green physical transceiver and switch technology, the product family achieves a 50 percent reduction in power consumption compared to the previous generation. Meeting the increasing demands for Ethernet connectivity in consumer and industrial applications, the family features advanced power management and sophisticated Quality of Service (QoS) capabilities. Pricing and samples are available upon inquiry with volume production starting in Q1, 2011.
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The nanoETXexpress specification rev 2.0 implements all relevant parts of the current COM Express specification. The definition of the new pin-out Type 10, which provides another evolutionary path for modular solutions in addition to Type 1, is the most impactful update to the nanoETXexpress specification as it puts more capabilities within reach for embedded application developers.
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AVX expanded multilayer ceramic capacitor family to include a low noise, high capacitance version for audio frequency applications. The QM Series significantly reduces noise characteristics while providing high capacitance with a low working voltage, making it ideal for mobile phone, hard disk drive, and LCD panel driver circuit applications. In addition, the QM Series is well suited for use as a low pass filter for audio amplifier output or as a coupling capacitor.
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