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Small Isolated RS-485 transceiver keys on Industrial IoT networks

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Intersil Corporation today announced the industry’s smallest isolated RS-485 differential bus transceiver designed to provide 4Mbps bidirectional data transmission for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) networks. The high-speed ISL32704E delivers industry-leading electromagnetic interference (EMI) and common-mode transient immunity (CMTI) in a small 4mm x 5mm QSOP package that is 70% smaller than competitive devices. It also […]

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How to Protect Li-ion Battery Packs

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by Ryan Roderick, Intersil Corporation Today’s Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are seeing increasing use in a wide range of applications, including electric scooters, portable power tools, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. And designing protection circuitry to safeguard them has never been more important. The power FET is an essential safety function in a battery management system […]

Charger extends battery life with low 3 μA leakage current in eCall systems

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Intersil Corporation announced the ISL78693, a 3.6V single-cell battery charger that extends the life of Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries used in automotive emergency call (eCall) systems. The ISL78693 battery charger offers up to 4x lower leakage current (3uA) than competitive chargers, allowing the eCall backup battery to remain charged for a longer period of time. […]

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Six-phase bidirectional dc/dc controller optimized for 12-48-V vehicle power systems

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Intersil Corporation today announced it is shipping the industry’s first 6-phase bi-directional PWM controller designed to perform buck and boost power conversions between 12V and 48V automotive buses. A single automotive-grade ISL78226 delivers up to 3.75kW at greater than 95% conversion efficiency, and is able to interleave in a modular master/slave architecture to deliver higher power. […]

Single-Chip USB-C buck-boost battery chargers support bidirectional power

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Intersil Corporation today introduced two new USB-C™ buck-boost battery chargers that support bidirectional power delivery in ultrabooks, tablets, power banks and other mobile products. The single-chip ISL9238 and ISL9238A battery chargers replace competitive two-chip solutions to reduce customer bill of materials (BOM) costs by up to 40%. Both ICs employ Intersil’s patented R3™ modulation technology to […]

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14-channel programmable gamma buffer for automotive TFT-LCDs

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Intersil Corporation announced the industry’s lowest power 14-channel programmable gamma buffer for automotive TFT-LCD displays. The automotive-grade ISL76534 delivers the highest accuracy gamma calibration to ensure consistent brightness and…

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Automotive safety drives ADAS innovations

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by Jonpaul Jandu The growing importance of automobile safety has driven several key innovations over the years from anti-lock brakes to airbags, and high-strength occupant cages and crumple zones. German automakers have been first to leverage many of the most advanced technologies to improve driver safety and the overall driving experience. For example, over the […]

Analog video decoder works with automotive around view SoCs

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Intersil Corporation today announced the industry’s first four-channel analog video decoder with MIPI-CSI2 output interface that supports the latest generation of SOCs and application processors used in automotive around…

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