The industry’s smallest class (1608 size) of two-color chip LEDs, dubbed SML-D22MUW, features a special design that improves reliability along with a backside electrode configuration that supports high-resolution displays. Conventional numerical displays use a single color to indicate numbers, but there is a growing need to change the color to make it easier to recognize […]
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MCUs carry built-in LCD driver optimized for data loggers
The ML630Q464/466 from ROHM Group company LAPIS Semiconductor are the first ICs to integrate all major functions required for data logging (USB, high-speed clock generation, LCD driver, high-accuracy RC oscillation type AD converter), data acquisition (i.e. temperature, humidity, acceleration), data display, and PDF file generation on a single chip. The chips are designed to be […]
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Optical sensor for heart rate monitoring developed for wearable devices
An optical sensor for heart rate monitoring is optimized for wearable devices such as sports bands and smart watches. The BH1790GLC from ROHM Semiconductor uses proprietary analog circuit technology and optical sensor expertise to improve sensitivity, allowing pulse waves to be detected with high accuracy, even with low LED brightness, resulting in low power consumption. […]
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Design a wireless charger, win a 3D printer
Now open to the public, Wurth Electronics Midcom is proud to announce the “Off The Clock Design Challenge” the premiere design challenge built for those who like to tinker. Participants will be designing a wireless charging end product using the new 15W wireless charging kit developed with ROHM Semiconductor. Contenders chosen to design during the […]
Automotive chipsets support functional safety in high-resolution displays
ROHM and LAPIS Semiconductor have announced the availability of chipsets designed to drive and control automotive LCDs, including larger high-resolution monitors used for navigation and the instrument cluster. In recent years the adoption of LCDs in vehicles for the instrument cluster, navigation, electronic mirrors, and other systems has risen significantly, while the growing number of […]
Reference boards help evaluate high-voltage fan motor drivers
ROHM has recently announced the availability of reference boards designed to evaluate its high voltage fan motor drivers that achieve greater efficiency and simplify inverter configuration in home appliances such as ceiling fans and ACs. Of the total power consumed worldwide, it has been noted that close to 50% is used to drive motors, and […]
SiC Schottky barrier diodes feature low forward voltage, high surge resistance
ROHM has recently announced the availability of 3rd generation SiC Schottky Barrier Diodes (SBDs) optimized for power supply PFC circuits in servers and high-performance PCs. The SCS3 series…
Formula E racers lighten up thanks to SiC inverter technology
The first race of the new 2016/2017 Formula E season in Hong Kong featured an inverter built with silicon-carbide power semiconductors. The inverter helps power a car raced…
Small LDOs target automotive safety modules
ROHM has recently announced the availability of the world’s smallest LDO regulators designed for automotive safety modules requiring greater reliability and increased miniaturization, such as sensors, cameras, and…
Sensors Add Features to Scooter
At Sensors Expo 2016, EcoReco Scooter and ROHM Semiconductor experts explain a demo showing electric scooter applications that sensors provide rider detection and a motion-based theft alert alarm….