IDEX Biometrics drives down cost of biometric smartcards with new TrustedBio™ family of products and solutions

IDEX Biometrics ASA, a specialist provider of advanced fingerprint identification and authentication solutions, launched the TrustedBio™ — a new family of dual-interface products and solutions designed to reduce biometric smartcard cost while improving both performance and security. Card cost and manufacturing complexity has

Diodes’ USB PD controller provides platform for quick charger solutions with low standby power

Diodes announced the availability of the AP43771 USB Type-C® power delivery (PD) controller, featuring an embedded microcontroller with one-time programmable memory. When combined with Diodes Incorporated's complementary technology, the AP43771 forms the basis for offline chargers, delivering between 18W and 33W while

Renesas Electronics and Panthronics announce collaboration for wireless charging and connected IoT solutions

Renesas Electronics Panthronics jointly announced the best-in-class solutions to the consumer, industrial, and Internet of Things (IoT) markets. The collaboration realizes technical leadership in performance, size reduction, lower BOM and power consumption, while offering OEMs faster time to market. Renesas is pairing its

DELTA Microelectronics and Presto Engineering get together to provide a comprehensive, end-to-end semiconductor solution for Industry 4.0, IoT and automotive markets

Presto Engineering, an outsourced operations provider to semiconductor and Internet of Things (IoT) device manufacturers, has acquired the DELTA Microelectronics business unit of FORCE Technology, the European leader in ASIC supply chain services. With this acquisition, Presto adds ASIC design to its

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor’s synchronous DC/DC buck regulators achieve up to 6% higher efficiency in standby mode

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor unveiled AOZ6682CI and AOZ6683CI, high efficiency, simple-to-use synchronous buck regulators. Available in an ultra-thin, thermally enhanced TSOT23-6 package, they deliver 2A and 3A output current, respectively. The new devices offer high efficiency over the full load range, allowing greener power