Ricoh Europe B.V. Semiconductor Support Centre has launched a range of new CMOS-based products designed for the automotive market. The new products expand the company’s portfolio for automotive power management ICs and offer a range of features to help vehicle manufacturers continue to innovate in design, safety and features. Ricoh has brought to the market…
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Ricoh Europe (Netherlands) B.V. Semiconductor Support Centre has launched a new PWM/VFM Step-down DC/DC Converter RP509 with Synchronous Rectifier and an optional output current limit of 0.5A or 1A. This product offers a small footprint on the circuit board and requires small external components due to its high operating frequency of 6MHz. The RP509 is…
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Ricoh Europe (Netherlands) B.V. Semiconductor Support Centre has launched three advanced Power Management Unit (PMU) ICs; RN5T567, RN5T618 and RC5T619, which are used as a single, cost-effective complex power supply for application processors, MCUs, FPGAs and system-level peripherals. The easiest way to build an efficient power management system for a battery-powered portable application is to…
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Microchip’s new mTouch® Sensing Controllers make it easy to replace mechanical buttons with capacitive touch in cost-sensitive, low-power applications Key Facts: Turnkey solution enables embedded developers to quickly integrate proximity and touch-sensing technology without writing any software Advanced multi-stage noise filtering algorithms support gloved operation Automatic compensation for environmental conditions including the presence of water…
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Ricoh Europe (Netherlands) B.V. Semiconductor Support Centre has launched a new PWM/VFM Buck-Boost DC/DC Converter RP602 with Synchronous Rectifier. The new product is a powerful solution that requires only a small footprint and small external components on the circuit board. The RP602 is designed to operate as a boost as well as a buck DC/DC…
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As Chairman of Milton Keynes Rugby Club, our very own Gary Spinks was interviewed by BBC Sport to discuss what it means for Milton Keynes to host three games as part of this year’s Rugby World Cup. Milton Keynes has a long and passionate history with the sport of rugby, and Gary has been involved…
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The easiest way to build an efficient power management system for a battery-powered portable application is to use an IC that combines all power control functions into a single chip, namely a PMU or also known as a PMIC. Often such complex power supply with discrete components is less efficient and cost increasing. Ricoh, as…
DetailsRicoh Electronic Devices Company (REDC) have long offered safe and trusted high-performance CMOS analog devices, developed by using unique manufacturing processes and circuitry technologies as well as the latest mounting technology. Their commitment to customer technologies for 2015 include contributing to creating power-saving, small-sizing, high-precision and high-reliability products. Download the Ricoh 2015 Electronic Devices Selection Guide to see how…
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Microchip Technology is a part of the LoRa Alliance, an industry organization formed in January 2015 to promote semiconductor vendor Semtech’s LoRa technology and evolve the LoRaWAN protocol as an open industry standard. Other Alliance members to date include IBM and Cisco as well as operators Belgacom, Bouygues Telecom, Fastnet, KPN, Singtel and Swisscom LPWAN technology for…
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Our very own Chris Stevens attends the unveiling of his Great Grandad’s Victoria Cross statue in Maidenhead, England A World War One memorial garden has opened in Maidenhead in honour of a soldier who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery in France. Captain Thomas Tannatt Pryce of the Grenadier Guards was last seen on…
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