By Gina Roos, editor-in-chief
Power consumption is a big challenge for designers across applications. This puts a bigger target on component manufacturers to minimize power consumption. Three hot products last week — a new sub-power management IC (PMIC) family, microcontrollers that run up to 1 GHz, and a low-power image sensor — are perfect examples. But it’s not just about lower power, component manufacturers also have to deal with total cost of ownership, which includes the number and size of external components.
Embedded electronic designers are always looking for improvements in test equipment as highlighted by this week’s hot test product – an oscilloscope that supports up to a 16-GHz bandwidth along with new debugging and analysis functionality.
Here are the top five products for the week of October 7.
1. Sub-PMICs are the future of power management
The latest sub-PMIC family sports a 4-MHz switching frequency that enables the use of smaller external components, supports a single output up to 6/10 A or dual outputs up to 3/5 A per output, and runs from a single-cell Li-ion battery or 3.3-V or 5-V power supplies.
2. MCUs deliver advanced security for IoT applications
Renesas unveiled the RA family of MCUs with advanced security and performance, together with a software and hardware partner ecosystem for embedded IoT.
3. Oscilloscope supports up to 16-GHz bandwidth
The R&S RTP oscilloscope family adds 13-GHz and 16-GHz models, together with new debugging functions including a high-speed serial pattern trigger, and TDR and TDT analysis.
The NXP i.MX RT1170 family of ‘crossover’ MCUs run up to 1 GHz while maintaining low-power efficiency for industrial, IoT, and automotive applications.
5. High-speed, low-power image sensor targets intelligent vision systems
ON Semiconductor’s 0.3-MP image sensors delivers high-performance image capture, even in low-light conditions, while consuming minimal power.
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