Magnetics/Assemblies

Yageo to Acquire Kemet Creating New $3 Billion Global Giant in Magnetic and Passive Components

Taiwan-based Yageo Corporation is acquiring passives component supplier Kemet Corporation of the US in a $1.6 billion deal that will create a new global giant in the manufacture of capacitors, magnetic components and other electronic […]

Software and Design

NVE Introduces TMR Magnetic Switches for Nano-Power Applications

NVE Corporation has introduced a new series of tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) magnetic switches that combine low voltage, low power requirements and high speed making them attractive for battery applications. The new AHT series becomes the third group in the company’s line of nano-power magnetic sensors.  TMR […]

News

AKM Shrinks Magnetic Sensor for Mobile Devices to One-Fifth the Size of Preceding Version; Develops New Tutorial on Magnetic Sensing

Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation (AKM) has released a new tri-axis magnetic smart switch sensor, the AK09970D, a device with a much smaller overall footprint than its predecessor. Also, the company has a great technical tutorial on the fundamentals of […]

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MultiDimension Technology Magnetometers Tailored for Magnetic Sensor R&D

MultiDimension Technology has released two new models of three-axis digital magnetometers for high-resolution 3D magnetic field measurement. They can be particularly useful for application developers working on research and development that involves magnetic sensing. “With open USB communication protocol, these magnetometers […]

Software and Design

Infineon Launches Advanced Hall Sensor for High-Safety Automotive Systems

Infineon Technologies has introduced a monolithically integrated linear Hall sensor which was developed entirely according to new high-safety standards automotive applications. It has very high magnetic sensitivity allowing the use of relatively small magnets, lowering typical magnetic component costs, […]

Magnetics/Assemblies

Continental Transforms Powertrain Division into Vitesco Technologies in Response to High-Growth Momentum to Electrification

Responding to the momentum toward electrification in transportation markets, giant automotive supplier Continental is putting a new face on its powertrain division in the name of Vitesco Technologies. It will be home to an expanded line of […]