STMicroelectronics has introduced the market’s first multi-functional door-zone driver with an integrated electric-window control. The chip, which reduces bill-of-material costs and offers new levels of passenger comfort, has already been selected for broad adoption by a leading German car manufacturer.

Aeroflex Incorporated has announced a major feature upgrade to its 3920 Radio Test Set. The 3920 now supports P25 Phase II TDMA test functions and adds many new features for the development, manufacturing, and field test of both analogue and digital PMR radios and base stations used around the world.

The Intersil Corporation has expanded its family of precision amplifiers, introducing a set of 40V low power, high ESD products that provide excellent DC accuracy and noise performance. These new quad amplifiers are ideally suited for 12-bit to 24-bit process control, instrumentation and data acquisition applications.

Camvine has extended the flexibility of its CODA cloud-based digital signage system with the launch of CODA Player for Windows, enabling users to view content on a desktop PC connected to the Internet. The launch expands the choice of media players for CODA, which also includes the plug & play CODApod, CODAsoft for integrated displays, and the recently launched CODA Player app for iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad.

NXP Semiconductors has announced the availability of several new LED driver ICs in its SSL2108x family for compact, non-dimmable retrofit lamps. With the addition of the SSL21082, SSL21083 and SSL21084, NXP now provides a single platform for lamp designers developing for 100V – 120V and 230V mains voltages, as well as all power ranges up to 25 W. Based on GreenChip technology, the SSL2108x family has been designed for non-isolated topologies with high output voltages, and for applications in which compatibility with triac dimmers is not required.

Design specialist Partner Electronics Limited (PEL) and contract manufacturer Thames Gateway Manufacturing Centre Ltd (TGMC) have announced that they have forged a partnership to offer a complete development service for customers.

New from Allegro MicroSystems Europe the A4970 is a dual, full-bridge PWM motor driver IC featuring the latest DMOS technology to provide a significant reduction in quiescent and switching power losses.

Murata has commenced mass production of the ultra thin VSLBG2216E waterproof piezoelectric speaker. With a thickness of just 0.9 mm it is believed to be the world’s thinnest IPX7 speaker. Designed for consumer electronics applications, it is unlike other similar devices in that it does not require any additional waterproof membrane to be applied during end-product manufacture.