Most electronic equipment incorporates DC-DC conversion in some form. The switched-mode technique is an efficient solution which enables step up and step down in voltage as well as isolation, with small magnetics. This article gives a broad review of the technology and some commercial implementations.

Murata has co-developed a new generation of RFID modules with Michelin that embed into tyres. The robust passive RFID tags require no external power supply. They survive and continue to work while being driven on for extremely high mileages.

Murata announces availability of the DFE21CCN_EL series of power inductors for 5G smartphones. Intended for use in DC/DC converters and power management circuitry, these components signify major enhancements in operational performance parameters when compared to the company’s conventional inductors.

Murata has launched a space-saving antenna array integrated module for mmWave 5G designed specifically to meet the demanding requirements of the smartphone, Internet of Things (IoT) and local/private 5G markets.

Leveraging the technical strength it has built up in the RFID business over more than two decades, Murata now launches its id-Bridge suite 4.0.

Murata has extended its product offering for the mobile and high-performance computing (HPC) markets with the availability of its latest silicon process technology to fabricate silicon capacitors with a density of 1.3 µF/mm².

Time-to-market for Internet of Things (IoT) projects will be reduced by around 70 per cent due to a new collaboration between Murata and Pycom.

Murata has expanded its portfolio of positive temperature coefficient (PTC) surface-mount chip thermistors for overheat sensing by introducing the PRF03BB541NB7RL.

Murata continues to support ongoing engineering progression within the automotive sector with the introduction of the LQW21FT_0H series.

In conjunction with Sony Semiconductor Israel (Sony, formerly Altair Semiconductor), STMicroelectronics, and Truphone, Murata today introduced the availability of the Type 1SE module, a highly integrated, miniaturized, low power cellular IoT solution featuring a low power STM32L4 MCU and an ALT1250 M1/NB modem.