2020-12-30

Price Hike for Photocouplers Expected for 2021 Given Shortage of Chips and Raw Materials in Upstream Supply Chain, Says TrendForce

Owing to the rapidly growing demand for EV quick charging poles, as well as the recovering market for consumer electronics and industrial control systems, there has been a shortage of chips and raw materials in the upstream supply chain, according to TrendForce’s latest investigations. Therefore, prices for photocouplers, which are an essential component in the aforementioned products, will gradually rise throughout 2021. TrendForce further indicates that, given the overall shortage in the semiconductor market, major photocoupler suppliers, such as Taiwanese LED companie...
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2013-08-08

The Use of Toshiba’s IR LEDs Helps Create New Low-Powered Photocouplers

Toshiba's new TLP2361 and TLP2161 offer high speed and low power consumption.
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The question of what makes a building "smart" has been debated in the industry for years. ams OSRAM provided a clear answer at Light + Building 2026: it is light — not as illumination, but as a sensory nervous system. It percei... READ MORE

ams OSRAM has entered with its OSRAM brand licensing program into a new partnership for general lighting components. Under the agreement, Eaglerise, a well-established Chinese company, is granted a license under the OSRAM brand for general lig... READ MORE