Product News

January 2011

Infineon's New Rectifier Module with integrated MOSFET Chopper for PFC

Infineon Technologies offers new Easy 1B single-phase rectifier modules with MOSFET chopper for Power Factor Correction in order to support customers in offering optimised solutions. Applications

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01/31/2011

Microsemi's New 4-port and 8-port Power-over-Ethernet ICs

Microsemi Corporation announced the availability of new 4-port and 8-port members of the PD691xx Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) IC family, offering the industry's smallest form factor and lowest power

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01/31/2011

Crouzet's New Brushless DC Gearmotor with Integrated Gearbox

Crouzet North America, a company of Custom Sensors & Technologies, has introduced the new 801 Series Brushless DC Gearmotor with integrated Gearbox and electronics. The new all-in-one solution offers

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01/29/2011

Maxim's 1V to 16V Hot-Swap IC with Precision Current-Sense Output

Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX5977, a hot-swap controller for 1V to 16V backplanes. This device features an integrated current-sense amplifier that provides a 1% accurate current output

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01/28/2011

Molex 1.27mm pitch Picoflex IDT Connector System

Molex Incorporated has expanded its extensive Picoflex® IDT connector system, which is suitable for many high-density applications where space is at a premium and power and signal are required. The

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01/27/2011

Silicon Labs Introduces Industry's Most Sensitive, Power-Efficient Proximity Sensors

Silicon Laboratories Inc. a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, announced its next-generation infrared (IR) and ambient light sensors for human interface (HI) applications.

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01/27/2011

Ohmite New Shunt Resistors Suit Renewable Entrgy Applications

Following increased demand from battery manufacturers, and companies involved in the development of green power solutions Ohmite have responded by developing their SH shunt resistor. The first

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01/27/2011

Allegro 2-wire Hall-effect Unipolar Switches offer Improved High-Voltage Protection for Automotive

The new A1152/3/5/6 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe are a range of two-wire unipolar Hall-effect switches designed for automotive sensing applications in seat-belt buckle, seat position, and steering

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01/27/2011

Mersen Launches New HelioProtection® Fuse Line

Mersen (formerly Ferraz Shawmut) is pleased to announce the launch of the industry's first UL 2579 listed range of dedicated photovoltaic fuses ? the HelioProtection fuse line, which includes the

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01/27/2011

Murata Power Solutions extends Datel AC Power Meter Range

Expanding its Datel offering of digital panel meters, Murata Power Solutions has introduced two new models into its ACM20 series of four-function AC power meters. The ACM20-2-AC1-R-C and ACM20-2-AC1-R-F-C

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01/27/2011

Maxim's LED Solution Enables Drop-in Replacements for Halogen MR16 Lamps

Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX16840, an LED driver that employs a proprietary architecture to ensure flicker-free, dimmable operation with electronic transformers and cut-angle dimmers.

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01/26/2011

Renesas Electronics Introduces Power MOSFETs with Compact Package and Improved Performance for Automotive Applications

Renesas Electronics, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, introduced today 32 new N-channel power metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) with voltage tolerances

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01/26/2011

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I2C/PMBus Dual Synchronous Step-Down DC/DC Controller

Linear's New Dual Synchronous Step-Down DC/DC Controller

Digital power management benefits include easier development of complex multi-rail systems, simplified ICT and board bring-up, and remote field testing. In addition system diagnostics allow users

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01/24/2011

Torex 10.5V High Speed Low Iq 200mA LDO with Extended Temperature Range

The new XC6505 series from Torex is a 10.5V LDO that combines the best of both worlds, being high speed (its PSRR is 60dB @1kHz) while consuming only 5.5μA. The XC6505 operates with input voltages

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01/23/2011

Synopsys Announces Production-Ready Lynx Design System Optimized for Common Platform 28-nm High-K Metal Gate Technology

Synopsys, Inc., a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced it is delivering a low power, high-performance system-on-chip (SoC) design

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01/22/2011

Emerson Network Power presents enhanced Chloride 80-NET™ UPS system

Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™, today presented the enhanced Chloride 80-NET™ uninterruptible power supply (UPS), enabling

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01/22/2011

TI's new low-cost floating-point Piccolo™ MCUs provide optimized performance and power line communications capabilities for Energy-Efficient Applications

Bridging the gap between low-cost Piccolo and high-performance Delfino™ floating-point microcontrollers (MCUs), Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) announced its new low-cost TMS320F2806x Piccolo

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01/22/2011

Diodes' Self-Protected MOSFETs Raise Protection Levels for Inductive Loads

Diodes Incorporated has announced further additions to its IntelliFET® range of self-protected MOSFETs. The 60V, 75m? (typical) rated single N-channel ZXMS6006DG/SG and dual N-channel ZXMS6006DT8

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01/21/2011

FCI Introduces RJ45 1x8 Modular Jack for GPON Systems

FCI, a leading developer of connectors and interconnect systems, is expanding its modular jack product line with the RJ45 1 stack, 8 port shield connector with LED. Designed for Gigabit Passive Optical

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01/21/2011

National Semiconductor Adds Three High Output Voltage Products to SIMPLE SWITCHER Power Module Family

National Semiconductor Corp. introduced three new SIMPLE SWITCHER® power modules, the first to drive high output voltage applications in a variety of markets including industrial, communications infrastructure

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01/21/2011

Maxim's Latest GPS LNAs Offer Industry-Low 0.65dB Noise Figure to Extend Receiver Sensitivity and Read Range

Maxim Integrated Products announces the MAX2667/MAX2669, the newest additions to its GPS/GNSS low-noise amplifier (LNA) family. Designed using Maxim's advanced SiGe processes, these fully integrated

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01/21/2011

TI Releases Industry's First Qi Certified Development Tools & Chipset for Wireless Power

Texas Instruments Incorporated introduced the industry's first Qi-certified wireless power development kit, which enables design engineers to speed the integration of wireless power technology in

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01/17/2011

TTI, Inc. Delivers New Expanded Terminal Block Range from FCI

TTI, Inc., the global distributor of passive, interconnect, relay & switch and discrete components, is now stocking FCI's range of terminal blocks which has recently been expanded to include new plug

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01/17/2011

Power Integrations Introduces Reference Design for 5W LED Lamps

Power Integrations announced a new reference design (RDK-251) for a 5-watt offline LED driver that includes flicker-free TRIAC dimming and single-stage power factor correction (PFC). The reference

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01/16/2011

Supertex LED Driver Delivers Superior Current Accuracy with Integrated MOSFET

Supertex, a recognized leader in high voltage analog and mixed signal integrated circuits (ICs), today introduced HV9967, an open loop, average-mode current control LED driver IC that operates in

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01/16/2011

International Rectifier Expands Portfolio of 40V to 100V Automotive Qualified MOSFETs Including Family of Logic Level Gate Drive Devices

International Rectifier has expanded its offering of 40V to 100V automotive qualified MOSFETs including a family of logic level devices. The new MOSFETs are suitable for heavy load applications used

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01/15/2011

Maxim's Highly Efficient 3.3V Synchronous DC-DC Regulator Integrates MOSFETs in 2mm X 2mm Package

Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX15040, a low-voltage (2.4V to 3.6V), synchronous switching regulator in a 2mm x 2mm wafer-level package (WLP). This miniature step-down regulator integrates

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01/15/2011

MSC's Versatile 15 Watt DC/DC Converters

MSC offers the 68DW15 series of 15 Watt DC/DC converters from YDS. Key features of these converters are 4:1 input voltage ranges of 9-36 V and 18-75 V, single output voltages of 3.3 V, 5 V, 12V or

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01/15/2011

Nuvation Engineering Designs Advanced Battery Management System for Electric Vehicles

Nuvation Engineering, a leading provider of electronic design services, has developed a custom battery management system, fuel gauge and driver interface for electric vehicles. The innovative system

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01/15/2011

Diodes Incorporated LDOs Extend Battery Life

Characterized by low dropout voltage and low quiescent current, the latest linear regulators from Diodes Incorporated suit low power handheld product design where extending battery life is a key design

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01/14/2011

Farnell Announces Exclusive Stock at Launch Agreement for New Cree LED Lighting Modules

Farnell is to have exclusive stock in Europe at launch of the latest range of Cree LED modules. Available in TrueWhite® and EasyWhite® technology options, the new Cree LMR4 modules provide a simple

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Date:

01/14/2011

Infineon's New Fast-Acting Diode Protects High-Speed USB 3.0 Ports

With today's portable storage media, anyone can take their own media library with them wherever they go - everything from the latest album release by their favorite band to last summer's vacation

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01/14/2011

60V Synchronous Step-Down Controller Operates up to 150°C

Linear's New DC/DC Converter and ADC

Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC3810H-5, a high input voltage synchronous step-down DC/DC controller with guaranteed specifications for junction temperatures as high as 150°C. This

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Date:

01/13/2011

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Analog Devices Adds Dual Output Synchronous Controller to Power Management Portfolio

Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), announced the availability of the ADP1850 synchronous DC-DC switching controller that is easily configurable as dual output or interleaved two-phase controller for a wide

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01/13/2011

Aim-TTi's New Dual-Output 1.2kW Power Supply

The new QPX600D from Aim-TTi is a dual-output 1.2kW power supply using the company's latest PowerFlex+ regulation technology to provide up to 80V or up to 50A on each 600W output. Whereas a conventional

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01/13/2011

All American Semiconductor Offers Wide Range of Mean Well Switching Power Supply Products

All American Semiconductor, a leading distributor of electronic components, announces that it has been franchised by Mean Well Enterprises Co., Ltd. to carry their full line of switching power supply

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01/13/2011

AVX Offers Widest Selection of MLCC Capacitor Arrays in the Industry

AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has developed advanced capacitor arrays designed to shrink the circuit foot print, enhance EMI performance

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Date:

01/13/2011

Diodes Incorporated Announces Linear Constant Current Driver - Versatile Control for LED Applications

The AL8400 linear LED driver controller from Diodes Incorporated has been designed to tightly regulate a wide variation of high brightness LED currents via an external transistor. Suiting a broad

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01/12/2011

BEI Kimco Announces Breakthrough in Voice Coil Actuator Miniaturization

BEI Kimco Magnetics, a company of Custom Sensors & Technologies (CST), Inc., has announced an exciting breakthrough in miniaturization for cylindrical shaped voice coil actuators with the introduction

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01/12/2011

AVX Expands RF Capacitor Series to Include Non-Magnetic Terminations for MRI Applications

AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, has expanded its porcelain and ceramic dielectric multilayer capacitor (MLC) chip product offering

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01/12/2011

Atmel and Bang & Olufsen ICEpower Collaborate to Develop High-Quality Audio Platform

Atmel® Corporation, a leader in microcontroller and touch solutions, and Bang & Olufsen ICEpower, a subsidiary of Bang & Olufsen specializing in high-performance class D audio solutions, today announced

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01/12/2011

SMP's Low-Loss Inductive Components

SMP Sintermetalle Prometheus (SMP) is presenting inductive components. These components feature low-loss and good EMC characteristics and a space-saving design. Their cores consist of powder composites,

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01/11/2011

New at Rutronik: Schurter's High-Grade FMBB NEO Series EMI-Filters

Schurter is expanding its family of EMI-Line Filters with the new compact and high-end FMBB NEO filter series for one-phase systems. The three filter designs are characterised by both highly symmetrical

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01/11/2011

MSC offers 92D series DC/DC Converters with 100W Nominal Power

MSC now offers the 92D series DC/DC converters from YDS. Key features of these converters are a nominal power of 100W, input voltage ranges of 18V to 36V and 36V to 75V as well as output voltages

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01/11/2011

Molex Completes its Field-Attachable, External Thread mPm DIN Valve Connectors with the introduction of DIN Form C and Form Micro Connectors

Molex Incorporated augments its range of externally-threaded Brad® mPm® DIN valve connectors with the addition of Form C and Form Micro housings; combining IP67 sealing properties with an external-thread

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01/11/2011

Maxim's Ultralow-power DACs Prolong Battery Life in Portable Applications

Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX5214 (14-bit) and MAX5216 (16-bit) digital-to-analog converters (DACs). With power consumption less than 80μA IQ, these DACs prolong battery life in portable

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01/11/2011

Lantiq Introduces Family of Chips Supporting Global ITU-T G.hn Standard for Home Networking Applications

Lantiq, a leading supplier of broadband access and home networking technologies, today introduced a chip family supporting the ITU-T G.hn global standard for next generation wired home networks. Lantiq

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01/11/2011

iWatt Enters Industrial Market with 800V Primary Side Regulated AC/DC Digital PWM IC

iWatt, Inc., a developer of energy-efficient digital power supply control integrated circuits (ICs) used in leading-edge power supplies, today introduced the iW1810 AC/DC digital PWM IC, which integrates

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01/11/2011

ITT's EVC Series SAE J1772 Electric Vehicle Charging Connectors Now Available from AvnetExpress.com

ITT Interconnect Solutions, a leading global manufacturer and supplier of connectors, interconnects, and cable assemblies, and Avnet Express, part of the Avnet Electronics Marketing operating group

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01/11/2011

IR Expands Portfolio of 40V to 100V Automotive Qualified MOSFETs Including Family of Logic Level Gate Drive Devices

International Rectifier, a world leader in power management technology, today announced the expansion of the company's offering of 40V to 100V automotive qualified MOSFETs including a family of logic

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Date:

01/11/2011

Intersil's Latest Dual Synchronous Buck Regulators Provide Design Flexibility & Deliver 95% Peak Efficiency to Maximize Battery Life

Intersil Corporation has expanded its popular family of dual output integrated FET buck regulators, introducing a trio of new devices that provide up to 95% power conversion efficiency and offer designers

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Date:

01/11/2011

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INTEGRATED Engineering Software Boosts Visualisation Possibilities with Tecplot Software

INTEGRATED Engineering Software, a leading developer of hybrid simulation tools for electromagnetic, thermal and structural design analysis, has now completed updates across its product range. Version

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01/11/2011

TI Introduces Smallest, Highest Efficiency-Step-Down SWIFT™ DC/DC Converter

Texas Instruments Incorporated builds upon its popular SWIFT™ family of power management integrated circuits with a new 6-A converter that is the industry's smallest and most efficient. The new TPS54618

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01/10/2011

2MHz, 3A (IOUT) Synchronous Buck-Boost Switching Regulator

Linear Maximizes Energy Conversion and Launches Hot Swap Devices

Linear Technology announces the LTC3113, a synchronous buck-boost converter that delivers 3A of output current from a nominal 3.3V power source, Li-Ion/Polymer battery or up to 1A from dual cell alkaline/NiCad/NiMH

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01/07/2011

TI's new Multi-DC/DC Color LED Kit Delivers More Design Flexibility for Lighting Systems

Complete, easy-to-use kit enables developers to leverage C2000™ real-time control microcontrollers to innovate feature-laden, intelligent automotive and stage lighting applications Providing

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01/05/2011

Extremely Low-Profile DC Jack for Robust In-Board Mounting

For applications that face particularly tight space restraints, SUYIN has developed the two-pin type 040068FR right-angle DC power jack connector (max. 6.3VDC/2.0ADC). This THT jack, which is equipped

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01/05/2011

Silicon Labs' Bridge IC Family Simplifies Addition of USB Connectivity in Embedded Designs

Silicon Laboratories Inc., a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, today announced its latest-generation bridge chip family, providing a cost-effective, small-footprint solution

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01/05/2011

Pacific Crest Offers Significant Experience Designing Custom Transformers

Pacific Crest Transformers, a leader in the design and construction of liquid-filled distribution transformers, offers significant experience designing custom transformers for a wide range of applications,

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01/05/2011

ON Semiconductor Unveils BelaSigna R261 High Performance Voice Capture System-on-Chip

ON Semiconductor has introduced BelaSigna R261. This complete system-on-chip (SoC) solution for portable consumer electronics incorporates a highly optimized digital signal processor (DSP) with an

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01/05/2011

Molex Next-Generation CMX Sealed, Hybrid, High-Density and Modular Connector Family for Transportation Applications

Building on the success of its CMC connection system, Molex Incorporated introduces the second generation sealed, hybrid, high-density and modular connector system - the CMX family using a new CTX

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01/05/2011

Maxims 2.1MHz Automotive Step-Down Converters Consume only 25A

Maxim's 2.1MHz Automotive Step-Down Converters Consume only 25μA

Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX16903/MAX16904, automotive-grade, synchronous step-down converters that consume only 25μA (no load) and deliver 1A and 600mA, respectively. These 2.1MHz

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01/05/2011

Simultaneous Protocols and RS485 Termination Switching

Linear Reduces Component Count and Boosts Efficiency

Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC2870 and LTC2871 multiprotocol transceivers with switchable integrated termination for 3.3V and 5V systems. RS485 systems require a termination resistor

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01/05/2011

IR Introduces the IRF6708S2 and IRF6728M DirectFET® MOSFET Chipset Tailored for Cost Sensitive DC-DC Applications

International Rectifier has introduced the IRF6708S2 and IRF6728M 30 V DirectFET® MOSFET chipset tailored for cost sensitive 19V input synchronous buck applications. The IRF6708S2 Small Can and

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01/05/2011

Fairchild Semiconductor's PFC/PWM Controller Provides Higher Efficiency in Dual-Switch Flyback Topologies

Power engineers, especially those involved in All-In-One (AIO) PC power, Slim Pack PC adapters, LCD TV and LED lighting designs, require a dual switch flyback topology that provides the higher efficiency

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01/05/2011

ERNI Electronics Extends SMC Family with Additional Pin Numbers in All Variants

ERNI Electronics is enhancing its popular two-row SMC connector family in a 1.27mm pitch with versions featuring additional pin numbers in all the available configurations (straight and angled male

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01/05/2011

Diodes Incorporated Releases First Product in Thermally Enhanced Package

The DMP3010LPS 30V rated p-channel enhancement mode MOSFET from Diodes Incorporated is the first device to be released by the company in its unique powerDI5060 package, offering designers of notebooks,

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01/05/2011

Dialog Semiconductor enables 3D Experience for Smartphones and Tablet PCs with First 2D to 3D Video Conversion IC

Dialog Semiconductor plc (FWB: DLG), a provider of highly integrated innovative display, audio and power management semiconductor solutions, has announced the DA8223, the world's first real time 2D

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01/05/2011

Cree's New 650V Silicon Carbide Schottky Diodes Improve Advanced High-Efficiency Data Center Power Supply Designs

Targeting the latest data center power supply requirements, Cree, Inc. announces its new line of Z-RecTM 650V Junction Barrier Schottky (JBS) diodes. The new JBS diodes provide blocking voltage to

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Date:

01/05/2011

C&K Components' Catalog has 20 Million Standard Switch Options Available

C&K Components has launched a new full line catalog that contains more than 20,000,000 possible part numbers of standard switch products including pushbutton, tactile, detect, toggle, rocker, DIP,

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01/05/2011

CISSOID unveils High Temperature Dual-Channel, 2Mbit/s Isolated Data Transceiver

CISSOID, the leader in high-temperature semiconductor solutions unveils RHEA, a high temperature data transmission solution with galvanic isolation of 2.5kV and operating reliably from -55°C to +225°C.

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Date:

01/05/2011

Allegro's User-Programmable Linear Hall-Effect Sensor IC

Featuring built-in filtering to provide low jitter and high sensing accuracy, the new product complements Allegro's existing line of linear devices with PWM outputs by offering a device with a significantly

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Date:

01/05/2011