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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
01/27/2011
Maxims 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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Date:
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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Date:
01/26/2011
Linears New Dual Synchronous Step-Down DC/DC Controller

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I2C/PMBus 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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Date:
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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Date:
01/22/2011
TIs 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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
01/21/2011
Maxims 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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Date:
01/21/2011
TI Releases Industrys 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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
01/15/2011
MSCs 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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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
Infineons 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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Date:
01/14/2011
Linears New DC/DC Converter and ADC

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

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
Analog Devices Adds Dual Output Synchronous Controller to Power Management Portfolio

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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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Date:
01/13/2011
Aim-TTis 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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
01/12/2011
SMPs 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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Date:
01/11/2011
New at Rutronik: Schurters 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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
01/11/2011
Maxims 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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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
INTEGRATED Engineering Software Boosts Visualisation Possibilities with Tecplot Software

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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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Date:
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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Date:
01/10/2011
Linear Maximizes Energy Conversion and Launches Hot Swap Devices

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

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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Date:
01/07/2011
TIs 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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Date:
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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Date:
01/05/2011
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
01/05/2011
Maxims 2.1MHz Automotive Step-Down Converters Consume only 25A
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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Date:
01/05/2011
Linear Reduces Component Count and Boosts Efficiency

Simultaneous Protocols and RS485 Termination Switching

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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Date:
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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Date:
01/05/2011
Fairchild Semiconductors 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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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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Date:
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
Allegros 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
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