Product News

April 2012

ZMDI launches the world's smallest intelligent battery sensor IC for automotive, industrial and medical markets

ZMD AG (ZMDI) announces the ZSSC1856. As a global supplier of analog and mixed-signal solutions for automotive, industrial, medical, information technology and consumer applications, ZMDI introduces

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Date:

04/26/2012

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Amantys delivers the next technology breakthrough in its product roadmap

Amantys Ltd, the intelligent power switch company, today announces its latest product enhancement, Amantys Power Insight™, delivering real-time power switch performance metrics through the existing

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Date:

04/26/2012

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"The new transmitter versions of the ME Series without display by Müller Industrie-Elektronik"

Extension of the Modular Economic Sensor Series to transmitter versions without display unit

As an extension to the successful Modular Economic Sensor Series for the recording of physical measured variables such as temperature, pressure, mass pressure, level and flow, Müller Industrie-Elektronik,

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Date:

04/26/2012

TI introduces industry's most highly integrated audio codec for mobile devices

Texas Instruments has introduced the industry's most highly integrated audio codec with embedded miniDSP cores, providing echo and noise cancellation at wideband voice sampling rates up to 16 kHz.

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Date:

04/26/2012

New 1200 High Voltage Integrated Circuit for Inverter Systems by Mitsubishi Electric

Ratingen, 25th of April 2012 - Mitsubishi Electric has introduced a new High Voltage Integrated Circuit (HVIC) to drive IGBT power modules dedicated for 400V AC lines. The new device M81738FP is suitable

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Date:

04/26/2012

VACUUMSCHMELZE presents new additions to its current sensor range at PCIM 2012

VAC current sensors are widely used in a range of applications such as variable frequency drives or solar inverters to monitor the AC output current and its poten-tial share of DC. Unlike conventional

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Date:

04/26/2012

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Operation Lifetime Doubles in Smart Meters and Other Wireless Sensor Node Applications with New Wireless Transceiver from STMicroelectronics

STMicroelectronics, a globalsemiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and a world leader in smart metering and industrial applications, today introduced

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Date:

04/26/2012

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Fastrax IT530 GPS module available from Rutronik now

Rutronik distributes the new Fastrax IT530 GPS module featuring decreased power drain and reduced time to first fix in portable, battery-operated devices. The Fastrax IT530 is an ultra-low

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Date:

04/26/2012

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Multilayer ceramic chip capacitors: High-capacitance X8R MLCCs for high temperatures up to 150 °C

TDK Corporation has expanded its portfolio of TDK X8R multilayer ceramic chip capacitors with new types that offer up to twice the capacitance of existing components with the same dimensions. At the

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Date:

04/26/2012

MathWorks Announces Simulink Code Generation Targets in New Freescale Motor Control Development Toolbox

MathWorks today announced that Simulink code generation targets have been built into Freescale's new Motor Control Development Toolbox through Embedded Coder. The toolbox, consisting of Simulink motor

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Date:

04/26/2012

Fairchild Semiconductor's 30V PowerTrench® MOSFET Provides Designers Best-in-Class Power Density with Less Board Space

Driven by power efficiency standards and end-system requirements, power supply designers need energy efficient solutions that help shrink their applications power supply form factor without compromising

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Date:

04/26/2012

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Low Noise 400mA Micro DC/DC Converter with Integrated Coil

The XCL208/XCL209 is a family of 400mA micro DC/DC Step-Down Converter with integrated coil. Measuring only 2.5mm x 2.15mm x 1.05mm, the XCL208/XCL209 series is designed to minimize EMC emissions

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Date:

04/26/2012

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Intersil Unveils Industry's Smallest and Lowest Cost LED-based LCoS Pico Projector System Solution

Intersil, a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors, today introduced the Pico-qHD™, the world's lowest cost pico projector system, and

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Date:

04/26/2012

Quad Module Analog-to-Digital Converters with Integrated Signal Conditioning Reduce Size, Power & Time-to-Market for Imaging & Base Station Designs

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Quad 14-Bit, 125Msps ADC with Integrated Drivers

Quad μModule Analog-to-Digital Converters with Integrated Signal Conditioning Reduce Size, Power & Time-to-Market for Imaging & Base Station Designs

Linear Technology introduces the LTM9012, a quad 14-bit, 125Msps μModule® analog-to-digital converter (ADC) with integrated fixed gain drivers, passive filtering and bypass capacitance. The integrated

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Date:

04/26/2012

Vishay's NOMCA series resistor networks offer ratio tolerances of �0.05% and long-term ratio drift of only 0.015% for a variety of precision signal-processing applications. (Click image to enlarge)

AEC-Q200-qualified thin-film resistor networks offer ratio tolerances to �0.05%

Vishay Intertechnology's NOMCA series AEC-Q200-qualified, dual-in-line, thin-film resistor networks feature a low absolute TCR of �25 ppm/°C; TCR tracking of 5 ppm/°C. The resistor networks offer

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Date:

04/20/2012

New, Enhanced Power Xpert Gateways Deliver Real-Time Monitoring, Helping Customers Improve Operational Efficiency, Optimize and Validate Energy Use

PITTSBURGH� Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation today announced the release of Power Xpert® Gateway E series, which gathers energy and power data from electrical equipment. Bridging

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Date:

04/19/2012

Intersil Releases Industry's Most Flexible Op Amp Design Tools

Intersil, a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors, today announced iSim™ v4.1, an upgrade to its industry leading web-based non-inverting

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Date:

04/19/2012

Analog Devices Announces Ultra-Low Quiescent Current 15V 800mA Step Down Synchronous Regulator for Portable Electronics

Analog Devices, a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal-processing applications, today introduced the ADP2370/71 15-V, 800-mA output DC-to-DC regulator optimized for better energy

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Date:

04/19/2012

Microsemi Unveils Radiation-hardened Converters for Aerospace Applications

Microsemi, a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced the availability of a family of radiation-hardened, surface

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Date:

04/19/2012

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Bipolar Hall-effect switch offers excellent repeatability

New from Allegro MicroSystems Europe, the A1250 is a bipolar Hall-effect switch IC incorporating a high-speed chopping circuit which cancels out offsets and dramatically improves switching repeatability

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Date:

04/19/2012

Emerson Network Power Introduces Liebert NXL™ to Provide High Efficiency UPS Protection

Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR) and a global leader in maximizing availability, capacity and efficiency of critical infrastructure, today introduced the Liebert NXL™ 1100kVA/1100kW

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Date:

04/19/2012

You can configure the UCC 275111 for either non-inverting (shown) or inverting operation. (Click image to enlarge.)

Fast single-channel low-side gate drivers exhibit low pull-down resistance

Texas Instruments have introduced their first high-speed, high-current, single-channel, low-side gate driver with 4-A source and 8-A sink capability. The UCC27511 replaces discrete gate driver circuits,

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Date:

04/18/2012

TI's stepper motor driver reduces board space while improving thermal performance, system reliability and efficiency

Texas Instruments Incorporated has introduced a 2.5-A stepper motor driver that runs up to 30-percent cooler than the next closest competitor. The highly integrated DRV8818 features low RDS(ON) to

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Date:

04/18/2012

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RENCO Choke Features Magnetically Shield Design

Late 2011 and early 2012 has seen Rockledge, Florida electronics manufacturer Renco Electronics showcase several items in the company's vast line of component electronic products. The latest of these

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Date:

04/18/2012

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Diodes Incorporated Reduces MOSFET Off-board Height by 50%

Diodes Incorporated has launched a line of high-efficiency N- and P-channel MOSFETs in low-profile DFN2020-6 packages. With an off-board height of only 0.4mm and a footprint of 4mm2, the DFN2020H4

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Date:

04/18/2012

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Peregrine Semiconductor Unveils New Power Management Products

Peregrine Semiconductor, a fabless provider of high-performance radio-frequency (RF) integrated circuits (ICs), today announced that its first power management products, the UltraCMOS®-based Point-of-Load

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Date:

04/18/2012

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100V, Constant-Current & Constant-Voltage Controller

100V, Constant-Current & Constant-Voltage Controller with Input & Output Current Sense

Linear Technology announces the LT3796, a 100V, high-side current sense DC/DC controller designed to regulate a constant-current or constant-voltage that is ideal for driving high brightness (HB)

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Date:

04/18/2012

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Toshiba's Extended Temperature Photocouplers Meet Reinforced Insulation Requirements in Significantly Reduced Package Size

Toshiba Electronics Europe has launched two new high-speed logic IC photocouplers* that comply with the reinforced insulation class of international safety standards, are half the size of equivalent

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Date:

04/18/2012

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Murata Power Solutions launches highly efficient compact 1U open frame 120 W AC/DC power supply

Murata Power Solutions announced the MVAB120 series of high efficiency, typically up to 91%, open frame single output 120 Watt power supplies aimed at a broad range of telecom and industrial applications.

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Date:

04/18/2012

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Atmel 2.4GHz Low-Power RF Transceiver Redefines Lowest Power Consumption for Industrial Applications

Atmel® Corporation, a leader in microcontroller and touch technology solutions, today announced a new RF transceiver for battery-operated wireless applications. The Atmel AT86RF233 transceiver is

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Date:

04/18/2012

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Soleriq E LED for downlights with high performance requirements

Downlights provide high-quality background lighting in professional applications. These include shopping malls, offices, industrial buildings and high-end residential premises. The luminaires need

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Date:

04/12/2012

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Acal BFi first to sample the world's smallest complete GPS receiver

Key Facts: Complete GPS System?in?Package (SiP) for high-volume, cost-sensitive applications Supports indoor tracking and roaming for geo-enabled products 10mm x 10mm module

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Date:

04/12/2012

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Toshiba Electronics expands CMOS logic IC family with new output power down protection and Schmitt trigger input series

Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has expanded its TC74VHC family of very high-speed logic with a range of ICs that combine Schmitt trigger inputs with voltage-tolerant output capabilities. This

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Date:

04/12/2012

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Sharp presents a new generation of its Mini Zenigata LEDs

The new product generation is again based on a small plate made of technical ceramics (aluminium oxide Al2O3) with the dimensions 15mm x 12mm x 1.6mm. Efficiency was able to be improved by up to 11%

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Date:

04/12/2012

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Renesas Electronics Introduces Low-Loss, Ultra Miniature Power MOSFETs for Improved Power Efficiency, Smaller Form Factor in Portable Devices

Renesas Electronics, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the availability of eight new low-loss P- and N-channel power metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect-transistor

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Date:

04/12/2012

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LNBR voltage regulator IC for satellite TV receivers

The A8303 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a new addition to the company's family of LNBR (low-noise block regulator) ICs for use in satellite receivers and LCD TV "combo" receivers. The new

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Date:

04/12/2012

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Monolithic Power Systems Sets New Power Density Record

Monolithic Power Systems, a leading fabless manufacturer of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, today announces a set of new power-density records with the MP2130. The MP2130

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Date:

04/12/2012

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Compact 2-Supply Monitor with Wide Operating Range

36V Nano Current Voltage Monitor Targets Multicell Applications

Linear Technology introduces the LTC2960, a 2.5V to 36V, two input voltage monitor that draws only 850nA of quiescent current, offering extended battery life in battery-powered applications. The LTC2960

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Date:

04/12/2012

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Analog Devices' Advanced Digital Power Controller Targets High Efficiency, Isolated Power Supplies

Analog Devices, a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal-processing applications, today introduced the ADP1046 digital power controller for high efficiency AC-to-DC and isolated

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Date:

04/12/2012

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Powerstax Launch New 500W High Voltage "Brick" at NEW 2012

Powerstax, one of Europe's leading value-added power solutions manufacturers, has launched its latest power converter. The F501-385 500W output full brick high voltage DC-DC converter complements

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Date:

04/12/2012

Small shielded power inductors<br>from Coilcraft for currents to 4.2 A

New Coilcraft shielded power inductors provide current-handling capability typical of bigger devices. (Click to view larger image.)

Small shielded power inductors
from Coilcraft for currents to 4.2 A

The PFL4514 series shielded surface-mount power inductors from Coilcraft require only 16 mm2 of board space and rise only 1.4

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Date:

04/12/2012

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TDK announces EPCOS thyristor module for dynamic PFC

Main applications PFC in single and three-phase industrial networks. Main features and benefits Extensive voltage range from 230 to 525 V AC for reactive powers

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Date:

04/11/2012

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Molex Modular NeoScaleTM Mezzanine Interconnect Delivers Optimal Signal Integrity at 28+ Gbps

Molex Incorporated has launched a new modular NeoScaleTM mezzanine interconnect system capable of achieving optimal signal integrity at data rates of 28+ Gbps. Designed for printed circuit board

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Date:

04/11/2012

Fairchild Semiconductor's Boosted Class-D Amplifier Helps Mobile Device Designers Achieve Loud and Clear Sound While Extending Battery Life

Longer battery life and high efficiency, driven by consumer demand for loud and clear speaker sound, are two of the challenges designers face when "Making Small Speakers Sound Louder and Better™"

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Date:

04/11/2012

STMicroelectronics Applies Advanced Miniaturization Expertise for Better 4G Smartphone Experiences

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has revealed a highly miniaturized IC for 4G smartphones for even more attractively

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Date:

04/11/2012

Microsemi Expands Military Temperature Semiconductor Portfolio to Include SmartFusion(R) cSoCs

Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced its SmartFusion® customizable system-on-chip

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Date:

04/11/2012

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Silicon Labs Simplifies Power Over Ethernet Deployment For Residental Gateways and Surveillance Systems

Silicon Laboratories, a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, today introduced a single-port Power over Ethernet (PoE) controller that brings economical "plug-and-play" simplicity

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Date:

04/05/2012

Inductors: Ultra high-Q multilayer inductors

TDK Corporation presents the new MHQ1005P series of multilayer ceramic inductors with a Q factor that, depending on the type, is as good or much better than comparable, but more expensive, wirewound

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Date:

04/05/2012

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Tantalum chip capacitors from AVX now deliver higher CV than X5R dielectric ceramic devices

AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has more than doubled the volumetric efficiency of its tantalum technology, enabling latest versions of its

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Date:

04/05/2012

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Ultra Miniature Isolated Accelerometer, Model 3224M5

Dytran Instruments, a leading manufacturer of piezoelectric and DC MEMS accelerometers, force and pressure transducers and associated electronics, has introduced the model 3224M5, an IEPE accelerometer

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Date:

04/05/2012

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TI introduces industry's first single- and dual-channel, 16- and 24-bit ECG/EEG analog front ends

Texas Instruments expanded its award-winning ADS1298 analog front end (AFE) family with five new fully integrated AFEs for portable biopotential measurement applications. The new electrocardiogram

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Date:

04/05/2012

NXP Drives Miniaturization with Industry's Most Efficient Low-VF Schottky Rectifier for Mobile Devices

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) today launched the most efficient Schottky rectifier available in the ultra-small and flat 1.0 x 0.6 x 0.37-mm plastic SMD package DFN1006D-2 (SOD882D). The

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Date:

04/05/2012

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Renesas Electronics Introduces 14 New Intelligent Power Devices with Enhanced Protection Functions for Automotive Body Applications

Renesas Electronics, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced 14 new intelligent power devices (IPDs), including the ?PD166023, designed for automotive applications

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Date:

04/05/2012

Fairchild Semiconductor's Automotive Gate Driver ICs Deliver Increased Efficiency and Reliability to Hybrid, Electric Vehicle Applications

Engineers in the automotive space are faced with the challenges of delivering inverter designs with increased efficiency, higher drive current and greater immunity to noise, especially in hybrid electric

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Date:

04/05/2012

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Miniature RKE Transceiver Combines Multi-Band, Multi-Channel Operation with Ultra-Low Power Consumption

Toshiba Electronics Europe has launched a high-performance, low-power transceiver IC for remote keyless entry (RKE) applications. The TC32306FTG will allow automotive OEMs to standardise on a single,

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Date:

04/05/2012

New Sequential, Linear LED Drivers Ideal for Flourescent Tube Lighting Retrofits

Supertex, a recognized leader in high voltage analog and mixed signal integrated circuits (ICs), today introduced CL8800 and CL8801, sequential, linear LED drivers designed to drive long strings of

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Date:

04/05/2012

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Atmel Unveils XSense - Revolutionary Flexible Touch Sensors that Enable a New Era of Capacitive Touchscreen Designs

Atmel® Corporation, a leader in microcontroller and touch technology solutions, today announced that it is sampling to select customers XSense™, its revolutionary, highly flexible film-based touch

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Date:

04/05/2012

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TE Circuit Protection's MHP technology now offers smart activation feature

TE Circuit Protection, a business unit of TE Connectivity, today announced a new Metal Hybrid PPTC (MHP) device offering Smart Activation (SA) functionality. The MHP-SA device provides a resettable,

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Date:

04/05/2012

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Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Offers New Solutions for the Ultra-Portable Market

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor, a designer, developer and global supplier of a broad range of power semiconductors for the wireless portable market, today introduced a series of new solutions in a

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Date:

04/05/2012

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Robust Dual RS232/RS485 Multiprotocol Transceiver Provides Integrated Switchable Termination

Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC2872 multiprotocol transceiver with switchable integrated termination for 3.3V and 5V systems. RS485 systems require a termination resistor on the ends

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Date:

04/05/2012

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Bright LED Technology Thanks to Correct Resistors

LED technology is becoming an increasingly popular choice for lighting up the headlights of modern cars as well as their displays and cockpits. Special resistors are necessary to make the diodes work

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Date:

04/04/2012