Product News

October 2012
Linear Technology introduces three low power 16-bit, 20Msps ADCs

The LTC2269, LTC2270 and LTC2271 analog to digital converters

These analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), the LTC2269, LTC2270 and LTC2271.offer lowest input-referred noise and tight integral nonlinearity error (INL) for very high precision DC measurements. With
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Date:
10/31/2012
Samsung selects Wolfson Microelectronics' ultra-low power Audio Hub, WM1811

WM1811 Audio Hub

Wolfson Microelectronics has announced that its ultra-low power Audio Hub, the WM1811, has been selected by Samsung to provide outstanding audio for its latest tablet device, the GALAXY Note 10.1,
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Date:
10/31/2012
Toshiba Electronics Europe  launches a new Photocouplers & Photorelays Guide

Fabulous cover design. All the alphabetic letters to spell out photo and opto couplers. Alas, the A and Y for relay!

Photocouplers & Photorelays Guide is set to become an essential reference for engineers, looking to build galvanic isolation and noise protection into their applications.   The free guide
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Date:
10/31/2012
Hirose in-line connectors save 50% space; resistant to vibration

Click image to enlarge: Hirose developed DF62 series connectors for harsh operating environments and high-vibration applications such as motion control and robotics, gaming equipment, and portable medical devices.

Hirose has developed the new robust DF62 series slim, in-line connectors designed to take advantage of small and confined spaces and are virtually tangle free. They come equipped with a locking structure
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Date:
10/31/2012
Cree releases new generation 50-V GaN HEMT technology

Click image to enlarge: Cree's 50-V GaN HEMT transistors operating at 100- or 200-W output powers are now released for both the 1.8 to 2.2 GHz and 2.5 to 2.7 GHz frequency bands.

Cree has introduced a range of new 50-V GaN HEMT devices enabling a significant reduction in the energy needed to power cellular networks. The world's cellular network is estimated to consume more
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Date:
10/31/2012
Eltek products ENERGY-STAR qualified in new UPS category

Click image to enlarge: Eltek's 48-V Flatpack2 HE provides an average efficiency, over the ENERGY STAR performance levels, of 96.35%.

Eltek has announced that its 48-V Flatpack2 HE (high-efficiency) and V-Series HE power supply products have been awarded the ENERGY STAR for compliance with new high energy-efficiency standards that
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Date:
10/31/2012
Microsemi introduces cost-effective TVSs to protect aircraft from lightning strikes

Click image to enlarge: PLAD provides large exposed metal pads on the bottom of the package with excellent direct internal connection to the die (15KP and 30KP family packages shown).

Microsemi has introduced two new cost-reduced versions of its TVS (transient voltage suppressor) devices in its patented PLAD (plastic large-area device) package. The lower-cost 15-kW MPLAD15KP and
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Date:
10/31/2012
New up-rated PWM controllers from Advanced Power Electronics offer size and cost benefits

Click image to enlarge: The APE3061 PWM controller is now available in a DFN package, reducing package size from 5 x 6mm (SO-8) to 3 x 3 mm, without sacrificing power-handling capability.

Advanced Power Electronics has updated two of its most popular PWM controllers to provide customers with space-saving and more cost-effective devices without sacrificing performance and reliability.
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Date:
10/31/2012
TI LED driver provides frequency synchronization, PWM dimming, and thermal foldback

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Texas Instruments has introduced a 1.5-A constant-current DC-DC buck converter with frequency synchronization, PWM (pulse-width modulation) dimming, and thermal foldback. The TPS92510 features a wide
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Date:
10/31/2012
N2Power marks 50th anniversary of visible LED with 375-W constant-current power supply for high-power LED lamps

Click image to enlarge: The XL375LED models offer single main outputs of 12, 24, 28, 36, 40, 48 or 56 V DC (max). They offer a power density of over 15 W/in3 and are up to 93% efficient.

N2Power has announced constant-current versions of its 375-W AC-DC power supply dubbed XL375LED. The new units drive strings of LEDs in high-power lamps for industrial, entertainment, and outdoor
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Date:
10/31/2012
TDK-Lambda Z+ programmable power supplies offers arbitrary-waveform features

Click image to enlarge: The TDK-Lambda Z+ series high-density 200- and 400-W power supplies can create and store up to four application-specific test waveforms, eliminating the need for an external controller in basic simulation tasks.

TDK highlights the arbitrary-waveform generation capabilities of the TDK-Lambda Z+ series of high-density, 2U format benchtop and rack mounted 200- and 400-W power supplies. The ability to create
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Date:
10/30/2012
Murata introduces 15-W DC-DC converter with 16- to 160-V DC input range

Click image to enlarge: The RUW15 series of 15-W single-output isolated DC-DC converters maintain their output voltage for up to 120 ms at full load when using a 900-?F capacitor.

Murata has announced the Murata Power Solutions RUW15 series of 15-W single-output isolated DC-DC converters aimed at transport and industrial applications where the input voltage may vary widely
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Date:
10/30/2012
Plessey developed sensor  monitors driver fatigue

Epic sensor monitors driver alertness

Plessey is using its EPIC sensor technology to monitor driver fatigue. According to the British Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, research shows driver fatigue may be a contributory
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Date:
10/29/2012
iWatt digital PWM controllers offer ultra-low 12W - 24W standby power supplies
iWatt has launched a pair of digital PWM controllers which offer ultra-low standby power consumption in 12W to 24W power supplies for chargers and adapters for media tablets, set top boxes and home
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Date:
10/29/2012
TIs new 28-V, 500-mA step-down converter provides high efficiency at light loads

Click image to enlarge: TPS62175 typical efficiency

Texas Instruments has introduced a synchronous, 28-V, 500-mA step-down DC-DC converter that can operate at less than 5 ?A during sleep mode. The new TPS62175 maintains high efficiency during
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Date:
10/25/2012
Active-Semi introduces power-application-controller platform for smart-energy consumer, industrial, and automotive electronics

Click image to enlarge: Extensive computational, control, communication, measurement, and power-management resources; and a space-efficient tile-based design method results in a flexible power-management architecture that cuts development costs by as much as 60%.

Active-Semi has introduced the PAC (power application controller) platform—the first in a family of pioneering μACs (micro application controllers). The PAC platform sets a new standard for ease of
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Date:
10/25/2012
FCI adds CXP option to XLerate-series active optical cables

Click image to enlarge: FCI's CXP-to-CXP 12X cable assemblies deliver an aggregate bandwidth of 150 Gbps and a throughput up to 55 Gbps per linear centimeter of panel length.

FCI—manufacturer of connectors and interconnect systems—has developed a CXP-to-CXP 12X connection option to complement its line of XLerate-12X Series active optical cable assemblies. The 12-channel
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10/24/2012
Wieland expands Wipos P-series 1- and 3-? DIN-rail supplies with UPS and redundancy modules

Click image to enlarge: Wieland's Wipos UPS module is rated for 24 V DC input and 30 A output.

Wieland Electric now offers DIN-rail mount UPS (uninterruptible power supply) and redundancy modules to increase control systems' uptime and reliability. These modules complement the company's existing
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Date:
10/24/2012
Linear Technologys 16-bit, 20-Msps ADCs achieve 84-dB SNR and 46-?V<sub>RMS</sub> RTI noise

Click image to enlarge: low noise 16-bit 20-Msps ADCs dissipate only 80 mW/ch; 12 mW in standby and 0.5 mW in shutdown.

Linear Technology has introduced three low-power 16-bit, 20-Msps ADCs, the LTC2269, LTC2270, and LTC2271 offering the low input-referred noise and tight INL (integral nonlinearity error) for high-precision
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Date:
10/22/2012
ON Semiconductor expands high-performance trench field-stop IGBT portfolio for motor control, solar, and UPS

Click image to enlarge: ON Semiconductor has expanded its NGBTxx family of 1.2 kV trench FS IGBTs with nine new energy-efficient devices.

ON Semiconductor has expanded its NGBTxx family of 1.2 kV trench FS (field-stop) IGBTs (insulated-gate bipolar transistors) with nine new energy-efficient devices. The new IGBTs improve overall system
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Date:
10/22/2012
Plessey to launch ECG monitor at Electronica

Left and right signal data is transmitted via a Bluetooth link to a smartphone or tablet

Plessey will launch a hand-held, ECG monitor at this year's Electronica Show. Aimed at the home health market, the imPulse will allow routine, quick and accurate recording of ECG signas,l outside
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Date:
10/22/2012
RFMD introduces new control components for cable application

RFMD new CATV control components

RF Micro Devices, Inc designer and manufacturer of high-performance RF (radio frequency) components and compound semiconductor technologies, has unveiled two new CATV control components, in conjunction
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Date:
10/22/2012
TI offers all-in-one transceiver for 10 Gbps Ethernet standards

Quad-channel XAUI/10GBASE-KR transceiver

Texas Instruments introduce the industry's first quad-channel XAUI/10GBASE-KR transceiver that supports multiple 10G/40G Ethernet standards, as well as proprietary data rates from 1 Gbps to 10 Gbps.
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Date:
10/19/2012
Murata launches UCR100 series of DC-DC converters

UCR100 Series

Murata has launched the UCR100 series of DC-DC converters designed specifically for railway power conversion and battery applications. Accommodating an ultra wide 8:1 input range, from 16.8 to 137.5
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Date:
10/19/2012
IR introduces AUIR3320S intelligent power switch for auto PTC heaters

Click image to enlarge: AUIR332OS

International Rectifier has introduced the reliable AUIR3320S high-side IPS (intelligent power switch) optimized for automotive auxiliary PTC (positive temperature coefficient) electric heaters. Offering
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Date:
10/19/2012
On Semiconductor introduces low power autofocus IC for smartphones

Click image to enlarge: LC898212XA-MH Auto Focus IC

ON Semiconductor has introduced the LC898212XA-MH, an Auto Focus (AF) Control IC for camera modules in smartphones. This innovative IC is highly integrated, programmable and provides fast, accurate
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Date:
10/19/2012
Handheld instrument helps prevent switchyard failures

P D Hawk

EA Technology has launched a groundbreaking handheld instrument to locate internal Partial Discharge (PD) activity in high voltage open terminal switchyard equipment. The PD Hawk enables operators
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Date:
10/19/2012
Murata energy-efficient DC-DC converter features 8:1 input-range for railway applications

Click image to enlarge: UCR100 series DC-DC converters accommodate an input range from 16.8 to 137.5 V DC and typically operate at up to 90% efficiency.

Murata today launched the UCR100 series of DC-DC converters for railway power-conversion and battery applications. Accommodating an ultra wide 8:1 input range, from 16.8 to 137.5 V DC, the UCR100
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Date:
10/19/2012
XP Power launch rugged 350 W AC-DC SEMI-F47 compliant power supplies

SHP350 series AC-DC power supply

XP Power has announced the SHP350 series of single output rugged 350 W AC-DC power supplies aimed at industrial applications. Achieving a high power density of 6.6 Watts per cubic inch and with a
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Date:
10/18/2012
Silicon Labs offers USB-to-I2S Audio Bridge Chip

CP2114 audio bridge chip for data transfer

Silicon Laboratories Inc, has introduced the industry's first crystal-less USB-to-I2S audio bridge designed to support a wide range of codecs and digital-to-analog converters (DACs) used in USB-based
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Date:
10/18/2012
Wolfson launches top and bottom port silicon analogue (MEMS) microphones

WM7121 and 7132 MEMS microphones with matching frequency responses

Wolfson Microelectronics plc has introduced WM7121 and WM7132, its first high performance top and bottom port silicon analogue MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems) microphones with matching frequency
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Date:
10/18/2012
WirelessHART and IP wireless-sensor networks achieve ultra-low power consumption < 50 A per node

Click image to enlarge: LTC5800 QFN & LTP5902 PCB module with FCC, CE & IC modular radio certifications available with optional chip antenna

Linear Technology's Dust Networks product group has introduced the SmartMesh LTC5800 SoC and LTP5900 module families of low-power IEEE 802.15.4E-compliant wireless-sensor networking products. SmartMesh
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10/17/2012
Yokogawa launches new eight-channel mixed-signal oscilloscope

Click image to enlarge: TM-DLM4000 Series mixed signal oscilloscope

The new Yokogawa DLM4000 eight-channel mixed-signal oscilloscope combines the earlier DL7480 large screen and eight-channel capability with mixed-signal technology of the DLM2000 Series. The new instrument
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Date:
10/17/2012
SL Powers industrial-grade high-efficiency cost-effective 150-W power supply offers high density

Click image to enlarge: The CINT1150 provides 150 W at 91% efficiency with 200-LFM airflow and a 240 V AC input. The AC-DC power supply provides 100 W with convection cooling.

The SL Power Electronics division of SL Industries has announced its CINT1150 family, the latest offering in the company's high-density single-output open-frame AC-DC power supply line. Approved to
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Date:
10/16/2012
ABB articulated-arm industrial robot serves as automated luggage-storage and -retrieval system

Click image to enlarge: Yotel's lobby and Yobot—the luggage handling robot—built on an ABB articulating-arm industrial robot platform

An ABB articulated-arm industrial robot is serving as an automated luggage-storage and -retrieval system in the lobby of the largest hotel to be opened in New York this year. The new 669-room Yotel
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10/16/2012
Toshiba announces quad-channel transistor-output photocouplers

Click image to enlarge: TLP290-4 and TLP291-4 GP transistor photocouplers

Toshiba Electronics Europe has announced availability of two extended-temperature SMT photocouplers that reduce component count and save board space in high-component-density industrial equipment.
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Date:
10/16/2012
IR Expands Family of IGBTs with 600V Trench Ultrafast IGBT's for Appliance Motor Drives
International Rectifier has announced the expansion of its family of Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBTs) with the introduction of the IRGR4045DPbF and IRGS4045DPbF. The new 600V Trench ultrafast
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Date:
10/15/2012
CUI introduces regulated intermediate-bus converters with digital control

Click image to enlarge: CUI NQB and NEB series regulated intermediate-bus DC-DC converters offers digital control through a PMBus interface.

CUI has introduced a line of regulated intermediate-bus DC-DC converters with advanced digital control from their Novum Advanced Power product line, a first product release based on the recently announced
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Date:
10/15/2012
Wind River introduces latest automated test management software

Test management diagram

Wind River, the Intel subsidiary, providing embedded and mobile software, has introduced its latest version of Wind River Test Management, a fully automated software testing optimization framework
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10/14/2012
Zytronics meets oil and gas sector exacting requirements

Explosion-proof terminals designed for use in off-shore oil and gas drilling.

Zytronic's proprietary Projected Capacitive Technology (PCT) has on many occasions proved its ability to be employed in the most uncompromising of environments. Recent successes in heavy industry
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Date:
10/14/2012
Atmel expands automotive qualified MaXTouch controller family

MaXTouch controller diagram

Atmel Corp has announced new automotive-qualified maXTouch controllers for in-car control systems. These new devices will bring today's smartphone experience into contemporary cars, even for drivers
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Date:
10/14/2012
Bergquist to introduce Liqui-Form 2000 at Electronica 2012

Click image to enlarge: Liqui-Form 2000

Being introduced at Electronica 2012, the first product in Bergquist's new Liqui-Form line, Liqui-Form 2000 is a highly conformable shear-thinning material which requires no curing, mixing,
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Date:
10/14/2012
Murata adds 1.5-A miniature SiP to Okami PoL DC-DC converter line

Click image to enlarge: The OKR-T/1.5-W12-C offers 93% conversion efficiency and can drive up to 200 uF loads.

Murata has added a miniature 1.5-A SIP model to the Murata Okami family of non-isolated PoL converters. The OKR-T/1.5-W12-C is well suited for designs that require low load current with limited board
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Date:
10/14/2012
Texas Instruments introduces smart-meter SoC and board-development platform

Click image to enlarge: The new smart-meter SoC combines three independent engines for metrology, meter management, and communication.

Leveraging expertise and leadership in the smart-grid market, Texas Instruments is now sampling a fully integrated and optimized smart-meter SoC for smart e-mater (electric-meter) designs. The integration
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Date:
10/14/2012
ARM announces high-performance system IP for energy-efficient many-core market

Click image to enlarge: ARM CoreLink CCN-504 cache support the A15 MPCore

To address the significant increase in data over the next 10 to 15 years, and the demand for more energy-efficient network infrastructure and servers, ARM has announced the ARM CoreLink CCN-504 cache
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Date:
10/14/2012
And when does Raspberry Pi go green?

Image courtesy: Cyntech Components

Cyntech Components, a specialist supplier of electro-mechanical components and power supplies, has just released a new colour variant of its custom-designed Raspberry Pi computer enclosure. Offered
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Date:
10/12/2012
Infineon highlights smart-meter ICs
Infineon has presented its smart-grid technologies at the Metering, Billing / CRM Europe 2012 Conference and Exhibition in Amsterdam, where it showed off the building blocks for an intelligent infrastructure,
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Date:
10/12/2012
TI offers developers cognitive-radio portfolio for emerging TV white-space market

Click image to enlarge: TI's new TMS320C665x processors consist of three pin-compatible low-cost power-optimized ICs for developers migrating from single core to multicore.

Cognitive radio, a collective term referring to Super Wi-Fi, Wi-Far, WRAN (wireless regional area networks), IEEE 802.11af, IEEE 802.22, and TV white space, is geared towards optimizing the use of
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Date:
10/12/2012
TI introduces SDI reclocker with integrated eye monitor for broadcast video systems

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Texas Instruments has introduced an SDI (serial digital interface) reclocker with an integrated eye monitor for examining the shape and health of incoming signal waveforms. The on-chip eye monitor
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Date:
10/11/2012
Cree introduces next-generation color LEDs

Click image to enlarge: Cree XLamp XM-L color LEDs are the brightest and smallest multi-colored LED of their power class, delivering red, green, royal blue and white in one LED

Cree has announced commercial availability of XLamp XB-D color LEDs and XLamp XM-L multi-color LEDs. The high-performance color LEDs provide lighting manufacturers with discrete and multi-color LED
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Date:
10/11/2012
Power Integrations launches TinySwitch-4 off-line switcher IC family

Click image to enlarge: TinySwitch-4 off-line switchers offer efficiency greater than 70% at 5% load to meet European standby specifications scheduled to take effect in 2013. No-load power consumption < 30 mW at 230 V AC meets today's critical energy-saving requirements.

Power Integrations has introduced the TinySwitch-4 family, the latest generation of its TinySwitch series of off-line switcher ICs. Featuring line-compensated overload power protection, TinySwitch-4
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Date:
10/11/2012
EPC upgrades development boards with enhancement-mode eGaN FETs using dedicated drivers from TI

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EPC (Efficient Power Conversion) has announced the availability of two development boards, the EPC9003 and the EPC9006, both featuring EPC's enhancement-mode eGaN FETs. These boards demonstrate how
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Date:
10/10/2012
Cornell Dubilier introduces type BLC, high-energy-density DC-link capacitors for medium-power inverter systems

Click image to enlarge: Available in values from 8 to 55 μF and voltage ratings from 700 to 1100 V DC, type BLC DC link capacitors are packaged in UL94V-0 plastic boxes with 4 pins for low ESR.

Cornell Dubilier announces the release of its type BLC high-energy-density board-mount DC-link capacitors for medium-power inverter systems. Type BLC capacitors are an excellent choice for demanding
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Date:
10/10/2012
Microsemis SmartFusion2 SoC FPGA: breakthrough capabilities in security, reliability, and low power

SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs address fundamental requirements for advanced security, high reliability, and low power in critical industrial, defense, aviation, communications, and medical applications.

Microsemi has unveiled its new SmartFusion2 SoC FPGA family. Microsemi's next-generation SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs address fundamental requirements for advanced security, high reliability, and low power
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Date:
10/09/2012
Eaton announces 9PX UPS for virtualised environments

Eaton 9PX 8 kVA UPS

Eaton Australia has announced the availability of the 9PX series UPSs (uninterruptible power supplies), energy-efficient 6 to 11 kVA future-proof UPS's for virtualised environments.  For IT and facilities
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Date:
10/09/2012
Schottky from Diodes Inc use 66% less space

Click image to enlarge: DFN0603 packaged SDM02U30LPS Schottky diode

Diodes Inc has announced its first Schottky diode offered in the miniature leadless DFN0603 package.  Handling switching, reverse-blocking, and rectification functions, the 30-V, 100-mA-rated SDM02U30LP3
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Date:
10/07/2012
Torex Semiconductor offers XC6423 dual channel CMOS LDO regulators

Click image to enlarge: The XC6423 dual-channel CMOS LDO regulators

The XC6423 is the latest generation of dual-channel CMOS LDO regulators from Torex Semiconductor. Comprising two independent LDO circuits, each able to deliver 300 mA, the XC6423 is available in an
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Date:
10/07/2012
Energy Micro, Linear Technology, and Wrth Elektronik offer energy-harvesting kit to go

Click image to enlarge: Energy Harvesting to Go kit

Energy Micro, Linear Technology, and Würth Elektronik present the development platform Energy Harvesting To Go. The Kit provides easy access to energy-harvesting technologies, which helps developers
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Date:
10/06/2012
The 32bit ARM M3 controller from Toshiba Europe will reduce component count
The latest 32-bit ARM Cortex-M3 microcontroller from TEE (Toshiba Electronics Europe) will reduce the component count of industrial and consumer applications where high performance, low power, and
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Date:
10/05/2012
Intersil introduces new Oring FET controller

Click image to enlarge: ISL6146 diagram

Intersil has introduced a robust, compact ORing FET controller that provides power redundancy and protection with minimal power dissipation. The new ISL6146 works with N-channel power MOSFETs to increase
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Date:
10/05/2012
New ON Semiconductor PMICs provide multi-channel operation; draw low I<sub>Q</sub>

Click image to enlarge: The NCP6924 integrates two high-efficiency step-down converters and four LDO regulators drawing a total IQ of 105 μA. The NCP6914 integrates a one high-efficiency step-down converter and four LDO regulators drawing an IQ of just 72 μA.

ON Semiconductor has introduced two new PMICs (power-management ICs) for battery-powered systems such as smartphones, tablets, digital cameras, GPS systems, and other portable electronics. The
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Date:
10/04/2012
Atmel introduces configurable 8-ch LED drivers for monitors and industrial LCD-panel backlighting

Click image to enlarge: The MSL3080/86/88 LED drivers feature a proprietary control scheme and deliver > 92% power efficiency for up to 20-W LED-back-lit LCD displays.

Atmel has announced a new family of 8-channel LED drivers with an integrated boost controller to deliver a complete power-management system for LCD backlighting applications. Atmel's MSL3080/86/88
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Date:
10/04/2012
Lamborghini to incorporate Maxwell Technologies' Ultracapacitors in stop-start idle-elimination

A Maxwell 1200-Farad, 2.7-volt ultracapacitor cell is one of six that the capacitor module for the Lamborghini idle-elimination system uses.

Maxwell Technologies Inc have announced that Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., the producer of luxury sports cars, will incorporate Maxwell ultracapacitors to support a stop-start idle-elimination system
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Date:
10/04/2012
CamSemi targets constant-power C2283 PSS flyback controller at low-cost networking adapters

Click image to enlarge: CamSemi's C2283 high-performance primary-side-sensing flyback controller offers a unique constant-power mode.

CamSemi is focusing on the fast-growing networking-products power-supply market with the launch of the C2283 - a high-performance PSS (primary-side sensing) flyback controller with a unique CP (constant-power)
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Date:
10/03/2012
Intersil expands <i>HIP</i> bridge-driver portfolio

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Intersil announced the expansion of the industry leading HIP portfolio of MOSFET bridge drivers for power-supply and motor-drive applications. This family of 100-V, 2-A, high-frequency half-bridge
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Date:
10/03/2012
Murata mass producing first SATA Gen2/Gen3 compatible common mode choke coils

Click image to enlarge: Micro-fabrication and noise evaluation technologies used in SATA applications built a common-mode choke compatible with Scc11, SATA Gen 2.

Murata has announced the mass production of SATA Gen-2- and Gen-3-compatible common-mode choke coils. Available in ultra-compact 0806 and 0605 sizes, the DLP series are designed for use in SATA high-speed
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Date:
10/03/2012
Nextreme enables new compact thermal cyclers for real-time DNA amplification and analysis

Click image to enlarge: Nextreme NX569 PCR reference design

Nextreme Thermal Solutions has announced a new reference design for a compact PCR (polymerase-chain-reaction) thermal cycler for field-level DNA amplification. The small size and fast response time
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Date:
10/03/2012
IExpander for IPhone4 and 5 powered by BriteFlash

Click image to enlarge: iExpander PCB showing CAP-XX supercapacitor

Corr-Tech has selected the CAP-XX supercapacitor-enabled BriteFlash architecture to power the high-performance LED flash in its new iExpander accessories for the iPhone 4/4S and iPhone 5. Additionally,
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Date:
10/02/2012
Toshiba expands TransferJet offering for close-proximity wireless transfer

Click image to enlarge: Toshba Transfer Jet module, microSDIO card, and UsB adaptor module

TEE (Toshiba Electronics Europe) has three new additions to its portfolio supporting the TransferJet close-proximity wireless-transfer standard: a TransferJet-enabled SDIO module, TransferJet-enabled
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Date:
10/02/2012
Tagging the misplaced

Unika wireless key fob

ULP (Ultra low power) RF specialist Nordic Semiconductor ASA announces that a Norwegian consumer product developer Unikia has developed a low cost proprietary 2.4GHz wireless key fob that Unikia
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Date:
10/02/2012
Swissbit AG extends  SATA II  SSD product line of the X-500 Series
With the Industrial SATA II SSD (solid state drive) of the X-500 Series, Swissbit AG is extending its successful Industrial 2.5" SSD product line. This 2.5" storage system achieves a data rate on
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Date:
10/01/2012
TE Circuit Protection introduces MHP-TA  resettable TCO devices

Thermal protection for LiP battery cells in ultra-thin portable electronics

Designers are increasingly turning to high-capacity, envelope-like LiP (Lithium Polymer) cells to optimize space use in media tablets, ultra-thin PCs, electronic readers, and other small, slim consumer
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Date:
10/01/2012
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