Product News

November 2016
ON Semi to debut scalable design platform for next-gen wearables at CES

Wearable Development Kit (WDK1.0)

ON Semiconductor, driving energy efficient innovations, has utilized its strength and depth in a broad range of semiconductor disciplines - including analog, power management, sensor interface and signal conditioning - to introduce a comprehensive development resource for the wearable electronics sector. The ne
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Date:
11/30/2016
Analog Devices’ AD8233 AFE for medical wearables now at Mouser

Analog Devices AD8233 Analog Front End for Heart Monitor Devices

Mouser Electronics, a leading distributor with a wide selection of semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking the AD8233 analog front end (AFE) for heart monitor devices from Analog Devices. The AD8233 AFE is a fully integrated, single-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) front end designed in a compact, ea
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Date:
11/30/2016
Murata's PMBus-compliant PoL converter offers dynamic loop compensation

OKDL-T/60-W12-xxx-C digital PoL

Murata introduced the OKDL-T/60-W12, a 60 Amp, 95% efficient addition to the Murata Power Solutions OKD family of digitally controlled point of load (PoL) DC-DC converters. The OKDL-T/60 power module is ideally suited for FPGA and processor applications. The module is specified to operate over a Vin range of 4.5V
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Date:
11/30/2016
GCT’s ultra-low profile vertical Micro USB touts performance

SMT Micro USB vertical receptacle

GCT has pushed the performance of its industry leading range of vertical micro USB connectors by launching the USB3160, a new low profile SMT Micro USB vertical receptacle. The new Vertical Micro USB connector has one of the lowest profiles available in the market at 5.20mm height above PCB, meeting the ev
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Date:
11/28/2016
Schaffner's FN530 sine wave and EMC output filter extends motor life

FN530 Sine Wave Filter

Schaffner introduced the FN530 Sine Wave Filter with EMC Output Filter which eliminates premature motor damage caused by high dv/dt, overvoltages, cable ringing, motor overheating and eddy current losses in industrial applications. Suitable for motor from 1.5 to 7.5 kW and from 4-16 A, with frequencies up to 200
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Date:
11/28/2016
ON Semi’s STK984-190-E BLDC Motor driver now at Mouser

STK984-190-E Power Integrated Module

Mouser Electronics, a leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with a wide selection of semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking the STK984-190-E Power Integrated Module (PIM) from ON Semiconductor. Optimized for driving three-phase brushless DC (BLDC) motors in automotive applications, th
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Date:
11/25/2016
Yageo’s CQ series MLCCs now at TTI

CQ series surface mount multilayer ceramic capacitors

Now available in Europe through TTI, a leading specialist distributor of electronic components, are Yageo’s CQ series surface mount multilayer ceramic capacitors (SMD MLCCs), also known as high quality factor capacitors (high-Q capacitors). The devices add copper inner electrodes and firing ceramic materials wi
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Date:
11/24/2016
ROHM's reference boards  evaluate high-voltage fan motor drivers

BM620xFS Series High-Voltage Onboard Fan Motor Drivers

ROHM announced the availability of reference boards designed to evaluate its high voltage fan motor drivers that achieve greater efficiency and simplify inverter configuration in home appliances such as ceiling fans and ACs. Of the total power consumed worldwide, it has been noted that close to 50% is used to dr
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Date:
11/24/2016
Linear's 60V synchronous 4-switch buck-boost controller offers spread spectrum

LT8390 synchronous buck-boost DC/DC controller

Linear Technology announced the LT8390, a synchronous buck-boost DC/DC controller that can regulate output voltage, and input or output current from input voltages above, below and equal to the output voltage. Its 4V to 60V input voltage range and 0V to 60V output voltage range are ideal for voltage regulator, bat
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Date:
11/23/2016
 Panasonic expands hybrid cap line with ZK Series

EEH-ZK series (Type V-ZK) Hybrid Aluminium Electrolytic Capacitors

Hybrid Capacitors from Panasonic Automotive & Industrial Systems Europe combine the advantages of electrolytic capacitors with those of solid Polymer capacitors, and have established themselves as reliant and across-the-board solutions in automotive and industrial applications alike. Hybrid technology offers lo
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Date:
11/22/2016
CUI announced a family of ultra-compact ac-dc power supplies in an open frame SIP package. The 3 W and 5 W configurations of the PBO series measure as small as 35 x 11 x 18 mm (1.38 x 0.43 x 0.71 in), allowing them to occupy less board real-estate than other power solutions. The 3 W models are also available in
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Date:
11/21/2016
Microchip’s latest low-power wireless modules now at Mouser

Wireless module from Microchip

Mouser Electronics, a leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with a wide selection of semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking the MRF24WN0MA and MRF24WN0MB wireless modules from Microchip. The low-power, 2.4 GHz, IEEE 802.11b/g/n-compliant transceiver modules interface with Microchip PIC3
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Date:
11/21/2016
ALD's PCB auto-balances leakage current in supercapacitor stacks

ALD's PCB auto-balances leakage current

Advanced Linear Devices, a design innovation leader in analog semiconductors, announced the immediate availability of universal printed circuit boards(PCB) designed to automatically balance leakage currents and manages over voltage enabling ultra-low power usage in supercapacitors used in a series stack. The bo
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Date:
11/21/2016
Mouser now has Silicon Labs’ Mighty Gecko IoT module

Silicon Labs MGM111 Mighty Gecko Module

Mouser Electronics, a leading distributor with a wide selection of semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking Silicon Labs’ new MGM111 Mighty Gecko mesh networking module, based on the EFR32 Mighty Gecko system-on-chip (SoCs). The MGM111 module is supported by Silicon Labs’ reliable, secure an
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Date:
11/17/2016
TDK-Lambda 3200W industrial supply accepts 400/440/480V 3-Phase Delta or Wye AC input

TPS3000-24 power supply

TDK announced the introduction of the TDK-Lambda brand TPS3000-24 power supply. Delivering up to 3200W output power (24V at 133.3A) in a 2U high package, the TPS will operate from a wide range Delta or Wye 350 - 528Vac three phase input. This industrial power supply is ideal for use in many applications including te
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Date:
11/16/2016
Allegro offers automotive constant-current PWM dimmable LED driver

Allegro’s A6217

Allegro MicroSystems introduced a new automotive, AEC-Q100 qualified single IC switching regulator that provides constant-current output to drive high-power LEDs. Allegro’s A6217 integrates a high-side N-channel DMOS switch for DC-to-DC step- down (buck) conversion. A true average current is output using a cy
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Date:
11/16/2016
Stackpole's MELF resistors offer lower thermal resistance

MLF / MLFM metal film, surface mount MELF resistors

Stackpole's MLF / MLFM is a series of metal film, surface mount MELF resistors. The MELF technology provides cooler operating temperatures than flat chip resistors at full rated power. For example, the MLFM1 will typically run more than 70 degrees C cooler than the equivalent 1W 2512 size flat chip resistor and
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Date:
11/16/2016
Wuerth Electronics Midcom releases isolated buck transformers

MAX17681 converter

Wuerth Electronics Midcom announces the new series of isolated buck transformers for Maxim Integrated’s MAX17681 converter. These pick and placeable transformers, built on self-shielding packages, have small form factor and losses. The high efficiency MAX17681 converter eliminates the need for optocoupler fe
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Date:
11/15/2016
Mouser now stocks Laird’s BL652 BLE and NFC module

BL652 Bluetooth 4.2 and NFC module

Mouser Electronics, a leading distributor with a wide selection of semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking the BL652 Bluetooth 4.2 and NFC module from Laird Technologies. This small, powerful, energy-efficient, standalone Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and Near Field Communication (NFC)-certified mo
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Date:
11/15/2016
Microsemi adds highly-integrated LX7720 motor controller to rad-tolerant space portfolio

LX7720 radiation-tolerant motor controller

Microsemi, a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced it is sampling the LX7720 radiation-tolerant motor controller, the newest member of its Space System Manager (SSM) product family. As the industry’s first highly integrated ra
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Date:
11/15/2016
Linear's low EMI, isolated RS485 µModule transceiver meets stringent IEC 60601-1

LTM2885 isolated RS485 µModule transceiver

Linear Technology introduced the LTM2885, an isolated RS485 µModule transceiver for guarding against large ground-to-ground differentials. Many industrial, utility, medical, military, and intrinsic safety applications require isolation components with increased voltage and spatial separation for human safety. Th
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Date:
11/15/2016
RS Components expands its Electronics Workbench site

Recent additions also include newly released WT Line Soldering Sets from Weller

RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents, a distributor for engineers, has updated its popular Electronics Workbench web page to reflect the latest innovative products and support for electronics design engineers. The page – which has evolved in to the ‘go to’ portal for engineers designing ci
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Date:
11/15/2016
Allegro's A6217 single IC switching regulator targets automotive systems

A6217 single IC switching regulator

Allegro MicroSystems Europe has introduced a new automotive, AEC-Q100 qualified single IC switching regulator that provides constant-current output to drive high-power LEDs. Allegro’s A6217 integrates a high-side N-channel DMOS switch for DC-to-DC step-down (buck) conversion. A true average current is output us
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Date:
11/15/2016
Lumberg's reversible direct connectors mate anywhere on the board

SKEDD reversible direct connectors

While direct mating with the edge of the printed circuit board using RAST connectors is one of the domains of Lumberg Group, the company is now introducing a totally new type of connectors: reversible direct connectors that mate anywhere on the printed circuit board using tried and tested insulation displacement te
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Date:
11/14/2016
TDK-Lambda's 1500W modular supply with full MoPPs isolation boasts lowest acoustical noise

QM7 power supply

TDK Corporation announces the introduction of the TDK-Lambda brand QM7 power supply with a 7-year warranty. The series has full medical MoPPs isolation and the lowest acoustic noise currently on the market for a 1500W modular product. This continues TDK-Lambda’s 37 year legacy in modular power supplies which be
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Date:
11/14/2016
Silicon Labs launches smallest Bluetooth low energy SiP with built-in antenna

BGM12x Blue Gecko module

Silicon Labs has introduced the industry’s smallest Bluetooth low energy system-in-package (SiP) module with a built-in chip antenna, offering a complete, cost-effective connectivity solution with no compromises in performance. Available in a tiny 6.5 mm x 6.5 mm package, the BGM12x Blue Gecko SiP module enables de
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Date:
11/11/2016
Transphorm launches 72mΩ TO-220 GaN FET

TPH3212PS

Transphorm, a leader in the design and manufacturing of JEDEC-qualified 650V GaN (gallium nitride) semiconductors, announced its latest portfolio addition: the TPH3212PS. Available in a TO-220 package, the device has an on-resistance of 72 mOhms (mΩ) and targets AC to DC and DC to AC power supplies. When used in
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Date:
11/10/2016
AVX, a leading manufacturer and supplier of passive components and interconnect solutions, has released the new MM Series multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) for medical applications. Designed for use in medical devices that require significantly less parametric flexibility than commercial capacitors offer, bu
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Date:
11/10/2016
AEM's automotive SMT fuses tout safety and reliability

AEC-Q200 qualified surface-mount fuses

AEM Components announced the availability of its new line of AEC-Q200 qualified surface-mount fuses designed specifically for reliable operation in high-stress automotive applications. The new wire-in-air AirMatrix (QA Series) and solid body SolidMatrix (QF Series) fuses are manufactured in AEM’s TS16949-certified fa
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Date:
11/09/2016
Maxim’s octal high-side switch and driver safely demagnetizes any inductive load

MAX14913 octal high-side switch and driver

Designers of industrial controllers can safely drive and demagnetize any inductive load for Industry 4.0 applications with the MAX14913 octal high-side switch and driver from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM). With a unique, innovative, safe-demagnetizing clamp on each output, it easily and reliably in
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Date:
11/08/2016
Microsemi, a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, will be participating in Electronica 2016 Nov. 8-11, 2016 at Messe München in Munich, Germany. Microsemi will be exhibiting in Hall A4, booth #207, where the company’s experts will be on ha
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Date:
11/07/2016
Panasonic to show flexible rechargeable battery at electronica

Flexible Lithium-ion battery

At electronica 2016 Panasonic will present innovative, highly flexible Lithium-ion batteries: they can withstand repeated bending with a radius of 25 mm or twisting with a maximum angle of 25 degrees, with no loss of function. The batteries are extremely thin with a height of only 0.55 millimetres, which ma
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Date:
11/07/2016
STMicroelectronics, a semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, will demonstrate the power of technology to make manufacturing, driving, and devices smarter and securely connected at Electronica 2016 in Munich (Nov 8-11, Hall A5 Booth 207). The full spectrum of ST ac
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Date:
11/07/2016
Schaffner introduces high-current EMC/EMI filters for 690Vac or 1,500Vdc apps

EMC/EMI filter for 690 VAC- or 1,500 VDC applications

Schaffner, a leader in the fields of electromagnetic compatibility and power quality, introduced the new FN 22xx HV and FN 33xx HV standard filters for high current applications for 690 VAC and 1,500 VDC PV inverters, converters and motor drives. These innovative filters are optimised for the requirements of ph
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Date:
11/04/2016
Renesas' RL78/I1C microcontrollers support international standards (DLMS) for smart meters

RL78/I1C MCUs

Renesas Electronics Europe, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced the availability of its new microcontrollers (MCUs) for the power meter market, particularly targeting the smart meters. The new RL78/I1C Group of MCUs is designed for the international standard DLMS with enhanced security fun
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Date:
11/04/2016
The new R&S RT-ZP1X passive 1:1 probe from Rohde & Schwarz broadens the application range of its R&S RTO and R&S RTE series oscilloscopes. Both the probe and the oscilloscopes' frontend are extremely low noise, making this combination ideal for measuring the smallest of signals down to 1 mV/div, e.g.
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Date:
11/04/2016
Amphenol's ePower-Lite connection system rated to 70 A

www.amphenol-industrial.com

Amphenol Industrial Products Group now offers a medium amperage connection system that is rated to up to 70 A of continuous current. The ePower-Lite has an operating voltage of 800 VDC. Designed for the hybrid and electric vehicle markets, these connectors feature a lightweight plastic shell and compact de
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Date:
11/03/2016
Infineon's robust Gate driver IC 1EDN touts low power consumption

1EDN EiceDRIVER gate driver ICs

Infineon Technologies introduced the 1EDN EiceDRIVER family of 1-channel low-side gate driver IC is well suited to drive MOSFETs, IGBTs, as well asand GaN power devices. Its pin-out and packages are fully compatible to the industry standard which eases the drop-in replacement for existing designs. Applications wh
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Date:
11/03/2016
Murata's ultra-compact LoRa wireless module now at Avnet Abacus

Murata CMWX1ZZABZ-078

Avnet Abacus, a leading interconnect, passive, electro-mechanical and power distributor announced the availability of a highly compact module that is compliant with the LoRaWAN specification for narrowband wireless connectivity. Measuring only 12.5 x 11.6 x 1.76mm in a metal-shielded LGA package, the low-cost mo
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Date:
11/03/2016
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Date:
11/03/2016
e-peas launches PMIC targeting energy harvesting

The AEM10940

The AEM10940 utilizes e-peas proprietary energy management technology in order to maximize the efficiency with which electronic hardware draws energy from the ambient environment. This device, which is now in full scale production, is set to have major implications for the various power-frugal sensing applications cu
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Date:
11/02/2016
The HVPS supply from DTI offers 250kW at over 92% efficiency

HVPS Series Switching Mode Power Supply

A compact solid-state high voltage DC power supply that provides high efficiency and reliability in a small enclosure is being introduced by Diversified Technologies, Inc. (DTI) of Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. The DTI 250 kW HVPS Series Switching Mode Power Supply is a compact, fully integrated solid-state un
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Date:
11/02/2016
Exelsys unveils 1U fanless 600W supply with medical approvals

CoolX600

The CoolX600 Series is a convection-cooled modular power supply from Excelsys Technologies and delivers 600W without fan assisted cooling from a very compact 8.5 x 4.5 x 1U package. The only fanless modular power supply on the market, the CoolX600 carries Medical Safety approvals and offers system designers be
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Date:
11/02/2016
Teledyne LeCroy launches RP4030 active voltage rail probe and SPMI decoder

RP4030 active voltage rail probe and an industry first MIPI System Power Management Interface (SPMI) serial decoder

Teledyne LeCroy launches two new products,  the RP4030 active voltage rail probe and an industry first MIPI System Power Management Interface (SPMI) serial decoder. The RP4030 probe measures small signal variations on a DC power/voltage rail, while the SPMI decoder monitors and correlates SPMI serial bus mes
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Date:
11/02/2016
Cornell Dubilier's Flatpack rugged flat aluminum electrolytic caps last 5,000 hours at 125°C

Flatpack ruggedized flat aluminum electrolytic capacitors

Cornell Dubilier Electronics has introduced the latest in its series of Flatpack ruggedized flat aluminum electrolytic capacitor, the MLSG. This series targets compact power supply applications in military and aerospace, as well as other critical systems. Design enhancements and a new electrolyte push the MLSG to
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Date:
11/01/2016
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