Test & Measurement

    October 2020
    Mouser Stocks Texas Instruments' Op Amps and 12-bit ADC
    Mouser Electronics, Inc., is now stocking TI's TLV915x operational amplifiers (op amps) and ADS7128 12-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC). Offering exceptional precision and performance in small form factors, the op amps and ADC work together to support a range of industrial applications, including factory aut
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    10/28/2020
    Stackpole Adds 5 ppm Capability to MLF / MLFM MELFs
    Modern electronics have become more complex and their requirements more precise. For those applications that require low TCR, good pulse handling and low self-heating, a MELF resistor is often the best choice. Stackpole's MLF / MLFM Series is a metal film MELF resistor that offers exceptional electrical and e
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    10/26/2020
    Ultrasonic Water Meters Install Easily Outside of Pipes
    H2O Degree announces the launch of the WM-3000 and WM-3100 Series of ultrasonic water meters. These new products are incredibly versatile, as they do not require any pipe modification for installation. The meter simply clamps around the outside of the pipe and can monitor almost any type of liquid. WM-3000 &
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    10/23/2020
    MEMS Accelerometers Offer Enhanced Low-Noise Performance
    Silicon Designs, Inc. announced the global market availability of its Model 2422 Series.   The Model 2422 Series offers low-noise, low-voltage (5 VDC) and low-cost acceleration and vibration sensing within zero-to-medium frequency instrumentation applications. Series models are available in eight standar
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    10/21/2020
    Mouser adds site on resistor-based current sensing
    Current sensing is a key requirement for the development of smart motor controls and high-efficiency power supplies. The new site features a range of controllers, resistors, and amplifiers from Microchip and Vishay, offering a single resource for designers seeking reliable resistor-based current-sensing solution
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    10/15/2020
    Highly stable temperature compensated oscillator
    TM-2220-C7 is a plug and play temperature compensated frequency reference for applications where reliable and accurate oscillator is needed without frequency jump. Combining minimal foot print (3.2 x 1.5 x 0.8 mm), only 4 connections and outstanding performances with 1.5 µA maximum current consumption ass
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    10/15/2020
    ADI LT8228 & LTC7871 buck/boost controllers, now at Mouser
    Offering bidirectional voltage or current regulation and bidirectional reverse current protection, the LT8228 and LTC7871 controllers provide a simple, reliable power solution for dual-battery automotive and industrial systems. The Analog Devices LT8228, available from Mouser Electronics, is a single-phase
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    10/15/2020
    Signal transmission with reliable galvanic isolation
    These coplanar design optocouplers consist of an infrared LED on the input side and a phototransistor on the output side. They are characterized by a high insulation voltage of 5 kV and a stable current transfer ratio (CTR) over the entire operating temperature range. The WL-OCPT is available in five different THT a
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    10/15/2020
    Over 200,000 Samtec symbols & footprints
    Samtec announces over 200,000 symbols & footprints for its interconnect productsNew Albany, IN and San Francisco, CA (July 28th, 2020) -- Today, Samtec -- a global manufacturer of interconnect solutions -- is announcing that it now has over 200,000 symbols & footprints for its products to accelerate the de
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    10/15/2020
    Precision op amp features low input offset voltage and noise
    The op amp also features near-zero drift (0.02µV/degree C, typical) over time and temperature. The chopper stabilization also addresses low frequency 1/f noise and offset voltage crossover distortion. Typical applications for the AS2333 include transducers, medical equipment, chemical detectors, and handheld test i
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    10/15/2020
    Panasonic expands conductive polymer hybrid capacitor range
    The new ZS-Series not only expands the capacitance range and doubles ripple current capability, but is also rated at 4,000 hours endurance at 125°C. The ZS-Series brings new case sizes, keeping the same footprint (ø10mm) and introducing the 12mm in length in addition to 10x16mm. Developed with the automotive se
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    10/15/2020
    KEMET releases new tantalum polymer capacitors
    The TSP series is designed to provide the highest capacitance/voltage (CV) ratings in surface mount device (SMD) capacitors with its innovative stacking construction. These new capacitors are well suited and sized for use in high voltage power management applications such as buck boost converters, filtering, hold-up
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    10/15/2020
    Now at Mouser: TI’s ADS7028 and ADS7138 12-bit SAR ADCs
    The 8-channel, multiplexed, successive approximation register (SAR) ADCs provide reliable performance for applications, such as rack servers, AC drive power stage modules, automotive center information displays, and mobile robot CPU boards. The TI ADS7028 and ADS7138 ADCs, available from Mouser Electronics, featur
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    10/15/2020
    Würth Elektronik WE-CST EE4.4 current sense transformers
    An innovative manufacturing process not only makes these current sense transformers extremely small (4.7 x 4.65, 3.55 mm), but also provides better insulation. Their insulation voltage of 750 VAC, is 50 percent higher than that of market competitors. The WE-CST series type EE4.4 is suitable for a broad
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    10/15/2020
    HARTING Han 1A receives iF DESIGN AWARD 2020
    The winning product, HARTING's Han 1A connector series, won in the discipline "Product" (in the category "Electrical Connector"). Each year, the world’s oldest independent design organization, Hannover-based iF International Forum Design GmbH, organizes the iF DESIGN AWARD. The Han 1A won
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    10/15/2020
    EPC doubles performance of 200 V eGaN FET family
    The applications for these leading-edge devices include class D audio, synchronous rectification, solar MPPTs (maximum power point tracker), DC-DC converters (hard-switched and resonant), and multilevel high voltage converters. The EPC2215 (8 mΩ, 162 Apulsed) and the EPC2207 (22 mΩ, 54 Apulsed) are abo
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    10/15/2020
    3W high isolation DC/DC converters
    Packaged in a Single In Line (SIP) type 8, the COSEL MH3 series has a reinforce isolation of 3kVAC, 4.2KVDC, complies with medical isolation standard (2MOOP (250VAC)) and ruggedized for industrial applications that might implies differential In/OUT voltage. Three input voltages (4.5V-18V ; 9V – 36V and 18V -76
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    10/15/2020
    Würth Electronic Components 2020 catalogue
    The 184-page catalogue presents new products and services in the area of passive components, optoelectronics, and power modules. Separate special catalogues are available for many other product categories of Würth Elektronik. All products in the new catalogue are available ex stock. Würth Elektronik is glad to
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    10/15/2020
    High-density 4 Mbit Serial EEPROM
    This capacity doubles the 2 Mbit density designers previously were limited to. Until now developers have used lower-cost NOR Flash integrated circuits (ICs) for any 2 Mbit+ nonvolatile data set application. Because EEPROM offers performance advantages over NOR Flash, Microchip has responded to customer requests by
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    10/15/2020
    Software Streamlines Battery Test Lab Management
    NH Research Inc. (NHR) announces a new enterprise battery test lab management solution, Enerlab. Enerlab lab management software is a top level enterprise software solution that monitors, controls and manages battery test stations using Enerchron. Enerlab empowers the executive, manager and engineer to improv
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    10/15/2020
    TVS Diode Arrays Safeguard Consumer Electronics
    Littelfuse, Inc. announced a new series of 50 A unidirectional TVS Diode Arrays (SPA Diodes). Compared to solutions currently available on the market, the SP1250-01ETG 50 A unidirectional TVS diode arrays provides superior protection via lower clamping voltage and low leakage current, all in a PCB space-saving fo
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    10/07/2020
    5V to 28V, 12.5A Output Models for DC-DC Converter Series
    TDK Corporation announces the introduction of 12.5A 300W rated models to the i7C series of non-isolated DC-DC converters. The output voltage of these step-up and step-down converters can be adjusted from 5 to 28V and they accept a wide range input voltage of 9 to 53V. The converters seamlessly transition from bu
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    10/06/2020
    NTC Thermistor Delivers Fast, High-Accuracy Measurement
    Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. introduced a new epoxy-coated NTC thermistor with long PEEK-insulated, nickel-iron (NiFe) leads and a low thermal gradient for fast, high accuracy temperature measurement, sensing, and control in automotive and industrial applications. The NiFe alloy of the Vishay BCcomponents NTCLE317E
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    10/05/2020
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