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RFID Tags Work in Liquid and on Metal Surfaces
November 3, 2008 7:53 am | Product Releases | CommentsOffering epoxy and silicon-seal packaging, Ferroxcube’s Ferroxtag high-frequency RFID tags are designed for use in liquid or on metal surfaces and can be affixed onto the surface via screws, glues, or double-sided adhesive tapes. The 25 mm × 12.50 mm × 5 mm components support
Interfaces Enable High-Definition Recording
November 3, 2008 6:40 am | Product Releases | CommentsOperating on the 1394 (Firewire) link layer and integrated physical layer, Texas Instruments’ TSB43EC42 and TSB43EA42 encrypted interfaces yields tru2way set top boxes and digital TVs to record in high definition. The IEC61883-1/2/4/7-compliant instruments integrate a 1394a 2-port PHY that functions at 100 Mbps, 200 Mbps, or 400 Mbps with IEEE Std. 1394-1995 and 1394a-2000 compliance. The BGA-packaged components support MPEG2, MPEG4, DV, and
Voltage Regulator Supports PMBus
November 3, 2008 6:05 am | Product Releases | CommentsManaging, monitoring, and reporting power supply operating conditions, NXP’s TEA132X digital point-of-load voltage regulator complies with PMBus 1.1 with 96 standard commands including margining, protections, sequencing, monitoring, and user defaults store. The 32-pin HVQFN-packaged component provides
On The Light Side: The CellScope(2)
November 3, 2008 5:50 am | by Alfred Poor, Contributing Editor | Articles | CommentsSomewhere in Africa, a traveling health worker arrives at a remote village and finds a patient who may have malaria. The nearest health clinic is hundreds of miles away, and it will take days to get there. Diagnosis requires a trained clinician to examine a blood sample under a microscope, but how can you make that happen? Your assignment, if you choose to accept it, is to create a digital microscope that will capture high magnification images, record additional medical information, and transmit the entire package of data wirelessly to the distant clinic.
Power Supply Generates Three Voltage Rails
November 3, 2008 5:24 am | Product Releases | CommentsComing in a chip form factor, Integral Wave Technologies’ P3131-S 3-output power supply creates 3 independent voltage rails exhibiting output voltages from 0.7 V to 3.6 V in 4 mV steps at maximum currents of 6 A, 3 A, and 3 A. The 13.6 mm × 20.8 mm × 2.5 mm LGA-packaged component offers an input voltage of 12 V, efficiency of up to 90%, and power of up to 25 W at
LCD Modules Display High Contrast
October 31, 2008 11:40 am | Product Releases | CommentsTargeting industrial applications, Sharp Microelectronics’ LQ043T3DG01 and LQ043T3DG02 4.3” landscape-mode VGA LCD modules show a contrast ratio of 900:1. The 480 × 272 pixel displays exhibit a horizontal viewing angle of 160°, a vertical viewing angle of 140°, response time of 29 ms, and 262,144 6-bit colors. The devices have an LED backlight, an anti-glare polarizing
Power Monitor IC Employs Digital I²C Interface
October 31, 2008 10:45 am | International Rectifier | Product Releases | CommentsUtilizing TruePower technology, International Rectifier’s IR3720 output power monitor IC communicates output current or voltage to the system controller through a digital I²C interface. The 3 mm² 10-pin DFN-packaged product demonstrates current accuracy of 0.20%, voltage accuracy of ±0.75%, bias supply voltage of 3.30 V, and an operating temperature from
Connector Meets AMC.0 Rev2 Specification
October 31, 2008 10:11 am | Product Releases | CommentsSupporting data transmissions of up to 12.5 Gbps per channel, Cinch Connectors’ AMC compression-style mezzanine connector exceeds the AMC.0 Rev2 PICMG ATCA specification. The instrument comprises of one-piece stamped contacts, seamless carrier board to
SAW Oscillators Tolerate ±150 ppm
October 31, 2008 9:40 am | Product Releases | CommentsOperating in an output frequency range from 800 MHz to 2.5 GHz, Epson Toyocom’s EG-9000GC single-output and EV-9000GB voltage-controlled SAW oscillators show a frequency tolerance of ±150 ppm max. The sine wave components operate from a supply voltage of 3 V with a maximum current consumption of 38 mA over an operating temperature range from -20°C to
Meter Shows High Capacitance Accuracy
October 31, 2008 9:00 am | Agilent Technologies | Product Releases | CommentsAdding to the LCR family, Agilent Technologies’ E4981A capacitance meter performs repeatable 120-Hz, 1-kHz, and 1-MHz measurements with a basic capacitance accuracy of 0.07%. The instrument offers measurement speed of 2 ms at 1 MHz; SPCI-command compatibility with
Starter Kit Supports MCU Development
October 31, 2008 7:53 am | Stmicroelectronics | Product Releases | CommentsIAR Systems’ IAR KickStart Kit for STMicroelectronics' STM32F103ZE MCU includes a development board fitted with the MCU, a KickStart edition of IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM, evaluation editions of IAR PowerPac for ARM and IAR visualSTATE, and J-Link for ARM. The RoHS-compliant development board comes with peripherals, a status LED, a power supply
DC Motor Offers Thin Shaft
October 31, 2008 7:03 am | Product Releases | CommentsTurning in 2 sleeve bearings, Maxon Motor USA’s RE 8 DC motor includes a ceramic motor shaft with a diameter of 0.8 mm. The device has metal brushes to ensure constant contact resistance between brushes and the commutator, even after a prolonged standstill. The motor exhibits a diameter of 8 mm, a length of 16 mm, a weight of <4 g, no magnetic detent, and
Test Mobile Accelerates LTE Development
October 31, 2008 6:28 am | Product Releases | CommentsDesigned to enable infrastructure equipment vendors to accelerate the pace of their LTE development projects, an LTE version of Aeroflex's TM500 multi-handset (multi-UE) test mobile provides the ability to operate multiple UEs on the same test platform using a single point of control. Up to 32 LTE handset UEs are provided in one multi-UE test mobile. All 3 GPP UE categories will be supported with maximum aggregate data rates
I/O Module Digitally Expands SBCs
October 31, 2008 6:07 am | Product Releases | CommentsDesigned for expansion on Pico-ITXe SBCs, the PCO-UIO48-G from WinSystems is a 48-point digital I/O interface with interruptible event sense. The module can monitor 24 of the rising and falling digital edge transitions, latch them, and then signal the host processor that a change of input status has occurred. Each I/O line is programmable for input, output, or output
DC/DC Converters Present Wide Output Range
October 31, 2008 5:47 am | Product Releases | CommentsOperating over an input range from 4.500 V to 13.800 V, Bel Power’s Micro SIP Series non-isolated DC/DC converters demonstrate an output voltage trim range from 0.590 VDC to 5.100 VDC. The RoHS-compliant devices offer efficiencies of up to 91%, a fixed switching frequency of 500 kHz, and protections including differential remote on/off, under-voltage
