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Sixteenth Bricks Provide Regulated Outputs at Efficiencies Exceeding 90 Percent
June 3, 2008 11:21 am | Product Releases | CommentsPower-One, Inc. introduced sixteenth-brick DC-DC converters that provide outputs from 1.2V to 5VDC, rated up to 25A, with efficiencies exceeding 90 percent and a regulation of +/-3 percent. -Series converters provide
Signal Generators Target Production Environments
June 3, 2008 7:58 am | Agilent Technologies | Product Releases | CommentsDesigned for production environments, Agilent Technologies’ N5161A and N5162A MXG ATE analog and vector RF signal generators support digital modulation types up to 6 GHz, deliver up to +23 dBm output power
Hall-effect Latches Tout Temperature Stability
June 3, 2008 7:37 am | Product Releases | CommentsAllegro MicroSystems, Inc. released two temperature-stable and stress-resistant Hall-effect latches, suited for operation in consumer and industrial products. Dynamic Offset Cancellation technology reduces the residual offset voltage normally caused by device package overmolding, temperature dependencies, and thermal stress.
Small Camera Module Handles Gigabit Ethernet
June 3, 2008 7:21 am | Product Releases | CommentsWith a footprint measuring 51 × 89 mm, Prosilica’s GB-Series camera modules use progressive-scan Sony CCD sensors with features such as snapshot/global shutter, pixel binning, area of interest readout, external
Wireless Chip Integrates Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy, and eGPS
June 3, 2008 7:20 am | Product Releases | CommentsCSR announced its seventh generation BlueCore silicon. BlueCore7 is a single-chip solution that combines Bluetooth v2.1+EDR, Bluetooth low energy, eGPS (Enhanced Global Positioning System), and FM transmit and receive capabilities. The chip is intended to
Boost Regulator Offers Output Disconnect
June 3, 2008 5:43 am | Product Releases | CommentsDelivering output voltages as high as 5.250 V from an input voltage range of 0.700 V at start-up (0.500 V when running) to 5 V, Linear Technology’s LTC3539/-2 boost regulator with output disconnect can send up to 900 mA of continuous output current (at 3.300 V) from dual alkaline cells or 900 mA of continuous output current (at 5 V) from a single-cell Li-Ion battery with
Crystal Oscillators Offer Timing Support
June 3, 2008 5:01 am | Product Releases | CommentsGenerating timing support for advanced wireless and microwave systems and portable electronics, Bliley Technologies’ C-Series crystal oscillators (XOs) have a tri-state enable/disable function with stabilities as low as +/- 25 ppm (-10 to +60C temperature range). The RoHS compliant, hermetically sealed, ceramic SMT devices range from 2.5 x 2.0 mm to 7.0 x 5.0 mm in size and from 1.0 to 700 MHz in frequency
Benchtop Supplies Deliver Fixed Current or Voltage
June 3, 2008 5:00 am | Product Releases | CommentsWith features such as a 0.01% line/load regulation, a remote sensing input, and an efficiency of better than 70%, the S Series of benchtop switchmode power supplies from Protek can be operated in either constant-current or constant-voltage mode. Ripple and noise in voltage mode is less than or equal to 5 mV(rms), and in current mode less than or equal to 10 mA(rms).
High Temperature Encoder Modules Enable Motor-Size Reduction
June 2, 2008 1:26 pm | Product Releases | CommentsDesigned to enable size reduction in industrial motors, Avago’s three-channel high temperature optical incremental AEDT-9140 encoder module series fit directly onto industrial motors. The RoHS-compliant modules include a lensed LED source and a detector IC enclosed in a plastic package that can be used in
Small-footprint MCUs Enable Addition of USB to Any Application
June 2, 2008 12:25 pm | Microchip Technology Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMicrochip Technology announced a family of 8-bit PIC microcontrollers (MCUs) for USB applications. The PIC18F13K50 and PIC18F14K50 (PIC18F1XK50) allow the addition of embedded USB into a wide range of applications. The PIC18F1XK50 MCUs include serial communications interfaces such as
Data Converters Feature High Signal-To-Noise Ratios
June 2, 2008 12:25 pm | Product Releases | CommentsPresented as having the highest signal-to-noise (SNR) of any similar device, Texas Instruments’ ADS556 family of 16-bit, single-channel MSPS ADCs provide an SNR as high as 80 MSPS (depending on model). Targeting test and measurement, wireless communications, and image applications in medical, industrial, and military, the devices
RF Amplifier Presented as World's Smallest
June 2, 2008 6:43 am | Product Releases | CommentsOptimized for operation from 500 MHz to 12 GHz, the 0402-packaged VMMK-2x03 family of RF amplifiers is presented as the smallest such devices of their type. The 1.0 x 0.5 x 0.25-mm devices use 10% of the board area of a standard SOT-343 package and have no internal wirebonds with all I/Os routed to the backside of the device wafer to significantly reduce signal loss and minimize parasitics. The family includes the 0.5 to 6.0 GHz VMMK-2103, the 15 dB (at 5 GHz) 1.0 to 10.0 GHz VMMK-2203
Programmable Single-Chip Laser Navigation System Simplifies Mouse Design
June 2, 2008 6:29 am | Product Releases | CommentsCypress Semiconductor announced its second generation laser navigation product family, which integrates a laser navigation sensor and programmable Flash based microcontroller on one die. The OvationONS II Laser Nvigation System-on-Chip features the surface tracking and low-power consumption characteristics of the
SMT LEDs Offer Reverse Gullwing Mounting
June 2, 2008 5:26 am | Product Releases | CommentsProviding a luminous intensity from 71 to 285 mcd with a 75-mW power dissipation, a family of yellow and red SMT LEDs comes in reverse gullwing packages to offer top-down mounting and light emission through the PCB. Features include a profile of 1.9 mm, a luminous intensity from 112 to 285 mcd in yellow
First SiC Switching Power Bipolar Junction Transistor Announced
May 30, 2008 12:26 pm | Product Releases | CommentsPresented as the first such device of its type, the BitSiC0620 from TranSiC is a silicon carbide (SiC) 20-A, 600-V, switching power bipolar junction transistor (BJT). The “normally off” device has a collector-emitter saturation voltage that enables a reduction of more than 60% in on-state power losses
