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Daughter Cards Plug into Development Boards
September 10, 2008 11:25 am | Product Releases | CommentsEnabling broadcast video applications, National Semiconductor’s SDALTEVK and SDXILEVK daughter cards perform with Altera’s Cyclone III development board via HSMC and Xilinx’s Spartan-3A development board via Avnet’s
DC Servo Motors Exhibit Inertia Matching
September 10, 2008 9:55 am | Product Releases | CommentsComing in NEMA 23 and NEMA 34 frame sizes, AMETEK Technical & Industrial Products’ ID Series brush-commutated DC servo motors provide motor-to-load inertia matching for medium to high reflected load inertias. The IP42-constructed devices generate continuous torque from 0.212 Nm (1.880 lb/in.) to 1.590 Nm (14 lb/in.), rated
Phototriac Eliminates Need for Separate Power TRIAC
September 10, 2008 8:15 am | Product Releases | CommentsOutputting currents up to 1 A to drive resistive and inductive loads, Vishay Intertechnology’s VO3526 phototriac consists of a GaAs infrared LED optically coupled to a monolithic photosensitive non-zero-crossing TRIAC detector chip. The 16-pin DIP-packaged device provides isolation between DC and AC voltages on
SerDes Transceiver Offers 30 ps Jitter Performance
September 10, 2008 5:28 am | Product Releases | CommentsMeeting SMPTE 424M jitter specifications, National Semiconductor’s LMH4345 SerDes transceiver exhibits output alignment jitter performance of 30 ps and a minimum input jitter tolerance of 0.6 units interval (UI) in multi-channel broadcast video equipment. The 14 mm² 100-pin TQFP-packaged component includes 4 integrated
Optocouplers Demonstrate Fault Protection
September 9, 2008 10:50 am | Product Releases | CommentsExhibiting fault protection, Avago Technologies’ ACPL-333J and ACPL-330J Series IGBT optocouplers integrate Vce desaturation detection, under voltage lockout protection, soft shut down, isolated fault feedback and automatic fault reset. The SO-16-packaged devices offer Active Miller clamping to eliminate the need for a
Protocol Analyzer Targets USB 3.0 Standard
September 9, 2008 7:48 am | Product Releases | CommentsUsing PCI-Express platform circuitry, LeCroy’s Voyager protocol analyzer exerciser system tests devices, systems and software under the USB 3.0 (SuperSpeed USB) standard. The device provides simultaneous protocol
Demo Board Offers Capacitive Touch
September 9, 2008 5:50 am | Microchip Technology Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsNeeding no external components, Microchip Technology’s PICDEM Touch Sense 2 demo board (Part # DM164128) includes the mTouch Sensing Solution software development kit (SDK) for capacitive touch. The component comes with a 16-bit PIC24FJ256GB110 MCU that integrates a charge time measurement unit (CTMU) and
High-Stability Oscillator Can Replace Crystal Oscillators
September 8, 2008 11:00 am | Product Releases | CommentsSilicon Laboratories entered the consumer timing market with its 100 percent CMOS oscillator suited for consumer applications. By completely eliminating the quartz resonator that must be cut and tuned for each crystal oscillator (XO) frequency, the Si500 helps enable extremely short lead times. The ultra-low phase noise silicon oscillator
Connector Assembly Illuminates Target Cavities
September 8, 2008 9:26 am | Product Releases | CommentsOperating in aerospace applications, CAMI Research’s Light Director light-guided connector assembly uses light fibers driven by LED lamps to individually illuminate target cavities in the connector being assembled. Correct insertion is confirmed by the elimination of light from that location and incorrect insertion leaves the flashing
Waveform Generators Accelerate Sample Rates
September 8, 2008 7:29 am | Tektronix | Product Releases | CommentsExhibiting 9.6 GHz effective RF output and 10-bit resolution, Tektronix’s AWG7000B and AWG5000B Series arbitrary waveform generators (AWG) offer sample rates up to 24 GS/s in serial data buses and wideband
Interface Module Performs Analog Signal Conversion
September 8, 2008 5:32 am | Product Releases | CommentsUsing an analog signal transmitter achieving 0.1% of the full scale, TURCK’s IMS interface module exhibits analog signal conversion of current and voltage signals. The 6.2 mm wide device offer temperature signal-specific transferring
Tact Switches Offer LED Options
September 5, 2008 11:57 am | Product Releases | CommentsEnduring an electrical life of 25,000 cycles, E-Switch’s TL1290 Series right-angle tact switches with through-hole termination and gold-plated contacts offer LEDs in blue, red, yellow and green. The devices exhibit a contact rating of 100 mA at 32 VDC, maximum initial contact resistance of 250 mO and minimum insulation resistance of
Generator Offers 10 nS Resolution
September 5, 2008 10:27 am | Product Releases | CommentsOperating on 8 channels of delay and width, Berkeley Nucleonics Corporation’s Model 505 pulse and digital delay generator displays 10 nS edge resolution on all 16 edges. The entry-level device targets users who need multiple
Fastener Thread Adds 30° Wedge Ramp
September 5, 2008 9:04 am | Product Releases | CommentsMating with standard 60° male fasteners, Spiralock Corporation’s Spiralock self-locking fastener thread offers a 30° wedge ramp at the root of the female thread to allow spinning relative to female threads until tension is created in the male fastener. The crests of the standard male thread form are drawn against the wedge ramp to reduce
Voltage Supervisors Use 160 nA
September 5, 2008 5:27 am | Product Releases | CommentsRunning on a supply current from 1.8 V to 5 V, Intersil’s ISL88001/2/3 3-lead voltage supervisors consume 160 nA of power on a 1.8 V supply current. The SC-70- or SOT-23 packaged devices offer a voltage threshold accuracy of ±1.2% for reset assertion and precision monitoring, a 200 ms power-in reset timeout function and 54 potential
