Platform for Kinetis KL05Z MCUs delivers desirable energy efficiency, performance
March 6, 2013 4:52 pm | Product Releases | Commentselement14 has announced the global availability of a new board for evaluating Kinetis KL05Z MCUs (FRDM-KL05Z). Based on a microcontroller built on the ARM Cortex-M0+ processor, the new platform gives design engineers the ability to use the latest 32-bit technology with low energy consumption and
LISTED UNDER: Development | Development Boards
Driver matches flash LED input current with safe output capability of battery in real time
March 5, 2013 2:02 pm | Product Releases | Commentsams AG introduced a new intelligent LED driver for mobile phone cameras that maximizes the brightness of the flash without causing the phone’s battery to fall below its minimum operating voltage. The AS3649 LED driver uses an innovative “diagnostic pulse” – a burst of controlled high current lasting a few milliseconds – immediately before every flash operation.
LISTED UNDER: Display
Backlight drivers designed for smartphones and tablets
March 4, 2013 2:18 pm | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsSkyworks Solutions introduced several new backlight LED drivers supporting next-generation smartphones and tablets. Skyworks’ family of highly efficient, integrated, multi-channel products are tailored to support display panels ranging in size from 4 to 12 inches, significantly enhancing image quality and resolution while maximizing battery life.
LISTED UNDER: Display | LED
Varistor series provides excellent ESD protection for automotive applications
February 27, 2013 10:58 am | Avx Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsAVX Corporation has introduced a new series of automotive sub pF varistors. Based on reliable zinc-oxide varistor technology, AVX’s new AEC-Q200-qualified Automotive Sub pF AG Series varistors provide ultra-low capacitance, bi-directional ESD protection in the sub 1pF range for automotive circuits sensitive to capacitance.
LISTED UNDER: HDMI | HDMI Protection
FPGA mezzanine card rapid prototyping kit aids JESD204B-compatible ADC-to-FPGA connectivity
February 26, 2013 7:41 pm | Analog Devices, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsAnalog Device added to its line of FPGA development platform-compatible FPGA mezzanine cards (FMC) incorporating JEDEC JESD204B SerDes (serializer/de-serializer) technology. Digital and analog designers can use the AD9250-FMC-250EBZ kit to simplify and rapidly prototype high-speed JESD204B A/D converter-to-FPGA platforms.
LISTED UNDER: Development | A/D
Development platform helps chipKIT and Arduino users develop wireless applications
February 26, 2013 3:23 pm | Microchip Technology Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMicrochip Technology Inc. and Digilent announced the jointly developed chipKIT uC32 open-source development platform, which is based on Microchip’s 32-bit PIC32 microcontroller, as well as the chipKIT Wi-Fi Shield. Digilent’s chipKIT uC32 development board has the same form factor as
LISTED UNDER: Development | Development Boards
8-pin, low-profile Power SOIC package for high-current power relays
February 22, 2013 3:14 pm | Ixys | Product Releases | CommentsIXYS Integrated Circuits Division announced the immediate availability of the CPC1907B, +/-6ADC or 6Arms, AC Power SSR. The 1-Form-A CPC1907B is a 60V device with very low 0.06 Ohms of On-Resistance, offered in the new Power SOIC package.
LISTED UNDER: Power Management
Multi-core microcontroller (MCU) family aimed at functional safety applications for car electronics
February 21, 2013 3:55 pm | Stmicroelectronics | Product Releases | CommentsSTMicroelectronics announced a new member in its multi-core microcontroller (MCU) family aimed at functional safety applications for car electronics. The new device combines compliance with the most stringent automotive safety standards (ISO 26262)...
LISTED UNDER: Embedded | Real-Time Operating Systems
Microcontroller provides high 72-MHz operating speed
February 19, 2013 4:36 pm | Nuvoton Technology Corporation America | Product Releases | CommentsNuvoton Technology Corporation announces the launch of NUC123 series, a new 32-bit Cortex-M0 microcontroller with USB 2.0 Full Speed devices and a 10-bit ADC. The NUC123 series provides the high 72MHz operating speed, large 20KB SRAM and 8 USB endpoints which make it powerful in USB communication and data processing.
LISTED UNDER: Development Boards
MOSFET family ideal for high-voltage applications
February 15, 2013 3:30 pm | Alpha And Omega Semiconductor | Product Releases | CommentsAlpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited introduced the AOTF11C60 and AOTF20C60, 600V MOSFETs with AlphaMOS II technology. The AlphaMOS II (a patent pending proprietary structure and process) combines planar-like robustness and controlled switching characteristics with the low on-resistance performance of super-junction type devices.
LISTED UNDER: Power
Analog-to-digital converter offers four user-programmable operating modes
February 12, 2013 9:52 am | Product Releases | CommentsTouchstone Semiconductor announced the immediate availability of the TS7001, its newest 12-bit 187.5-ksps analog-to-digital converter (ADC) that can be used as a 1.5x faster/50% lower INL drop-in upgrade to the Analog Devices AD7887A. The TS7001 is a 50% smaller footprint and is also 1.5x faster versus the high-grade AD7887B in an SOIC-8.
LISTED UNDER: A/D
Insulated-gate bipolar transistors optimized for uninterruptible power supplies, solar, induction heating, industrial motor, and welding applications
February 11, 2013 3:00 pm | International Rectifier | Product Releases | CommentsInternational Rectifier (IR) announced the expansion of its family of 600V insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) with the introduction of the IRGP4640D, IRGP4650D and IRGP4660D. The new rugged, reliable devices are optimized for uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), solar, induction heating, industrial motor and welding applications.
LISTED UNDER: IGBTs
32-channel discrete-to-digital sensing IC includes built-in lightning protection
February 6, 2013 2:26 pm | Holt Integrated Circuits | Product Releases | CommentsHolt Integrated Circuits today announced the introduction of HI-8435, a new 3.3V, 32-channel, discrete-to-digital sensing IC with SPI interface and built-in lightning protection. The sense input thresholds and hysteresis are programmable via the 20MHz SPI bus and all 32 sense output states may be read with a single SPI command.
LISTED UNDER: Sensor
Miniature DC/DC LED drivers designed to power/control high brightness LEDs
January 31, 2013 2:49 pm | MicroPower Direct, LLC | Product Releases | CommentsThe LD48 series, now available now from MicroPower Direct, is a family of miniature, DC/DC LED drivers. Specifically designed to power/control high brightness LEDs, these units feature a constant current output up to 1A, PWM & analog dimming, and efficiency to 97 percent.
LISTED UNDER: Display | LEDs
LED driver addresses cost and lifetime issues in price-sensitive retrofit bulbs
January 30, 2013 10:57 am | Iwatt | Product Releases | CommentsiWatt Inc. launched a digital AC/DC solid state lighting (SSL) LED driver platform designed specifically to address the key issues of cost and lifetime in price-sensitive, non-dimmable, residential SSL bulb applications. The first device in this new platform is the iW3626, a single-stage driver with output power up to 10W for 60W-equivalent, non-dimmable LED bulbs.
LISTED UNDER: White-LED Driver
