Products
Suyin - Surface mount RJ45 Plug
Suyin GmbH has announced an 8-pole surface mount RJ45 Plug. The component 085452MBxx is designed to support a quick and reliable board-to-board connection making it well suited to applications like 10/100-Base-T and Gigabit-Ethernet networks up to reliable man-machine interface solutions in the industrial sector.
Intersil - Octal switch provides ESD protection for switching and routing of diverse signal types in high-end cell phones
Said to offer 4 times the ESD protection of competitive solutions, Intersil’s ISL54230 octal switch provides a simple, space-efficient way to interconnect baseband chip, application processor, internal SIM cards and other support chips in full-featured SmartPhones. The ISL54230’s small size and flexibility allows designers to optimize the routing of the many different types of signals found in high-feature-set cell phone products.
Texas Instruments’ new fully integrated 10-A synchronous buck converter with integrated FETs enables industry-leading power density
Texas Instruments Incorporated today introduced a fully integrated, 10-A synchronous buck converter with integrated FETs that combines wide input, light load efficiency and reduced solution size to enable increased power density. The TPS51315, a 1-MHz DC/DC switcher, features D-CAP™ Mode control scheme, which allows a fast transient response while reducing the required number of external output capacitors by 32 percent compared to competing dev...
Microchip's First PIC Microcontrollers Featuring Enhanced Mid-Range 8-bit Core
Microchip has announced the first six members of the PIC16F193X family of microcontrollers, featuring Microchip’s enhanced mid-range 8-bit core. The increased memory and core capabilities deliver enhanced support for both C and Assembly programmers, while the ‘LF’ family members feature Microchip’s nanoWatt XLP Technology for extreme low power operation.
Ramtron - 8-Megabit parallel nonvolatile F-RAM memory
Ramtron has announced the availability of its 8-Megabit (Mb) F-RAM memory in a streamlined FBGA package. The FM23MLD16 is an 8-Mbit, 3-volt, parallel nonvolatile RAM in a 48-pin Fine-Pitch Ball Grid Array (FBGA) package that features fast access, virtually unlimited read/write cycles and low power consumption. Pin-compatible with asynchronous static RAM (SRAM), the FM23MLD16 targets industrial control systems such as robotics, network RAID sto...
Laird Technologies Introduces Newly Modified Air-to-Air Outdoor Thermoelectric Cooler Assemblies
Laird Technologies, Inc today announced the introduction of its newly modified Air-to-Air Outdoor Thermoelectric Cooler Assemblies. This series was modified to expand the number of outdoor applications, particularly telecom battery back-up systems and electronic integration enclosures that require cooling in harsh environments. Products in this series include the AA-100, AA-150, and AA-200.
Philips Lumileds Targets Illumination Applications With Nine New Luxeon Rebel LEDs
Philips Lumileds today expanded its LUXEON Rebel family of LEDs with nine new emitters designed specifically for illumination solutions such as recessed lighting, street lamps and retrofit bulbs. The new LEDs have been optimized for specific color temperature and color rendering combinations and deliver performance that makes these new emitters uniquely qualified to meet ENERGY STAR requirements and similar programs for a broad range of illuminat...
Philips Lumileds Targets Illumination Applications With Nine New Luxeon Rebel LEDs
Philips Lumileds today expanded its LUXEON Rebel family of LEDs with nine new emitters designed specifically for illumination solutions such as recessed lighting, street lamps and retrofit bulbs. The new LEDs have been optimized for specific color temperature and color rendering combinations and deliver performance that makes these new emitters uniquely qualified to meet ENERGY STAR requirements and similar programs for a broad range of illuminat...
Battery-Protection IC said to reduces BMS Cost by 80% in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
Maxim has introduced the MAX11080, a high-voltage, 12-channel battery-protection IC for high-cell-count lithium-ion (Li+) battery stacks. The first stackable fault monitor on the market, this device provides redundant cell monitoring to prevent Li+ batteries from exploding (thermal runaway). Up to 31 MAX11080s can be daisy-chained together to monitor as many as 372 cells. This capability prevents cascading electrical failures and eliminates the e...
Artisan acquires HOOD Bridge from Objektum Solutions
Artisan Software Tools has announced that it has acquired the HOOD Bridge technology from Objektum Solutions and renamed it Artisan HOOD Bridge. In addition, key personnel from Objektum will be working with Artisan in its legacy migration efforts, while also continuing to support existing customers.