Designed to save space, decrease power consumption, and extend battery usage in smartphones, tablets, wearable devices, solid-state drives, and portable medical devices such as hearing aids, the Vishay Siliconix Si8824EDB provides the industry’s lowest on-resistance for any 20V device with a 1mm square or < 0.7mm square outline.
TriQuint’s TAT7472A1F CATV pHEMT 75ohm dual RF amplifier is capable of operation up to 1218MHz. The device is designed for CATV use and has two amplifiers for push-pull applications. It is fabricated using 6″ GaAs pHEMT technology to optimize performance and cost. The device contains on-chip active biasing.
All three Silicon Labs EFM8 microcontroller series are based on the ubiquitous 8051 8-bit core. Comprising a broad selection of devices the portfolio is ideal for highly focused, energy-conscious and space-efficient applications. Low-cost development kits for all devices are also available, says the company.
STMicroelectronics TN5050H-12WY automotive-grade silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) is suitable for automotive, renewable energy inverters, industrial and other demanding applications. Available in a TO-247 high-power package, the device offers superior performance in surge current handling, thermal cooling capabilities and over-voltage robustness.
Epcos film capacitors offer many advantages over other capacitor technologies which include self-healing features, high current capability, low inductance, flexible design, various mounting options, thermal and electrical stability, reliability and long service life.
The FUSB300C is a generic hardware solution for designers looking to implement a DRP/DFP/UFP connector with the USB Type-C specification. The FUSB300C automates VBUS threshold detection as well as the various charging current levels, and includes an integrated VCONN power switch.
Introduced as the industry’s lowest power wideband radio frequency (RF) synthesizer, the LMX2571 has been unveiled by Texas Instruments (TI). Operating up to 1.34 GHz, the LMX2571 integrates an ultra-low-noise PLLatinum fractional-N phase-locked loop (PLL) with a multicore voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), enabling low phase noise and spurs at only 39mA (128mW).
Freescale’s Kinetis KL27 Series ultra low-power Cortex M0+ MCU with USB is optimised for cost-sensitive and battery-powered applications requiring USB connectivity with minimal power consumption. The MCUs feature a high-accuracy internal voltage and clock reference, while the USB FS 2.0 device does not require an external crystal.
Eaton PowerStor supercapacitors, the ultra high-capacitance devices benefit from electrochemical double layer capacitor (EDLC) construction combined with new high-performance materials. This combination of advanced technologies allows for a wide variety of capacitor solutions tailored to specific applications.
The low insertion / withdrawal force Hirose Electric MRF14 Series non-magnetic high-durability connectors in coaxial and signal types. The Coaxial type connectors offers exceptional high-frequency characteristics and a small diameter for both plug and jack. The Signal connectors are small and light weight and are available in through-hole soldering or cable types.
Nordic Semiconductor has revealed that it is sampling the first member of its next generation nRF52 Series of ultra low-power wireless solutions – the nRF52832 System-on-Chip (SoC). The nRF52832 redefines the single-chip Bluetooth Smart category by marrying barrier-breaking performance to power efficiency.
Vishay Semiconductors SiC Series integrated power stages are optimized for synchronous buck applications to offer high current, high efficiency, and high power density performance. Packaged in Vishay’s proprietary MLP package, SiC series power stages enable the voltage regulator designs to deliver continuous current per phase.
Panasonic Automotive & Industrial Systems Europe (PAISEU) has introduced a new series of human detection proximity sensors. The MA Motion series sensors are 35% thinner than previous versions and are simple to install due to their ‘plug and play’ nature.
Lumileds’ LUXEON 3535L LEDs which deliver optimized performance with the quality of light needed for distributed light source applications. The 3535L offer specified correlated colour temperature and colour rendering combinations. They are available in three performance levels.
Designed to eliminate the energy losses incurred when using resistors alone to discharge the X capacitors of mains-powered equipment safely – the CapZero family of automatic discharge ICs from Power Integrations.
The Hirose DF59M Series compact low-profile single-pole connector for applications such as LED lighting. The mated height on the PCB board is 1.2mm which excludes the height of the wire. The horizontal mating connector delivers a tactile snap and auditory click when fully engaged.
The Honeywell RTY Series Hall-effect rotary position sensor competitively provides angle monitoring in harsh transportation and industrial applications. The sensors use a magnetically biased, Hall-effect integrated circuit (IC) to sense rotary movement of the actuator shaft over a set operating range.
The Texas Instruments (TI) ATL431 and ATL432 are three-terminal adjustable shunt regulators, with specified thermal stability over applicable automotive, commercial, and industrial temperature ranges. The output voltage can be set to any value between Vref (approximately 2.5V) and 36V, with two external resistors.
