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W-CDMA Product Line Expanded
January 29, 2002 3:56 am | Product Releases | CommentsFujitsu Compound Semiconductor. expanded its W-CDMA product offering with the introduction of its new FMM5049VT. Featuring very high linear gain (33.0 dB) and 41.0 dBm output power, this MMIC complements their existing "FLLxxxx(yy)-2C Series" of GaAs FET power amplifier products. The FMM5049VT is designed for 2....
Surface Mount Toroidal Inductor
January 29, 2002 3:56 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe ST series surface mount inductor is as low as 1.2 mm in height. The catalog ST2006 series is 1.5 mm maximum height. The small size, low DC resistance and high efficiency makes the ST series ideal for DC - DC converter applications in portable electronics. The low-loss, toroidal ferrite core allows an operating frequency to 1 MHz with high efficiency in an extremely small package....
No Power SRAM Module
January 29, 2002 3:56 am | Product Releases | CommentsInnovative Microdevices has recently introduce a new device IM1265 which is 8,388,608 bit fully Static NP SRAM module, organized as 1024K × 8 using CMOS, it has built in miniature lithium battery to support data retention in absence of Vcc (power supply). IM1265 has all the normal characteristics of CMOS SRAM with important benefit of data retention up to 10 years....
Bluetooth Baseband Controller
January 29, 2002 3:56 am | Product Releases | CommentsEricsson Microelectronics has expanded its modular Bluetooth offering with the launch of a new baseband controller chip. Pre-qualified to Bluetooth version 1.1, the PBM 990 90 will assist OEMs in the rapid development of Bluetooth products including mobile phones, PDAs and accessories. The new controller is based upon a scalable Ericsson Bluetooth 1....
RF SAW Filters
January 29, 2002 3:56 am | Product Releases | CommentsToshiba America Electronic Components (TAEC) introduced a small RF surface acoustic wave (SAW) filters. By employing chip scale packaging (CSP), Toshiba Corp. achieved a 40 percent size reduction and 60 percent weight reduction as compared to conventional RF SAW filters. In addition, the devices offer the same electrical performance as SAW Filters offered in larger packaging, giving designers a well-rounded solution for smaller form factor ...
MMIC Receiver for High Index Modulation Schemes
January 29, 2002 3:56 am | Product Releases | CommentsMimix Broadband introduced a gallium arsenide (GaAs) monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) receiver comprised of a three stage low noise amplifier (LNA) followed by an image reject fundamental resistive high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) mixer. The image reject mixer removes the need for a bandpass filter after the LNA to remove thermal noise at the image frequency....
Power Distribution Connector System
January 29, 2002 3:56 am | Product Releases | CommentsFCI Electronics announced the latest addition to its PwrBlade( Power Distribution Connector System. The R/A press fit receptacle complements the existing PwrBlade( product line. Press fit tails fit existing solder tail mounting hole diameter and pattern. FCI offers press fit tooling to easily install the connector to the board....
Low Jitter Frequency Translator
January 29, 2002 3:56 am | Product Releases | CommentsVectron International (VI) has introduced a new low jitter frequency translator designed to simplify a wide variety of frequency translation and clock smoothing applications. The FX-500 is a complete crystal-based frequency translator, providing superior stability and jitter performance. The new product offers a flexible solution that reduces design time, increases circuit reliability and reduces board space....
Miniature Directional Couplers for Medium Power Applications
January 29, 2002 3:56 am | Product Releases | CommentsMECA offers a series of miniature, 50-watt, stripline directional couplers ideal for applications between 500 MHz and 18 GHz where precise power monitoring, external leveling, signal mixing or swept transmission and reflection measurements are necessary. Nominal coupling values of 10, 20 and 30 dB are standard....
Lithium Ion Battery Charge Controller
January 29, 2002 3:56 am | Product Releases | CommentsON Semiconductor has introduced a single-cell lithium-ion (Li) battery charge controller that boasts a stand-by current of 0.5 microamps (?A). Designed for use in a wide variety of portable electronic devices, the NCP1800 delivers a smaller footprint, reduced part count and extended battery life required by today's highly competitive wireless and portable handheld product manufacturers....
Crystal for Wireless and Handheld Applications
January 29, 2002 3:56 am | Product Releases | CommentsFox Electronics now offers the FX325B, a small crystal available for wireless, portable, handheld, and other applications where size and weight are critical. The FX325B measures 3.2 mm × 2.5 mm × 0.8 mm. Typical devices that will benefit from this new miniature crystal include Bluetooth, PCMCIA Cards, PDAs, Laptops, and a variety of other portable and handheld devices....
Zero Bias Schottky Detectors
January 29, 2002 3:56 am | Product Releases | CommentsModel 203S Zero Bias Schottky detector operates over the entire frequency band of 10 MHz - 40 GHz. Frequency response: ± 0.5 dB to 20 GHz, ± 0.8 dB to 26.5 GHz, and ± 1.5 dB to 40 GHz. Maximum VSWR over these same frequency bands is 1.35, 1.5, and 2.0 respectively. Standard input connector is 2....
Resettable Protection for Li-Ion and Li-Polymer Battery Packs
January 29, 2002 3:56 am | Product Releases | CommentsTyco Electronics Corporation announced a new addition to its line of PolySwitch® PPTC (polymeric positive temperature coefficient) resettbale strap devices, from its Raychem Circuit Protection Division. Providing both overcurrent and overtemperature protection, the VLP270 device is designed to accommodate the increasing demands for longer run time of cellular phones, notebook computers, PDAs, and other portable electronics....
Dual Quarter-Brick DC/DC Converter
January 29, 2002 3:56 am | Product Releases | Commentsdi/dt introduced the QD48 family of DC/DC converters, the industry's first dual quarter-bricks with independently regulated outputs. The 3.3 V/5 V version simultaneously delivers 15A at 3.3 V and 10 A at 5 V (100 watts). The QD family is available in any combination of outputs from 5 V down to 1....
In-Line Waveguide LNA
January 29, 2002 3:56 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe models SLK-22-3I and SLKa-22-4I low noise amplifiers are capable of covering full waveguide bandwidth of 18 to 26 GHz and 26.5 to 40 GHz respectively. The in-line construction makes it easier to integrate these LNAs into systems where space is tight. Both LNAs have 22 dB (typically) of gain and 3 dB noise figure for K-band and 4 dB noise figure for Ka-band....
