Applications
Automotive Grade Programmable Bipolar Stepper Motor Driver ICs
March 10, 2011 7:21 am | Product Releases | CommentsAllegro MicroSystems, Inc. introduces two flexible microstepping motor drivers each with a built-in translator for easy operation. They both encompass a single-chip solution, designed to operate bipolar stepper motors in full-, half-, quarter- and sixteenth-step modes, at up to 28 V and ±750 mA....
Arbitrary Waveform Generator Delivers Bandwidth, Speed and Accuracy to Simulate Real-World Radar Test Scenarios
March 8, 2011 7:40 am | Product Releases | CommentsAgilent Technologies Inc. has added a high-resolution, wide-bandwidth, 8- or 12-GSa/s modular instrument to its portfolio of arbitrary waveform generators. The new M8190A arbitrary waveform generator is able to deliver simultaneous high resolution and wide bandwidth along with industry-leading spurious-free dynamic range and very low harmonic distortion....
PSR/SSR Mixed PWM Controller Provides Ultra-Low Standby Power for Portable Device Chargers
March 7, 2011 9:11 am | Product Releases | CommentsCell phone chargers typically sit plugged in and unused most of the time. Yet, they still draw power from the grid, wasting energy and the consumer’s money. The problem facing design engineers is clear – how can standby power be reduced in these devices, thereby saving energy, meeting government regulations and saving the consumer money? To help designers meet this challenge, Fairchild Semiconductor developed the FAN302HL PWM controller...
Varistor Series Designed to Automotive Industry Standards
February 25, 2011 9:03 am | Product Releases | CommentsAVX Corporation has expanded its TransGuard® Series to include automotive specific varistors tested to Load Dump and Jump Start requirements. Designated the VCAS Series, the AEC Q200 qualified varistors are designed to automobile industry standards and feature excellent energy/current handling capability....
AVX Expands Automotive Approved Axial Leaded Capacitor Product Offering
February 23, 2011 8:46 am | Product Releases | CommentsAVX Corporation has expanded its AR Series of radial leaded capacitors to include AEC-Q200 qualified devices in the axial configuration. Designated the Spinguard® AA Series, these devices are the industry’s first axial leaded multi-layer ceramic capacitor to meet the latest electronic component qualification initiative for automotive applications....
Fully-Enclosed Conduction Cooled Power Supplies Deliver Full Useable Power at High Temperatures
February 22, 2011 9:14 am | Product Releases | CommentsFully-enclosed 250 W fanless ac-dc power supplies featuring a 12 Vdc output and a wide operating temperature range of -40 to +85 degrees Celsius are available from Emerson Network Power. Ideal for demanding sealed box and outdoor applications, the new LCC250 embedded power supply series includes conduction-cooled models providing full useable power at elevated temperatures, offering a very cost-effective alternative to conventional power su...
Scalable Easy-to-Use, Versatile Voltage Regulators for Energy-Efficient Computing and Consumer Applications
February 18, 2011 9:07 am | Product Releases | CommentsInternational Rectifier, IR® recently announced the expansion of its SupIRBuck™ family of integrated point-of-load (POL) voltage regulators. The new IR347x and IR386x devices for energy-efficient computing and consumer applications feature hysteretic constant on-time (COT) modulators with adaptive dead-time control to achieve superior light load and full load efficiency....
USB Bulk Cable Serves Military/Aerospace Applications
February 17, 2011 6:31 am | Product Releases | CommentsL-com, Inc. now sells bulk USB 2.0 cable with a Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH) jacket. The new product is identical to L-com’s standard PVC USB Bulk Cable, except that the jacket is black and, when burned, the LSZH jacket will not produce toxic smoke. The USB Bulk Cable can be used with L-com’s Type A and Type B USB connectors and hoods to manufacture custom USB cables if desired....
Bud Industries Announces Electronics Enclosures for Medical Applications
February 11, 2011 8:24 am | Product Releases | CommentsBud Industries, Inc. announces customized and off-the-shelf solutions for OEMs and users of electronic medical equipment. Bud offers a complete range of electronics enclosures including cabinet racks, NEMA boxes, plastic enclosures, server racks, and other rack equipment to meet the special requirements of medical electronics applications....
Engineered PTFE Cables for Industrial, Aerospace and Semiconductor Markets
January 31, 2011 9:57 am | Product Releases | CommentsW. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) continues to enhance its engineered PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) technology for use in flat and round cables, making them the premier choice for demanding, extreme environments such as semiconductor manufacturing, aerospace, and industrial applications. Gore’s customized materials and unique cable designs have resulted in products that minimize particulation and outgassing while maximizing longevity – a comb...
Rugged Automotive Qualified Planar MOSFETs
January 26, 2011 7:28 am | Product Releases | CommentsInternational Rectifier, IR® today introduced a family of automotive qualified planar MOSFETs for a variety of applications used in Internal Combustion Engine (ICE), hybrid and full electric vehicle platforms. The family of new devices utilizing IR’s proven planar technology includes 55 V and 150 V standard gate drive N Channel MOSFETs, and -55 V and -100 V standard gate drive P channel MOSFETs suitable for high-side switch applications...
LDOs Double the Power Rejection of Competing Devices to Improve Portable and Battery-Powered Equipment Performance
January 25, 2011 8:54 am | Product Releases | CommentsNORWOOD, Mass. -- (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) today introduced two low-quiescent-current LDOs (low-dropout linear regulators) that deliver outstanding supply-rejection performance to help battery-operated portable equipment run longer and more efficiently. The new ADP124 and ADP125 LDOs have excellent PSRR (power-supply-rejection ratio) performance of 60 dB at 100 kHz, which is twice that of the nearest competing LDOs, and ...
Eliminate Heatsinks and Achieve Less Than 60 mW No-Load in Power Supplies up to 65 W
January 19, 2011 6:45 am | Product Releases | CommentsPower Integrations today announced the availability of its industry-leading TOPSwitch™-JX power conversion IC in an innovative eSOP low-profile power package. This slender new surface-mount package is suited for applications without heatsinks up to 65 W in compact, open-frame installations such as slim LCD TV auxiliary power, set-top boxes, PC standby, and DVD players....
GE to Bring High-Efficiency Energy Solutions to Telecommunications and Datacenter Industries with Acquisition
January 18, 2011 9:38 am | Product Releases | CommentsATLANTA -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- GE announced it has signed an agreement to acquire privately-held Lineage Power Holdings, Inc., from The Gores Group, LLC. Lineage Power is a leading global provider of high-efficiency power conversion infrastructure technology and services for the telecommunications and datacenter industries.
OCXO Designed for Telecom, Medical and Military Electronics Configured for Dense System Design
January 12, 2011 6:03 am | Product Releases | CommentsBliley Technologies, Inc. has introduced a customizable Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillator (OCXO), the NV47AE, for high-precision telecommunications, medical and military electronics. Bliley's NV47AE OCXO is specifically configured for design engineers facing the challenge of designing densely packaged systems that demand tight stabilities....
New Comparators Target High Volume Medical, Industrial & ATE Applications
January 10, 2011 10:18 am | Product Releases | CommentsHittite Microwave Corporation has extended its high performance Comparator product line with the launch of three new products in compact, plastic SMT packages. The HMC674LP3E, HMC675LP3E and the HMC676LP3E provide lower power consumption compared with traditional comparator solution and are optimized for high performance, high volume applications....
TrueTouch™ Controllers Provide Industry-Leading 1-mm Resistive Stylus Replacement Support for Capacitive Touchscreens
January 10, 2011 8:16 am | Product Releases | CommentsCypress Semiconductor Corp. announced two new families of its leading TrueTouch™ touchscreen controllers that are targeted at stylus-enabled capacitive touchscreen devices. The CY8CTMA340-XXX-03 and CY8CTMA340-XXX-11 families deliver the industry’s only solution for thin (as small as 1 mm) stylus use on capacitive touchscreens....
ARM Cortex™-M3-based Microcontrollers with Advanced Flash Memory Technology
January 5, 2011 11:06 am | Product Releases | CommentsFujitsu Semiconductor America, Inc. (FSA) introduces the initial offerings of the Fujitsu FM3 MCU family of 32-bit general-purpose RISC microcontrollers based on the ARM® Cortex™-M3 CPU core. The High-Performance MB9BF500/400/300/100 and Basic MB9AF100 Series are the first products from the Fujitsu FM3 family and are targeted at high-performance motor-control applications in industrial automation and consumer appliances....
High Frequency MEMS-Based Differential Oscillator for Networking, Storage and Industrial Applications
January 5, 2011 11:06 am | Product Releases | CommentsSiTime Corporation introduces the SiT9107, a high frequency, programmable, differential oscillator for Networking, Storage and Industrial applications. The SiT9107 offers many programmable features that enable customers to configure the device exactly to their specifications. SiTime also ships these customized samples in an industry-leading 48 hours and can deliver production volumes in 3-5 weeks.
ARM® Cortex™-M3-based Microcontrollers with Advanced Flash Memory Technology
January 5, 2011 11:06 am | Product Releases | CommentsFujitsu Semiconductor America, Inc. (FSA) introduces the initial offerings of the Fujitsu FM3 MCU family of 32-bit general-purpose RISC microcontrollers based on the ARM® Cortex™-M3 CPU core. The High-Performance MB9BF500/400/300/100 and Basic MB9AF100 Series are the first products from the Fujitsu FM3 family and are targeted at high-performance motor-control applications in industrial automation and consumer appliances.
Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitor Design Boosts Efficiency in Automotive Applications
January 5, 2011 11:06 am | Product Releases | CommentsTDK-EPC offers a new design for EPCOS-brand aluminum electrolytic capacitors, which helps to boost energy efficiency in automotive electronics applications. These capacitors are distinguished by a particularly rugged mechanical design allowing them to withstand even harsh conditions in motor vehicles.
VPX boards Offer Xilinx Virtex®-6 FPGAs for Demanding Military and Avionics Applications
January 5, 2011 11:06 am | Product Releases | CommentsPentek, Inc. today unveiled the first in a family of ruggedized boards for high-performance military and avionics applications utilizing the industry's most advanced FPGA technology. Pentek's 53xxx Cobalt™ board family incorporates Xilinx's Virtex-6 FPGAs for on-board signal processing, delivering digital sampling rates to 1 GHz in a compact 3U VPX form factor.
VPX boards Offer Xilinx Virtex-6 FPGAs for Demanding Military and Avionics Applications
January 5, 2011 11:06 am | Product Releases | CommentsPentek, Inc. today unveiled the first in a family of ruggedized boards for high-performance military and avionics applications utilizing the industry's most advanced FPGA technology. Pentek's 53xxx Cobalt™ board family incorporates Xilinx's Virtex-6 FPGAs for on-board signal processing, delivering digital sampling rates to 1 GHz in a compact 3U VPX form factor....
DMMs Offer User-Friendly Form Factor for Use in Category Four Industrial Environments
January 5, 2011 11:06 am | Product Releases | CommentsAgilent Technologies Inc. has released the U1270 Series handheld digital multimeters (DMMs), setting new levels of performance in industrial handheld DMMs. This series offers a wide range of measurement capabilities; including feature sets that are found only in higher end industrial handheld DMMs.
Logic Level Gate Drive Devices Now Included in Portfolio of Automotive Qualified MOSFETs
December 17, 2010 6:51 am | Product Releases | CommentsInternational Rectifier, IR® announced the expansion of the company’s offering of 40 V to 100 V automotive qualified MOSFETs including a family of logic level devices. The new MOSFETs are suitable for heavy load applications used in traditional Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) platforms and micro and hybrid vehicle platforms....
