Semiconductors


SoC design suite delivers significant productivity gains

As each new generation of devices scale, FPGA designs are growing in complexity and resource utilisation, making designer productivity crucial to expediting time to market. Microsemi has released the Libero SoC version 12.0, providing new g

MicroSemi | 30-01-2019

Laser diodes have built-in photodiode for optical output power monitoring

The Optoelectronics Company is offering two single transverse mode 639nm laser diodes with built-in photodiode, from USHIO Opto Semiconductors, for optical output power monitoring in industrial applications - the HL63391DG and HL63392DG.

OptoElectronics | 30-01-2019

PCB with 3W amp designed for use in arcade projects

Pimoroni Picade PCB, available from Mouser, is an Arduino-compatible board with an integrated 3W stereo amplifier. The board is created for use in arcade projects and works as a keyboard when plugged in via USB. The device has default k

Mouser Electronics | 29-01-2019

HEMTs allow efficient high-speed switching in compact system designs

The CoolGaN gallium nitride (GaN) HEMTs from Infineon Technologies is now in stock at Mouser. Providing high efficiency and power density, the CoolGaN HEMTs enable high-speed switching in semiconductor power supplies. Ideal for both hard an

Mouser Electronics | 28-01-2019

Platform offers high-speed reliable wired connectivity and reduced congestion

Mouser is stocking the G.hn Wave-2 networking chipset from MaxLinear, which features the G.hn digital baseband and G.hn analog front ends. Providing physical data rates up to 2Gbps across a mixture of physical media, the processors provide

Mouser Electronics | 25-01-2019

Latest Ethernet bridge IC for automotive and industrial applications

Toshiba Electronics Europe has launched the TC9562 series, its latest product in the automotive network bridge IC product line. The series offers advanced Ethernet ability for telematics and infotainment systems for the automotive segment.

Toshiba | 25-01-2019

Simplified home appliance maintenance with failure detection e-AI solution

Renesas Electronics launched its Failure Detection e-AI Solution for motor-equipped home appliances and features the Renesas RX66T 32-bit MCU. This solution with e-AI allows detection of home appliance failures – such as air conditioners, r

Renesas | 23-01-2019

Transceivers feature low-drift and low-leakage circuitry

Analog Devices LTC2879X RS485/RS422 transceivers are rugged transceivers that display a maximum of 20Mbps baud rate. These transceivers feature low-drift and low-leakage circuitry. The transceivers provide fully balanced differential receiv

Analog Devices | 16-01-2019

Isolated transceivers designed to operate in harsh industrial environments

Texas Instruments ISO141x Isolated Transceivers are galvanically-isolated differential line transceivers for TIA/EIA RS-485 and RS-422 applications. These noise-immune transceivers are intended to operate in hard industrial environments. Th

Texas Instruments | 16-01-2019

Tunable band-pass filters offer a dynamically adjustable solution

Analog Devices HMC890 Tunable Band-Pass Filters are MMICs featuring a user selectable pass-band frequency. The centre frequency can differ between 1GHz and 1.9GHz by applying an analog tuning voltage between 0V and 14V. The band-pass filter

Analog Devices | 14-01-2019

MCU ideal for cost-sensitive and low-power applications

The Renesas ultra-low power 48MHz Arm Cortex-M23 core, which features up to 256KB code flash memory, 32KB SRAM, Capacitive Touch Sensing Unit, 16-bit A/D Converter, 24-bit sigma-delta A/D Converter, 12-bit D/A Converter, 8-bit D/A Converter

RS Components | 03-01-2019

New ultra-low-power MCU for industrial instrumentation and IoT sensor devices

RS Components is shipping a new Renesas Synergy ultra-low-power microcontroller that simplifies designs for a broad range of industrial applications including multisensory systems, instrumentation, headless medical monitors, and single-phas

RS Components | 27-12-2018

Credit card-sized graphics controller module supports 5" displays with resistive touch control

Available now from RS Components are credit card-sized graphics controller module with BT816 device by Bridgetek. The device supports 5" displays with resistive touch control (not included). The kit includes a 16Mbyte flash for bitmaps and

RS Components | 19-12-2018

Mixers provide an excellent dynamic range for high-performance applications

Texas Instruments LMX8410L High-Performance Mixers provide a wide RF frequency input from 4GHz to 10GHz in a high-performance wideband I/Q demodulator. The device gives an excellent dynamic range for high-performance applications with an II

Texas Instruments | 17-12-2018

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