Semiconductors


Network processor supports multiple roles simultaneously

STMicroelectronics' BlueNRG-MSCP, available from Digi-Key, is a very low power BLE single-mode network processor, compliant with Bluetooth specification v4.1. The device supports multiple roles simultaneously and can act at the same time as

Digikey | 08-06-2016

Buck regulator provides a flexible design to fit system needs

The Texas Instruments’ TPS65320C-Q1 device is a combination of a high-VIN DC-DC step-down converter, referred to as the buck regulator, with an adjustable switch-mode frequency from 100kHz to 2.5MHz, and a high-VIN 280mA low-dropout regulat

Texas Instruments | 07-06-2016

Open loop multi-range current transducers are compact and factory calibrated

Stocked by Digi-Key, LEM's HO-S series current transducers are a high-performance, cost-effective, and contactless current transducer for panel mounting with a large aperture for the primary conductor. High accuracy and short response times

Digikey | 07-06-2016

Step down regulator with an integrated high-side MOSFET

Texas Instruments’ LMR16020 is a 60V, 2A SIMPLE SWITCHER step down regulator with an integrated high-side MOSFET. With a wide input range from 4.3V to 60V, it’s suitable for various applications from industrial to automotive for power condi

Texas Instruments | 06-06-2016

Hub controller with USB power delivery for notebook docks, monitors and accessories

Cypress Semiconductor announced it is sampling a USB Type-C hub controller with USB power delivery, claimed to be the industry’s first, and demonstrated it at the Computex 2016 trade show. The USB Type-C and power delivery specifications fr

Cypress | 06-06-2016

High current step-down DC-DC converter features differential remote-voltage sensing

Texas Instruments 40A, 16-VIN synchronous step-down DC-DC converter with true differential remote-voltage sensing is claimed to be the industry’s first. The SWIFT TPS548D22 buck converter features a small PowerStack package and integrated M

Texas Instruments | 03-06-2016

Combining passive NFC interface and a contact I2C interfaces with a non-volatile memory

Mouser now stocks the NT3H2x11 NTAG I2C plus family of connected near-field communication (NFC) tags from NXPR Semiconductors. The family is the latest development of NXP NFC tags, combining a passive NFC interface and a contact I2C interfa

Mouser Electronics | 03-06-2016

Microcontrollers ideal for wearable medical and fitness devices

Available from Mouser, Maxim MAX32630 and MAX32631 Cortex-M4F Microcontrollers are ideal for wearable medical and fitness devices. The MCUs feature an internal oscillator that operates up to 96MHz. A low-power 4MHz oscillator system clock o

Mouser Electronics | 03-06-2016

Optocoupler series for fast-switch driving of power IGBTs and MOSFETS

Stocked by Mouser, the Fairchild Semiconductor FOD8342 3A output current gate drive optocouplers can drive medium-power IGBTs and MOSFETs. This optocoupler series is ideal for fast-switching driving of power IGBTs and MOSFETS for motor cont

Mouser Electronics | 02-06-2016

Low noise wideband frequency synthesizer enables user to optimise performance

Available from Farnell element14, this low noise wideband frequency synthesizer integrates a delta-sigma fractional N PLL, multiple core VCO, programmable output divider and two differential output buffers. Highly programmable, this

Farnell element14 | 02-06-2016

Fixed and floating-point DSPs incorporate new and innovative core

The C6654 and C6652 are high performance fixed- and floating-point DSPs that are based on Texas Instrument’s KeyStone multicore architecture. Incorporating the new and innovative C66x DSP core, this device can run at a core speed of up to 8

Texas Instruments | 01-06-2016

Chip noise filters for attenuating common mode noise from power lines in LED lighting

Available from Mouser, Murata NFZ2/NFZ3 series chip noise filters are designed for attenuating common mode noise from power lines in LED lighting equipment. Available in 0806 (NFZ2) and 1210 (NFZ3) package styles, the series features a rate

Mouser Electronics | 01-06-2016

Modern complementary, low-capacitance, low-leakage-current analog multiplexers

This post is sponsored by Texas Instruments. Texas Instruments’ MUX36S08 and MUX36D04 (MUX36xxx) are modern complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) analog multiplexers (muxes). The MUX36S08 offers 8:1 single-ended channels; wherea

Texas Instruments | 31-05-2016

Compact new low-power 8M CMOS SRAM operates from 2.7V to 3.6V

Alliance Memory has expanded its line of legacy low-power CMOS SRAMs with a new 8M IC (512K x 16 bit) in the 48-pin 12mm x 20mm TSOP-I package. Available from a limited number of suppliers and recently discontinued by another manufacturer,

Alliance Memory | 31-05-2016

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