Semiconductors


Broad clock management fanout buffer products ideal for communications, enterprise and data center markets

Microsemi Corporation has four new miClockBuffer products and three new miSmartBuffer products in its portfolio of clock management fanout buffers. The ZL40230, ZL30235 and ZL30240 miSmartBuffer and ZL40231, ZL40234, ZL40241 and ZL40260 miC

MicroSemi | 04-05-2017

SiP for wirelessly connected designs enables more compact, cost-effective designs

Microchip has announced the SAM R30 SiP, a single-chip RF MCU which incorporates an ultra-low power microcontroller with an 802.15.4 sub-GHz radio to provide multi-year battery life in a compact 5mm package. The SiP delivers design flexibil

Microchip Technology | 27-04-2017

Battery-life saving MCUs for connected IoT applications

The Texas Instruments MSP430FR5994 MCU family delivers ultra-low-power operation with 256KB of memory to help developers reduce energy budgets and minimize product size. The portfolio pairs with several of the company’s wireless connect

Texas Instruments | 26-04-2017

Feature-rich, flexible and scalable MCUs dramatically improve dynamic power consumption

Mouser is stocking the LPC546xx 32-bit microcontrollers from NXP Semiconductors. These flexible and scalable devices dramatically improve dynamic power consumption and provide advanced peripherals that enable designers to create building co

Mouser Electronics | 25-04-2017

Improve product quality and yield with 3D automated optical inspection

You can count on DLP technology, from Texas Instruments, to deliver 3D AOI and solder paste inspection (SPI) solutions for the PCB industry by providing high accuracy with short scan times for area based 3D inspections. DLP optical MEMS pro

Texas Instruments | 24-04-2017

Flexible and robust dual-mode Bluetooth device with added security features

Texas Instruments’ newest, dual-mode Bluetooth device, CC2564C with Bluetooth 4.2 is an ideal solution for POS, medical and wearable devices. The device’s updated design features the advanced Bluetooth LE secure connection pairing. This

Texas Instruments | 20-04-2017

High-voltage ultralow-quiescent-current watchdog LDO qualified by automotive applications

In automotive microcontroller or microprocessor power-supply applications, the watchdog is used to monitor the microcontroller working status to prevent software runaway. The watchdog should be independent of the microcontroller in a reliab

Texas Instruments | 19-04-2017

Single two-input exclusive-OR gate qualified for automotive applications

The Texas Instruments SN74LVC1G86-Q1 is an automotive qualified device that performs the Boolean function Y = AB + AB in positive logic. This single two-input exclusive-OR gate is designed for 1.65V to 5.5V Vcc operation.   If th

Texas Instruments | 18-04-2017

Heart rate monitor front end for ECG and other biopotential measurement applications

The Analog Devices AD823x devices, available now from RS Components are integrated signal conditioning blocks for ECG and other biopotential measurement applications. They are designed to extract, amplify and filter small biopotenti

RS Components | 11-04-2017

New 512Mb SDRAMs provide pin-for-pin replacements for discontinued devices

Alliance Memory has introduced two new 512Mb synchronous DRAMs (SDRAM) in the 54-pin TSOP II package. The AS4C32M16SB-7TCN and AS4C32M16SB-7TIN are available in commercial (0C to +70C) and industrial (-40C to +85C) temperature ranges. The d

Alliance Memory | 31-03-2017

New single-chip digitally enhanced power analog solution ideal for DC-DC power conversion

A new digitally enhanced power analog (DEPA) product for DC-DC power conversion is now available from Microchip Technology. The single-chip solution controls DC-DC converters and is capable of accepting a high voltage input (up to 42V) whil

Microchip Technology | 29-03-2017

MCUs with core independent peripherals for increased design flexibility and lower system cost

Mouser is now stocking PIC18FxxK40 microcontrollers from Microchip Technology. The 8-bit microcontrollers combine flash, EEPROM, and RAM memory; rich peripheral integration; and eXtreme Low-Power (XLP) features to suit a variety of general-

Mouser Electronics | 27-03-2017

High speed PIN photodiode delivers precise signal detection

Vishay Intertechnology has broadened its optoelectronics portfolio with the introduction of a new high speed silicon PIN photodiode with enhanced sensitivity for visible light. Offered in a compact 5mm x 4mm top-view, surface-mount package

Vishay | 27-03-2017

Latest MCU family suitable for range of general purpose and low-power applications

With the PIC16F15386 family, distributor Rutronik presents the most powerful launching point into the 8-bit PIC MCU portfolio from Microchip. In addition to Microchip’s current CIPs, this new family includes a high-accuracy 32MHz internal o

Rutronik | 24-03-2017

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