Semiconductors


Haptic driver with smart loop and low power consumption

This post is sponsored by Texas Instruments. The Texas Instruments’ DRV2624 device is a haptic driver that relies on a proprietary closed-loop architecture to deliver sharp, strong and consistent haptic effects while optimizing power con

Texas Instruments | 04-05-2016

PIN diode switch range covers frequencies from 10MHz to 67GHz

Latest from Pasternack is news of the expansion of its in-stock solid-state PIN diode switches covering frequencies from 10MHz to 67GHz. The range offers 69 new models of 50ohm PIN diode switches are available in compact connectorized packa

Pasternack | 04-05-2016

Turnkey solution eliminates RF hardware design and reduces investment by eliminating the certification process

Available from Mouser, the Cypress CYBLE-022001-00 EZ-BLE PRoC Module is a programmable, SMT ready, full certified small form factor BLE Module with integrated crystals and an on board chip antenna. The device is a turnkey solution that eli

Mouser Electronics | 03-05-2016

NOR flash memory for lower system cost in automative, consumer and industrial applications

Cypress FL Serial NOR flash memory, stocked by Mouser, offer a reduced pin count for lower system cost while providing optimal read/write performance. This makes the device ideal for automotive, networking, consumer electronics and industri

Mouser Electronics | 03-05-2016

Low-power 24-bit analogue-to-digital converter integrates filter

Astute Electronics has announced it now stocks the Linear Technology LTC2380-24 24bit low-power SAR analogue-to-digital converter (ADC) with integrated digital filter. It is a low-noise low-power high-speed 24bit successive approximation re

Astute Electronics | 03-05-2016

Synchronous four-switch buck-boost DC-DC controller capable of regulating output voltage

Texas Instruments’ LM5175-Q1 is a synchronous four-switch buck-boost DC-DC controller capable of regulating the output voltage at, above, or below the input voltage. It operates over a wide input voltage range of 3.5V to 42V (60V maximum) t

Texas Instruments | 29-04-2016

High-resistance, wide voltage input range step-down switching regulators

Rohm Semiconductor BD9611MUV-E2 60V step-down switching regulators, available from Mouser, offer high-resistance and a wide voltage input (10V to 56V) range. The device creates design flexibility through user-programmable functions such as

Mouser Electronics | 29-04-2016

Single-chip device that enables connectivity for portable and low-power embedded systems

Stocked by Mouser, the NXP KW40Z/30Z/20Z BLE and IEEE 802.15.4 SoCs are single-chip devices that enable connectivity for portable and low-power embedded systems. The devices integrate a radio transceiver operating in the 2.36GHz-2.48GHz ran

Mouser Electronics | 28-04-2016

Development modules provide hardware feature support for microcontrollers with extensive range of connectivity options

The MM900EV development modules, available from RS Components, provide full hardware feature support for the FT90x series of 32-bit microcontrollers in a variety of form factors. The series provides an extensive range of connectivity option

RS Components | 28-04-2016

Integrated high-voltage GaN FET and driver solution enables twice the power density and half the power loss

Texas Instruments announced the availability of 600V gallium nitride (GaN) 70mohm field-effect transistor (FET) power-stage engineering samples. They say they are the first and only semiconductor manufacturer to publicly offer a high-volta

Texas Instruments | 27-04-2016

Automotive bus controlled 16-channel LED sink driver

The TLC59116-Q1, from Texas Instruments, is an I2C-Bus controlled 16-channel LED driver that is optimized for red/green/blue/amber (RGBA) colour mixing and backlight application. Each LED output has its own 8-bit resolution (256 steps) fixe

Texas Instruments | 26-04-2016

Buck converter achieves the high power density and small footprint

Texas Instruments’ TPS54202 is a 4.5V to 28V input voltage range, 2A synchronous buck converter. The device includes two integrated switching FETs, internal loop compensation and 5ms internal soft start to reduce component count. By inte

Texas Instruments | 25-04-2016

Dual asymmetric logic level device optimized for high performance buck converters

Infineon BSG0811ND N-channel OptiMOS 5 MOSFET, available from Mouser, is a dual asymmetric, 4.5V-rated logic level device optimized for high performance buck converters. The device is qualified according to JEDEC1 for target applications. T

Mouser Electronics | 25-04-2016

Fixed-point digital signal processor product family designed for low-power applications

These devices are members of Texas Instruments’ C5000 fixed-point digital signal processor (DSP) product family and are designed for low-power applications. The fixed-point DSP is based on the TMS320C55x DSP generation CPU processor core

Texas Instruments | 21-04-2016

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