Semiconductors


MCU optimised for extended battery life in portable and wireless sensing applications

Texas Instruments’ ultra-low-power MSP430FR231x FRAM microcontroller (MCU) family consists of several devices that feature embedded nonvolatile FRAM and different sets of peripherals targeted for various sensing and measurement applications

Texas Instruments | 10-06-2016

Converters improve signal quality monitoring for energy and healthcare applications

Analog Devices have introduced a series of 24-bit simultaneous sampling sigma-delta A/D converters for wide-bandwidth, high-density instrumentation, energy and healthcare equipment. The new series includes a power scalable modulator and dig

Analog Devices | 10-06-2016

Pack-side battery fuel gauges for smart devices and portable medical equipment

Mouser now offers the MAX1720x and MAX1721x ModelGauge m5 battery fuel gauges from Maxim Integrated. These ultra-low power, stand-alone fuel gauge ICs feature low quiescent currents and programmable alert functions for voltage, temperature,

Mouser Electronics | 09-06-2016

TI – Precision, isolated amplifier highly resistant to magnetic interference

Texas Instruments’ AMC1301 is a precision, isolated amplifier with an output separated from the input circuitry by an isolation barrier that is highly resistant to magnetic interference. This barrier is certified to provide reinforced galva

Texas Instruments | 09-06-2016

Microcontroller for the emerging category of medical and fitness applications

Maxim Integrated MAX3262x ARM Cortex-M4F microcontroller, stocked by Mouser, is a 32-bit RISC (M4 plus Floating Point Unit) device. It is ideally suited for the emerging category of medical and fitness applications. The architecture combine

Mouser Electronics | 09-06-2016

High-performance microcontrollers leverage low power technology

ROHM ML620 CMOS MCUs, available from Mouser, are high-performance microcontrollers with LAPIS Semiconductor's original 16-bit RISC U16 Core. Rich peripheral circuits are incorporated like a 10-bit A/D converter, timer, PWM, synchronous seri

Mouser Electronics | 08-06-2016

Fully protected, quad-channel, smart high-side switch

The Texas Instruments’ TPS4H160-Q1 device is fully protected quad-channel smart high-side switch with four integrated 160mohm NMOS power FETs. Full diagnostics and high-accuracy current sense enable intelligent control of the load.

Texas Instruments | 08-06-2016

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

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