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Farnell element14 – Evaluation kit is ideal for industrial applications including motor control and lighting

Atmel’s SAM E70 Xplained evaluation kit is ideal for evaluating and prototyping with their SMART SAM S70 and SAM E70 ARM Cortex®-M7 core- based microcontrollers and is now available from Farnell element14. The kit is an evaluation p

Farnell element14 | Products | 03-06-2016

High performance laser diode driver for automotive heads-up displays

Intersil have announced the ISL78365 laser diode driver for automotive HUD systems. The highly integrated device pulses four high intensity lasers up to 750mA for projecting full-HD colour video onto the windshield at nearly twice the curre

Intersil | Products | 03-06-2016

Pedal force sensor saves hard work on electric bike

ZEMIC has developed an electric bike pedal force sensor in conjunction with the Netherlands firm SPARTA. The sensor is a crucial component in the bike’s drive and control system that detects the pedal force applied, and through software set

Variohm | 03-06-2016

Power supplies ideal for medical, dental and home healthcare

TDK Corporation has introduced the KMS-A series of single output, medically certified 15W-60W encapsulated power supplies. With a Class II input, the products require no earth ground connection, making them ideal for use in a range of med

TDK | Products | 03-06-2016

Space-saving, radial-leaded devices built for extreme automotive conditions

Vishay have announced a new series of automotive grade, radial-leaded multilayer ceramic chip capacitors (MLCCs) built for extreme automotive operating conditions. Vishay BCcomponents K…H series "HOTcap" devices combine an industry-high ope

Vishay | Products | 03-06-2016

IoT advanced hardware cryptography to support more secure applications

Mouser Electronics is now stocking the Wireless Gecko SoCs from Silicon Labs. This new Wireless Gecko portfolio of ARM Cortex-M4 core-based SoCs is aimed toward wireless IoT designs and integrates a 2.4GHz radio and advanced hardware crypto

Mouser Electronics | Products | 03-06-2016

New series of axial leaded, hermetically sealed, wet electrolytic tantalum capacitors

AVX Corporation has released a new series of axial leaded, hermetically sealed, wet electrolytic tantalum capacitors that achieve supercapacitor CV values in high temperature environments up to 125C. Utilising high CV tantalum powders and a

AVX | Products | 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 | Products | 03-06-2016

New compact, long-lifetime double-action switch series

C&K Components has introduced compact, long-lifetime, double-action switches. The new KXT2 Series double-action, top-actuated switches feature an ultra-miniature 3.7mm x 3mm x 1.05mm footprint, an integrated actuator with a large, 1.2mm dia

C&K Components | Products | 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 | Products | 03-06-2016

New midrange signal and spectrum analyser offers enhanced RF performance

Rohde & Schwarz introduces the new R&S FSVA, an enhanced midrange signal and spectrum analyser for signal analysis and demodulation up to millimeterwave frequencies. Users benefit from the features of this instrument in all measurements up

Rohde & Schwarz | Products | 03-06-2016

New distributor of power components announces a wide range of MOSFET devices

Diamond Power Components, a new distributor of power components, announced the availability of a wide range of MOSFET devices from power semiconductor specialist MagnaChip Semiconductor. Located in South Korea, MagnaChip was spun out of an

Diamond Electronics | Products | 03-06-2016

Compact, temperature stable hydraulic magnetic circuit breakers for precision operation

Stocked by Mouser, Carling Technologies A Series circuit breakers are compact, temperature stable hydraulic magnetic devices designed for precision operation in OEM markets requiring general purpose and full load amp applications. The visi-

Mouser Electronics | Products | 02-06-2016

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 | Products | 02-06-2016