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New ambient light and proximity sensor gives long-distance proximity detection

New Yorker Electronics distributes Vishay’s newest optoelectronics sensor, the VCNL4100. The new device is an ambient light sensor and also a proximity sensor with long-distance proximity detection up to one meter. It combines a hig

New Yorker Electronics | Products | 24-10-2016

Power supplies with improved configuration and diagnostics to ensure reliable power

Mouser now stocks QUINT4 power supply units from Phoenix Contact. These fourth-generation supplies provide fully customisable solutions to meet evolving system demands in process industries, machine building, and other industrial applicatio

Mouser Electronics | Products | 24-10-2016

Next-generation LED backlight colours with Active Reflector Technology

OMC has developed a new technology that enables a whole rainbow of new LED backlight colours to be produced, including magentas and blue-greens. Previously the only way to achieve non-standard LED colours was to use RGB colour mixing, whic

OMC | New Technologies | 24-10-2016

LED driver chip has ability to PWM each individual LED

Stocked by Digi-Key, Adafruit has designed a breakout board for ISSI’s IS31FL3731 I²C LED driver chip. The chip has the ability to PWM each individual LED in a 144-LED matrix, providing the ability to have beautiful LED lighting effects whi

Digikey | Products | 21-10-2016

Over 1700 lines including backplane and mezzanine connectors now available from one source

RS Components has added more than 600 Amphenol FCI connector and cable assembly product lines to its portfolio. The additions expand the RS AFCI offering to over 1700 lines, including backplane and mezzanine connectors, power connectors, po

RS Components | Products | 21-10-2016

Low profile power resistors have excellent heat transfer and small dimensions

The TJT series is a range of high quality, high stability aluminium housed low profile power resistors designed for direct heat sink attachment, available now from Farnell element14. A wide range of resistance values is available in 150

Farnell element14 | Products | 21-10-2016

Dual colour emitting diodes for wearables, health monitoring and pulse oximetry

Vishay VSMD66694 dual colour emitting diodes, in stock at Mouser, combine technologies of a standard red LED with a IR emitter with 660nm and 940nm peak wavelengths. The diodes are based on SurfLight technology, providing high radiant power

Mouser Electronics | Products | 21-10-2016

Power inductors withstand temperature and shock stresses in automotive applications

The Eaton HCMA series high current power inductors, available from TTI Europe, are designed to withstand temperature and shock stresses found in automotive applications. They support greater reliability in electronics for Advanced Drive Ass

TTI Europe | Products | 21-10-2016

Low noise fractional N PLL with ramp/chirp generation uses single 3.3V supply

The LMX2491 device, from Texas Instruments, is a low-noise, 6.4GHz wideband delta-sigma fractional N PLL with ramp and chirp generation. It consists of a phase frequency detector, programmable charge pump, and high frequency input for the e

Texas Instruments | Products | 21-10-2016

Spring-loaded pins suit multiple applications including wearables

Harwin is launching a new range of surface-mount vertical Pogo Pin spring contacts at the Electronic Design Show in Coventry. Pogo Pin connectors have multiple applications, including wearable medical and fitness devices, mobile phones, car

Harwin | Connectors, Switches & EMECH | 21-10-2016

PCB power relays designed for lighting, temperature, home appliance and industrial applications

Omron G5RL-TV8 PCB power relays, available from Mouser, are TV8 rating model relays with 117A inrush current. The relays feature 1A contacts with 16A contact current rating. These power relays feature a rated coil voltage of 5VDC, 12VDC, 24

Mouser Electronics | Products | 21-10-2016

Architects of modern power releases new standard for advanced bus DC-DC converter

The Architects of Modern Power (AMP Group) consortium have announced a new standard aimed to keep designers of high-performance datacom and telecom equipment one step ahead as cloud computing and IoT continue to drive power density and powe

Murata | New Technologies | 21-10-2016

PCB connector with high resistance to vibration and extreme reliability

Available now from Lane Electronics is a two-part, high density PCB connector series for board-to-board or cable-to-cable applications where high resistance to vibration and extreme reliability are paramount The ITW McMurdo M200 series PCB

Lane Electronics | Connectors, Switches & EMECH | 21-10-2016

Li-ion battery packs give SMEs custom solutions without the non-recurring engineering costs

Varta Storage has introduced a new lithium-ion battery pack configuration service called CellPac BLOX, which offers the flexibility of a full custom battery pack but with shorter lead times and very low engineering costs. The new service of

Varta | Power | 21-10-2016