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Snap-in aluminium electrolytic capacitors for compact designs

TDK has announced availability of more compact versions for its snap-in B43640 and B43644 series of aluminum electrolytic capacitors with rated voltages of 400V and 450V. In comparison with the previous versions they are up to 15 percent mo

TDK | Products | 14-09-2016

Evaluation kits for easy-to-install high-reliability switches

Luso Electronics has announced availability of evaluation kits for Veetronix’s 09 series of high-reliability switches and keycaps aimed primarily for use in the broadcasting sector among other applications. Consisting of four mounted 09 ser

Luso | Products | 14-09-2016

Series relays designed for extreme environments

Available now from Mouser, TE Connectivity FC-325 series relays are designed for extreme environments. These compact, hermetically sealed, non-latching relays are all welded and lightweight. The relays are 3PST/NO (DM), 25A and feature a do

Mouser Electronics | Products | 14-09-2016

Solar panels gain 30% more power using cell-string optimizer

New cell-string optimizer technology from Maxim Integrated Products allows photovoltaic (PV) panels to harvest significantly more energy and simplifies design complexity for solar installation projects. Maxim’s cell-string optimizers are hi

Maxim | Design Applications | 14-09-2016

Ultra-low phase noise FRAC-N PLL for commercial space applications

Available exclusively through e2v, Peregrine's UltraCMOS PE97640 PLL offers improved phase noise and unrivalled radiation performance, says the company. Aimed at commercial space applications, the PE97640 is the first new space product

e2v | Products | 14-09-2016

Integrated flyback controller for isolated DC-DC converter in automotive applications

Broadcom ACPL-33JT automotive 2.5A gate drive optocoupler, stocked by Mouser, is an integrated flyback controller for an isolated DC-DC converter. The device features IGBT desaturation sensing and fault feedback. The optocoupler has a peak

Mouser Electronics | Products | 14-09-2016

New 6W encapsulated DC-DC converter comes in tiny DIP-16 package

Aimed at space-critical applications, the latest power module from Minmax is the MDWI06 series of 6W isolated / regulated DC-DC converters which are housed in the tiny 16-pin DIP package measuring only 0.94 x 0.54 x 0.31 inch. The MDW

Minmax | Products | 14-09-2016

Versatile Ethernet RJ45 connector for use with office and building wiring applications

Stocked by Farnell element14, the 750-975 is an eight-position versatile Ethernet RJ45 connector for use with office and building wiring applications. This compact RJ45 uses IDC technology for easy field assembly, connection is made without

Farnell element14 | Products | 13-09-2016

Terminal blocks for screw-less rapid termination technology and economical processing

Harting har-flexicon is tailored to market demands for screw-less rapid termination technology and economical processing for electronic assemblies. They are available now from Mouser. The trend towards more and more compact devices is encou

Mouser Electronics | Products | 13-09-2016

Light sensor converts solar UV light to digital data with reliable performance

Stocked by RS Components, the VEML6075 from Vishay Semiconductors is an ultraviolet light sensor that integrates into a single chip a photodiode, amplifiers, 16-bit analogue to digital circuits and I²C interface. The sensor is able to d

RS Components | Products | 13-09-2016

DC-DC power module features programmable output voltage via an external resistor

FDK’s digital Tomodachi series of non-isolated DC-DC power modules, stocked by Digi-Key, deliver exceptional electrical and thermal performance in DOSA-based footprints for point-of-load converters. Operating from a 4.5VDC to 14.4VDC input,

Digikey | Products | 13-09-2016

HDMI retimer allows for the highest resolutions and colour depths

The Texas Instruments TMDS181x is a digital video interface (DVI) or high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) retimer. The device supports four TMDS channels, audio return channel (SPDIF_IN/ARC_OUT), and DDC interfaces. It supports signa

Texas Instruments | Products | 13-09-2016

Operational amplifiers combine low power consumption with good performance

Texas Instruments TLVx313 low-power operational amplifiers, available from Mouser, are single, dual and quad channel precision operational amplifiers that combine low power consumption with good performance. This makes the device suitable f

Mouser Electronics | Products | 13-09-2016

Regulator slashes capacitance to power sSub-28nm GPUs, FPGAs, and ASICs processors

Linear Technology has unveiled the LTM4650-1A and LTM4650-1B, dual 25A or single 50A µModule (micro power module) regulators scalable to deliver 300A to high power, low voltage sub-28nm GPUs, FPGAs, ASICs and microprocessors. The low cor

Linear | Products | 13-09-2016