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New LEDs deliver the highest lumen density at 6mm and 9mm

MSC has expanded its portfolio of lighting-class LEDs with Cree XLamp CXB1310 and CXB1520 high-density LED arrays. Incorporating elements of Cree's SC5 technology, the new LEDs deliver the highest lumen density at 6mm and 9mm - the highe

MSC | Products | 28-04-2016

Half-duplex transceiver allows ease of design for industrial automation

Mouser is now stocking the MAX14949 half-duplex RS485/RS422 transceiver from Maxim Integrated. The MAX14949 is an isolated RS485/RS422 transceiver that provides 5,000 VRMS (for 60 seconds) of galvanic isolation between the cable side (RS485

Mouser Electronics | Products | 28-04-2016

Schottky barrier rectifiers designed for commercial and industrial applications

Littelfuse MBR Series Schottky barrier rectifiers (standard Schottky), available from Mouser, are designed for commercial and industrial applications and suitable for high-frequency switch-mode power supplies. They provide super fast switch

Mouser Electronics | Products | 27-04-2016

Low-noise analog-to-digital converter with programmable gain amplifier

Mouser is now stocking the ADS1257 low-noise analog-to-digital converter (ADC) from Texas Instruments. The device is a four-channel, 24-bit, delta-sigma ADC with a low-noise programmable gain amplifier (PGA) in a small 20-pin, 5mm × 5mm VQF

Mouser Electronics | Products | 27-04-2016

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 | Products | 27-04-2016

Innovative flat designed gas discharge tube

Available from Farnell element14, Bourns sets a new industry standard by offering this 2-electrode gas discharge tube (GDT) in an innovative flat package design. The Model 2017 Series with FLAT technology provides a volume and space-saving

Farnell element14 | Products | 27-04-2016

Improved performance and extended service life for remote motion detection

Excelitas Technologies’ low-power DigiPyro PYD 1688, now available from Digi-Key, is the latest addition to their industry-leading family of digital pyrodetectors. This digital pyrodetector operates on reduced power consumption and features

Digikey | Products | 27-04-2016

Quick and easy to install modular connection solution

Available from RS Components, TE Connectivity’s machined contacts are for use with the Nector M range of lighting connector plugs and receptacles. They are manufactured in copper alloy and finished with Sn over Ni and comply with 2002/95/EC

RS Components | Products | 27-04-2016

Configurable platform of medium-duty switches that allow the customer to choose SPDT or DPDT

Available now from TTI Europe, Honeywell’s Micro Switch compact limit switches, NGC Series, are a configurable platform of medium-duty switches that allow the customer to choose SPDT (single pole, double throw) or DPDT (double pole, double

TTI Europe | Products | 27-04-2016

Automotive-grade high-temperature inductors open doors for designers

Latest from TT Electronics is a new range of surface-mount power inductors for use in high-temperature, high-power, automotive applications. The HA72T-06 series inductors meet the growing automotive market’s demand for certified, high-powe

TT Electronics | Products | 27-04-2016

Industrial power supplies save space with no performance premium

Now available from Dengrove Electronic Components, the latest RECOM RACG100 and RACG150 industrial power supplies save space without compromising ruggedness, protection or efficiency, says the company. More compact than the standard in

Dengrove | Products | 27-04-2016

Implementation system adopted for memory controller production design project

Cadence Design Systems has announced that Toshiba Corporation has adopted the Cadence Innovus Implementation System for its memory controller's production design project. The tool enabled Toshiba to achieve an optimal target performance whi

Toshiba | Design Applications | 27-04-2016

Surge device protects electronics from transients

Latest from Linear Technology is the LTC4380, an ultralow quiescent current (IQ) surge stopper, providing compact over-voltage and over-current protection for always-on 4V to 72V electronics in automotive, industrial and avionics systems.

Linear | Products | 27-04-2016

Dual-dim LED driver provides single-chip TRIAC and digital dimming

Dialog Semiconductor has introduced the iW3690, a 'revolutionary' driver IC for LED smart lighting that combines digital control (I2C) with the company's advanced phase-cut TRIAC dimming technology. For the first time, a single chip solutio

Dialog Semiconductor | Lighting Technologies | 27-04-2016