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Relative humidity sensor designed for high volume, cost-sensitive applications

TE Connectivity offers its HS1101LF relative humidity sensor in a through-hole TO39 with side operating plastic cap packaging and is available now from Digi-Key. This relative humidity sensor is based on a unique capacitive, and designed

Digikey | Products | 25-04-2016

Enhanced performance power inlet filter

TE Connectivity has improved the performance of the Corcom EJT Series IEC inlet filter for high frequency applications and is available from Farnell element14. It has extended the flange around the IEC320-C14 inlet to reduce the amount of r

Farnell element14 | Products | 25-04-2016

New 2W DC-DC converters designed to power SiC MOSFETs

To meet the tough requirements of next-generation MOSFETs, RECOM has introduced two new 2W DC-DC converter series especially designed to power SiC MOSFETs. One of the challenges of driving SiC MOSFETs is the high frequency and high volta

Recom International | Products | 25-04-2016

Latest 3D dead-reckoning receiver offers 100% coverage

The S1722DR8, a new dead-reckoning receiver, integrating 3-axis gyroscope/accelerometer and barometric pressure sensor with GNSS receiver has been unveiled by SkyTraq Technology. Using wheel / speed data from a vehicle to perform sensor-

Skytraq | Products | 25-04-2016

Switching regulators for battery- or distributed-power applications

Now available from Powersolve stock, the company's new PSR30 and PSR60 series of DC-DC switching regulators are designed for battery- or distributed-power applications. The PSR30/60 series features non-isolated outputs of up to 60W with

Powersolve | Products | 25-04-2016

Ambient light sensor enables human-eye spectral sensitivity

A new high-accuracy digital ambient light sensor for consumer and industrial applications has been introduced by Vishay. The s VEML6030 combines a highly-sensitive photo-diode, low-noise amplifier, and 16-bit ADC in a miniature, transparen

Vishay | Products | 25-04-2016

Linear position sensors suit professional mountain bike set-up

As in all areas of elite sports, teams and competitors go to great lengths to ensure their equipment set-up is optimised for the best possible performance levels. This is certainly the case for Loic Bruni, the 2015 UCI Mountain Bike & T

Variohm | Design Applications | 25-04-2016

USB 2.0 filter connectors offer ESD protection and noise suppression

Designed to provide improved PCB design flexibility, suppress noise from data and power lines, and deliver reliable ESD protection, Elec & Eltek's high-speed USB 2.0 Type A filter connectors are now available from Luso Electronics.

Luso | Connectors, Switches & EMECH | 25-04-2016

Sensor interface analog front end simplifies sensor conditioning

The latest addition to Exar's family of analog front end sensor interfaces integrates high channel count and functionality in a tiny 3.5mm x 3.5mm footprint. The XR18910 provides 14-bit signal path linearity and is designed to connect analo

EXAR Europe | Products | 25-04-2016

: New harsh-environment IP67 push-button switch

A new push-button switch designed for ruggedized industrial applications requiring waterproofing, the DPY 1 CB has been introduced by Knitter-switch. The 14mm diameter switch has a stainless steel actuator and gold-plated contacts.

Knitter Switch | 25-04-2016

Dual asymmetric logic level device optimized for high performance buck converters

Infineon BSG0811ND N-channel OptiMOS 5 MOSFET, available from Mouser, is a dual asymmetric, 4.5V-rated logic level device optimized for high performance buck converters. The device is qualified according to JEDEC1 for target applications. T

Mouser Electronics | Products | 25-04-2016

UPS-ready medical-grade supply integrates 24V battery charger

TRUMPower has introduced the Intel Haswell compatible TMPC-550U, which is a medically approved 550W ATX PC power supply equipped with a built-in 24V battery charger. A single 24V or two 12V lead-acid batteries in series can be connected to

TRUMPower | Power | 25-04-2016

Develop and evaluate applications featuring the EZ-BLE PRoC module

The Cypress EZ-BLE PRoC BT 4.2 evaluation board, available from Mouser, lets users develop and evaluate applications featuring the EZ-BLE PRoC BT 4.2 module. The Cypress Bluetooth module featured on the kit enables three key features of the

Mouser Electronics | Products | 25-04-2016

Compact embedded controller for harsh environments

Now available from Saelig, the emPC-CXR rugged embedded PC system, from Janz Tec, Germany, is based on the GE Intelligent Platforms Rugged COM Express embedded processor modules that meet the extreme demands of temperature, moisture, size,

Saelig | Products | 25-04-2016