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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

Connectors provide significantly higher mating integrity for automotive applications

Developed for rugged, reliable connectivity in automotive LED / lighting applications, the MiniBridge Koshiri Security connector from ERNI has a novel housing design with distinctive guides that prevent mis-mating and protect contact pins.

ERNI Components | Connectors, Switches & EMECH | 27-04-2016

Cluster block housing connections for hermetic compressors

Available from Mouser, the TE Connectivity Economy Cluster Blocks are housings used with a pin receptacle to provide a cluster block connections for hermetic compressors. These housings are offered in glass-filled PBT material. The series i

Mouser Electronics | Products | 27-04-2016

Synchronous step-down DC-DC converters with internal 18V drive transistor

A shift from LDO to DC-DC has noticeably gained strength in recent years in order to reduce standby power consumption. Power consumption also is being reduced in digital audio / visual equipment, large household appliances, and industrial

Torex Semiconductor | Products | 27-04-2016

Heavy duty, high-performance, cost-effective connectors

Amphenol SINE Systems AHD and AT/ATP Series connectors, available now from Mouser, were developed as a heavy duty, high-performance, cost-effective solution for use with heavy equipment, agricultural, automotive, military, alternate energy,

Mouser Electronics | Products | 27-04-2016

Transmission line transformer supports DOCSIS3.1 requirements

A new MiniRF transformer is now available from RFMW. The MRFXF0025 is a 1:1 impedance ratio, transmission line transformer covering a frequency range of 45 to 1200MHz. Capable of supporting DOCSIS3.1 requirements, the MRFXF0025 is desig

RFMW | Products | 27-04-2016

Connectors support data speed from 6Gbps to 25Gbps

Now available from Mouser, Amphenol Commercial Cool Edge connectors supports data speed from 6Gbps to 25Gbps per differential pair. It provides 20-200 signal pin options for 66 differential pairs. The connectors can be all power, all signal

Mouser Electronics | Products | 26-04-2016

Automotive bus controlled 16-channel LED sink driver

The TLC59116-Q1, from Texas Instruments, is an I2C-Bus controlled 16-channel LED driver that is optimized for red/green/blue/amber (RGBA) colour mixing and backlight application. Each LED output has its own 8-bit resolution (256 steps) fixe

Texas Instruments | Products | 26-04-2016

Capacitors which give 3,000 hours of operation for automotive and transmission modules

Available from Digi-Key, United Chemi-Con’s new GVD series radial lead type aluminium electrolytic capacitors are recommended for smoothing and holdup for automotive EPS, LED, DFI, and ECU modules where extreme vibration and high temperatur

Digikey | Products | 26-04-2016

High voltage gas discharge tube device designed for high isolation applications

Farnell element14 has expanded its product range to include Bourns’ gas discharge tubes. The SA2-7200-CLT-STD is a 2-electrode high voltage gas discharge tube device, designed for high isolation applications. The device offers high insulati

Farnell element14 | Products | 26-04-2016