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New 250W DC-DC converters have a wide 3.3V to 24V output adjustment range

Featuring a wide 3.3V to 24V output adjustment range, TDK-Lambda has introduced the i6A series of 250W DC-DC converters. The non-isolated units can deliver up to 14A output current and will operate over a 9V to 40V input range. Power densit

TDK Lambda | Power | 16-11-2015

New DC-26GHz SPDT MMIC switch offers low insertion loss and high isolation

A new SPDT switch has been introduced by Custom MMIC. The CMD230 offers a 1.4dB insertion loss - the company’s lowest yet for an SPDT. The CMD230 is a general-purpose, broadband, high-isolation reflective MMIC SPDT switch in die form. C

Custom MMIC | Products | 16-11-2015

Time-saving pre-programmed 6G transmitter for HDCP cypher and HDMI control

Now available from L2Tek, the Explore Microelectronics EP965E is a new 6G HDMI 2.0 transmitter that converts video input data from 1 to 8 lanes compressed LVDS (cLVDS) RX and audio input data in IIS, SPDIF, DSD or HBR formats into HDMI diff

L2Tek | Products | 16-11-2015

FPGAs accelerate servers at Texas Advanced Computing Center

Programmable logic technology from Altera is now in place inside a new, advanced server cluster at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University Texas at Austin, which seeks to help researchers and academia to run complex alg

Altera | Design Applications | 16-11-2015

Ultra low-power MCU smashes through EEMBC ULPBench ceiling

Ambiq Micro, a leader in ultra-low power semiconductor solutions, has announced that its Apollo MCU has made history as a microcontroller that consumes less than half the energy of any other when tested to the industry-standard EEMBC ULPBen

Ambiq Micro | New Technologies | 16-11-2015

Rugged round waterproof pushbuttons and rockers provide IP65 protection

Cherry Industrial Solutions' round waterproof switches are designed to cost-effectively meet IP65 specifications for diverse systems requiring protection from water and dust ingress. Typical applications include road and off-road vehicle

Cherry | Products | 16-11-2015

Latest MLCCs are designed to not drop more than 50% of their value

Design engineers looking for capacitors to have a more defined change of capacitance with applied with voltage can now specify the VC1 range from Syfer Technology. The residual capacitance range of X7R MLCCs are designed to not drop more th

Syfer | Passives | 16-11-2015

Flexible new dual-band FPC antenna trio targets Wi-Fi and ISM

Three new flexible FPC antennas for applications in industrial and consumer electronics have been announced by Antenova. Two of the newcomers (Dromus and Amoris) are high-performance dual-band Wi-Fi antennas operating on the 2.4 - 2.5GH

Antenova Ltd | Products | 16-11-2015

New DC-DC converters for tough operational environments

The new TEQ 100WIR Series of high-performance 100W DC-DC converters from Powersolve is designed specifically to withstand shock, vibration and extremes of temperature. This makes them ideal for industrial environments while approval to EN50

Powersolve | Products | 16-11-2015

Dual-output DC benchtop power supply delivers up to 30V at 3A

Now available from Mouser, Global Specialties' 1415 dual-output benchtop DC power supply provides up to 30V at 3A with dual independent outputs (the fixed output produces 5V at 3A). The unit responds to load condition changes with auto

Mouser Electronics | Products | 16-11-2015

Flexible and economical AdvancedTCA ECO system with adjustable features

To satisfy the demand for flexibility plus ever-increasing data rates, cooling capacities and power consumption, Pentair has developed the Schroff AdvancedTCA ECO Modular System. Designed with user-friendliness in mind, this 14U Advanced

Pentair | Products | 16-11-2015

Platform enables secure cloud access for IoT applications

Atmel has announced it is collaborating with leading social communication platform WeChat, on its IoT Platform with the Atmel SMART SAM W25 module integrating a secure ATECC508 CryptoAuthentication, for cloud access targeting next-generatio

Atmel | Design Applications | 16-11-2015

Universal reference design offers accuracy and flexibility for industrial sensors

Industrial automation engineers can now achieve highly accurate measurements for their system designs with the MAXREFDES67# analog front end (AFE) universal input Micro PLC reference design from Maxim Integrated Products. As high-resolut

Maxim | Test & Measurement | 16-11-2015

Industry's thinnest seven-segment LED display enhances design flexibility

VCC has launched what it believes is the industry's thinnest seven-segment LED display. The surface-mountable DSM Series single-digit display utilizes patented technology to deliver a thickness of only 2.1mm. By reducing the required th

VCC | Products | 16-11-2015