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New development platform for battery-free wireless sensors and actuators

Farsens unveils the MEDUSA, a development platform for battery-free wireless sensors and actuators The Medusa development platform allows developers to design components driven by RF energy harvesting The Medusa, from Farsens, is a new

Farsens | New Technologies | 07-01-2015

Electromagnetic compatibility for automotive and mobile vehicle sensors

Novotechnik, the German sensor designer and manufacturer represented exclusively in the UK by Variohm EuroSensor, has recently announced that two of its non-contacting sensor models have gained E1 approval according to the UN/ECE R10 env

Variohm | Products | 07-01-2015

New 5V single-channel load switch features programmable soft-start and discharge rate

A new 5V single-channel load switch with programmable soft-start and discharge rate, the ultra-low on-resistance N channel AP22800 has been introduced by Diodes Incorporated. The switch reduces voltage drop and power dissipation and offers

Diodes Inc | Products | 07-01-2015

New family of automotive-grade buck regulator ICs target tomorrow's systems

The new A8590 buck regulator from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is the latest addition to the company’s industry-leading family of automotive-grade AEC-Q100 qualified regulator ICs. The device is designed to provide the power-supply requir

Allegro | Products | 07-01-2015

Operational amplifiers offer very low input offset voltages with virtually zero drift

Mouser now offers from stock the STMicroelectronics TSZ12x operational amplifier which offers very low input offset voltages with virtually zero drift. The TSZ121 is the single version, TSZ122 the dual version, and TSZ124 the quad ver

Mouser Electronics | Products | 07-01-2015

Round and oval models added to extruded aluminium / plastic enclosure range

OKW has added new round and oval models to its elegant new range of Synergy electronic enclosures - its first to be manufactured from both plastic and aluminium. The new models mean the range now offers 36 enclosures in four types, round

OKW Enclosures | Products | 07-01-2015

New 400W AC/DC power supply range offers four compact chassis-mount case styles

A new family of compact 400W AC/DC power supplies has been introduced by CUI. The PCM-400 series is housed in four optional chassis mount case styles, including a compact U-frame measuring just 152.4mm x 101.6mm x 38.1mm and enclosed versi

CUI Inc | Products | 07-01-2015

AEC-Q101-Qualified rectifiers save space and improve efficiency in auto applications

Vishay has introduced six new rectifiers in the compact low-profile surface-mount SMF (DO-219AB) eSMP package. Offering forward currents of 1A and 2A and low forward voltage drops and leakage currents, the AEC-Q101-qualified devices reduce

Vishay | Products | 07-01-2015

Pre-charge relay for electric / hybrid vehicles and other heavy-duty battery systems

A new pre-charge relay aimed specifically at electric and hybrid vehicles and other heavy duty battery powered systems has been launched by Omron Electronic Components Europe (OCB-EU). The G9EJ-1 is specifically designed for use in pre

Omron | Products | 07-01-2015

Latest SSHDs with NAND capabilities deliver high capacity and speed

Equipped with proprietary 19nm second-generation NAND flash memory (NAND), Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has unveiled its new solid state hybrid drive (SSHD) series. The MQ02ABD100H SSHD offers 1TB capacity in a drive 9.5mm high, while

Toshiba | Products | 06-01-2015

Starter kit for the most energy-friendly ARM Cortex-M4 microcontrollers

Energy Micro's EFM32 Wonder Gecko starter kit is now stocked by Digi-Key. The most energy-friendly ARM Cortex-M4 microcontrollers from Energy Micro, EFM32 Wonder Geckos, are available with new features like floating point unit (FPU), dig

Digikey | Products | 06-01-2015

Contactless angle position sensor for accurate 360 degree angular measurement

The ams AS5162, a contactless magnetic angle position sensor for accurate angular measurement over a full turn of 360 degrees is now available from Mouser stock. A sub range can be programmed to achieve the best resolution for the appli

Mouser Electronics | Products | 06-01-2015

Low-cost SoC development platform eases development of IoT and wearable products

RS Components now stocks the Intel Edison, a low-cost System-on-Chip (SoC) development platform enabling inventors, entrepreneurs and consumer product designers to prototype and develop Internet of Things (IoT) and wearable computing pro

RS Components | Products | 06-01-2015

Ultra-low-power consumption LDOs available in wide range of packages

Available now from Farnell element14, Rohm Semiconductor's line-up of ultra-low-power consumption low-dropout (LDO) regulators offers a wide range of packages. The devices are compatible with compact ceramic capacitors as well as conven

Farnell element14 | Products | 06-01-2015