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Three-phase half-bridge gate driver simplifies BLDC and PMSM motor drive

The DGD2136 introduced by Diodes Incorporated is a fully integrated three-phase gate driver IC intended for driving N-channel MOSFETs or IGBTs in a half-bridge configuration. With its floating high-side drivers, bootstrap operation allows t

Diodes Inc | Products | 13-11-2017

Second-generation resolver motor position sensor offers high speed operation

Melexis has a new second-generation resolver motor position sensor based upon its proprietary Triaxis Hall magnetic sensing technology. The new single IC solution MLX90380 is compatible with any brushless motor - including PMSM and BLDC

Melexis | Products | 13-11-2017

Compact assembly meets industry needs for a wire-to-board connector with vertical mating

Molex has introduced the Pico-EZmate Slim 1.2mm Pitch Wire-to-Board Connector. It is designed to provide reliable connection in a compact profile that improves both reliability and assembly speed. “As consumer electronics products get m

Molex | Products | 13-11-2017

Safety with a small footprint, rugged module for railway applications

The MEN CB30C complies with the requirements of the EN 50218 and EN 50129 standards for software, system and hardware development in railways. Within these standards, the RCE module is now certified to safety integrity level SIL 2 and comes

MEN | Products | 13-11-2017

Distribution agreement offers graphic controller ICs, performance-optimized MCUs, dev hardware and display modules

Mouser has signed a global distribution agreement with Bridgetek. The product line at Mouser comprises multi-award-winning graphic controller ICs, performance-optimized MCUs, development hardware, and display modules. Each member of the

Mouser Electronics | Products | 10-11-2017

New range of high-quality diagnostic inspection kits for hazardous or hard-to-reach environments

RS Components has availability of several new video inspection cameras and kits from Laserliner. The company has exclusive distribution availability of the complete kits, which deliver visual inspection and diagnostic capability to maintena

RS Components | Products | 10-11-2017

Developers can implement simple sensing functions with low-cost microcontroller family

Texas Instruments now offers its lowest-cost ultra-low-power MSP430 MCUs for sensing applications. Developers can now implement simple sensing solutions through a variety of integrated mixed-signal features in this family of MSP430 value li

Texas Instruments | Products | 10-11-2017

Maritime VDES module SDR claims to be world’s smallest complete solution

CML Microcircuits has expanded its Maritime Communications product line with a new VHF Data Exchange System (VDES) module implemented using a bespoke Software Defined Radio (SDR) solution – VDES1000. The module incorporates state-of-the

CML Micro | Products | 10-11-2017

Adhesive specially designed for bonding SMDs on to circuit boards

Techsil has launched a new fast curing epoxy adhesive Structalit 5610 from manufacturers Panacol. This adhesive is specially designed for bonding SMDs on to circuit boards. Due to its high viscosity the adhesive is well-suited for screen pr

Techsil | Products | 10-11-2017

Industrial inertial measurement units improve navigation and reliability in autonomous machines

Analog Devices offers a series of five high-performance inertial measurement units (IMUs) that address the navigation and safety-related needs of industrial applications in several emerging markets, while also reducing their system complexi

Analog Devices | Products | 10-11-2017

Ultra-low power e-paper screen added to pioneering IoT development board

Pervasive Displays has announced its ultra-low power displays have been incorporated into a pioneering IoT development board from Cypress Semiconductor Corp. that enables device designers to benefit from a human-readable screen requiring ve

Pervasive Displays | Products | 10-11-2017

New mixers offer low conversion loss and high LO to RF isolation

Custom MMIC has a new series of high-performance IP3 fundamental mixers, CMD253C3, CMD254C3, and CMD255C3. This new series of mixers features overlapping RF/LO frequencies spanning 6GHz to 26GHz, with each model demonstrating low conversion

Custom MMIC | Products | 10-11-2017

Dev kits and gateways enable engineers to easily design, deploy and scale low-energy wireless architectures

Mouser has announced a global distribution agreement with Rigado to distribute their wireless modules, development kits, and gateways. The company’s suite of edge connectivity solutions for the IoT enable engineers to easily design, deploy

Mouser Electronics | Products | 09-11-2017

Automotive ratiometric linear Hall effect sensor for accurate position sensing in range of applications

The Texas Instruments DRV5055-Q1 device is a linear Hall effect sensor that responds proportionally to magnetic flux density. The device can be used for accurate position sensing in a wide range of applications. The device operates from

Texas Instruments | Products | 09-11-2017