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PCB connectors feature new direct-to-board technology needing no tools to mount

Now available in Europe at TTI Europe, the new Phoenix Contact SKEDD PCB connectors feature an innovative new plug-in technology and can be mounted directly onto PCBs in any position without using tools. SKEDD technology enables the

TTI Europe | Products | 07-08-2017

MCUs supported by extensive ecosystem with reference designs and code examples

Texas Instruments MSP430FR2000 and MSP430FR21xx devices are part of the MSP430 MCU value line sensing portfolio. This ultra-low-power, low-cost MCU family offers memory sizes from 0.5KB to 4KB of FRAM unified memory with several package opt

Texas Instruments | Products | 07-08-2017

Digital I/O board for Raspberry Pi suits applications including sensors and prototyping IoT solutions

Digital I/O Carrier Board by Opto 22 and available now from RS Components, is an IO Board for Raspberry Pi. The IO Board allows the safe switching of industrial-level electrical loads with the Raspberry Pi. Simply use the Pi to read and wri

RS Components | Distributors | 07-08-2017

Thin push-button type switch features IP67 protection for indoor and outdoor use

Panasonic Automotive and Industrial Systems Europe has introduced an SMD push-button switch named “Light Touch Switch”, which is claimed to be the thinnest of its kind currently on the market with a thickness of only 0.5mm. The device featu

Panasonic | Products | 07-08-2017

New millimeter-wave waveguide PIN diode switches provide low insertion loss

IRVINE, Calif. - Pasternack, a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, has launched a new line of E and W-band PIN diode waveguide switches. These SPST and DPDT millimeter wave waveguide switches are reflective desi

Pasternack | Products | 07-08-2017

Ultra-low power PMICs increase battery life and efficiency for wearables

Mouser now stocks the MAX77650 and MAX77651 PMICs from Maxim Integrated. These ultra-small, ultra-low-power PMICs integrate voltage regulators with a charger and current regulators to reduce external component count when designing small lit

Mouser Electronics | Products | 04-08-2017

High-performance, wideband PLL with integrated VCOs can generate wide frequency range without an internal doubler

The Texas Instruments LMX2594 is a high-performance, wideband PLL with integrated VCOs that can generate any frequency from 10MHz to 15GHz without using an internal doubler, thus eliminating the need for sub-harmonic filters. The high perf

Texas Instruments | Products | 04-08-2017

Five-channel digital isolators have high robustness to radiated and conducted noise

Available now from RS Components is a comprehensive range of Digital Isolators featuring iCoupler technology from Analog Devices. These products combine high speed CMOS and monolithic air core transformer technologies to provide out

RS Components | Products | 04-08-2017

Connectors can be equipped with a variety of contacts including fibre optics

Lane Electronics can now supply from stock a range of high performance circular connectors that meet the requirements of MIL-DTL-38999 SERIES III. These are high density, threaded coupling connectors available in a wide range of shell mater

Lane Electronics | Products | 04-08-2017

LED downlight design features sophisticated dimming and color management over Bluetooth

Power Integrations offers a new reference design, DER-612, describing a CV, CC 12W isolated flyback power supply with power factor correction for smart lighting applications. The design includes a 3.3V power supply to drive a Casambi CBM-00

Power Integrations | Products | 04-08-2017

Extended range of SMD dual in-line thin film resistor networks with new versions

Vishay Intertechnology has extended its OSOP series of surface-mount dual in-line thin film resistor networks in the 25mil pitch QSOP package with new 16-pin and 24-pin versions in accordance with JEDEC MO-137, variation AB and AE. Availabl

Vishay | Products | 04-08-2017

Low-power transceivers deliver integrated long-range RF for IoT

Available now from Mouser are the SX128x 2.4GHz transceivers from Semtech. Part of their SX1200 line of ultra-low-power wireless transceivers, the devices half-duplex RF transceivers are able to withstand heavy interference and transmit ove

Mouser Electronics | Products | 03-08-2017

Community design ideas come to fruition through link with equity crowdfunding platform

RS Components is collaborating with Crowdcube, the UK-based online equity crowdfunding platform, to help members of its DesignSpark engineering community realise their product and business ideas. The agreement between the companies mark

RS Components | Distributors | 03-08-2017

Tiny form-factor chipset and EVM make it easier to design new, ultra-compact display applications

Texas Instruments has opened the door for developers to implement high-performing DLP display technology with virtually any low-cost processor. The new 0.2inch DLP2000 chipset and DLP LightCrafter Display 2000 EVM now make it more affordabl

Texas Instruments | Products | 03-08-2017