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Safety microcontroller lineup suitable for autonomous driving

Renesas Electronics today announced four new RH850/P1L-C Group of MCUs. The device group is designed for use in chassis and safety systems, such as anti-lock brake and airbag systems, as well as compact motor control systems. The device is

Renesas | Products | 19-12-2016

Wide-ranging additions to 3D model design tool

AVX has announced wide-ranging additions to its 3D model design tool for polymer, tantalum, and niobium oxide capacitors. Now featuring a broad range of 3D CAD drawings for conformal, hermetic, and wet tantalum capacitors, as well as new SM

AVX | 19-12-2016

Reliable and versatile connector system designed for lighting and power

Designed for lighting and power, the Nector M from TE Connectivity is a reliable and versatile connector system that could revolutionise the way you install electrical systems. It is available now from RS Components. A flexible family of ‘p

RS Components | Products | 16-12-2016

Ultra-compact open frame power supplies for industrial systems and smart home devices

CUI PBO-3 3W and PBO-5 5W ultra-compact open frame AC/DC power supplies, stocked by Mouser, offer 80% typical efficiency and a wide input voltage range of 85VAC to 264VAC or 70VAC to 400VDC for high voltage DC-DC systems. These ultra-compac

Mouser Electronics | Products | 16-12-2016

Rugged IGBT with on-chip gate-emitter and gate-collector clamps

The IRGS14C40LTRLP is an IGBT with on-chip gate-emitter and gate-collector clamps. The advanced IGBT process family includes a MOS gated, N-channel logic level device which is intended for coil-on-plug automotive ignition applications and s

Farnell element14 | Products | 16-12-2016

Automotive single channel MIPI DSI to dual-link LVDS bridge

The Texas Instruments SN65DSI84-Q1 DSI-to-LVDS bridge features a single-channel MIPI D-PHY receiver front-end configuration with four lanes per channel operating at 1Gbps per lane and a maximum input bandwidth of 4Gbps. The bridge decodes M

Texas Instruments | Products | 16-12-2016

High reliability, low drive single-pole relay for multiple applications

Stocked by Digi-Key, IXYS' CPC2907B is a dual, normally open (1-Form-A), solid-state relay that comprises two independent, optically coupled MOSFET switches. The combination of highly efficient LEDs and photovoltaic die makes an input to ou

Digikey | Products | 16-12-2016

Flash memory cells for high-performance, reliable microcontrollers

Renesas Electronics has successfully developed what is claimed to be the world’s first split-gate metal-oxide nitride oxide silicon flash memory cells employing transistors with fin-shape for use in MCUs with on-chip flash memory having a c

Renesas | New Technologies | 16-12-2016

SAR ADC maintains AC performance for space-constrained applications

Linear Technology’s LTC2320-16 is a 16-bit 1.5Msps per channel, no latency SAR ADC with eight simultaneously sampling channels supporting a rail-to-rail input common mode range. The device features a flexible analog front end that accepts f

Linear | Products | 16-12-2016

Flat flexible cables are versatile and cost-effective

GTK has enhanced its flexible connectivity solutions to include flat flexible cables (FFC). These cables are primarily used to connect two PCBs and are versatile, cost-effective and take up minimum space in OEM equipment. Each end of the fl

GTK | Products | 16-12-2016

New heights for power handling and thermal management

Ericsson has launched a low-profile, 450W DC-DC converter module that is designed to deliver a tightly regulated 12V output voltage at up to 37.5A to point-of-load (POL) DC-DC converters. Offered in a five-pin 1/8-brick footprint, compatibl

Ericsson Power Modules | Products | 16-12-2016

Liquid level switches deliver low power operation in a compact design

Drawing on its expertise in fluid sensor technology, SST Sensing Ltd has developed the Optomax Digital series of liquid level switches. These highly cost-effective and simple-to-use devices have the capacity to detect almost any liquid type

SST | Products | 16-12-2016

Unidirectional linear Hall sensor IC comes in surface-mount package

Allegro MicroSystems’ new ALS31000 is a unidirectional linear Hall sensor IC targeted at automotive and industrial applications such as displacement and angular position sensing which require high-accuracy operation combined with a small pa

Allegro | Products | 16-12-2016

Professional conductive polymer chip capacitor ideal for DC-DC converter applications

AVX has extended and upgraded its TCR Series professional conductive polymer chip capacitors with new case sizes, capacitance values, and voltage ratings, a higher maximum operating temperature, enhanced performance capabilities in humid en

AVX | Products | 16-12-2016