Technology Articles

2016-03 Connectors Linear Technology/Analog Devices

[mar 13 2016] Linear Technology Corporation introduced the LTC5576, an active double-balanced up-conversion mixer with a wide RF frequency range from 3GHz to 8GHz. The LTC5576 improves microwave transmitter and upconversion performance with excellent 25dBm OIP3 linearity and an excellent conversion loss of only 2dB at 8GHz, providing superior output signal quality compared to other passive mixers, which typica ...

2016-03 Power Texas Instruments

[mar 12 2016] In the last 10 years, there have been many breakthroughs in smart cities. While typical infrastructure, such as Ethernet or Wi-Fi networks, enables most of the communication between systems and subsystems, with the rapid development of the Internet of Things (IoT), the number of nodes in various systems continues to proliferate. In order to support those systems with more different subsystem node ...

2016-03 Connectors Intel

[mar 11 2016] Intersil, a leading provider of innovative power management and precision simulation solutions, today announced the ISL8117, the first 60V synchronous step-down controller that avoids the intermediate step-down transition stages commonly used in industrial applications. The low duty cycle of the step-down PWM controller (minimum on-time 40 nanoseconds) supports direct step-down conversion from 48 ...

2016-03 Power Power Integrations

[mar 10 2016] Power Integrations, a leader in IGBT drive technology, has announced the 2SC0115T2A0-12 dual-channel gate drive core for inverters and converters ranging from 90 kW to 500 kW. The new drive core uses the SCALE™-2+ integrated circuit and isolated transformer technology for DC/DC power and switching signal transmission, and eliminates the need for an optocoupler, greatly improving system reliabilit ...

2016-03 Semiconductors Cypress Semiconductor

[mar 9 2016] Cypress Semiconductor, the market leader in static random access memory (SRAM), announced the industry's highest capacity synchronous SRAM with on-chip error correction codes (ECC). The new 36Mb synchronous SRAM integrates ECC capabilities to provide the highest level of data reliability and simplify the design of a variety of military, communications and data processing applications. Cypress pla ...

2016-03 Connectors Artesyn Embedded Technologies

[mar 8 2016] Artesyn Embedded Technologies has announced the introduction of the new ADQ600 Series 600W 1/4 brick isolated DC/DC power converters, which are characterized by high efficiency and extreme heat dissipation to meet the specifications of telecommunications networks and data center infrastructure. Equipped with a fully regulated 12V output, this series of power converters can provide up to 50A outpu ...

2016-03 Connectors STMicroelectronics

[mar 7 2016] STMicroelectronics, the world's leading semiconductor supplier across multiple electronic applications, introduces the new powerSTEP motor driver, a sophisticated motor control design that enables applications to perform high-power work directly on the chip. This fully integrated stepper motor driver System Package (SiP) offers the industry's highest power density of up to 500W/cm2 and will assis ...

2016-03 Connectors ams

[mar 6 2016] Ams, a leading provider of high-performance analog ics and sensors, has introduced a new generation of AS3955 Near Field communication (NFC) interface chips with unique energy harvesting capabilities and data transfer capabilities. Similar to previous AS3953 products, the AS3955 provides contactless bridging between near Field communication (NFC) card readers, such as smartphones and tablets, and ...

2016-03 Connectors STMicroelectronics

[mar 5 2016] Spanning multiple electronic applications, STMicroelectronics, a leading global semiconductor supplier, combines its ultra-low power microcontroller technology with years of experience in the ARM® Cortex-M4 kernel. Successfully created the STM32L4 series of microcontrollers for the next generation of energy-efficient consumer electronics, industrial, medical and metrological products. The STM32L4 ...

2016-03 Connectors Diodes Incorporated

[mar 4 2016] Diodes Incorporated introduces the dual 300mA Low Voltage Difference (LDO) regulator AP7344, offering high output voltage accuracy of 1% and low static current of 50µA. The low-voltage differential regulator comes in a compact package and is suitable for battery-powered consumer products such as cameras, smartphones and tablets. The AP7344 supports input voltages from 1.7V to 5.25V, enabling it t ...

2016-03 Connectors Molex

[mar 3 2016] Molex introduces the Super Sabre power connector system for all high-current applications that require flexible wire-to-wire and wire-to-board configurations. Super Sabre power connectors can deliver 34.0 amps per blade and can withstand operating temperatures up to 125°C (USCAR-2, Class 3), especially for automotive and commercial vehicle applications, as well as home appliances, medical, data c ...

2016-03 Connectors Infineon Technologies

[mar 2 2016] Infineon Technologies AG introduces its 3D magnetic sensor TLV493D-A1B6, which uses a compact 6-pin TSOP package to achieve highly accurate 3D sensing with very low power consumption. By detecting magnetic fields in the x, y, and z directions, the sensor reliably senses three-dimensional, linear, and rotational motion. The digital I²C interface can realize fast bidirectional communication between ...