A new series of high-voltage thin-film flat-chip resistors – the industry’s first to combine precision properties (low VCR <1ppm/V, tight tolerances to ±0.1%, and low TCR down to ±10ppm/K – with high operating voltages to 1000V) has been introduced by Vishay.
The Vishay VEML6070 UV light sensor. The VEML6070 is an advanced, CMOS ultraviolet (UV) light sensor with an I2C protocol interface and high dynamic detection resolution. With an integrated signal conditioning IC, photodiode, amplifiers, and analog/digital circuits in a single chip, the VEML6070 provides high performance in a small 2.35mm x 1.8mm x 1mm package, which makes it ideal for applications such as handheld devices, wearables, and health and fitness devices.
New from Linear Technology, the LTC3110 is a bi-directional, programmable input current buck-boost supercapacitor charger with active charge balancing for 1- or 2-series supercapacitors. The proprietary low-noise buck-boost topology does the work of two separate switching regulators, saving size, cost and complexity.
Analog Devices (ADI) has introduced eight new SHARC processors as part of its latest high-performance, power-efficient, real-time series that delivers peak performance greater than 24 giga-floating-point operations per second using two enhanced SHARC+ cores and advanced DSP accelerators (FFT, FIR, IIR).
Designed to enhance system reliability against shutdown and catastrophic failures, the NIS5135 resettable electronic fuse introduced by Diodes Incorporated sus plug-and-play applications in consumer applications including hard disc and solid state drives, printers, and set-top boxes. By allowing the product to recover, this e-fuse helps reduce unnecessary field returns.
The Molex ML-XT sealed connection system, the cost-competitive connector solution offers superior reliability for critical vehicle-wiring applications in harsh environments and is designed for use in multiple heavy-duty applications within the wiring architecture of a vehicle.
Panasonic’s PAN1740 next-generation Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) module offers a reduced form factor, significantly lower power consumption and embedded software stack to satisfy the growing demand for low-energy wireless connectivity.
New from Texas Instruments, the TPS65720 is a small power management unit aimed at Bluetooth headsets and other portable low-power consumer end products. The device contains a USB-friendly Lithium-Ion battery charger, a high-efficiency step-down converter, a low dropout linear regulator and additional supporting functions and is controlled by an I2C interface.
The Terasic DE0-Nano-SoC development kit is a robust hardware design platform built around the Altera System-on-Chip (SoC) FPGA, which combines the latest dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 embedded cores with industry-leading, programmable logic for ultimate design flexibility.
Fairchild FAN48623 synchronous TinyBoost regulators are designed to allow systems to take advantage of new battery chemistries. The devices can supply significant energy when the battery voltage is lower than the required voltage for system power ICs.
Nordic Semiconductor has announced the availability of its HomeKit solution for the nRF51 Series Bluetooth Smart SoCs. Meeting the HomeKit technical specifications the complete solution offers simplified development and accelerated time to market for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch enabled connected home products.
Murata GRJ Series soft termination capacitors feature a resin external electrode that relieves the mechanical stress on the ceramic element. The capacitors are designed with an advanced conductive polymer layer, which provides elasticity in the terminations to absorb mechanical stress that sometimes occurs during manufacturing, installation, or through general product use.
The STMicroelectronics STEVAL-CBL010V1 Evaluation Board which implements a DC-DC converter based on the LNBH25 regulator. The LNBH25 is used to power LNBs inside dish antennas which receive satellite TV signals.
A variety of Kemet engineering kits are highlighting the company’s tantalum and ceramic capacitor technologies. The kits are designed and assembled in order to provide active solutions to the passive component requirements characterized in professional OEM engineering design, prototyping, university lab research, and by hobbyist users.
The Linear Technology LT8616 high-efficiency high-speed 42V dual synchronous monolithic step-down switching regulator. The low-power device consumes only 6.5μA of quiescent current with both channels enabled. Both channels contain the switches and circuitry required to reduce the need for external components.
STMicoelectronic’s STPS10150CG-TR 150V 10A D2PAK Schottky diode is suitable for high-temperature applications. The high-voltage power Schottky rectifier features a hIgh junction temperature capability, good trade-off between leakage current and forward voltage drop, low leakage current and avalanche capability in an insulated 10.4mm x 4.6mm x 9.35mm surface-mount package.
The Littelfuse SP3022 series of robust 0.35pF, 20kV bi-directional (back-to-back) discrete TVS diodes. The devices can safely absorb repetitive ESD strikes over the maximum level specified in the IEC61000-4-2 international standard without performance degradation.
IXYS 2000V high-voltage power MOSFETs are the highest voltage products of their type in the industry in international standard size packages, says the company. With current ratings from 0.6A to 3A, the devices are specifically designed to address high blocking voltage and high voltage packages.
