Tri-axis accelerometer 4 September 2013 The KXTJ2 is a low-power, low-cost 3-axis accelerometer from Kionix featuring low noise and a high-speed I2C interface. Featuring Kionix’s XAC sensor, which offers excellent stability with a strong combination ...
43 Gbps transimpedance amplifier 4 September 2013, RF Design The HMC7590 is a high-speed, high-gain, low-power limiting transimpedance amplifier (TIA) from Hittite, for use in optical receivers with data rates up to 43 Gbps. It features low input referred noise, ...
Energy harvesting power manager 4 September 2013, Altron Arrow Linear Technology unveiled the LTC3330, a complete regulating energy harvesting solution that delivers up to 50 mA of continuous output current to extend battery life when harvestable energy is available. ...
Haptic driver 4 September 2013 Texas Instruments’ DRV2605 is a haptic driver that makes it easy to add realistic tactile feedback effects to consumer and industrial products, such as smartphones, tablets, ebooks, refrigerators, microwave ...
Miniature eCompass 4 September 2013 STMicroelectronics has created the world’s smallest eCompass combining a 3-axis accelerometer and 3-axis magnetometer in a single package. Measuring just 2 x 2 mm, the tiny LSM303C provides an orientation ...
Voltage reference design for precision successive approximation ADCs 4 September 2013, Altron Arrow The overall precision of a high-resolution, successive approximation analog-to-digital converter (ADC) depends on the accuracy, stability and drive capability of its voltage reference. The switched capacitors ...
Hardware security ICs offer large security returns at a low cost 4 September 2013 In the face of security vulnerabilities in health and safety applications, governments and industry leaders have focused on security weaknesses in the design and protection of electronic devices. This ...
Broadband digital attenuator 21 August 2013, RF Design The HMC1095LP4E from Hittite is a broadband 6-bit GaAs IC digital attenuator in a leadless SMT package. It incorporates off-chip AC ground capacitors for near DC operation, making it suitable for a wide ...
Wideband PLL plus VCO 21 August 2013, RF Design The HMC835LP6GE is a low-noise, fractional-N phase-locked loop (PLL) from Hittite that features an integrated voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) with a fundamental frequency of 2020 to 4100 MHz, and ...
Spread spectrum clock generators 21 August 2013 ON Semiconductor has introduced a series of active spread spectrum clock generator ICs that manage electromagnetic interference (EMI) and radio frequency interference (RFI) at the clock source, delivering ...
High-power broadband amplifier 21 August 2013 M/A-COM Technology Solutions announced a new MMIC power amplifier for high-power broadband applications in the form of the MAAP-010169, a two-staged amplifier operating across the 2 GHz to 6 GHz frequency ...
Microphone for in-vehicle systems 21 August 2013 Kingstate Electronics has developed a new microphone for use in automotive applications such as interior multimedia / communications / navigation functions requiring speech recognition and noise reduction. ...
Single-bit voltage translator 21 August 2013, Altron Arrow The 74LVC1T45 is a single-bit, dual-supply transceiver with 3-state outputs suitable for transmitting a single logic bit across different voltage domains.
The A input/output pin is designed to track ...
Altimeter sensor chip 21 August 2013 The MS5611-01BA is a new generation of high-resolution altimeter sensor from MEAS Switzerland with SPI and I²C bus interface. It is optimised for altimeters and variometers with an altitude resolution ...
Low-noise amplifier 21 August 2013, Hi-Q Electronics The SKY67110-396LF from Skyworks is a high-linearity GaAs, pHEMT low-noise amplifier (LNA) with an active bias and on-die stability structures enabling simple external matching. It offers the ability ...
Ultra-wideband mixer 21 August 2013, Altron Arrow Linear Technology’ LTC5510 is a mixer with a very wide frequency range extending to 6 GHz. It provides a continuous 50 Ω matched input from 30 MHz to 6 GHz, while its output can reach up to 4,5 GHz, ...
Secure authenticator chip 21 August 2013 Atmel has expanded its CryptoAuthentication portfolio to include the ATECC108 solution with elliptical curve (ECC) asymmetric key algorithm. It is ideally suited for authenticating system accessories, ...
Touch sense controller 21 August 2013, Future Electronics Cypress Semiconductor unveiled a new CapSense Express capacitive touch sensing controller optimised to replace mechanical buttons in front panels for industrial and consumer applications, portable medical ...
L-band amplifier 7 August 2013, RF Design New from RF Micro Devices is the RFHA1027, a gallium nitride (GaN) matched power transistor (MPT) delivering pulse power performance of 500 W in a compact flanged package at L-band.
The device is optimised ...
Fixed attenuators extending to 18 GHz 7 August 2013, Conical Technologies Attenuation has saved many systems and circuit designs, especially when it can be added in precise, consistent amounts. Attenuation comes in many forms and sizes, but perhaps few packages that are smaller ...
