Microchip's new MCP3909 energy-measurement IC combines low power consumption with an SPI interface and active power pulse output. As a part of the MCP3909 3-Phase Energy Meter Reference Design, the IC ...
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In many applications, the power supply voltage is often dictated by an external design constraint such as battery voltage, bus-powered USB or something as mundane as a single-output, low-cost wall wart. ...
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The new Microchip Technologies' Advanced Product Selector (MAPS) Version 2.0 has debuted online, providing a comprehensive selection tool for the chip company's complete product portfolio including analog, ...
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Frequency control specialist, Euroquartz, launched a wide range of new products at the electronica 2006 trade show in Germany. Euroquartz unveiled a new range of dielectric microwave products, a new ...
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Samtec’s Q2 second-generation high-speed connector system (QMS/QFS Series) options have been expanded with integrated power pins (PC Option), RF connectors (RF option), and retention pins (RT option) ...
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Claimed to be the lowest-cost member of the PIC18F88X family yet, Microchip Technologies' new PIC16F882 provides design engineers with a lower-cost migration option, it says. The PIC16F882, along with ...
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Cypress has introduced its next generation of high-speed USB 2.0 hub controllers. The EZ-USB HX2LP controller is optimised for cost-sensitive applications including standalone hubs, monitors, docking ...
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As IC packages get smaller and smaller, new thermal management problems arise. Although these new devices often dissipate the same, or even more power than earlier generations, it is much more difficult ...
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STMicroelectronics has developed a new power MOSFET family. The first member allows customers to drastically reduce conduction losses and increase efficiency and reliability of their lighting applications ...
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Raychem Circuit Protection has introduced its PolyZen polymer enhanced, precision Zener diode micro-assembly. Designed to meet the growing need for overcurrent and overvoltage protection on portable equipment ...
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Samtec's Q2 second generation high speed connector system (QMS/QFS Series) features have been expanded with a standard retention pin option (RT1) that can as much as double the un-mating forces in typical ...
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Freescale has introduced three highly sensitive XYZ-axis MEMS-based accelerometers. Designers of portable electronics devices have to focus on ways to make portable devices more reliable and robust by ...
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