National Semiconductor recently released what it claims is the industry's first single-chip solution specifically designed for power over Ethernet (PoE) devices that operate from alternative power sources ...
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The speed of technological development is getting faster and faster. Although this has the benefit of bringing useful technologies to the market more quickly, it also presents a major headache to designers ...
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Atmel has announced a new 32-bit embedded CPU architecture with DSP extensions that is expected to extend the battery life of portable, handheld multimedia products such as portable video players, MP3 ...
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Microchip's MCP401x series is a family of low-power, low-voltage, volatile, 6-bit digital potentiometers. They provide engineers with a digital solution that is cost and size-competitive with current ...
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Littelfuse has been providing circuit protection solutions for over 75 years and boasts a large portfolio of circuit protection products. Customers can choose from GDTs, switching thyristors, TVS diode ...
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Allegro MicroSystems Europe has introduced a new family of bi-directional linear Hall-effect sensors that combine a 20 A dynamic range with an internal resistance of only one milliohm, an accuracy of ...
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Texas Instruments' ISO721 and ISO721M digital isolators have a logic input and output buffer separated by a silicon oxide (SiO₂) insulation barrier. This barrier provides isolation of up to 560 V of operating ...
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Microchip Technology's MCP3550 integrated circuit is one of the lowest power, smallest A/D converters on the market with greater than 16-bit resolution. This 22-bit delta-sigma device is available in ...
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STMicroelectronics recently extended its family of Supervisor and Reset ICs with the introduction of the STM1061 series of low-power precision voltage detectors. The SOT23-packaged series - which complements ...
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Microchip Technology has introduced cascaded dual op-amps: the MCP627X (2 MHz), MCP628X (5 MHz) and MCP629X (10 MHz). Features of this new topology include:    * Chip select (CS) pin for both amplifiers. * ...
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The new A1441 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a full-bridge motor driver integrated circuit designed to drive single-phase, low-voltage bipolar brushless DC motors. Commutation of the motor is achieved ...
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Apem has just expanded its range of piezo switches with a stainless steel version and new models featuring ring illumination. Piezo switches have no moving parts, are dust and waterproof and their metal ...
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