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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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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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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Microchip Technology's PICkit Serial Analyzer is the company's latest offering in the popular PICkit development tool series. This tool enables design engineers to easily interface with circuits that ...
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Line-powered control applications need to use every possible power-saving feature and technique if they are to achieve an efficient power supply for low-voltage components. A minimal 50 mW of power to ...
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Microchip Technology has expanded its 32 Kbit SPI serial EEPROM family with the 25AA320A and 25LC320A (25XX320A) devices. Capable of speeds up to 10 MHz, these devices are available in very low-profile ...
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Microchip has developed a comprehensive online Medical Design Centre, located at www.microchip.com/medical
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Microchip's new emulation system supports the development of applications that use Microchip's PIC microcontrollers and dsPIC digital signal controllers (DSCs). The new MPLAB REAL ICE offers next-generation ...
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Microchip claims its MCP3421 ADC is the highest resolution ADC available in a 6-pin SOT-23 package. The low-power, 18-bit, delta-sigma device features an integrated voltage reference, oscillator and programmable ...
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Microchip Technology has launched the MCP73833 and MCP73834 single-cell, high current, Li-Ion/Li-Polymer linear charge-management controllers. These fully integrated devices combine several key charge-management ...
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Microchip has launched an online power-supply design centre that provides technical resources for: the design of analog power supplies; augmenting existing analog power supply designs with inexpensive ...
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