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2015-02 Passive Components Vishay

[Feb 20 2015] Vishay has released its new AEC-Q200 certified 25W thick film power resistor, the DTO25, in a small size, surface-mount TO-252 (DPAK) package. For automotive, industrial and defense applications, the Vishay Sfernice DTO25 saves more space than its predecessor, delivers more than 3W of power dissipation on PCBS, and offers a wide range of resistance values. The DTO25 is a non-inductive device with ...

2015-02 Power Packet Digital LLC

[Feb 19 2015] Pasternack has launched its new line of ultra-wideband millimeter wave low noise amplifiers, which are now in stock and ready for same-day shipping. The new high frequency low noise amplifier (LNA) has an extremely low noise index typical of 2.5 to 3dB over the full spectrum, making it ideal for applications such as electronic countermeasures, instrumentation, optical fiber communication systems, ...

2015-02 Power SiTIME

[Feb 18 2015] Super Micro Compute introduces its latest Embedded Building Block Solutions. Supermicro will highlight its new Internet of Things (IoT) gateway system (SYS-E100-8Q), which features ultra-low power Edge-to-Cloud mesh networking devices powered by 2.2W Intel Quark SoC X1021. Expands the scale of our embedded solutions with 512GB DDR3 ECC memory, ZigBee module slots, and support for expansion throug ...

2015-02 Power FTDI, Future Technology Devices International Ltd

[Feb 17 2015] FTDI will introduce the highly anticipated new generation of Embedded Video Engine (EVE) - FT81xQ series, a series of four new chips that will enhance EVE products and enable more advanced human-machine interfaces. These new EVE products support higher screen resolution, compared to the previous FT800Q/801Q, the resolution has been increased from 512x512 to 800x600, In turn, it can support panels ...

2015-02 Sensors Zilog

[Feb 16 2015] Zytronic is a leading provider of advanced projected capacitive touch screen solutions. To expand its product range, the company introduced the curl type highly elastic touch film, another award-winning glass touch sensor. The elastic film is made using the company's patented multi-touch projection capacitor technology (MPCT). It will be popular in large interactive displays that require attentio ...

2015-02 Power ATOP Technologies

[Feb 15 2015] Atmel Corporation has announced the next generation of radiation-resistant (rad-hard) mixed-signal application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) platforms that provide high density solutions with superior functionality for aerospace applications. The ATMX150RHA, manufactured using a 150nm process based on insulated silicon (SOI), further expands Atmel's own portfolio of anti-radiation solutions. ...

2015-02 Sensors Vishay

[Feb 14 2015] Vishay has announced the VEML6040, a digital RGBW sensor that uses Filtron technology to achieve accurate RGBW spectral sensitivity and responds to ambient light spectral sensitivity close to that of the real human eye. The Vishay Semiconductors device integrates the PIN photodiode (RGBW) and signal processing IC in a small 2.0mm x 1.25mm x 1.0mm surface-mount package, providing an I2C bus interf ...

2015-02 Semiconductors Lattice Semiconductor Corporation

[Feb 13 2015] Lattice Semiconductor, the market leader in ultra-low-power, small-size custom solutions, announced the launch of a new generation of FPGA-based camera design solutions with Helion. Design engineers can implement next-generation HD camera solutions for the industrial and automotive markets with the world's smallest programmable devices and lowest cost per I/O. Lattice and Helion use the HDR-60 ca ...

2015-02 Connectors Renesas Electronics America

[Feb 12 2015] Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the launch of the RX71M, the latest flagship of the RX series of 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUS). Developed specifically for industrial applications, the new family of products will increase the CPU operating frequency from the previous product's 120MHz to 240 MHz, and the on-chip Flash memory (Flash) capacity can reach up to 4MB. With the increasing compl ...

2015-02 Sensors Vishay

[Feb 11 2015] Vishay Intertechnology has announced the availability of its new fully integrated proximity and ambient light sensor, the VCNL4040. The sensor uses Filtron™ technology; Its size is the smallest in the industry, only 4mm x 2mm x 1.1mm; Includes an infrared emitter, light detector for proximity and ambient light, signal processing IC, and 16-bit ADC. The three-in-one sensor has an interrupt functio ...

2015-02 Semiconductors Infineon Technologies

[Feb 10 2015] Infineon Technologies AG and German auto parts supplier Hella Group have developed an innovative RF component for radar sensors that effectively monitors blind spots (blind spot detection) in the rear of a vehicle. The module integrates several previously separate components into a single transceiver (with both transceiver functions), saving space and cost, as well as providing better performance ...

2015-02 Passive Components Infineon Technologies

[Feb 9 2015] Infineon Technologies introduces a new low saturation voltage drop VCE(sat) IGBT. This type of IGBT is optimized for the low switching frequency range of 50Hz to 20kHz. Switching frequencies in this range are commonly found in uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) as well as photovoltaic inverters and inverter welders. The new L5 series is based on TRENCHSTOP™5 thin-chip technology, which further ...