Technology Articles

2012-06 Sensors Vishay

[Jun 9 2012] Vishay Intertechnology has announced the introduction of the TCNT2000, a reflected light sensor in a small SMD package with a transistor output. The device has dimensions of 3.4mm x 2.7mm x 1.5mm and a detection range of 0.2mm to 5mm, and can be used in consumer, industrial and computer applications. The TCNT2000 uses Vishay's efficient 940nm transmitter chip with a typical CTR of 4%, more than t ...

2012-06 Connectors Analog Devices

[Jun 8 2012] Analog Devices introduces the ADuCM360, a fully integrated 4 kSPS, 24-bit data acquisition system-on-chip that incorporates a dual-core, high-performance, multi-channel sigma-δ ADC, a 32-bit ARM CortexTM M3 MCU, and Flash/EE memory. The device operates at 1 mA and is designed to interface directly with 4 to 20 mA external loop powered precision sensors in industrial process control. The ADuCM360' ...

2012-06 Power Power Integrations

[Jun 7 2012] Power Integrations announced the availability of 150 W, 48 V power supply reference designs for LED street lights and other industrial/infrastructure lighting systems. The driver circuit described in the RDR-292 can exceed 93% and 91% efficiency at 230 VAC and 110 VAC inputs, respectively. This design provides a system power factor (PF) of more than 0.97 and a THD of less than 10%, easily complia ...

2012-06 Power United Chemi-Con

[Jun 6 2012] U-blox and GLOBALFOUNDRIES have jointly announced: The u-blox 7 Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System on Chip (GPS/GNSS SoC), based on GLOBALFOUNDRIES 'advanced 65nm low-power Enhanced (LPe) RF process technology platform, is now available. Eric De Mey, Vice President of Integrated Circuits at u blox, said: "U-Blox is always looking for robust and reliable partners to suppo ...

2012-06 Power Molex

[Jun 5 2012] Molex Corporation has announced that its Brad HarshIO PROFINET I/O module is now PNO (PROFIBUS Nutzerorganisation) certified to the Industrial Ethernet (PROFINET) specification, meeting all requirements for conformance Class B. Molex's recently launched Brad HarshIO module with Fast Start-Up (FSU) technology provides a reliable solution for connecting industrial controllers to I/O devices for a v ...

2012-06 Connectors Microsemi

[Jun 4 2012] Microsemi Corporation announced the expansion of its RF power product line with the introduction of the DRF1400 power MOSFETs. The product is ideal for use in RF generators in a wide range of industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) sectors, such as plasma generation for semiconductor, LCD and solar cell manufacturing, as well as CO2 lasers operating at frequencies up to 30 MHz. The DRF family fr ...

2012-06 Semiconductors NXP

[Jun 3 2012] NXP Semiconductors announced a new family of auto-grade power MOSFET devices featuring NXP's Trench 6 technology with extremely low on-resistance (RDSon), extremely high switching performance, and outstanding quality and reliability. NXP's new automotive grade MOSFETs are AEC-Q101 certified and have successfully passed extended life testing at 175˚C temperatures for more than 1,600 hours (perform ...

2012-06 Connectors Renesas Electronics America

[Jun 2 2012] Renesas Electronics Corporation and Taiwan Integrated Circuit Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC) announced today that they have signed an agreement to expand their cooperation in microcontroller (MCU) technology to the manufacturing of 40nm embedded flash memory (eFlash) for the production of microcontrollers for next-generation consumer products such as automobiles and home appliances. Renesas has ...

2012-06 Connectors Molex

[Jun 1 2012] Molex reintroduces a line of halogen-free, lead-free Micro Serial Attached SCSI (Micro SAS) connector products for 1.8-inch memory. These Micro SAS connectors are now available in an enhanced design that includes dual memory stack sockets, as well as integrated ground planes and pin protection covers for increased reliability in compact storage applications. The Micro SAS connector is a next-gene ...

2012-05 Power Xilinx

[May 31 2012] Xilinx announced the Kintex-7 FPGA embedded suite, providing a ready-to-use development platform for system designers to quickly and easily integrate programmable systems, enabling processors to control diverse data streams for applications such as video and Ethernet switching, motor control, and medical imaging. As a Xylinx 7 series FPGA, Kintex-7 is highly flexible to different standards, paral ...

2012-05 Connectors TE Connectivity

[May 30 2012] TE Connectivity is now available for the new compact Economy Power 2.5 (EP2.5) connector family with Terminal lock strips (TPA) and a glow-wire compliant model that complies with the IEC60335-1 (Home and Similar Appliances - Safety) standard. James Dunbar, Global Power and Signal Interconnect product Manager at TE's Home Appliances Business unit, said, "More and more customers are requiring conne ...

2012-05 Connectors SiTIME

[May 29 2012] SiTime Corporation, an analog semiconductor company committed to fundamentally changing the $600 million clock market with silicon MEMS solutions, Xilinx Virtex-7 FPGas, Kintex-7 FPGas, and Zynq-7000 EPP evaluation kits have adopted SiTime's programmable high-performance MEMS oscillators. Xilinx uses SiTime's SiT9102 differential oscillator as the system clock, while the SiT8102 oscillator is use ...