Semiconductors


World’s first 256Gb 48-layer BiCS FLASH features innovative 3D-stack structure

Toshiba has unveiled its new generation of BiCS FLASH, a three-dimensional (3D) stacked cell structure flash memory - a structure stacking Flash memory cells vertically on a silicon substrate to realise significant density improvements over

Toshiba | 05-08-2015

Tiny new nonvolatile RAM simplifies designs by eliminating batteries

Cypress Semiconductor has introduced a new 1Mb nonvolatile static random access memory (nvSRAM) with a Quad serial peripheral interface (SPI). The Quad SPI interface enables the new nvSRAM to exceed the data throughput of larger parallel in

Cypress | 04-08-2015

Dual ADCs feature an on-chip buffer and a sample-and-hold circuit

Analog Devices' AD9684 14-Bit 500MSPS LVDS dual analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) are now available from Mouser stock. The devices feature an on-chip buffer and a sample-and-hold circuit designed for low power, small size, and ease-of-us

Analog Devices | 03-08-2015

Modulator driver / limiting amp designed to operate from 1Gbps to 11.7Gbps

This post is sponsored by Texas Instruments. The Texas Instruments (TI) ONET1130EP is an integrated modulator driver and limiting amplifier designed to operate from 1Gbps to 11.7Gbps. Optical and electrical loopback are included and a

Texas Instruments | 03-08-2015

High-performance MCUs offer maximum theoretical performance of the Cortex-M7

The STM32F7 series of high-performance MCUs with ARM Cortex-M7 core is now available from Farnell element14. The device takes advantage of STMicroelectronics' ART Accelerator as well as an L1 cache to deliver the maximum theoretical per

Farnell element14 | 03-08-2015

Broad selection of NPN and PNP bipolar transistors suits many needs

Suitable for a wide range of applications, RS Components now offers a broad selection of NPN and PNP bipolar transistors from STMicroelectronics. The offering includes general-purpose, Darlington, power and high-voltage devices in both

RS Components | 03-08-2015

Integrated analog front-end designed to simplify sensor interfaces

Analog Devices' ADA4350 is now available from Digi-Key. The device is an analog front end for photodetectors or other sensors whose output produces a current proportional to the sensed parameter or voltage input applications where the s

Digikey | 03-08-2015

MCU+FPU based on the high-performance ARM Cortex-M7 32-bit RISC core

Mouser now stocks the STMicroelectronics STM32F7, a 32-Bit MCU+FPU are based on the high-performance ARM Cortex-M7 32-bit RISC core operating at up to 216MHz. The Cortex-M7 core features a single floating point unit (SFPU) precision w

Mouser Electronics | 31-07-2015

Multiplexers consist of four single channels with fault protected inputs

Analog Devices' ADG5404F fault-protection and detection 4-channel multiplexers are now stocked by Mouser. The devices consist of four single channels with fault protected inputs. The ADG5404F switches one of the four inputs to a common d

Mouser Electronics | 30-07-2015

Multichannel inductance-to-digital converters offer up to 28-bit resolution

Texas Instruments' multichannel inductance-to-digital converters (LDCs) are now available from Farnell element14. The four new devices - the LDC1312, LDC1314, LDC1612 and LDC1614 - offer two or four matched channels and up to 28-bit reso

Farnell element14 | 30-07-2015

SDRAM uses a double data rate architecture to achieve high-speed operation

Employing a double data rate architecture to achieve high-speed operation, Alliance Memory's DDR3L SDRAM is now available from Mouser stock. The double data rate architecture uses an 8n-prefetch architecture with an interface de-signed

Mouser Electronics | 24-07-2015

Smart devices ensures inadvertent short reset push-button closures do not cause resets

RS Components now stocks the STMicroelectronics SR2HARU, a smart reset devices which provide a useful feature that ensures inadvertent short reset push-button closures do not cause system resets. This is done by implementing extended Sma

RS Components | 23-07-2015

Infrared emitting diodes offer powerful illumination in low-profile SMD package

Vishay is broadening its optoelectronics portfolio with the introduction of two new SurfLight high-speed infrared (IR) emitting diodes in compact 3.2mm by 1.6mm by 1.1mm surface-mount, top-view packages. Based on proprietary GaAIAs surface

Vishay | 23-07-2015

Compact and highly-efficient AC-DC driver LED lighting applications

The ON Semiconductor NCL30030 PWM controller is now available from Farnell element14. The device integrates power factor correction (PFC) and quasi-resonant fly-back controllers to ensure a compact and highly-efficient A/-DC LED driver

Farnell element14 | 22-07-2015

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