Semiconductors


Fault indicators, timers and event counters designed for tough applications

As the exclusive UK distributor for L-3 Electrodynamics, Aerco now offers a range of highly-reliable, environmentally-sealed, magnetic latching, non-volatile fault and status indicators. These are in addition to the L-3 miniature elapsed t

Aerco | 18-05-2015

Ultra-efficient 30MHz ARM Cortex-M0+ core microcontroller

The NXP LPC800 series microcontroller is now available from Farnell element14. The devices feature the ultra-efficient 30MHz ARM Cortex-M0+ core, offering a range of low-power, space-efficient, low-pin-count options for basic diverse MC

Farnell element14 | 15-05-2015

World’s first mobile processor with Tri-Cluster CPU architecture and ten processing cores

MediaTek has launched the MediaTek Helio X20 as the world’s first mobile processor with Tri-Cluster CPU architecture and ten processing cores (Deca-core). The Helio X20 continues MediaTek’s mission of delivering industry-leading computin

MediaTek | 15-05-2015

Four-channel TVS diode array combines LDR with enhanced ESD capability

Designed to protect data lines that may experience destructive electrostatic discharge (ESD), Littlefuse has introduced the miniature four-channel bidirectional SP1015 Series TVS diode array (SPA diodes). The robust diodes can safely abs

Littelfuse | 15-05-2015

New high-speed A/D converters feature high integration

Microchip announces two families of new high-speed A/D converters: the MCP37DX0-200 and MCP372X0-200 families. These families feature 12- and 14- bit pipelined A/D converters with a maximum sampling rate of 200 Mega samples per second (

Microchip Technology | 15-05-2015

New FPGA family, provides essential bridging and I/O expansion functions

Lattice Semiconductor has introduced the MachXO3LF as the newest member of its MachXO3 FPGA family, which provides essential bridging and I/O expansion functions to meet the increasing connectivity requirements of communications, computing,

Lattice | 14-05-2015

Linear – New 4GHz amplifier achieves <1pA input bias current from -40C to 85C

Linear Technology has introduced the LTC6268-10, a new series of single and dual LTC6269-10 4GHz FET-input op amps for high dynamic range and high speed transimpedance amplifier (TIA) applications. The decompensated amplifiers extend the

Linear | 14-05-2015

New ultra low-capacitance steering diode / transient voltage suppressor array

Designed to deliver circuit protection in Gigabit Ethernet applications, smartphones, video card interfaces and more - ProTek Devices has introduced a new ultra low--capacitance (0.9pF) steering diode / transient voltage suppressor array

Protek | 14-05-2015

Industry’s first 16-bit 1-GSPS ADC and highest-density 14-bit ADC

Texas Instruments has announced the ADS54J60 as the industry’s first 16-bit 1-GSPS analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and the first to achieve over 70dBFS signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) at 1-GSPS. The company has also announced the highest den

Texas Instruments | 13-05-2015

BLE SoC integrates a Bluetooth v4.0 low-energy radio with an ARM Cortex-M0 MCU

Available now from Mouser, the NXP QN902X ultra-low power BLE system on chip (SoC) integrates a Bluetooth v4.0 low energy radio with an ARM Cortex-M0 MCU. The single-chip solution offers room to run applications, provide signal proces

Mouser Electronics | 13-05-2015

Highly-integrated quad 16-bit DAC delivers 2.4GSPS bandwidth

Digi-Key now stocks the Analog Devices AD9154-EBZ, AD9154-M6720-EBZ and AD9154-FMC-EBZ which support the AD9154 - a quad, 16-bit, high dynamic range digital-to-analog converter (DAC) that provides a maximum sample rate of 2.4 GSPS, permi

Digikey | 08-05-2015

Ultra low-power FPGAs and sensor managers with instant-on capability

Mouser now stocks Lattice's iCE40 UltraLite family of optimum logic, small-footprint, low I/O count ultra low-power FPGAs and sensor managers which feature instant-on capability. The devices are designed for ultra low-power mobile appl

Mouser Electronics | 08-05-2015

Mixed-signal microcontroller supports MSCAN, SENT and LIN

Mouser is now stocking the new S12ZVC MagniVT mixed-signal microcontroller from Freescale Semiconductor. The S12ZVC 16 bit MCU is based on a 32MHz S12Z core and has 192 KBytes of Flash memory, 12 KBytes of RAM, 2 KBytes of EPROM, integra

Mouser Electronics | 08-05-2015

Wideband dual down converter mixer with integrated IF amplifier

The TRF37x32 is a wideband dual down converter mixer with integrated IF amplifier from Texas Instruments (TI). The device employs integrated baluns for single ended RF and LO inputs. The IF amplifier operates from 30 MHz to 600 MHz in an

Texas Instruments | 07-05-2015

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