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World’s first Bluetooth Smart Wearable-on-Chip device

Dialog Semiconductor has released details of its DA14680 ‘Wearable-on-Chip’ Bluetooth Smart (v4.2) device. The small, ultra-low power integrated circuit includes the key functionality to create a fully-hosted wearable computing product. It

Dialog Semiconductor | New Technologies | 07-04-2015

Evaluation board with PMOD form factor helps evaluation of pseudo differential ADC

Analog Devices EVAL-AD7942-PMDZ evaluation board is now available from Mouser. With a PMOD compatible form factor helps designers evaluate the AD7942 14-Bit, 250kSPS PulSAR, MSOP/LFCSP pseudo differential ADC. The EVAL-AD7942-PMDZ boa

Mouser Electronics | Products | 07-04-2015

New drop-in replacement high-speed CMOS DDR SDRAMs

Alliance Memory has introduced new high-speed CMOS double data rate synchronous DRAMs (DDR SDRAM) with densities of 256Mb (AS4C32M8D1), 512Mb (AS4C64M8D1), and 1Gb (AS4C64M16D1) in the 60-ball 8mm x 13mm x 1.2mm TFBGA package and the 66-pin

Alliance Memory | Products | 07-04-2015

Micro PLC card features 8-channel digital inputs with isolated power and data

Available now from Mouser stock, Maxim's MAXREFDES64 digital-input Micro PLC card features 8-channel digital inputs with isolated power and data. This reference design integrates a 600VRMS data isolator (MAX14850); a STMicroelectronics

Mouser Electronics | Products | 02-04-2015

Easier access to discrete power rectifiers, analogue ICs, voltage references and more

RS Components and Allied Electronics have announced a new global distribution agreement with Taiwan Semiconductor. The agreement extends the existing partnership with RS into the US, Canada and Mexico through Allied, its sister company in N

RS Components | Products | 02-04-2015

Explorer board for motor controls, human machine interfaces and control systems

Farmell element14 has launched the GIZMO Explorer Board, a companion board for the GIZMO 2 platform from GIZMOSPHERE. The board offers features and peripherals that are ideal for use in motor control, human machine interface and control sys

Farnell element14 | Products | 02-04-2015

Schottky module diodes offer easy paralleling of devices without thermal runaway

Global Power Technologies' silicon carbide (SIC) power Schottky module diodes are now available from Digi-Key. Their key advantages are improved circuit efficiency (lower overall cost), low switching losses, ease of paralleling devices

Digikey | Products | 02-04-2015

Introductory platform helps designers to learn basics of digital power control

The Digital Power Buck Converter BoosterPack from Texas Instruments (TI) provides an introductory platform for learning the basics of digital power control. When paired with the C2000 Piccolo F28069M LaunchPad, this BoosterPack enables

Texas Instruments | Products | 02-04-2015

Matched dual-junction surface-mount JFET affords sensitivity and stability

Featuring dual die matched pairs in a single plastic surface-mount package, InterFET's IF1322 matched dual-junction field-effect transistor (JFET) is now available from Mouser stock. The dual die approach helps to reduce crosstalk from

Mouser Electronics | Products | 02-04-2015

Capacitive touchscreen controller enables fast and easy access to favourite apps

Cypress Semiconductor has announced that its TrueTouch capacitive touchscreen controller was selected by premium Chinese smartphone brand, vivo, for its next-generation vivo Y29 smartphone. Cypress's TMA545 controller provides an easy-wa

Cypress | 02-04-2015

Radiation-tolerant telemetry controller provides highest level of integration

The first member of its new radiation tolerant space system manager (SSM) family of special-purpose mixed-signal devices, the LX7730 telemetry controller integrated circuit, has been unveiled by Microsemi. The LX7730 integrates the require

MicroSemi | Products | 02-04-2015

Switch detection interface ICs suit wide range of automotive and industrial applications

Mouser now stocks Freescale's MC33978/34978 switch detection interface ICs. The multiple switch detection interface (MSDI) devices are designed to detect the closing and opening of up to 22 switch contacts in automotive or industrial env

Mouser Electronics | Products | 02-04-2015

Affordable new arbitrary / function generator for education and entry-level T&M

Tektronix has introduced the AFG1022 - an entry level arbitrary / function generator featuring best-in-class performance and functionality to support a wide range of use cases and course subjects. The AFG1022 integrates seamlessly with the

Tektronix | Products | 02-04-2015

High-performance single-tine IDC contacts for harsh-environment applications

Single-contact version of its proven 9176 Series insulation displacement connectors (IDCs) have been introduced by AVX. The IDCs are widely recognized for providing highly-reliable, gas-tight wire-to-board connections in a range of harsh e

AVX | Products | 02-04-2015