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Four-channel capacitance to digital converter facilitates contactless sensing

Aimed facilitating the implementation of contactless capacitive sensing solutions, Texas Instruments’ low-cost FDC1004 high-resolution low-power four-channel capacitance-to-digital converter is now available from Farnell element14. Ca

Farnell element14 | Products | 27-02-2015

Fully-digital switch mode AC/DC converter features two power stages

Consisting of two power stages, STM's STEVAL-ISV147V2 digital switch mode AC/DC converter is now available from Mouser stock. The two stages are an input semi-bridgeless power factor corrector (SBPFC) controlled by an STM32F051K8, and a

Mouser Electronics | Products | 27-02-2015

Comprehensive line of versatile LED components for diverse applications

America II Electronics has announced it has entered into a franchise distribution agreement with Itswell Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of LED products used in home appliance, automotive, traffic control, medical, lighting, and gaming applicatio

America II | Products | 27-02-2015

Proven solutions unlock the power of USB Type-C and reduce development time and risk

Lattice Semiconductor has announced three new, freely-downloadable proven reference designs that enable designers working in consumer, industrial and other sectors to quickly implement the cable detect and power delivery functions required

Lattice | Design Applications | 27-02-2015

Automotive-grade ARM Cortex-M0+-based MCUs with capacitive touch hardware support

Atmel has launched its next-generation family of automotive-qualified ARM Cortex-M0+-based MCUs with an integrated peripheral touch controller (PTC) for capacitive touch applications. The new SAM DA1 is the first series in this Atmel |SM

Atmel | Products | 27-02-2015

Low-cost PSoC 5LP prototyping kit offers unmatched one-chip processing power

Cypress Semiconductor has introduced a new, low-cost prototyping kit that gives engineers unprecedented access to design with the powerful 32-bit ARM Cortex-M3 core in Cypress’s PSoC 5LP programmable system-on-chip architecture. The C

Cypress | Products | 27-02-2015

New 75W convection-cooled switching regulated power supplies

Acopian Power Supplies has announced availability of the WN8B power supply. The AC-DC single-output units provide up to 75W of output power, with convection cooling (no fans required). The convection-cooled design eliminates the need fo

Acopian | Products | 27-02-2015

Latest release of TASKING C compiler for Renesas RH850 microcontroller

Altium has announced release v2.2r1 of its TASKING C compiler suite for the RH850 architecture from Renesas Electronics, delivering support for new RH850 microcontroller variants, code optimization improvements, and an integrated on-chip de

Altium | Products | 27-02-2015

Device allows developers to easily configure up to 20 mixed-signal ports on a single chip

Mouser is now stocking the Maxim Integrated MAX11300 20-Port mixed-signal I/O device. Unlike traditional multichannel data converters, the MAX11300 uses proprietary mixed-signal PIXIT technology, allowing developers to easily configure

Mouser Electronics | Products | 27-02-2015

High-efficiency synchronous 42V, 6A step-down regulator integrates current sensing

Linear Technology has unveiled the LT8613, a new 6A, 42V input capable synchronous step-down switching regulator with integrated current sensing. Synchronous rectification delivers efficiency as high as 95% while Burst Mode operation kee

Linear | Products | 27-02-2015

New integrated ultraviolet light sensor assures high sensitivity and linearity

The Optoelectronics group of Vishay has introduced a new integrated ultraviolet (UV) light sensor featuring Filtron UV technology for high UV sensitivity and linearity. Designed to convert solar UV light intensity to digital data in consume

Vishay | Products | 27-02-2015

Innovative GNS system integrates clock-master technology for indoor small cells

Microsemi has announced its Integrated GNSS Master (IGM) solution for small cell synchronization. The IGM is the company's first solution that fully integrates a 1588v2 PTP grandmaster with a GNSS receiver and antenna in a small, fully-c

MicroSemi | New Technologies | 27-02-2015

Compact panel-mount indicators provide drip-proof protection

VCC has designed an LED panel mount indicator with a robust metal body that provides drip-proof protection. The 5.9mm watertight L60 Series LED panel mount indicator utilizes a tinted diffused LED with a 45 degree viewing angle. With

VCC | Products | 27-02-2015

Faster IEC61508 certification with FPGA functional safety design flow

Lattice Semiconductor has announced the availability of the Functional Safety Design Flow solution based on the Lattice Diamond Design Tools. Certified by TÜV-Rheinland, an independent organization globally recognized for safety and qualit

Lattice | 27-02-2015