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Thermally-conductive acrylic interface pads transfer heat and dampen vibration

Available now from Digi-Key, 3M's 5590H thermally-conductive acrylic interface pads offer effective heat transfer and vibration damping for demanding thermal applications. The 5590H3M Series thermal-management materials are proven, hig

Digikey | Products | 09-02-2015

High-current IP68 / X9K waterproof connectors can carry up to 125A

Offering a current capacity of up to 125A, Hirose Electric's EV1 high-current waterproof connectors are IP67 water resistant in their unmated state (EV1-62RA-3SB, EV1-62RA-2SB), and IP68 / X9K water resistant when mated. The use of a

Mouser Electronics | Products | 09-02-2015

New generation general-purpose low-power operational amplifiers

Introduced as a new generation of general-purpose, low-power operational amplifiers, the Texas Instruments (TI) OPA316 family of single, dual, and quad op amps suits a wide variety of applications Featuring rail-to-rail input and output

Texas Instruments | Products | 09-02-2015

high performance current mode switching regulator cuts component count

Available now from RS Components, the Freescale MCZ34670EG current mode switching regulator combines a power interface port for IEEE 802.3af powered devices (PDs) and a high-performance current-mode switching regulator. It allows a designer

RS Components | Power | 09-02-2015

High-performance single- and dual-channel arbitrary waveform generators

Versatile high-performance single- and dual-channel arbitrary waveform generators with large arbitrary memory depths are now available from Mouser stock. The B&K Precision 4075B Series instruments provide variable output voltages from 0

Mouser Electronics | Products | 09-02-2015

Compact spring-cage PCB terminal blocks feature direct plug-in technology

Now offering SMD components and the integration of push-in spring-cage technology, the expanded Phoenix Contact Combicon product range for SMT production is now available from farnell element14. Reflecting the increasing adoption of su

Farnell element14 | Products | 09-02-2015

Programmable DC power supply series expanded up to 6kW

Magna-Power Electronics has announced the expansion of its popular 1U SL Series product line - to 6kW. The SL Series product range now spans 70 models at power levels 1.5kW, 2.6kW, 4kW, and 6kW all in a 1U, 1.75-inch high rack-mount for

Magna Power | Products | 09-02-2015

Low-profile 4040-case high-current automotive inductor operates to +180C

Vishay has introduced a new automotive-grade IHLP low-profile, high-current inductor in the 4040 case size featuring an industry-high continuous operating temperature range to +180C. Offering a low profile of 4.0 mm, the Vishay Dale IHLP-40

Vishay | Products | 09-02-2015

Develop and implement a wireless sensor or control network

Available now from Mouser, the CEL ZMW-KIT-ETH-1 MeshWorks Ethernet Gateway Development Kit demonstrates the MeshWorks turnkey wireless solution for fast development and implementation of a wireless sensor or control network. Based on

Mouser Electronics | Products | 09-02-2015

Bluetooth SoC provides OEMs with a flexible solution that suits a wider variety of designs

Broadcom's BCM20736 WICED SMART Bluetooth System-On-Chip (SoC) provides OEMs with a flexible solution that can be incorporated into a wider variety of devices to drive new designs. The chip includes built-in wireless charging support f

Mouser Electronics | Products | 06-02-2015

Single-stage PWM controller for PFC and phase-cut dimmable LED driving

Fairchild's FL7734, a highly-integrated PWM controller is now available from Digi-Key. The device benefits from advanced primary-side-regulation (PSR) technology to minimize components for low-power LED lighting solutions. Using innovat

Digikey | Products | 06-02-2015

Kit for the evaluation and protoyping of SMART SAMA5D4 ARM based embedded microprocessors

Now available from RS Components, the Atmel ATSAMA5D4-XULT XPlained Ultra Evaluation Kit is designed for the evaluation and protoyping of SMART SAMA5D4 ARM based embedded microprocessor units (eMPU). Ultra benefits enable the designer to

RS Components | Products | 06-02-2015

High-performance differential amp for RF, IF, or high-speed time-domain applications

The Texas Instruments (TI) LMH5401 is a high-performance, differential amplifier optimized for radio frequency (RF), intermediate frequency (IF), or high-speed, DC-coupled, time-domain applications. The device is ideal for DC- or AC-co

Texas Instruments | Products | 06-02-2015

PSUs designed to minimise no-load power consumption and maximise efficiency

Designed to minimise no-load power consumption and maximise efficiency to help designs meet the latest environmental legislation, XP Power's ECP225-A PSU series PSUs are now available from Farnell element14. The single-output AC/DC pow

Farnell element14 | Products | 06-02-2015