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High-performance MLCCs assure reliability for power, lighting and servers

Offering high performance and reliability, Yageo's high CV multilayer ceramic chip capacitors (MLCCs) are now available from Digi-Key. The devices feature high capacitance and mid voltage characteristics and are available in X7R, coveri

Digikey | Products | 03-07-2015

Metalized capacitors suitable for low ESR/ESL requirements in DC-DC converters and switchers

Available now from RS Components, Cornell-Dubilier CS Series multi-pin metallized polymer capacitor network is ideal for the low ESR/ESL requirements in DC-DC converters and switching power supply applications, says the company. This

RS Components | Products | 03-07-2015

Bi-directional voltage level translators operate from 0.95 to 4.5V and 1.8 to 5.5V

This post is sponsored by Texas Instruments. Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced the LSF family of bi-directional voltage level translators which are operational from 0.95 to 4.5V (Vref_A) and 1.8 to 5.5V (Vref_B). This allows bi-dir

Texas Instruments | Products | 03-07-2015

Configurable output voltage high-isolation SMD DC-DC converters

Murata's MGJ3 and MGJ6 series of configurable output voltage high-isolation surface-mount DC-DC converters are now available from Farnell element14. They are optimised for use as high-side and low-side gate drivers in IGBT and MOSFET bri

Farnell element14 | Products | 03-07-2015

Innovation in artificial intelligence, and home and factory automation

Mouser has announced it is teaming up with celebrity engineer Grant Imahara and a group of visionaries in the home and factory automation industry, including Insteon, AiroCorp, TE Connectivity, and Factory Automation Systems, to announce a

Mouser Electronics | Design & Manufacture | 03-07-2015

New QVGA ToF imaging evaluation kit enables more advanced human machine interfaces

Melexis has strengthened the support offered for its ground-breaking time-of-flight (ToF) sensing technology. The new EVK75023 evaluation kit accompanies its MLX75023 QVGA (320x240pixels) resolution ToF sensor with high dynamic range Dep

Melexis | Products | 03-07-2015

M12 connectors now available with M16 rear panel-mount option

Making them ideal for AC motor controls and power supplies, Binder M12 power connectors are now available in rear panel-mount versions with an M16 fixing thread that. The 13.5mm anti-torsion flats are incorporated on the mounting side of

Binder | Products | 03-07-2015

New IoT applications site brings together wireless connectivity and smart sensors

Mouser's new Internet of Things applications site brings together the two evolving technologies critical for IoT success: wireless connectivity for interconnecting embedded systems, and smart sensors. Combined with recent advances in lo

Mouser Electronics | Products | 03-07-2015

Wide input range 10W DC-DC converters in compact industry-standard packages

Power Sources Unlimited (PSU) now offers Traco Power's the 10W THL 10 and THL 10WI Series of cost-to-performance optimized DC-DC converters in industry-standard 1 x 1 x 0.4 inch packages. The THL 10 has a wide input voltage range of 2:1

PSU | Products | 03-07-2015

Latest initiative brings the value of FPGAs to network function virtualization

Altera has joined the Open Platform for NFV (OPNFV), a community-led, industry-supported, open-source reference platform for network function virtualization (NFV). NPV uses IT virtualization technologies to virtualize entire classes of netw

Altera | New Technologies | 03-07-2015

Rechargeable Li-Ion micro batteries target Bluetooth, portable and wearable products

Varta Microbattery has introduced the CoinPower Series of lithium-ion rechargeable micro batteries. Optimized to promote cost-effective manufacturing efficiencies and design flexibility in Bluetooth, portable and wearable technology ap

Varta Microbattery | Products | 03-07-2015

Low-cost DragonBoard based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor

Arrow Electronics has announced availability of the DragonBoard 410c, a low-cost development board design based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor. The Snapdragon 410 processor is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary

Arrow | Products | 03-07-2015

Evaluation board includes a VIPer25HD off-line high-voltage converter IC

Mouser Electronics is now stocking the STEVAL-ISA162V1 Evaluation Board from STMicroelectronics. The new evaluation board implements an isolated flyback (12V/0.84A) 10W wide-range mains developed for general-purpose applications. The cor

Mouser Electronics | Products | 03-07-2015

Auto-programing power supplies offer greater operational range variances

Conrad Business Supplies has added two new Voltcraft auto-programing power supplies to its test equipment portfolio. The CPPS-160-42 and CPPS-160-84 variable DC power supplies are well-suited to users who require greater operational varianc

Conrad Business Supplies | Products | 03-07-2015