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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

Tiny 32-bit MCUs provide a full DSP instruction set and includes a hardware FPU

Silicon Labs CSP Package EFM32 Wonder Gecko 32-bit MCUs are now available from Mouser. The devices are based on the ARM Cortex-M4 core, which provides a full DSP instruction set and includes a hardware floating point unit (FPU) for fast

Mouser Electronics | Products | 06-02-2015

New latching DC connectors prevent critical power loss

Latest from Cliff Electronics is a new range of latching DC plugs and sockets designed for use where it is important that critical power is not lost or interrupted by accidental disconnection such as in applications including medical, data,

Cliff Electronics | Products | 06-02-2015

Versatile 6.3-inch wide-angle TFT display has no visible colour shift

Available now from Data Modul stock, the Batron Vision+ Line range of TFTs offers exceptional viewing characteristics and high-end specifications. The technology used, allows for extreme wide viewing angles without any visible colour sh

Data Modul | Products | 06-02-2015

Complete development environment for ARM Premium Mobile IP Suite

Cadence Design Systems has announced availability of a complete system-on-chip (SoC) development environment supporting the new ARM premium mobile IP suite that incorporates the latest ARM Cortex-A72 processor, ARM Mali-T880 GPU and ARM

Cadence | Products | 06-02-2015

Durable high-density interconnects handle currents up to 10A

Harwin's new M300 durable power connector family of high-density interconnects handles currents up to 10A. Based on a 3mm pitch, M300 connectors are designed for rugged environments and can withstand temperatures between -65C and +175C,

Harwin | Products | 06-02-2015

Dimmable LED lighting design simplified across a wide range of dimmers

A highly-integrated LED controller solution for low-cost, and highly-reliable LED lighting solutions from 5W to 30W, the FL7734, a new phase-cut dimmable single-stage LED driver has been introduced by Fairchild The FL7734 enables designe

Fairchild | 06-02-2015

Evaluation board based on high-efficiency monolithic synchronous step-down regulator

Mouser now stocks the STMicroelectronics STEVAL-ISA159V1 evaluation board which is based on a high-efficiency monolithic synchronous step-down regulator, capable of delivering up to 400mA of DC current. The fixed 3.3V output requires n

Mouser Electronics | Products | 06-02-2015

New technology delivers highly cost-effective automotive crystals

Murata has launched the XRCGB-F-A series crystal units for automotive applications - the first in the world to use an exclusive new, proprietary package technology that delivers consistent superior quality, mass production capabilities, and

Murata | Products | 06-02-2015

New RoHS-compliant high-voltage stacked SMPS capacitors suit many needs

A new RoHS-compliant series of high-voltage, DIP-leaded stacked SMPS capacitors has been introduced by AVX. Rated for 1,000–5,000V and capacitance values spanning 100pF to 15µF, the RV Series capacitors feature low ESR and ESL, low DC leak

AVX | Products | 06-02-2015

Innovative LED driver designed to solve transformer and dimmer compatibility issues

Dialog Semiconductor has announced its entrance into the MR16 dimmable solid state lighting (SSL) market with an innovative LED driver designed to solve transformer and dimmer compatibility issues in challenging, low-voltage lighting applic

Dialog Semiconductor | Products | 06-02-2015