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Crocus wins design-in from smartcard maker for MLU
Crocus wins design-in from smartcard maker for MLU
Business news |
Crocus Technology, a vendor magnetic of RAMs, has announced that Morpho, a division of Safran Group (Paris, France) and a…
High temperature optocoupler series minimizes system failure
High temperature optocoupler series minimizes system failure
New Products |
Fairchild Semiconductor has developed the FODM8801, part of the OptoHiT series of high temperature phototransistor optocouplers. The devices use Fairchild's…
Intel to describe 22-nm Ivy Bridge at ISSCC
Intel to describe 22-nm Ivy Bridge at ISSCC
Technology News |
Intel will describe as many as four designs using its new 22-nm process technology with 3-D transistors, including one of…
IBM pilots datacenter running on solar power
IBM pilots datacenter running on solar power
Technology News |
IBM is harnessing the power of the sun with a massive installation of a 6,000 square foot array of solar…

Silicon temperature sensor offers high accuracy and resolution
Silicon temperature sensor offers high accuracy and resolution
New Products |
Microchip Technology has introduced the MCP9808 silicon temperature sensor, which serves a broad range of applications by guaranteeing high accuracy of 0.5 degrees from -20 to +100 °C, along with…
Re-inventing smart cards with agnostic PKI middleware
Re-inventing smart cards with agnostic PKI middleware
New Products |
A provider of agnostic PKI middleware, Charismathics announced iEnigma for BlackBerry, porting the smart phone application to the large market of mobile handsets of the Canadian phone maker RIM. iEnigma…
Medical AC-DC external power supplies deliver up to 65-W and 110-W
Medical AC-DC external power supplies deliver up to 65-W and 110-W
New Products |
TDK-Lambda UK has introduced the DTM-C series of medically-certified AC-DC external power supplies – the DTM65-C model with output power ratings from 40 to 65 W and the DTM110-C rated…
The energy efficiency directive proposal: a good start
The energy efficiency directive proposal: a good start
Feature articles |
The most cost-efficient and secure unit of energy is the one that is not used, the “Negawatt”. That sounds like a platitude, but energy efficiency has been neglected in the…
IDC connectors for discrete wire or flat cable
IDC connectors for discrete wire or flat cable
New Products |
Produced by ITW Pancon, the Mas-Con IDC connector system can be terminated to discrete wire or flat cable. It is available in 2.54mm and 3.96mm contact pitch. The 2.54mm connectors…
8-channel data logger can monitor alarm thresholds and output digital control signals
8-channel data logger can monitor alarm thresholds and output digital control signals
New Products |
The Microlink 840 from Biodata is a versatile 8-channel data logger which can also monitor alarm thresholds and output digital control signals. The unit is well suited for monitoring analogue…
Compact latching relays save energy compared to standard types
Compact latching relays save energy compared to standard types
New Products |
Aimed a broad spectrum of users, Switchtec's SCLR2 latching relay requires only a short voltage pulse to change its state. While normal relays require a constant voltage to be applied…
Design capacitive touch systems for robustness and manufacturability
Design capacitive touch systems for robustness and manufacturability
Technology News |
Jean Viljoen of Azoteq explains how to design capacitive touch systems for robustness and manufacturability.
LED Flat panel downlight replaces 2×2 ft fluorescent troffer ceiling lights
LED Flat panel downlight replaces 2×2 ft fluorescent troffer ceiling lights
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Global Lighting Technologies (GLT) Inc. is offering a 2x2 ft. square LED flat panel downlight assembly that provides a brighter, lighter weight and more efficient replacement for 2x2 ft. fluorescent…
Automobile lighting: in the face of things to come
Automobile lighting: in the face of things to come
Technology News |
Going from lanterns to light diodes – this, in a nutshell, describes the course of development in automotive lighting over the last 100 years. What originally served only functional purposes…
Power Tip 41: Powering DDR memory
Power Tip 41: Powering DDR memory
Technology News |
Robert Kollman, Texas Instruments takes a look at the issues relating to powering DDR memories.
Understanding and mitigating tin whiskers
Understanding and mitigating tin whiskers
Technology News |
John O’Boyle, Maxim Integrated Products examnes the problems caused by the removal of lead from electronics and describes some techniques to mitigate tin whiskers.
SIGNAL CHAIN BASICS #59: Saving power and minimizing heat with power supply volume control
SIGNAL CHAIN BASICS #59: Saving power and minimizing heat with power supply volume control
Technology News |
Dafydd Roche, Audio Engineer, Texas Instruments outlines how to save power and minimize heat with power supply volume control.
NXP shrinks medium-power transistors
NXP shrinks medium-power transistors
New Products |
NXP Semiconductors announced medium power transistors in a 2-mm x 2-mm 3-pin leadless DFN package. Offering a unique solution in an ultra-small DFN2020-3 (SOT1061) Surface-Mounted Device (SMD) plastic package, the…
2-A synchronous buck-boost DC/DC converter offers 2.7-V to 40-V input and output range
2-A synchronous buck-boost DC/DC converter offers 2.7-V to 40-V input and output range
New Products |
Linear Technology has unveiled a synchronous buck-boost converter that delivers up to 2 A of continuous output current from a wide range of power sources from single-cell Li-Ion to 24…
10-A buck regulator delivers efficiency and power density benefits
10-A buck regulator delivers efficiency and power density benefits
New Products |
Intersil Corporation has introduced a new 10 A integrated FET synchronous buck regulator featuring excellent efficiency and power density.
Industry’s first medium power transistors are offered in 2×2-mm leadless DFN package
Industry’s first medium power transistors are offered in 2×2-mm leadless DFN package
Technology News |
NXP Semiconductors N.V. has introduced the industry’s first medium power transistors in a 2-mm x 2-mm 3-pin leadless DFN package. Offering a solution in an ultra-small DFN2020-3 (SOT1061) Surface-Mounted Device…
Chip resistor handles up to 3000-V
Chip resistor handles up to 3000-V
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Ohmite Mfg. Co., has introduced the new Ohmite HVC Series of wrap around terminal chip resistors have a standard TCR of 100ppm and standard tolerances of 5%, although tolerances as…
Chip resistor handles up to 3 kV
Chip resistor handles up to 3 kV
New Products |
Ohmite Mfg. Co., has introduced the new Ohmite HVC Series of wrap around terminal chip resistors have a standard TCR of 100 ppm and standard tolerances of 5%, although tolerances…
Medium power transistors come in 2×2-mm leadless DFN package
Medium power transistors come in 2×2-mm leadless DFN package
New Products |
NXP Semiconductors N.V. has introduced the industry’s first medium power transistors in a 2-mm x 2-mm 3-pin leadless DFN package. Offering a solution in an ultra-small DFN2020-3 (SOT1061) Surface-Mounted Device…
Efficient optical beam sensor line in M18 plastic housing
Efficient optical beam sensor line in M18 plastic housing
New Products |
Wenglor's new range of sensors, delivered in a plastic M18 housing, offers efficiency and a low cost installation, yet features a highly practical mechanical design available for straight and angled…
Automotive MCU increases in-vehicle security and tamper-proofs ECUs
Automotive MCU increases in-vehicle security and tamper-proofs ECUs
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The 32-bit MCUs of the AUDO MAX family from Infineon Technologies extend the tamper-proofing of electronic control units (ECU) and protect against tuning, for example. AUDO MAX SHE enables automotive…
NFC chip compliant to CIPURSE open standard for secure transit applications
NFC chip compliant to CIPURSE open standard for secure transit applications
New Products |
Infineon Technologies released a security chip solution compliant to the open CIPURSE standard as per the specifications of the Open Standard Public Transport (OSPT) Alliance for public transport applications. With…
10-A buck regulator features high efficiency and power density
10-A buck regulator features high efficiency and power density
New Products |
Intersil Corporation has introduced a new 10 A integrated FET synchronous buck regulator featuring excellent efficiency and power density.


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