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1 MHz Hall Effect Current Sensor IC
Allegro MicroSystems, LLC unveils its first-ever 1 MHz bandwidth Hall-effect current sensor IC with a lightning-fast 210 ns response time. The ACS730 provides an economical and precise solution for AC or DC current sensing. Allegro’s ACS730 is targeted at industrial, commercial, and communications systems. Typical applications include motor control, load detection and management, switched-mode power supplies, and overcurrent fault protection...Read More
16 MHz Ultra-Low-Power Microcontroller CapTIvate Touch
The MSP430FR2633 MCU with CapTIvate™ technology is the industry’s lowest-power capacitive touch MCU for electronic access control, appliances, personal electronics and industrial control panels. CapTIvate technology provides the highest resolution capacitive-touch solution in the market with high reliability and noise immunity at the lowest power...Read More
General Purpose White Goods Filter
The LCR 095/06 is a general purpose, low leakage current filter generally used for washers and other light white goods. This device has a maximum rated voltage of 250 VAC at 50/60 Hz operating frequency. This low size filter also features small and compact EMI capacitor filters...Read More
Seeed Studio BeagleBone Green Wireless
Digi-Key Electronics announces that it now offers the new Seeed Studio BeagleBone Green Wireless platform. BeagleBone Green Wireless (BBGW) is a joint effort by BeagleBoard. org and Seeed Studio. Based on the open-source hardware design of BeagleBone Black as well as a similar Sitara AM335x processor, the newest BBGW has two Grove connectors which have been continued from the original BeagleBone Green, making it easier to connect to the large family of Grove sensors...Read More
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Cost Effective Torque Transducer
The T22 torque sensor is a cost-effective torque transducer for standard industrial applications. It offers nominal (rated) rotational speeds of 9,000 rpm to 16,000 rpm, and features contactless transmission of measurement signals...Read More
Watson IoT Giving a Lift to Smart Buildings
IBM’s cloud-based Internet of Things (IoT) technologies and services has driven innovation in smart buildings providing embedded intelligence in KONE’s elevators and escalators. IBM and KONE’s partnership in moving billions of people around buildings each day aims to deliver the best customer service and experience who uses their equipment...Read More
Highest Performance Laser Diode Driver for Automotive Heads-Up Displays
Intersil’s laser HUDs are the latest innovation in advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). A vehicle’s HUD keeps drivers focused on the road, safely providing speed, warning signals and other vital vehicle and navigation information on the windshield directly in the driver’s line of sight. The new generation of augmented reality laser HUDs offer near-zero latency and a wide field of view. They overlay additional real-time information such as traffic signs...Read More
IXOLAR™ High Efficiency SolarMD
The SLMD4581H08L is an IXOLAR™ SolarMD, the Solar Module product line of IXYS that is made of monocrystalline, high efficiency solar cells. The solar module is ideal for charging various battery powered and handheld consumer products, such as mobile phones and cameras...Read More
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10 A, 600 V IGBT Smart Power Motor Drive
The MSK4354 is a three phase bridge smart power motor drive with a maximum current and voltage rating of 10 amperes, 600 volts respectively. It has an ultra low thermal resistance casing and a self-contained, smart lowside/high side drive circuitry. The output switches are Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBT’s). ...Read More
Thermally Conductive Two Part Silicone
The STR4A100 series are off-line PWM controllers with integrated sensing MOSFET intended for switching power supplies. The device features rent-mode type PWM control, random switching function, slope compensation function and leading edge blanking function...Read More
High Speed HDMI Repeater
This high-speed HDMI repeater is ideal for sending video signals over a line exceeding 100 ft via dual Cat5E/Cat6 UTP. This device also features a built-in video amplification and compliant to 1080P resolution. It is available in n in-line wall plate versions and n-line couplers...Read More
Digitally-Enhanced Power Controller
The MCP19110 is a digitally-enhanced power analog controller with integrated synchronous driver. This device incorporates the performance of a high-speed analog solution, including highefficiency and fast transient response, with the configurability and communication interface of a digital solution. With the combination of these solution types creates a new family of devices that increases the strengths of each technology to create a more cost-effective, configurable, high-performance power conversion solution...Read More
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iCE40 UltraLite FPGA
Mouser Electronics, Inc. announced the availability of Lattice Semiconductor’s iCE40 Ultralite FPGA that delivers flexible logic architecture and programmable I/O’s, designed for fast timeto-market with their robust features. It also features flexible on-chip clocking, as well as flexible device configuration for smartphones, and multi-sensor management applications... Read More
Triple Buffer
The 74LVC3G16 is an extremely small triple buffer. It operates with a wide supply voltage range from 1.65 V to 5.5. It can also be interfaced directly with TTL levels. The inputs can be driven from either 3.3 V or 5 V devices. This feature allows the use of the 74LVC3G16 as a translator in a mixed 3.3 V and 5 V environment...Read More
Intel® Xeon™ Processor with 512 kB L2 Cache The STR4A100 series are off-line PWM controllers with integrated sensing MOSFET intended for switching power supplies. The device features rent-mode type PWM control, random switching function, slope compensation function and leading edge blanking function...Read More
LED Driver ICs Reduce Complexity in Bulbs
Power Integrations unveiled its LYTSwitch™-1 single-stage, nonisolated, buck topology LED driver IC family. Featuring a very compact footprint, the IC enables the design of LED bulbs and tubes with high constant-current accuracy while using a minimum number of components. A novel driver algorithm ensures high power factor (PF) and low total harmonic distortion (THD) while maintaining very high efficiency...Read More
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AC/DC Converter Control IC for SiC Drive
ROHM introduces the BD7682FJ-LB, a low noise, quasi-resonant control DC/DC converter IC for AC/DC converter. The quasiresonant feature enables soft switching as well as helps keep EMI low. To achieve a design with high degree of flexibility, switching MOSFETs and current detection resistors as external devices are used...Read More
SocionextĘźs New Detroit Office
Socionext America Inc has opened a new Detroit office to service automotive manufacturers and industry suppliers who are creating new generations of vehicle safety, vision, and interconnection technologies. The new SNA regional office is located at 34441 Eight Mile Road Suite 110, Livonia, Michigan, close to most of the large automotive makers and system manufacturers. Application engineers and software experts are available to assist partners on new and existing projects, and potential new customers can stop by to view products, technologies and interactive demos... Read More
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Sony’s Hi-Res Sensor Ups the Quality of Raspberry Pi’s Camera Modules Raspberry Pi’s camera modules, which haven’t been updated since 2012, upgraded to an 8-megapixel sensor By Nicole DiGiose
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Visible Light Camera
The Raspberry Pi has evolved through multiple refreshes since its original launch in 2012, but its first accessory, a 5-megapixel OmniVision camera module, has remained unchanged. Now the company has introduced the choice of two new camera modules: visible light or infrared, which are based on the Sony IMX219 8-megapixel sensor.
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lways meant to be affordable, the credit card-sized computer is part of the reason why the camera accessory hasn’t been updated, since the Raspberry Pi Foundation and its partners bought a huge amount of sensors, which kept prices low, ensuring they had enough stock for years to come. But according to Raspberry Pi founder, Eben Upton, the Omnivision OV5647 sensor was end-of-lifed at the end of 2014 and the large stockpile was depleted. “Fortunately, we’d already struck up conversation with Sony’s image sensor division, and so in the nick of time we’re able to announce the immediate availability of both visible-light (seen above) and infrared cameras (seen below) based on the Sony IMX219 8-megapixel sensor, at the same low price of $25,” Upton said in a recent blog post. For those who aren’t aware, the IMX219 has a fixed-focus sensor and can output photos with resolutions of up to 3,280 x 2,464 pixels, and 1080 p at 30 fps. The organization said the
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new sensor represents more than a resolution upgrade, and was also chosen for its image quality, color fidelity, and low-light performance. The Sony sensor is paired with the VideoCore IV multimedia processor architecture, which features an advanced image sensor pipeline (ISP). The ISP must be tuned to work with the sensor to correct for artifacts such as thermal and shot noise, detective pixels, lens shading, and image distortion. Most of the effort was concentrated on developing an auto lens shading algorithm, to take into account manufacturing variations between modules and auto white balance tuning, which tries to capture the colors of a scene no matter the color temperature of the ambient light. Currently the two cameras are available from RS Components and element14 websites, and will soon reach other retailers.
Source: hardwarezone.com
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Linear Technology’s High Speed, High Resolution SAR ADC In this Inside the Lab with Arrow Electronics, EEWeb engineer Josh Bishop is actually outside the lab, visiting Linear Technology’s Headquarters to demonstrate their newest high speed and high resolution SAR ADC. The LTC2387-18 is a top of the line 15Msps 18-bit SAR ADC with high DC accuracy, an excellent signal to noise ratio, and exceptional AC performance. These characteristics, coupled with excellent AC performance, replace a more costly pipeline Sponsored by Arrow Electronics
ADC in the first Nyquist zone. This ADC is a zero latency design, making it ideal for applications where fast feedback is critical, such as closed loop control systems.
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THE LVDS SERIAL INTERFACE PROVIDES NOISE IMMUNITY AND CAN OUTPUT DATA AT DOUBLE DATA RATE ON ONE LVDS DATA PAIR, OR SINGLE DATA RATE ON 2 LVDS PAIRS. It’s a true differential input device; it accepts two positive 0-4V signals and internally subtracts them from one another to create an 8 Vpp bipolar differential signal which it then digitizes. The LTC2387-18 has several useful features. The LVDS serial interface provides noise immunity and can output data at double data rate on one LVDS data pair, or single data rate on 2 LVDS pairs. This is very helpful in reducing the number of interface I/O needed in FPGA and processor applications. Included within the data converter, there is an internal precision voltage reference that has a guaranteed initial accuracy of 0.25% and a long-term drift of less than 20 PPM per degree C. The LTC2387-18 can also easily be configured to use an external voltage reference if desired.
For a better look at available boards, Josh Bishop has provided a detailed walk through, available by watching the video. Included is discussion of data sheets, capabilities, and other useful information. As you can see, the LTC2387-18 is an impressive, high-performance ADC. For applications in control systems, instrumentation, communications, and any high-speed data acquisition, this is an excellent option.
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Analog Devices’ HMC1081/1105/1144 For this Arrow Product Insights, we focus on gallium arsenide monolithic microwave ICs, or GaAs MMICs, from Analog Devices. These are MMICs that can be used in applications for V-band frequencies, WiGig, aerospace and defense, and high speed test and measurement. The HMC1081 is an ideal mixer for military and test and measurement applications, offering a very wide IF of up to 26 GHz. A passive 50 to 75 GHz mixer based on GaAs schottky diode technology, the HMC1081 requires no DC bias, and operates at a nominal LO drive of 12 dBm. The HMC1081 is a doublebalanced mixer, eliminating the need to filter the input signals from the output for easier integration into the final product. All bond pads and the die backside use a titanium/gold metallization, with the die measuring 1.23 × 1.21 × 0.1 mm.
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When designs require a lower LO frequency, Analog Devices offers the HMC1105 passive frequency multiplier as an ideal companion. The HMC1105 provides frequency doubling of inputs from 20 to 40 GHz in a 1.79 × 1.19 × 0.1 mm die based on the same schottky diode technology as the HMC1081. The HMC1105 provides suppression for both fundamental and higher order harmonics and adds no measurable additive noise to the output. The die accepts an input drive power level of +15 dBm with conversion loss depending on the input frequency, but typical loss is 11 to 12 dB. The combination of HMC1081 mixer and HMC1105 multiplier offers a unique frequency conversion from 50-75 GHz wide frequency range, requires nominal LO drive and provides good performance across the frequency band.
The HMC1144 provides a gain of 19 dB across its entire 40 to 70 GHz frequency range, offering performance unmatched by any other medium power amplifier available today. Inputs and outputs are internally matched to 50 Ω to facilitate integration of the die into multichip modules, with the die measuring 2.3 × 1.8 × 0.102 mm and operating from a 4 V, 320 mA supply. The HMC1144 utilizes two cascaded, four stage amplifiers in quadrature between two 90° hybrids, providing at least 15 dB return loss on inputs and outputs and a saturated power of 22 dBm.
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