The BlueNRG-1 system-on-chip (SoC) from ST Microelectronics (ST) is in stock at Mouser Electronics. The BlueNRG-1 contains a Bluetooth low energy radio optimised to satisfy high-volume opportunities in the fast-growing Bluetooth low energy (Bluetooth Smart) market through the combination of superior energy efficiency and strong radio performance.

The JN5169 ZigBee Expansion kits from NXP Semiconductors are equipped with NXP’s pre-certifiedZigBee and IEEE802.15.4 JN5169 wireless microcontroller. These kits, which are in stock at Mouser Electronics, enable designers to rapidly introduce ZigBee-enabled wireless products without the need for advanced radio frequency (RF) design skills.

The nRF52840 Preview Development Kit (nRF52840-PDK) from Nordic Semiconductor is now being shipped by Mouser Electronics . The nRF52840-PDK is a versatile single board development kit for evaluating the nRF52840 system-on-chip (SoC), a proprietary wireless connectivity solution that supports several protocols, including the recently released Bluetooth5 specification.

High-power LEDs from Cree that enable designers to more effectively deliver lower system costs for high-lumen, high-efficiency applications designed to meet the new DesignLights Consortium (DLC) 4.0 Premium requirements are available at Mouser Electronics. The Cree XLamp MHB-B LEDs incorporate key elements of Cree's SC5 Technology Platform to combine high light output, high efficacy and high reliability to enable high lumen LED designs that are n...

QPD gallium nitride (GaN) radio frequency (RF) transistors from Qorvo are now in stock at Mouser Electronics. Built on Qorvo's high-performance GaN on silicon carbide (SiC) technology, these high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) with a single-stage matched power amplifier transistor offer a wide array of frequency ranges, output power, and operating voltages for high-efficiency applications.

The TC35667/TC35676 and the TC35670/TC35675 Bluetooth controllers from Toshiba are now being shipped by distributor Mouser Electronics. Designed and optimised for high-quality, cost-effective designs, the single-chip TC356xx controllers from Toshiba all support the Bluetooth low energy (BLE) 4.1 standard and enable engineers to easily integrate Bluetooth into industrial, medical applications.

The Intel Joule 550x and 570x modules, high-performance devices are capable of delivering human-like senses to a new generation of smart devices. They are now being shipped by Mouser Electronics. Featuring high-end compute and graphics, with support for Intel REalSense depth-sensing cameras, and multiple high-speed interfaces, the Intel Joule platform enables developers to build-out embedded systems or take prototypes to commercial products faste...

The MYMGK Mono Block type DC-DC converters from Murata Power Solutions are now available at Mouser Electronics. These new 20A and 6A voltage converters provide the highest power density on the market while offering small size and high reliability required by communication base stations for small cells.

Two new development kits for the CC1350 SimpleLink wireless microcontroller from Texas Instruments (TI) are now available at distributor Mouser Electronics. They are the CC1350 SensorTag development kit and Sub-1 GHz and 2.4 GHz antenna kit for LaunchPad and SensorTag. The CC1350 microcontroller is designed for low-power wide area networks (LPWAN) and features dual-band connectivity that expands the functionality of a sub-1 GHz network with Bluet...

The MEAS weather shield for Arduino/Genuino from TE Connectivity (TE) is available from Mouser Electronics. The MEAS weather shield integrates five TE environmental sensors onto an Arduino/Genuino 101- and Uno R3-compatible board. The shield provides the necessary hardware to interface the TE HTU21D digital relative humidity sensor, MS5637 digital barometric pressure sensor, TSYS01 temperature system sensor, MS8607 digital relative humidity and d...

The MSP432 mixed-signal microcontrollers from Texas Instruments (TI) are now being shipped by Mouser Electronics. Recently released into production, the TI MSP432 microcontroller family delivers a best-in-class ULPBench score of 167.4 and draws as little as 850nA in standby mode and a run current of 95µA/MHz in active mode.

The ATECC508A CryptoAuthentication device from Atmel, now a part of Microchip Technology, is in stock at Mouser Electronics. Delivering ultra-secure cryptographic elements that enable more secure connected systems, the ATECC508A is ideal for a variety of IoT applications in the areas of home automation, industrial networking, IoT node security and ID, message security and authentication, ecosystem control, and anti-cloning.

The AD8233 analogue front end (AFE) for heart monitor devices from Analog Devices is now being shipped by Mouser Electronics. The AD8233 AFE is a fully integrated, single-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) front end designed in a compact, easy-to-use component. The low-power biopotential AFE enables smaller, lighter, and less obtrusive cardiac monitoring devices with longer battery life.

The VCNL4100 proximity and ambient light sensor from Vishay is now in stock at Mouser Electronics. The high-sensitivity VCNL4100 combines a high-power infrared (IR) emitter, photo detectors for proximity and ambient light, a signal-processing IC, and an 8-bit/16-bit analogue-to-digital converter (ADC) to provide long-distance proximity and presence detection up to 1 meter for smart home, robotics, lighting control, and vehicle detection applicati...

The STK984-190-E Power Integrated Module (PIM) from ON Semiconductor is in stock at Mouser Electronics. Optimised for driving three-phase brushless DC (BLDC) motors in automotive applications, the module’s seven MOSFETs are mounted onto a direct bonded copper (DBC) substrate, resulting in a compact module with excellent thermal performance taking up only half of the board space used by an equivalent discrete solution.

The MRF24WN0MA and MRF24WN0MB wireless modules from Microchip are now in stock at Mouser Electronics . The low-power, 2.4GHz, IEEE 802.11b/g/n-compliant transceiver modules interface with Microchip PIC32 microcontrollers and are supported by Microchip’s MPLAB Harmony integrated software framework with a TCP/IP stack. Both network-enabled modules can be quickly developed into almost any design, including Internet of Things (IoT) application...

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Based on the EFR32 Mighty Gecko system on chip, Silicon Labs’ new MGM111 Mighty Gecko mesh networking module is now in stock at Mouser Electronics. The module is supported by Silicon Labs’ reliable, secure and flexible mesh protocol stacks and the industry’s most advanced wireless software development tools.

The KInetis KW41Z/31Z/21Z family of wireless microcontrollersfrom NXP Semiconductors are now in stock at Mouser Electronics. The Kinetis KW41Z is the industry’s first true single-chip multi-protocol wireless microcontroller, supporting concurrent operation of Bluetooth low energy (BLE) v4.2 and IEEE® 802.15.4 based Thread protocols for automation, home networks, and healthcare applications.

The BHA250 low-power sensor hub and BHI160 ultra-low power sensor hub from Bosch Sensortec is now in stock at distributor Mouser Electronics . Designed specifically for always-on sensor applications in smartphones running the Android operating system, the BHA250 and BHI160 enable designers to offload sensor processing from the main processor, which can reduce power consumption and extend battery life.