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Mouser has strengthened its power portfolio by sealing a global distribution agreement with DIOO Microcircuits, a supplier of high-performance power analogue and mixed-signal ICs. DIOO products include a broad range of power management solutions, switches, amplifiers, and LED drivers for a wide range of consumer and industrial applications.

The WP3W-RK wireless power reference kit from Integrated Device Technology (IDT) is available at Mouser Electronics. The new Qi-based transmitter and receiver reference kit helps make integrating wireless charging into compact electronics easy and affordable, targeting designs requiring 3 W or less, such as smartwatches, headphones, health and fitness trackers and portable medical devices.

The recently upgraded Cree XLamp XT-E LEDs are now being shipped by Mouser Electronics. This new generation of the XLamp XT-E platform incorporates key elements of Cree's SC5 Technology Platform and now includes a new high-efficacy (HE) option that delivers a 25 percent increase in efficacy compared to the previous XT-E LED and provides a guaranteed minimum efficacy of 164 lumens per watt (LPW) at 85 degrees Celsius and 350mA.

CleO, thetouch-enabled display shield from FTDI Chip is in stock at Mouser Electronics. Using this intelligent, simple-to-program, full colour TFT display board, engineers of all experience levels can develop imaginative and compelling human machine interfaces (HMIs) while taking advantage of extensive tutorials with over 80 different programming topics and 20 example projects.

The ATtiny102 and ATtiny104 microcontrollers from Atmel are now in stock at Mouser Electronics.Part of Atmel's new AVR Tiny portfolio, these small 8-bit microcontrollers are optimised for applications that require performance, power efficiency, and ease of use in a small package. The low-power CMOS 8-bit microcontrollers are based on the Atmel AVR-enhanced RISC architecture

The STEVAL-ISA175V1 evaluation board from STMicroelectronics (ST) is now availbe from distributor Mouser Electronics. This new evaluation board implements a three-output isolated flyback designed to supply smart meter and power-line communication systems, on a PCB layout that is specifically designed to fit inside an actual meter in the field.

The CY8CKIT CAN and LIN Shield Kit from Cypress Semiconductor is now in stock at distributor Mouser Electronics. The kit helps engineers speed the design of applications that feature the Controller Area Network (CAN) and Local Interconnect Network (LIN) protocols, which are widely used in automotive, industrial and automation applications.

The bq501210 wireless power transmitter from Texas Instruments (TI) is now in stock at Mouser Electronics. The industry's first Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) v1.2 Qi-certified 15W wireless power transmitter, the bq501210 enables 84 percent system efficiency with significantly less thermal dissipation than traditional wireless power devices.

PIC32MM microcontrollers, the lowest power and most cost-effective family of 32-bit PIC32 microcontrollers from Microchip Technology are now on sale at distributor Mouser Electronics. The PIC32MM family bridges the gap between Microchip’s PIC24F XLP and PIC32MX families, and is the first PIC32 to feature core independent peripherals, designed to offload the CPU for lower power and lower system design.

The VL53L0X laser-ranging sensor from STMicroelectronics is now being shipped by Mouser Electronics. The time-of-flight (ToF) sensor integrates a leading-edge single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) array and the second generation of ST’s FlightSense technology to extend the measurement range up to two meters.

Wireless charging evaluation platforms from Semtech are available at Mouser Electronics. The wireless kits allow design engineers to quickly develop and test wireless charging solutions for a broad range of low-, medium-, and high-power applications. The kits are available in a variety of power configurations for transmitter and receiver evaluation and provide the tools that design engineers need to quickly prototype and demonstrate their wireles...

The DS1925 iButton temperature logger from Maxim Integrated is in stock at Mouser Electronics. The iButton temperature logger is a rugged, self-sufficient system that measures temperature and records the result in a protected memory section at a programmable rate. The system is ideal for logging temperatures in food safety, biological sciences, and medical and pharmaceutical product monitoring.

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The VersaClock 3 family of programmable clock generators from Integrated Device Technology (IDT) is now in stock at distributor Mouser Electronics. The VersaClock 3S chips are the world’s first intelligent timing devices to detect power-down status of the downstream-clocked component, resulting in further energy savings in the system.

The PAN1740 Experimenter Kit from Panasonic is now in stock at Mouser Electronics. The kit is a development tool for the Panasonic PAN1740 Series Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) module. The PAN1740 targets consumer applications as well as wireless sensors, cable replacement applications, instrumentation, heart rate monitors, and blood glucose meters.

The 32F769IDISCOVERY Discovery Kit from ST Microelectronics is now available at Mouser Electronics. It provides an easy‑to‑use development platform for the STM32F7 series of high-performance microcontrollers. This new development tool includes an onboard 4-inch QWVGA 800×400 MIPI-DSI display with a capacitive touchscreen, and takes advantage of the STM32CubeMX initialisation tool, STM32CubeF7 embedded software package, and a full set of...

The CY8CKIT PSoC 4 BLE 256K module from Cypress Seiconductor is in stock at distributor Mouser Electronics. This fully certified Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) module is an easy-to-use solution for creating a complete BLE system with Bluetooth 4.2 features — data length extension, upgraded privacy, and enhanced security — all of which are critical for internet of Things (IoT) applications.

The winners of the Texas Instruments Innovation Challenge North America Design Contest have been announced by Mouser Electronics. Top honours went to a team from Texas A&M University. Mouser is the exclusive sponsor of the contest, which encourages engineering students to invent real-world solutions by submitting design projects that use TI technology.

FORGE drawer modular power connectors from TE Connectivity (TE) are available at Mouser Electronics. This new tooling platform provides designers of power systems and electrical hardware a wide variety of configurations, providing engineers with more flexibility in design. With its selection of contacts and module configurations, FORGE drawer connectors make it easy and cost-effective for engineers to use the optimal power connect solution for a ...