The ECP5 Versa Evaluation Board from Lattice Semiconductor is now in stock at Mouser Electronics. Part of the ECP5 Versa Development Kit, the ECP5 Versa Evaluation Board enables developers to experiment with the features of Lattice Semiconductor’s ECP5 Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), including PCI Express, Gigabit Ethernet, DDR3, and generic SERDES performance.

The STEVAL-ISA162V1 Evaluation Board from STMicroelectronics is now on sale at Mouser Electronics. This new evaluation board implements an isolated flyback (12V/0.84A) 10W wide-range mains developed for general-purpose applications. The core of the application is the VIPer25HD, an off-line, high-voltage converter from the ST’s VIPerPlus family.

A range of shielded power inductors is on sale at Mouser Electronics. Coilcraft’s MLC75xx series inductors feature soft saturation characteristics, making them ideal for voltage regulator module (VRM) and voltage regulator down (VRD) designs and other applications with occasional over-current requirements.

The FUSB300C programmable USB Type-C controller from Fairchild Semiconductor is now available at Mouser Electronics. This thin client solution detects attachment and orientation to USB Type-C devices with software flexibility that provides support for multiple platforms. The controller is a generic hardware solution for designers looking to implement a DRP/DFP/UFP connector with the USB Type-C specification.

The VEML6070 UV Light Sensor from Vishay Intertechnology is now in stock at Mouser Electronics. The VEML6070 is an advanced, CMOS ultraviolet (UV) light sensor with an I2C protocol interface and high dynamic detection resolution. With an integrated signal conditioning IC, photodiode, amplifiers, and analogue/digital circuits in a single chip, the sensor provides excellent measurement in a small 2.35 x 1.8 x 1.0mm package, opening up applications ...

The BMI160 6-axis inertial measurement unit (IMU) is a low-power, low-noise unit designed for mobile applications that require highly accurate, real-time sensor data, such as augmented reality, immersive gaming and indoor navigation. The BMI160’s tiny 2.5 x 3.0 x 0.83mm, 14-pin LGA package and built-in configurable power management unit (PMU) make it the smallest inertial measurement unit in the market.

Mouser Electronics is now stocking the VEML6070 UV light sensor from Vishay Intertechnology. The device is an advanced, CMOS UV light sensor with an I2C protocol interface and high dynamic detection resolution. With an integrated signal conditioning IC, photodiode, amplifiers, and analogue/digital circuits in a single chip, the VEML6070 provides excellent measurement in a small 2.35x1.8x1.0mm package, which makes it suitable for applications such...

Nelson Piquet Jr. driving a Mouser Electronics-sponsored China Racing car won the recent Moscow ePrix. With Piquet behind the wheel, the Mouser-sponsored team has high hopes for a historic World Championship-winning finish to an exhilarating inaugural Formula-E electric car race season. Piquet is now leads the Formula-E series drivers with 128 points and a comfortable 17-point lead over No. 2 Lucas di Grassi.

The ADM1293 and ADM1294 digital power monitors with PMBus interface are in stock at Mouser Electronics. The high acccuracy, integrated digital power monitors from Analog Devices provide digital current, voltage, and power monitoring using an on-chip, 12‑bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC), communicated through a PMBus-compliant I2C interface.

The B5T HVC face detection sensor module is now available from Mouser Electronics. The fully-integrated Human Vision Component (HVC) plug-in module is based on the Omron OKAO vision image sensing technology, a set of image recognition routines that can identify faces with speed and accuracy. The module integrates unique image sensing algorithms developed for speed and consistency of response, using an onboard camera that measures just 60mm x...

The ADA4571 Integrated AMR Angle Magnetic Sensor and Signal Conditioner from Analog Devices in on sale at Mouser Electronics. It is specifically designed to measure the motor shaft position in brushless DC motors while reducing noise and increasing torque, while meeting tighter environmental, noise and energy requirements.

The new AD7177-2 32-bit Sigma Delta Analogue to Digital Converter (ADC) from Analog Devices will make its debut in the distribution channel at Mouser Electronics. The device is a low noise 32-bit sigma delta (Σ-Δ) ADC with a true rail-to-rail input buffer and flexible scan rates. It can be configured as two fully differential, or four single-ended, analogue inputs with a channel scan rate of 10 kSPS.

SimpleLink ultra-low power MCUs from Texas Instruments are in stock at Mouser Electronics. These wireless MCUs target Bluetooth Smart, ZigBee, and other 2.4GHz RF applications. The SimpleLink Wireless MCU platform is very low power with low active RF and run current requirements and provide excellent battery life when used with small coin-cell batteries or in energy harvesting applications.

The SLWSTK62xx EZR32 wireless starter kit from Silicon Labs is on sale at Mouser Electronics. It provides a complete development platform for Slicon Labs EZR32LG and EZR323WG wireless microcontrollers (MCUs). This starter kit contains sensors and peripherals used for demonstrating many of the EZR32 wireless MCU's wireless and low power capabilities.

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, Mouser Electronics partnered with celebrity engineer Grant Imahara to start its five year mission: the Space Exploration Series and Space Challenge. This series includes a return to the question which has divided nerds like myself for decades: “Which reigns supreme: Star Wars or Star Trek?”

The MGA‑430x 2.4GHz Amplifier Modules from Avago Technologies are now being shiiped by distributor Mouser Electronics. These amplifiers are fully matched RF power amplifiers for use in the 2.4 GHz frequency band and are manufactured using Avago’s proprietary 0.25µ GaAs Enhancement Mode pHEMT process technology.

The new i.MX 6SoloX Processors from Freescale Semiconductor are now being shipped by Mouser Electronics. The i.MX 6SoloX puts a high performance ARM Cortex‑A9 core and a Cortex‑M4 core on one chip. This processor is a highly integrated multi‑market applications processor with support for graphics, USB, digital cameras, Gigabit Ethernet, and more.    

The MSP-EXP432P401R LaunchPad Evaluation Kit from Texas Instruments (TI) is now in stock at Mouser Electronics. This is a new easy-to-use rapid-prototyping kit for TI’s new MSP432P401R microcontrollers featuring 256KBytes of Flash and 64K of SRAM. The MSP432 microcontroller family is based on a low power ARM Cortex‑M4F and draws as little as 800nA in low power mode, with a run current of 95µA/MHz.

The MSP-EXP432P401R LaunchPad Evaluation Kit from Texas Instruments (TI) is on sale at Mouser Electronics. It is an easy-to-use rapid-prototyping kit for TI’s new MSP432P401R microcontrollers featuring 256KBytes of Flash and 64K of SRAM. The new TI MSP432 microcontroller family is based on a low power ARM Cortex-M4F and draws as little as 800nA in low power mode, with a run current of 95µA/MHz.

Mouser Electronics is now shipping the AD9154 Quad Digital‑to‑Analog Converter (DAC) ADS7-V1EBZ Evaluation Boards from Analog Devices. The AD9154 is a four‑input 16‑bit DAC with a high dynamic range and a fast sampling rate of 2.4 Giga-samples per second (Gsps). The boards are used to evaluate the Analog Devices AD9154 Quad 16‑bit DAC.