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The silicon intellectual property (IP) provider, Evatronix SA and the mixed signal IC design company Richnex announced today the successful USB certification of the Richnex USB transceiver - RN1170, in which the Evatronix USB High Speed On-The-Go Controller IP was implemented as a reference design.

California Micro Devices today announced the latest products in the LuxGuard™ family of turnkey solutions for ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection and thermal management for high power, high brightness light emitting diode (HBLED) lighting applications. The new LuxGuard CM1753 and CM1754 feature a 50 volt breakdown voltage specification and deliver a robust 8kV HBM (Human Body Model) of ESD protection with low input capacitance for high pow...

Engineers designing electronic components for use in applications where non-magnetic characteristics are required now have a new connector option following PA&E’s announcement of its new non-magnetic Micro-D connector line.

Linear Technology has announced the LTC3577, LTC3577-1, LTC3577-3 and LTC3577-4, highly integrated multi-function power management integrated circuit (PMIC) solutions for portable Li-Ion/Polymer battery applications. The LTC3577/-X integrates a USB-compatible linear PowerPath™ manager, a standalone battery charger, overvoltage protection, 10-LED driver, pushbutton on/off control, three high efficiency synchronous buck regulators and two LDOs in...

We are all aware of the need to protect electrical installations from the weather, and with the increasing use of electronic equipment in external, and often remote, locations, most enclosure manufacturers provide adequate protection from the elements for the internal products.

NEC Electronics announced the availability of twelve new 16-bit All Flash microcontrollers (MCUs) with built-in Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 function and industry-leading low power consumption. The new offering includes six 48-pin MCUs (78K0R/KC3-L) and six 64-pin MCUs (78K0R/KE3-L).

Avago Technologies announced it has developed the industry’s first compact high-brightness water-resistant tricolor surface mount light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for use in indoor and outdoor full color signs and displays. Avago’s ASMT-QTCO Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier (PLCC)-6 Blackbody and ASMT-YTBO industry standard PLCC- 4 LEDs have been enhanced to make them water-resistant. As a result, a protection cover is not needed saving money for in...

Avago Technologies announced it has developed the industry’s first compact high-brightness water-resistant tricolor surface mount light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for use in indoor and outdoor full color signs and displays. Avago’s ASMT-QTCO Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier (PLCC)-6 Blackbody and ASMT-YTBO industry standard PLCC- 4 LEDs have been enhanced to make them water-resistant. As a result, a protection cover is not needed saving money for in...

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. demonstrated a tablet-sized capacitive touchscreen technology with unlimited finger tracking capability. Cypress has released a video, available at www.cypress.com/go/tabletvideo, which features a demonstration of a user manipulating multiple pictures on the screen simultaneously. The technology, based on Cypress’s industry-leading TrueTouch™ touchscreen solution for smaller-size portable electronics, will power to...

Agilent Technologies announced the availability of an NXP Semiconductors' design kit for RF small-signal products within Agilent's Advanced Design System (ADS). The design kit provides NXP's customers with easy access to comprehensive libraries of models within ADS for NXP's RF wideband devices, diodes, junction FET's, dual-gate MOSFET's and MMIC's. With the new design kit, customers can run simulations in ADS prior to moving to prototype. This ...