Products

Vicor has released its 1RU, high power density PFC FrontEnd for use with various power modules. The ultra-low profile, fan-cooled, power factor corrected AC-DC front end operates from a wide range 85-264Vac input, providing 375V out with a power density of over 28W/in3.

Vicor has announced the availability of a full family of V•I ChipTM components, enabling complete power systems using Factorized Power Architecture (FPA). FPA separates or ‘factorizes’ regulation and voltage transformation functions into flexible, high-performance building blocks. V•I Chip components are high-density (up to 1.2kW/in3), high-efficiency (up to 97%), high-speed power conversion modules, and are all released for mass product...

The 28Vdc MIL-COTS VIPAC family of power systems is a new class of user-defined, modular power solutions for military COTS applications such as radar, military ground vehicle, communications equipment, and aerospace. It incorporates Vicor’s M-FIAM5B, which provides MIL-STD-461E EMI filtering and MIL-STD-704E/F transient protection; Vicor's Maxi, Mini and Micro DC-DC H or M grade converters; and a choice of output connections and mechanical plat...

STMicroelectronics has announced a low-cost, complete evaluation and development package for the tiny 8-pin versions of the ST7Lite microcontroller family, with a recommended resale price of just $12.00. The ‘ST7Ultralite Primer’ is a compact USB-powered tool based on the ST7FLITEUS MCU, pre-programmed with a real-world software application which is designed to demonstrate all of the MCU’s main features and peripherals.

New Bright Pipes, optical light pipes from CML Innovative Technologies (CML-IT) produce bright, even indication based on optical ray tracing. Ideal for transferring light from a PCB to a front panel, the devices conveniently and economically conduct light from SMT LEDs through angles and distances to a viewable front lens surface.

AVX has released a tight tolerance L0402 LGA inductor based on thin-film technology, providing excellent high frequency performance and rugged construction for reliable automatic assembly. Thin film technology allows for the deposition of low ESR line width structures to the micron and below level. These small structures yield extremely tight tolerance inductors in virtually any value, and as tight as 0.05nH in low value 0402 devices.

Toshiba has announced the latest addition to its new series of high-capacity SDHC Memory Cards: the industry’s first 8-gigabyte Class 4 memory card. The new card will be introduced in early January 2007, alongside the 4GB products launched in September, and will give Toshiba a larger commercially available line-up in high performance SD Memory Cards.

Texas Instruments has introduced what it says is the smalles the smallest two-bank, low dropout (LDO) regulator to support light emitting diode (LED) lighting in portable applications, such as mobile phones, navigation systems, MP3 and media players. The device enables quality color backlighting from a tiny 1.2 mm x 1.2 mm package, allowing end-users to experience blinking and dimming of color keypads and navigation pad lights.

The CX24118 and CX24116 from Conexant, which form the front end (tuner and demodulator) for set top boxes supporting DVB-S2. The CX24118A Digital Satellite Tuner RFIC is Conexant’s third generation direct down-conversion satellite tuner intended for high-volume digital video, audio and data receivers.

Telelogic has announced the availability of Telelogic Tau 3.0. This release is said to represent a breakthrough in Model-Driven Development (MDD) environments for enterprise IT applications, including those currently supporting or slated to support a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA).