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Texas Instruments has added four low cost members to the TMS320F280xx digital signal controller series targeted at motor control, digital power conversion and intelligent sensor control applications. The new TMS320F28015 and F28016 controllers offer 60MHz of performance starting as low as $3.25 (in 1Ku quantities) while the new TMS320F2801-60 and F2802-60 controllers also offer 60 MHz of performance and are based on the current TMS320F2801 and F2...

Fairchild Semiconductor has introduced a 1200V/15A NPT-Trench IGBT with the ability to withstand as much as 300mJ of avalanche energy in induction heating (IH) applications. This excellent avalanche capability helps ensure “rugged” fail-safe operation of the system during abnormal avalanche-mode conditions that commonly affect IH appliances such as microwave ovens

ACAL Components has introduced SuperCap double-layer capacitors which achieve capacitance values up to 300 Farad. Developed and manufactured by WIMA, SuperCaps can be used to replace, protect or support batteries whilst offering considerably higher discharge currents.

Texas Instruments has introduced a 1-W, unregulated DC/DC converter in a miniature package that features 3-kV isolation. The new DCH01 family of plug-in power modules operates from a 5-V input and provides single voltages of 5 V, 12 V, and 15 V and complementary dual-output voltages of ±5 V, ±12 V and ±15 V. The tiny modules are ideal for industrial applications such as data acquisition, motor control, programmable logic cont...

Avago Technologies has announced a higher resolution option for its AEDR-8300 series of reflective optical encoders, which are also among the industry's smallest. The new AEDR-8300-1Wx offers 212 LPI (lines per inch), higher maximum count frequency at 60 KHz and operates from a single 3.3 V to 5.0 V supply.

Laird Technologies, a leading designer and manufacturer of electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, thermal management, telematics and antenna solutions, responded to the changing needs of the consumer electronics market by unveiling its Aesthetically Coloured Fabric-Over-Foam shielding gaskets to complement the outside colour of a chassis. The gaskets are an alternative to standard EMI shielding options for consumer gaming products, home c...

Silicon Laboratories has announced the Si4901 AeroFONE single-chip phone, the industry’s most integrated, highest performing single-chip phone for the GSM ultra low cost handset (ULCH) market. The Si4901 expands the company’s family of single-chip phones to address demand for low cost, highly integrated GSM handsets in emerging economies.

The power supply supporting a GSM handset baseband chipset must wake up to full load within microseconds. By integrating a fast transient 600mA step-down converter and a 300mA LDO, AnalogicTech’s AAT2505 forms a complete high-performance power supply solution for GSM handset baseband core and I/O.

TurboTools Corporation, provider of HES and Systems Design Productivity Solutions announced today the availability of a plug-in that links CablEquity 2006 with Autodesk Inventor, the world’s best-selling 3D mechanical design software. The company also announces that CablEquity 2006 has been certified for Autodesk Inventor 11 under the Autodesk Inventor Certified Applications Program.

STMicroelectronics has introduced what it says is the world’s first family of devices specifically optimized to protect the Low Noise Block (LNB) voltage regulator in satellite set-top-box applications against lightning and electrical overstress surges. The LNBTVSx-22x range provides 3kV, 4kV and 6kV optimized protection (8/20µs) devices that fully comply with the LNB supply voltage and IEC61000-4-5 protection standards.