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C&K Components has added two new devices to its family of K5 Series snap-acting key switches. The new K5G and K5A2 switches feature silver- or gold-plated dome inserts for enhanced user feel, provide excellent tactile feedback, and are housed in small, low profile packages. “Along with superior tactile feel, the K5G and K5A2 switches provide excellent acoustic qualities,” said Gustavo Jimenez, product manager for C&K Component...

Linear Technology has introduced the LTC4224, a compact, low voltage Hot Swap controller for protecting boards and backplanes that use two 1V to 6V voltage supplies. Systems, including fiber optic networks, will benefit from the simplified control with independent turn-on and adjustable ramp of the two supplies. In recent years, multisource agreements like XENPAK have defined fiber optic transceiver modules that provide transmission rates up to 1...

Intersil has introduced the ISL54210 and ISL54211, highly-integrated devices that extend Intersil’s leadership position in compact, high-performance mixed audio and data switches. The ISL54210 and ISL54211 combine superior low distortion performance, high-speed USB 2.0 data rates and use the industry’s most effective suppression technology to eliminate clicks and pops in handheld devices.

Murata Power Solutions has introduced two new families of radial lead format inductors. The low DC resistance 1100R and 1300R series suit low and medium current applications and have a compact design making them ideal for high density circuits where chip inductors are not able to cope with the power requirements. These general purpose devices are ideal for providing filtering in a wide range of designs such as those found in power supply applicat...

NIC Components has introduced a family of film chip capacitors that offer extremely stable characteristics over a wide operating temperature range. The NSMX series of wound, metalized Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS) film capacitors is ideal for use in applications that require low absorption characteristics such as voice or datacom circuitry. They are also suited to use in power supplies requiring low loss parameters or where piezoelectric problems m...

Vishay Intertechnology has announced a new high-temperature 1W surface-mount Power Metal Strip resistor that is said to be the industry's first current sensing resistor in the 2010 case size to operate over a temperature range of –65°C to +275°C. The WSLT2010...18 resistor features a very low 10-mΩ to 500-mΩ resistance value range, a tight tolerance down to ±0.5%, and low TCR values down to ±75 ppm/°C.

AVX Corporation has launched the latest version of its SpiTanII software that enables designers to view all basic characteristics and parameters for tantalum and Oxicap (niobium oxide) capacitors. The company has also expanded the Pspice simulation software libraries it offers for its tantalum, tantalum polymer and niobium oxide chip parts, as well as introducing V6.0 of its Select-a-Cap software tool. Computer modeling and simulation is an impo...

AVX has developed a new high capacitance PulseCap capacitor in a low profile package. The capacitors are designed for applications such as PCMCIA/USB wireless express cards where bulk capacitance is needed to boost transmitter power.

An important part of the service provided by Aerco is holding large stocks of electronic and electrical components to ensure long-term availability of components. Aerco has stocked the popular and highly reliable range of Deutsch hermetically sealed relays, now manufactured by Barnbrook Systems, for several decades serving the defence and aviation industries that still have strong demand for both spares and new-build.

knitter-switch announces a range of rotary encoders designed to replace traditional rotary potentiometers in a wide range of applications. The MERP12 range will interest designers currently working on next generation building automation systems and test and measurement instruments where the latest type of input device for scroll menus is required.