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Ultrasonic Sensors feature long range
The new MassaSonic M-300/150 and M-300/95 smart ultrasonic sensors are now available from sensing specialists Vydas International Marketing and offer longer ranges for the popular M-300 series family of RoHS compliant ultrasonic sensors.
Ramtron's 64-kilobit FRAM-Enhanced Processor Companion
Ramtron has launched the FM3130, a 64 kilobit, 3-volt FRAM-Enhanced Processor Companion product that combines the benefits of non-volatile ferroelectric RAM with an integrated real-time clock/calendar in one tiny package. The FM3130 has been streamlined to further reduce system cost and board space in consumer and computing markets, supporting commonly-needed system functions in applications such as printers and high-definition televisions, wit...
Ramtron’s 4-Megabit F-RAM memory wins Product of the Year Award from Electronic Products China
Ramtron International has announced that its FM22L16 was awarded the Product of the Year Award by Electronic Products China (EPC). The FM22L16, the semiconductor industry’s first 4-megabit (Mb) nonvolatile F-RAM memory, was selected from hundreds of products after it successfully met the judging criteria for design innovation, price performance, and technological advancement.
Synapse and Silicon Labs Introduce Complete Solution for Wireless Mesh Networking
Synapse Wireless, Inc. and Silicon Laboratories today introduced a jointly developed wireless mesh networking solution that combines the award-winning Synapse SNAP network operating system with Silicon Labs' Si1000 wireless microcontroller (MCU). The combined software/hardware solution - the Synapse RF Engine® module - makes it easy to deploy scalable, ultra-low-power, small-footprint wireless mesh networking for a wide range of applications in...
F-RAM replaces EEPROM for faster writes at lower power in safe, explosion-proof product
Ramtron International has announced that China’s Shanghai Welltech Automation Co., Ltd., a leading pressure transmitter and magnetic flow meter supplier, has designed Ramtron’s FM25L16 16-kilobit (Kb) serial F-RAM memory device into its 2000S safe pressure transmitters. F-RAM was selected to replace EEPROM in Welltech’s new, intrinsically safe, explosion-proof transmitters.
Core controllers improve transient response and accuracy
The ISL6260C, ISL6261A and ISL6262A core controllers from Intersil are designed to control Intel’s next-generation (Core Duo and Core 2 Duo) Santa Rosa mobile platform. The new family of devices offers improved accuracy in power dissipation reporting and industry-leading transient response and efficiency, enabled by Intersil’s patented R3 (Robust Ripple Regulator) Technology.
Buck controllers are said to deliver industry’s fastest transient response and highest system accuracy
Intersil has introduced a family of four-phase synchronous pulse width modulation buck controllers that are said to deliver the industry’s highest performance/price ratio for four-phase CPU core regulators. Intel VR10/11 and AMD AM2 CPU core solutions using these advanced controllers meet specs with substantially fewer bulk output capacitors than competitive offerings. The devices provide the industry’s most integrated and cost-efficient co...
Avago Technologies HFBR-3810Z Fiber Optic Short Link Transmitter/Receiver Features 12 kV Isolation
Avago Technologies today announced the 10 MBd HFBR-3810Z Fiber Optic (FO) short link transmitter/receiver for isolating frequency inverter and power converter applications common in renewable energy installations. In power generating wind and solar farms, fiber optics technology is widely considered the preferred isolation technology to interface between low voltage control logic or microprocessors and high voltage power inverters and switching c...
Avago Technologies Introduces its Second Series of Hermetically Sealed 3.3V Optocouplers for Aerospace and Military Apps
Avago Technologies today announced its second series of hermetically sealed 3.3-volt high gain optocouplers for use in aerospace, industrial and military applications. Avago’s ACPL-570xL/573xL/177xL series include single, dual, and quad channel hermetically sealed optocouplers that are capable of operation at temperatures ranging from -55 to +125 degrees C to meet the harsh requirements of aerospace, industrial and military applications. Th...
Surface Mount Digital Color Sensors are smallest says Avago
Avago Technologies has announced the availability of two miniature surface mount technology (SMT) digital color sensors for use in small consumer and portable electronic applications. Avago's ADJD-S311, which is the smallest in the industry with dimensions of 2.2 mm by 2.2 mm by 0.76 mm, is a CMOS IC with integrated RGB filters that targets designers of portable devices which require higher integration, smaller size and low power consumption. The...