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Linear Technology announces the LT3796, a 100V, high-side current sense DC/DC controller designed to regulate a constant-current or constant-voltage that is ideal for driving high brightness (HB) LEDs. Its 6V to 100V input voltage range supports a wide variety of applications, including automotive, industrial and architectural lighting.

Future Technology Devices International (FTDI) has announced availability of the VF2F2 reference design module for its Vinculum VNC1L embedded USB host controller. The design incorporates a practical firmware application that demonstrates file transfer using the USB mass storage class interface. It permits moving files from a USB device, such as a digital camera, to a USB flash disk. The design could also be used to transfer files between other ...

Future Technology Devices International (FTDI) announced the launch of a range of VNC2 evaluation modules (V2DIP-x), a VNC2 evaluation kit (V2-EVAL) and a VNC2 debug module. These modules are designed to help designers quickly develop embedded USB 2.0 Host/ Slave designs based on FTDI's recently announced Vinculum VNC2 devices. VNC2 is a user programmable dual USB 2.0 Host/ Slave intelligent SOC controller featuring a customised 16 bit MCU core, ...

Future Technology Devices International Limited, (FTDI) has announced the release of its Universal Serial Bus (USB) prototyping module VDIP2. Using its Vinculum VNC1L embedded USB host controller integrated circuit (IC), it is ideal for both the rapid development of VNC1L designs and incorporating into low volume finished products. Supplied to fit a 40 pin DIP header, VDIP2 provides access to all the UART, parallel FIFO and SPI interface pins. Th...

The Cropico DO4A is a highly versatile digital ohmmeter used for low resistance measurement across a diverse range of electronic design and manufacturing applications. Of particular relevance is the instrument’s role in the precision resistance measurement of electronic components and switches as well as electrical connectors, crimp joints, fuses and similar products.

Linear Technology has announced the LT3497, a dual, full- featured, step-up DC/DC Converter designed to drive up to 12 white LEDs from a Li-Ion input. Its high efficiency, fixed frequency operation ensures uniform LED brightness, low noise and maximum battery life, and the on-chip schottky diodes eliminate both the added cost and space of external diodes. True Color PWM dimming enables dimming ranges of up to 250:1 without any color shift of the ...

Linear Technology announced the LT8500, a pulse width modulation (PWM) generator with 48 independent channels. Each channel has an individually adjustable 12-bit (4,096 steps) PWM register and a 6-bit (64 step) ±50% correction register. All controls are programmable via a simple TTL/CMOS 50MHz serial data interface. The LT8500 can be used in a wide variety of PWM-intensive applications such as LED control, as well as industrial and robotic appli...

Linear Technology has announced the LT3593, a high efficiency constant current white LED driver packaged in a 2mm x 2mm DFN (or ThinSOT) package. It features a unique high-side LED current sense topology that enables the LED cathode to be connected directly to ground, creating a single wire current source. Also a single digital control pin enables set-and-forget LED dimming with ratios as high as 32:1. The LT3593 is designed to drive up to 10 whi...

Linear Technology announces the LT3760, an 8-channel LED driver, utilizing a step-up DC/DC controller capable of driving up to a 45V string of 100mA LEDs per channel. Its internal 60V, 1MHz DC/DC boost mode controller is designed to operate as a constant current LED driver for up to 80 white LEDs. From a 12V input, the LT3760 can drive 8 channels, each with up to ten 100mA white LEDs in series while delivering efficiencies exceeding 92%. Its mult...

Linear Technology announces the H-grade version of the LT3517. The LT3517 is a high side current sense DC/DC converter designed to drive high current LEDs at constant current. Its 3V to 30V input voltage range with transient protection to 40V makes it ideal for a range of applications, including automotive, industrial and architectural lighting. The H-grade version operates with a junction temperature up to 150ºC, compared to the E- and I-grade ...