Freescale’s Kinetis KL27 Series ultra low-power Cortex M0+ MCU with USB is optimised for cost-sensitive and battery-powered applications requiring USB connectivity with minimal power consumption. The MCUs feature a high-accuracy internal voltage and clock reference, while the USB FS 2.0 device does not require an external crystal.
Eaton PowerStor supercapacitors, the ultra high-capacitance devices benefit from electrochemical double layer capacitor (EDLC) construction combined with new high-performance materials. This combination of advanced technologies allows for a wide variety of capacitor solutions tailored to specific applications.
The low insertion / withdrawal force Hirose Electric MRF14 Series non-magnetic high-durability connectors in coaxial and signal types. The Coaxial type connectors offers exceptional high-frequency characteristics and a small diameter for both plug and jack. The Signal connectors are small and light weight and are available in through-hole soldering or cable types.
Nordic Semiconductor has revealed that it is sampling the first member of its next generation nRF52 Series of ultra low-power wireless solutions – the nRF52832 System-on-Chip (SoC). The nRF52832 redefines the single-chip Bluetooth Smart category by marrying barrier-breaking performance to power efficiency.
Vishay Semiconductors SiC Series integrated power stages are optimized for synchronous buck applications to offer high current, high efficiency, and high power density performance. Packaged in Vishay’s proprietary MLP package, SiC series power stages enable the voltage regulator designs to deliver continuous current per phase.
Panasonic Automotive & Industrial Systems Europe (PAISEU) has introduced a new series of human detection proximity sensors. The MA Motion series sensors are 35% thinner than previous versions and are simple to install due to their ‘plug and play’ nature.
Lumileds’ LUXEON 3535L LEDs which deliver optimized performance with the quality of light needed for distributed light source applications. The 3535L offer specified correlated colour temperature and colour rendering combinations. They are available in three performance levels.
Designed to eliminate the energy losses incurred when using resistors alone to discharge the X capacitors of mains-powered equipment safely – the CapZero family of automatic discharge ICs from Power Integrations.
The Hirose DF59M Series compact low-profile single-pole connector for applications such as LED lighting. The mated height on the PCB board is 1.2mm which excludes the height of the wire. The horizontal mating connector delivers a tactile snap and auditory click when fully engaged.
The Honeywell RTY Series Hall-effect rotary position sensor competitively provides angle monitoring in harsh transportation and industrial applications. The sensors use a magnetically biased, Hall-effect integrated circuit (IC) to sense rotary movement of the actuator shaft over a set operating range.
The Texas Instruments (TI) ATL431 and ATL432 are three-terminal adjustable shunt regulators, with specified thermal stability over applicable automotive, commercial, and industrial temperature ranges. The output voltage can be set to any value between Vref (approximately 2.5V) and 36V, with two external resistors.
Artesyn’s new generation AXA series high-performance DC-DC converter modules. The units set a new standard in power density and are ideal for rugged applications, says the company.
ON Semiconductor HBL5006 Series LED shunts is providing a current bypass for LEDs going into an open circuit. LEDs are fragile when subjected to transients and surge conditions – the HBL5006 maintain high reliability for LEDs in applications such as headlights, lighthouses, bridges, aircraft, runways and more.
Molex has introduced new Multi-Port RF (MPRF) coaxial cable-to-board solutions, providing printed circuit board (PCB) designers and test and measurement engineers with a secure electrical connection suitable for high-vibration conditions. Featuring a rugged single housing design with dual latches to support the weight of the coaxial cables, the MPRF solution ensures a secure multi-port RF I/O connection.
TDK-Lambda’s EZA2500 2500W bi-directional DC-DC converter is designed to allow the user to develop energy storage systems with rechargeable batteries. The EZA2500 can change conversion direction at high speed and achieves high efficiency of 92% in both directions.
The Vishay VEML6040 RGBW colour sensor which detects red, green, blue and white light. The VEML6040 incorporates photodiodes, amplifiers and analog / digital circuits into a single chip using the CMOS process. Typical applications include handheld devices, notebooks, consumer devices and diverse industrial and mechanical systems.
Cherry energy-harvesting switch modules are aimed at the increasing demand for simple and flexible wireless data transmission of switch signals with maintenance-free low energy consumption. The innovative wireless and battery-less energy-harvesting technology provides effective control solutions for countless applications in almost every market sector including industrial and building automation, smart home and medical.
Texas Instruments (TI) has unveiled its low-cost C2000 Delfino F28377S microcontroller (MCU) LaunchPad development kit – the first LaunchPad for the Delfino line of MCU. Based on TI’s C2000 Delfino F28377S MCU, the LaunchPad offers 200MHz of 32-bit floating-point performance, newly integrated accelerators, as well as high-integrity analog and control peripherals.
