Maxim Integrated Products is addressing the need for higher throughput, smaller footprint, and lower power in industrial automation with its new MAX14900E digital output switch. This eight-channel integrated circuit (IC) provides up to 70x faster speed, uses over 20% less power, and occupies 40% less space than existing solutions—all factors required in today’s faster, more localized, smaller end products.
The Hirose Electric HR41A circular waterproof connector. The IP68-rated plastic-shelled connectors are designed to provide advanced reliability and high power use in a wide variety of harsh, outdoor environments. These include LED Lighting (tunnel lighting, street lamps, etc.), harsh-environment lighting such as industrial, construction sites, marine and agriculture, base station transceivers, robotics in wet environments and electronic toll systems
TDK has expanded its CCT series of clamp AC current sensors with two new types that are rated for 300A and 80A. The new sensors are designed for use in the power distribution panels in a variety of systems such as power distribution panels of energy-management systems (EMS) for homes, buildings, factories and stores (HEMS, BEMS, FEMS, SEMS)
Aimed at applications such as audio, measurement and detection, Traco Power’s TVN 5WI Series DC-DC converters, the modules feature a six side shielded metal package with ultra low ripple and noise. The conducted noise complies with EN 55022 class B.
Vishay/Dale IHLE-4040DC-5A Series automotive-grade high-current low-profile SMD inductors feature an integrated e-shield, when connected to ground which provides up to -20dB EMI reduction at 1cm.
IDT’s IDT5P49V5901 low-power programmable clock generator offers best-in-class jitter performance and design flexibility with universal outputs capable of generating any output frequency. It is intended for high-performance consumer, networking, industrial, computing, and data-communications applications. Configurations may be stored in on-chip one-time programmable (OTP) memory or changed using I²C interface.
TE Connectivity’s AMPMODU MTE interconnection system is aimed at wire-to-board and wire-to-wire applications, and can be found in many types of electronic equipment including computers, copiers, commercial printers, appliances, medical equipment and automotive controls. The product implements insulation displacement contacts (IDC) or crimp snap-in contacts to suit individual end-user needs.
New from Texas Instruments, the LMX2571 is a low-power, high-performance, wideband PLLatinum RF synthesizer that integrates a delta-sigma fractional N PLL, multiple core voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), programmable output dividers and two output buffers. The VCO cores work up to 5.376GHz resulting in continuous output frequency range of 10MHz to 1344MHz.
Molex Ditto wire-to-wire interconnects and pre-assembled harnesses can halve the tooling and operational costs of plug-and-receptacle power systems enabling users to increase the cost savings and operational efficiency of low-current consumer and lighting applications.
Power Integrations’ LinkSwitch-4 CV/CC switcher simplifies low power CV/CC charger is designed by eliminating an optocoupler and secondary control circuitry. The LinkSwitch-4 uses adaptive BJT drive technology to boost switching performance and efficiency.
The expansion of its FP pushbutton series has been announced by APEM with a new 26mm snap-in version with metal clips. The FP26 offers the same lightweight construction as its predecessors and comes with a fully-illuminated option and in single and double-pole types.
Altera has announced the availability of the latest version of its Industrial Functional Safety Data Package (Ver. 3) for systems designers using Altera field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). The safety pack provides TÜV Rheinland-certified toolflows, IP and devices including Cyclone V FPGAs, enabling faster time for market for industrial safety solutions to IEC 61508 up to Safety Integrity Level 3 (SIL3).
The StarterTRAK TRK S12VR WLFT reference design from Freescale Semiconductor is designed as a development platform for the Freescale S12 MagniV S12VR 16-bit microcontroller, the simple reference design targets power lift and relay-based DC Motor Control applications using few external components.
Power Integrations has announced a new reference design (DER-479) demonstrating an industrial power supply using the company’s LinkSwitch-4TM family of CV/CC primary-side regulated (PSR) switcher ICs with a 1200V bipolar junction transistor (BJT). The design supports 440 VAC line inputs and features three outputs which combine to provide up to 11W of highly-accurate constant-voltage DC power.
Maxim’s MAXM17503, Series high-efficiency DC-DC step-down power modules which integrate a number of devices in a low-profile, thermally efficient system-in-package (SiP). The modules combine a switching power supply controller, dual n-channel MOSFET power switches, fully-shielded inductor, and the compensation components all in a single package.
C&K’s illuminated tactile switch (ITS) series offers vertical and right-angle illuminated options for a wide range of applications. The switches are available in many different single LED colours and bi-colour options that are independent from the switching function.
Designed to protect data lines that may experience destructive electrostatic discharge (ESD), Littlefuse has introduced the miniature four-channel bidirectional SP1015 Series TVS diode array (SPA diodes).
The Lumileds LUXEON 5258 LED is engineered to serve as a single 4.8mm optical light source. The multi-die package LED provides precise beam control and high luminance from a single package. The SMD devices are available in 24V and 96V options for a variety of directional LED lighting applications.
