ECN-Electronic Component News articles from December 2006

ECN-Electronic Component News archives from December 2006

Sharing the burden of innovation.(Editor's View)
December 1, 2006... When companies in this industry decide to launch a particular product at a trade show, I think most of us know that, these days, it is less about announcing a real technology breakthrough than it is simply announcing a new and/or improved...

Power modules in 29 mm x 12 mm package for inverter motor designs.(Leading Off)
December 1, 2006... Fairchild Semiconductor's three new Motion-SPM[TM] (Smart Power Modules), the FSB50325S (250V), FSB50250S (500V) and FSB50450S (500V) each integrate six fast-recovery MOSFETs (FRFET[TM]) and three half-bridge, high-voltage ICs (HVIC) into one...

ATCA dual-input bus converter for telecom cards.(Leading Off)
December 1, 2006... Emerson Network Power has announced the availability of what is said to be the industry's smallest front-end power solution to date for use on latest-generation telecom cards. The Artesyn dual-input ATC210 bus converter has a 2.3" x 1.8"...

Flexisafe[TM] capacitor minimizes short-circuit failure.(Leading Off)
December 1, 2006... AVX Corporation has designed a ceramic capacitor that virtually eliminates the risk of short-circuit failure, according to the company. Terminated with the company's FLEXITERM[TM] technology introduced last year, the capacitors are designed to...

2x2 and 2x3 power connectors added to AirMax VX[R] family.(Leading Off)
December 1, 2006... FCI hasexpanded the AirMax VS[R] backplane connector system with two new power connector variants. The 2x3 AirMax VS power connector set is designed for customers who require additional power delivery, but who lack the linear board space for...

PXI products for hybrid test systems in production applications.(Leading Off)
December 1, 2006... Keithley Instruments, Inc. has introduced a new line of PXI products designed for high-speed automated production testing as part of a hybrid test system using precision instruments. The new KPXI product line consists of simultaneous data...

Backplane and [mu]TCA Development Chassis provide effective evaluation platform.(Leading Off)
December 1, 2006... Molex has announced the development of a [mu]TCA backplane and development chassis to allow developers to build and debug [mu]TCA designs before going to production. The backplane has a fully redundant dual star architecture designed to run at...

Inductors.(PRODUCT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW)
December 1, 2006... Taiyo Yuden offers 8 mm x 8 mm x 4 mm wire-wound power inductors for DC/DC converter choke coil applications in LCD and plasma TVs, automobile navigation systems, home video game consoles and other devices. The 13 models in the NR8040T Series...

Embeddey security: embedded systems protect code and cash.(EMBEDDED SYSTEMS)
December 1, 2006... The best way to build a small, secure system is with a one-chip MCU that provides a security bit. But, a security bit can cause a problem: If a system exhibits strange behavior, the vendor may not have access to the inside of the MCU, noted...

Bringing light to "legal" PCI Express switch configuration.(SEMICONDUCTOR HIGHLIGHT)
December 1, 2006... PCI Express (PCIe) continues to pull ahead in the race to become the next interconnect standard, and the gap is increasing. Advanced Switching Interconnect never really caught traction and has already faded away; RapidIO is slowly chugging...

Optimizing white LED backlighting for full-color displays.(INDUSTRY FOCUS)
December 1, 2006... The increasing shift to high information-content color displays has substantially increased the demand for the higher brightness offered by white LED backlighting. It is not news that LED backlighting is becoming increasingly more popular...

Test: data acquisition; USB keeps DAQ on schedule.(Cover story)
December 1, 2006... In the data-acquisition (DAQ) realm, many companies now offer USB-based devices that can acquire and generate analog and digital signals in real time. This data-acquisition equipment finds use in applications that range from lab instruments to...

The rise of intelligent software agents in oscilloscopes.(Test & Measurement)
December 1, 2006... You may not have noticed it yet, but a small revolution has occurred in the oscilloscope industry. The next oscilloscope you purchase is likely to include a virtual engineer in the form of an intelligent software agent who is resident on the...

XRF testing offers cost-effectiveness when accurately implemented.(Test & Measurement)
December 1, 2006... The transition of the commercial electronics world to RoHS compliance created a need to verify that lead or other prohibited materials are removed from electronic components. Conversely, because of reliability and tin-whisker concerns, most...

Digital MRI receiver with noise-reduction technology.(BOARDS & MODULES)
December 1, 2006... Mercury Computer Systems has announced its Visage[TM] MR magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) receiver. This high-bandwidth, 16-bit analog-to-digital receiver board with advanced digital filtering and MRI-specific noise-reduction technology is said...

Single channel embedded digital signal conditioner board.(BOARDS & MODULES)
December 1, 2006... The Model 4331 single channel CellMite[TM] LVDT embedded digital signal conditioner board from Electro Standards Labs connects directly to a standard AC LVDT (linear variable differential transformer) transducer, and it simultaneously generates...

Dual Core Xeon based single board computer.(BOARDS & MODULES)
December 1, 2006... Diversified Technology, Inc. has announced the LBC9426 single board computer (SBC) for communications, government and commercial markets. The SBC is based on the Intel[R] E7520 chipset, and it uses one or two 65 nm Dual Core Intel Xeon[R] low...

Transceiver modules for industrial automation.(BOARDS & MODULES)
December 1, 2006... Vishay Intertechnology Inc. has announced its 2.4-GHz ISM transceiver module family that supports seven operating channels, each spread with a direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) code. These modules offer a combination of features such as...

PMC modules.(BOARDS & MODULES)
December 1, 2006... Acromag has introduced the PMC-LX and PMC-SX modules that support a variety of AXM plug-in I/O extension modules to interface different signal types to a user-configurable Xilinx[R] Virtex-4[R] FPGA. The Virtex-4 FPGA can process user-defined...

Ethernet interface for software defined transceivers.(BOARDS & MODULES)
December 1, 2006... Lexycom Technologies Inc. has announced an Ethernet interface for its software defined radio transceivers. The Tiamis-800 software defined radio transceiver (SDR), when equipped with the Ethernet interface option, requires almost no initial...

Keyswitch offers over 10,000 colors in low light.(ELECTROMECHANICAL/MECHANICAL DEVICES)
December 1, 2006... E3 has introduced its SI6432 LCD keyswitch that is used in industrial and studio equipment, medical and military systems. In combination with the proprietary RGB color control, this gives the switches exceptional readability in low light...

Micromotor with precious metal commutation.(ELECTROMECHANICAL/MECHANICAL DEVICES)
December 1, 2006... MicroMo Electronics has expanded its DC Micromotor product line with the Series 1224SR. With an external motor-diameter of 12 mm and a length of 24 mm, the device achieves a desirable power to volume ratio. This is achieved through a...

Online tool for panel design.(ELECTROMECHANICAL/MECHANICAL DEVICES)
December 1, 2006... NKK Switches has introduced the Legend Maker, an online tool created to aid design engineers in panel design. The tool enables engineers faced with incorporating human interface into the design of state-of-the-art products to customize switches...

Quad LED driver can drive up to 32 1A LEDs.(INTEGRATED CIRCUITS)
December 1, 2006... Linear Technology has introduced its LT3476, a2 MHz DC/DC converter designed to operate as a four-channel constant current LED driver. Each channel can drive up to eight 1A LEDs in series, enabling the device to drive up to thirty-two 1A LEDs...

Microcontroller for embedded industrial applications.(INTEGRATED CIRCUITS)
December 1, 2006... Innovasic announced the release of the fido 1100. Its architecture includes capabilities built into the silicon that address software debug and test for real-time and safety-critical operation. Programmable peripherals supporting 10/100...

High-performance camera chip sensor for use in secondary cameras.(OPTOELECTRONICS & DISPLAYS)
December 1, 2006... OmniVision Technologies, Inc. has unveiled a high-performance Square Graphics Array[TM] (SGA) resolution camera chip sensor. The OV6680 is intended for use in secondary cameras in the 3G video phone market. It combines exceptional low-light...

Variable input miniature based LED lamps.(OPTOELECTRONICS & DISPLAYS)
December 1, 2006... Dialight has introduced its 586 VIP Series of variable-input, single-chip based LEDs, featuring T 3 1/4 miniature bayonet or screw bases. These lights mount directly into industry-standard sockets for replacement of many popular miniature...

High power infrared SMD LED for imaging applications.(OPTOELECTRONICS & DISPLAYS)
December 1, 2006... American Bright Optoelectronics has introduced its BIR-PP8-DSS-1 NovaLED IR emitter for CCD-based imaging applications such as machine vision, security, military, night vision and advanced automotive applications. The miniature package provides...

Touchscreens are integrated into vision sensing applications.(OPTOELECTRONICS & DISPLAYS)
December 1, 2006... Red Lion announced full support of Banner Engineering's PresencePLUS[R] vision sensors via its G3 Series of touch-screen HMIs. As a result of a joint development, G3 Series HMIs can allow a machine operator to deliver specific vision sensor...

Retention pin options for high speed connector series.(PACKAGING & INTERCONNECTS)
December 1, 2006... Samtec has introduced the Q2[TM] second generation high speed connector system (QMS/QFS Series). Features of the connector system have been expanded with a standard Retention Pin option (RT1) that can double the mating forces in typical...

Instrument enclosures for desktop and portable electronics.(PACKAGING & INTERCONNECTS)
December 1, 2006... Teko has introduced its 'Strumentalia' instrument enclosures series. These ABS enclosures have been designed for housing desktop and portable electronics. These cases are available in two different styles: the standard rectangular instrument...

Low inductance devices in transistor-style packages.(PASSIVE & DISCRETE COMPONENTS)
December 1, 2006... TT electronics IRC Advanced Film Division has introduced its MHP Series 20W and 35W power resistors. Designated the MHP-20 and MHP-35, these stable power resistors are housed in a TO-220 style package, and they feature low thermal impedance and...

OCXOs in 14-pin DIP or SMT configurations.(PASSIVE & DISCRETE COMPONENTS)
December 1, 2006... MMD Components has introduced the MOFL Series, a line of oven-controlled crystal oscillators (OCXOs) featuring an AT cut crystal design. Suitable for a variety of instrumentation and industrial applications, the OCXOs offer stabilities of [+ or...

Ultra-miniature programmable crystal oscillators.(PASSIVE & DISCRETE COMPONENTS)
December 1, 2006... Ecliptek Corporation has announced its ultra-miniature EP13E7, EP15E7 and EP16E7 programmable oscillator series, measuring 3.2 mm x 2.5 mm x 1.05 mm. Features include supply voltage of 1.8V (EP16E7), 2.5V (EP15E7) or 3.3V (EP13E7), frequency...

GUI-configurable digital power controllers for POL systems.(POWER SOURCES)
December 1, 2006... Texas Instruments has introduced four Fusion Digital Power[TM] products that enable point-of-load (POL) digital power management in telecom and data-centric applications. The single-phase UCD9111 and dual-phase UCD9112 controllers implement...

UPS with USB and hot swap batteries.(POWER SOURCES)
December 1, 2006... Hewlitt-Packard has announced the HP UPS R1500 G2, an ultra slim 1,500 VA rack-mount uninterruptible power system (UPS) to ease the need for additional rack space while maintaining high-availability power backup. With up to 1,500VA/1,000W, it...

Fixed conversion ratio isolated converter saves downstream space.(POWER SOURCES)
December 1, 2006... C & D Technologies has introduced its EUS34-096, a fixed 5:1 conversion ratio isolated DC/DC Converter. The module is designed for powering multiple downstream, non-isolated point-of-load (POL) converters in Intermediate Bus Architecture (IBA)...

DC/DC converter modules feature high-speed transient response.(POWER SOURCES)
December 1, 2006... Murata has introduced its high-speed response MPDRX Series of DC/DC converter modules. These Point-of-Load (POL) non-isolated devices are suited in field programmable gate array (FPGA) and micro-processor applications that require regulation...

Miniature 3dB 90[degrees] hybrid coupler.(POWER SOURCES)
December 1, 2006... Innovative Power Products, Inc. has announced the Model IPP-2033, a high power, 3dB, 90[degrees] hybrid coupler covering the 900 MHz to 2,500 MHz frequency range. The coupler combines two signals of up to 150W CW of total output power. The 3dB...

Power Hub for PROFIBUS DP and PA networks.(POWER SOURCES)
December 1, 2006... Pepperl+Fuchs' FieldConnex[R] Power Hub modular power supply system provides multiple power supplies for PROFIBUS PA devices, and it is also available for FOUNDATION Fieldbus-based applications. The connection of PROFIBUS DP and PA is...

COTS military and avionics DC/DC converters.(POWER SOURCES)
December 1, 2006... XP Power's MTC Series of 4W to 35W DC/DC converters is designed for defense and avionics applications and is adaptable for communications, industrial or transport applications. The MTC is a non-custom converter based on commercial off-the-shelf...

Regulated, 2W 2:1 input miniature SIP DC/DC converters.(POWER SOURCES)
December 1, 2006... MicroPower Direct's D200ERW Series of single and dual output 2W DC/DC converters is are designed to combine 2W of output power, tight regulation, wide 2:1 inputs, and a miniature Single In-Line Package (SIP). Thirty-six models operate from 2:1...

High performance 40W DC/DC converters.(POWER SOURCES)
December 1, 2006... Power Sources Unlimited has announced the Tracopower TEN40WI Series of ultra-compact DC/DC converters, offering 40W of power in a 2" x 2" x 0.4" shielded metal case with an insulated baseplate. This Series features a 4:1 input range of either...

Sixteenth brick series delivers 33W.(POWER SOURCES)
December 1, 2006... Tyco Electronics Power Systems, Inc. announced its KW006-010TM Series of sixteenth-brick isolated power modules, a line of single output DC/DC power converters. This converter series provides power for small space, high current and low voltage...

You can find it all with the Internet.(Editor's View)
December 15, 2006... I think the key word in the headline above is 'find'. Yes, you probably can find the product you are looking for, but how much time have you got to hunt for it yourself? It is probably also worth questioning how useful is it to search through...

ATX and microATX motherboards.(BOARDS & MODULES)
December 15, 2006... ITOX G7L630-B ATX and G7L330-B microATX motherboards use the Intel[R] 945G Express chipset supported under Intel's Embedded Architecture program. It accepts a wide performance range of Intel LGA775 packaged processors. Optimized for the Intel...

Interface controller provides single board analog/digital interconnection.(BOARDS & MODULES)
December 15, 2006... Digital View's SVH-1920 multi-sync interface controller supports the latest generation of high-resolution LCDs and high-definition video FPDs. It provides full screen buffering, multi-panel support and a range of inputs including ARGB, DVI and...

Power Factor Correction (PFC) Smart Power Module.(BOARDS & MODULES)
December 15, 2006... Fairchild Semiconductor has introduced its Power Factor Correction (PFC) Smart Power Module (SPM[TM]) to implement the Partial Power Factor Correction Switching Converter (PSC) circuit topology which is suitable for 1 kW to3 kW air...

Ultra-compact voice recognition module.(BOARDS & MODULES)
December 15, 2006... Sensory, Inc. has released its VR Stamp[TM] module, providing integration of voice recognition (VR) into consumer, industrial, automotive and medical electronics. The heart of the VR Stamp module is the RSC-4128 integrated circuit, the latest...

ADC PMC module for Software Defined Radio.(BOARDS & MODULES)
December 15, 2006... ICS has announced its ICS-8554 ADC PMC module. Designed for intermediate frequency (IF) Software Defined Radio (SDR) applications such as multiple element beam-forming, coherent radar and/or secure communications, it combines DSP (digital...

Honorable mention.(BOARDS & MODULES)
December 15, 2006... I/O Module Eliminates Motion Controller WAGO Software Radio Transceiver Module Adds 256-Channel Digital Downconverter Core Pentek, Inc. Serial-to-Ethernet Gateway Offers Instant Internet Interface Saelig USB 2.0 Host...

Hollow pancake stepper motor.(ELECTROMECHANICAL/MECHANICAL DEVICES)
December 15, 2006... Haydon Switch & Instrument's hollow pancake stepper motor has a 2.5" hole in the center for a microwave tube, and it is designed for applications where accurate positioning and high torque are desirable. The motor has a 1.8[degrees] step angle,...

Blue illuminated Piezo and mechanical switches.(ELECTROMECHANICAL/MECHANICAL DEVICES)
December 15, 2006... Schurter, Inc. has introduced its blue illuminated Piezo and mechanical switches into its current Metal Line offering. The color option joins the standard existing colors offered in the point and ring illuminated versions of yellow, red and/or...

Relay achieves high-voltage DC cutoff.(ELECTROMECHANICAL/MECHANICAL DEVICES)
December 15, 2006... Panasonic Electric Works has introduced its 300A compact power relay with encapsulated contacts and a 400V DC high voltage switching cutoff that has been achieved due to hermetically sealed construction and magnetic are motion through use of a...

Tactile mini trim switch.(ELECTROMECHANICAL/MECHANICAL DEVICES)
December 15, 2006... Otto Controls has announced its T4-T toggle switch that provides a four-way momentary toggle action with detent providing a positive click action. The T4-T Series provides commercial and military grade low level switching with a positive click...

Ultraminiature microswitches offer many options.(ELECTROMECHANICAL/MECHANICAL DEVICES)
December 15, 2006... Tyco Electronics has introduced its Alcoswitch brand of ultraminiature microswitches. These SPDT switches have extended cycle life ratings up to 1,000,000 cycles. This PC mount product is available with straight or right angle PC terminals,...

Honorable mention.(ELECTROMECHANICAL/MECHANICAL DEVICES)
December 15, 2006... Medium/High Capacity Toggle Switches NKK Switches Joystick Switches for Long Life Performance APEM Components Ultra-Flat DC Motor Fits Small Spaces MicroMo Electronics, Inc. Ultra-Minl Relay Features Longer Life ...

Zigbee[TM] modules and development kits.(EMBEDDED SYSTEMS)
December 15, 2006... Mouser Electronics is distributing Helicom's standards-based wireless modules and development kits online through the Mouser Web site. Helicomm's EZ-Net DevKit (EZDK 1220PA) provides an integrated rapid prototyping platform for wireless...

Single Board Computer Reference Design Kit.(EMBEDDED SYSTEMS)
December 15, 2006... AMD has announced its AMD Geode GX Single Board Computer Reference Design Kit (AMD Geode GX SBC RDK), an adaptable design that addresses embedded devices such as network appliances, kiosks, point-of-sale terminals and corporate clients. These...

USB Modem Communication Class Driver.(EMBEDDED SYSTEMS)
December 15, 2006... Accelerated Technology's Nucleus[R] USB Modem Communication Class Driver--an extension to its Nucleus USB software--helps embedded developers migrate legacy modem applications, and to build new devices that use the USB standard as a connection...

Single-slot radar scan converter PCI card.(EMBEDDED SYSTEMS)
December 15, 2006... Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing has announced the Advantage-Zeta radar scan converter which combines radar signal acquisition and scan conversion on a single PCI card. The card supports up to three analog videos inputs, with one...

FPGA-based servo drive module for CompactRIO.(EMBEDDED SYSTEMS)
December 15, 2006... National Instruments has announced a high-speed H-bridge servo drive module and seven C Series modules for the company's CompactRIO embedded platform. The NI 9505 drive module for NI CompactRIO offers direct connectivity to actuators, such as...

Honorable mention.(EMBEDDED SYSTEMS)
December 15, 2006... MCUs Combine Ethernet, CAN, USB, Encryption with Support for Real-time Applications Atmel Corp. Digital Signal Controller Family Includes 27 New Devices Microchip Technology Computer Enclosures for Embedded System Applications...

Five-port PC/104 fast Ethernet Switch with port-based VLAN support.(EMBEDDED SYSTEMS)
December 15, 2006... Parvus has introduced the PRV-1059 VLAN-enabled 5-Port PC/104 Ethernet Switch, which has been designed and tested to MIL-STD-810F. This network switch features low power consumption (1.5W) and reliable extended temperature operation up to...

Windows CE 6.0 BSP for PXA270.(EMBEDDED SYSTEMS)
December 15, 2006... Strategic Test has announced the availability of a Windows CE 6.0 BSP for the Intel/Marvell PXA270 processor. The Binary Support Package (BSP) will be offered with all new purchases of the Triton Development Kit-3 and as an upgrade for existing...

Catalog features 10 new products.(EMBEDDED SYSTEMS)
December 15, 2006... United Electronic Industries (UEI) has announced the release of its Volume 6 Catalog. The catalog introduces over 10 new products including the UEILogger family and an embedded Linux toolkit for the company's PowerDNA product line. The...

Low-power, Mini-ITX systems.(EMBEDDED SYSTEMS)
December 15, 2006... Mini-box.com announced the Mini-Box M200 and M300, M200-LCD and M300-LCD fully customizable systems that allow OEMs to add their logo, select the I/O that fits their purposes, and build systems with the memory options and operating system of...

USB test pod.(EMBEDDED SYSTEMS)
December 15, 2006... CWAV has added the USBee DX Test Pod (DX) to its family of PC based test pods that verify analog voltage levels and digital logic. The DX builds on the company's USBee AX Pro Test Pod and offers two analog and 16 digital channels, click and...

Books and boards: ECN looks at a development board and a DSP book aimed at embedded-system designers.(EMBEDDED SYSTEMS)
December 15, 2006... ToolStick Starter Kit (ToolStickSK), Silicon Laboratories, $25. www.silabs.com. Silicon Labs has produced another helpful small kit that lets you experiment with the company's microcontroller (MCU) architecture. Unlike its earlier...

Mixed signal FPGA.(INTEGRATED CIRCUITS)
December 15, 2006... Actel Corp. has announced its Fusion[TM] Programmable System Chip (PSC), a mixed-signal FPGA family. These PSCs bring the features of programmable logic to application areas such as power management, smart battery charging, clock generation and...

Current-output charge pump provides up to 600 mA for white LED flash applications.(INTEGRATED CIRCUITS)
December 15, 2006... Advanced Analogic Technologies' AAT3172 charge pump IC for white LED flash applications supplies up to 600 mA of output current across dual regulated current sinks. Each LED channel can be programmed in 32 steps with a single GPIO output...

Micro-power op amps for battery powered applications.(INTEGRATED CIRCUITS)
December 15, 2006... Texas Instruments has introduced a family of micro-power operational op amps from its Burr-Brown product line. The OPA379 family operates within a 1.8V to 5.5V supply voltage range, and it features high performance single-supply operation, low...

Low resistance dual analog switch.(INTEGRATED CIRCUITS)
December 15, 2006... Intersil's ISL84684 is a true bi-directional switch with [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Intersil, 408-945-1323, www.intersil.com enter InfoLINK 124-61202-280

DMOS full-bridge motor driver with over-current protection.(INTEGRATED CIRCUITS)
December 15, 2006... Allegro MicroSystems has announced a DMOS full-bridge motor driver to complement its parallel input DC motor driver family. Designed for pulse width modulated (PWM) control of DC motors, the A3950 is capable of peak output currents to [+ or...

Honorable mention.(INTEGRATED CIRCUITS)
December 15, 2006... ADCs Offer True 16-bit Resolution Analog Devices Receiver Incorporates HDMI v1.2 Features for Consumer Electronics Silicon Image Three High Speed Microcontrollers with 10-bit ADC in a 14-pin Package Atmel Chip Family...

High-voltage, low-power linear regulators for auto applications.(INTEGRATED CIRCUITS)
December 15, 2006... Maxim's MAX6765-MAX6774 high voltage, low-power linear regulators can provide up to 100 mA of output current, which is desirable for automotive and industrial applications. These devices operate from 4V to 72V and consume 31 [micro]A of...

Synchronous step-down DC/DC converter provides up to 500 mA.(INTEGRATED CIRCUITS)
December 15, 2006... Linear Technology's LTC3542 high efficiency, 2.25 MHz, synchronous buck regulator provides up to 500 mA of continuous output current from either a 2 mm X 2 mm DFN or ThinSOT[TM] package. Using a constant frequency, current mode architecture,...

Low-voltage, 3A synchronous buck regulator.(INTEGRATED CIRCUITS)
December 15, 2006... National Semiconductor added a 3A synchronous buck regulator to its Simple Switcher[R] product family. The integrated LM2853 powers digital ICs from 3.3V or 5V voltage rails in broadband networking and communications infrastructure equipment...

Ten-bit, 73 ksps, low-power ADCs.(INTEGRATED CIRCUITS)
December 15, 2006... austriamicrosystems' AS1526/27 ten-bit, single-channel A/D converters combine low-power operation at a high sampling speed of 73 ksps with desirable dynamic performance in a SOIC-8 package for battery powered devices and portable data...

Power ICs: new transistors provide power alternatives.(SEMICONDUCTOR HIGHLIGHT)
December 15, 2006... As semiconductor solutions for portable applications continue to be integrated into a few, highly defined and intricately tuned ICs, the need for specialized discrete devices to support these ICs and provide optimum performance has increased....

PWM Controllers Integrate MOSFET drivers.(INTEGRATED CIRCUITS)
December 15, 2006... Intersil has introduced its ISL6545 and ISL6545A single-output PWM (pulse width modulation) controllers which integrate the boot diode overcurrent protection and the MOSFET drivers onto a single chip. The overcurrent function protects the...

Twelve-bit, 500 MSPS ADC.(INTEGRATED CIRCUITS)
December 15, 2006... Texas Instruments has introduced a monolithic 12-bit, 500 MSPS ADC providing 64.5 dBFS signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) up to 500 MHz input frequency at 500 MSPS. Manufactured in TI's proprietary BiCom3 process technology for high speed and low...

Medical electronics: the human body is still analog! Resistive component design concerns in medical imaging electronics.(INDUSTRY FOCUS)
December 15, 2006... Of all the trends in medical electronics today, few are as exciting or show as much promise as the trend toward non-invasive medical imaging. MRIs (magnetic resonance imaging), SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography) and PET...

700 mA LEDs improve color temperature-control stability.(OPTOELECTRONICS & DISPLAYS)
December 15, 2006... Para Light Corp. has added a 700 mA series to its EP4 family of 150 mA and 350 mA enhanced-power LEDs. Available in 3W and 5W versions, they are suitable for use in reading lights, flashlights, traffic signals and signage as well as track,...