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Highly efficient -Low-loss inductors for solar power inverters

SMP shows chokes for solar power inverters at this year's Intersolar in Munich, Germany. Compact and low-loss with low stray fields, the chokes facilitate outstanding inverter efficiency. The

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Date:

01/30/2012

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Sharp presents New XXL Signage Display Solutions

For the start of the year, Sharp presents a new series with around a dozen large-format TFT LCD modules for e-Signage applications. In doing so, the company is concentrating on diagonals of 60, 70,

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Date:

01/28/2012

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Next-Generation of Toshiba Mini-Flat Transistor couplers Deliver Lower Profile and Improved Isolation Performance

Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has announced two new ultra-miniature photocouplers* that provide �drop-in' replacement for some of the company's most popular coupler parts while reducing board mounting

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Date:

01/28/2012

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Marsh Bellofram Automatic Timing & Controls Division Introduces Low-Cost Multi-Range Repeat ON/OFF Industrial Cycle Timer

Marsh Bellofram Corporation, a member of the Marsh Bellofram Group of Companies and an AS9100:B and ISO9001:2008 certified leading global manufacturer of high-performance OEM, industrial and process

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Date:

01/28/2012

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Murata Power Solutions introduces the Industry's first DOSA compliant 1/32 "brick" 30 W DC/DC converter series

Murata Power Solutions today announced the ULT series of isolated 30 Watt DC/DC converters available in a miniature 1/32 brick industry standard Distributed-power Open Systems Alliance (DOSA) compatible

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Date:

01/27/2012

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Intersil's 40V Quad Precision Amplifiers Feature Lowest Noise, Low Power Consumption

Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: ISIL) today expanded its family of precision amplifiers, introducing a set of 40V low power, high ESD products that provide excellent DC accuracy and noise

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Date:

01/27/2012

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TI introduces industry's first 100-V synchronous buck regulator with integrated MOSFETs

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) expands its high-voltage point-of-load product line by introducing today the industry's first 100-V synchronous buck regulator with integrated MOSFETs.

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Date:

01/26/2012

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Stackpole Expands CSR / CSRN Series SMD Current Sensing Resistors

Stackpole Electronics Inc. announced the addition of the 1210 size to the CSR / CSRN Series of thick film SMD current sensing chip resistors. ��The CSR1210 has a 0.5 watt power rating and can achieve

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Date:

01/26/2012

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New Easy-to-Use Digital Oscilloscopes for Bandwidths up to 500 MHz

New from Rigol Technologies, Inc. comes the DS4000 series digital oscilloscope, a fast and versatile general purpose test instrument perfect for a wide range of applications. Available in 8 different

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Date:

01/26/2012

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The automotive package H-PSOF was developed for high-current applications such as battery management for electric and hybrid vehicles, EPS and active alternators. The footprint of the H-PSOF package is about 20 percent smaller and its height is almost half that of the current D2PAK package. The first product available in H-PSOF is the 40V OptiMOS™ T2.

Infineon Introduces Innovative New H-PSOF Packaging for Automotive Power Electronics; Sets New Standard for High-Current Capability and High Efficiency

Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) today introduced an innovative package technology providing high-current capability and high efficiency for demanding automotive electronics applications,

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Date:

01/26/2012

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Inductors: Compact storage chokes for high currents from TDK-EPC Corporation

TDK-EPC, a group company of TDK Corporation, has extended the range of its standard ERU series of power inductors with the EPCOS ERU 20 series. These new components are characterized by a particularly

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Date:

01/26/2012

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Dual 3A, 42V Boost, Inverting or SEPIC DC/DC Converter

Dual 3A, 2.5MHz, 42V Boost/Inverting DC/DC Converter with Fault Protection

Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT8582, a dual independent channel, step-up DC/DC converter with integrated fault protection features for output shorts, input/output overvoltages, and

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Date:

01/26/2012

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NXP Extends LED Driver ICs for Compact, Non-Dimmable Lamps

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) today announced the availability of several new LED driver ICs in its SSL2108x family for compact, non-dimmable retrofit lamps, following the success of the

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Date:

01/26/2012

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STMicroelectronics Unveils Industry-First Car-Door Controller IC with Integrated Window Control

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and the leading supplier of car-door electronics, today introduced the

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Date:

01/26/2012

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Greensmith now providing distributed energy storage systems to fourteen customers, including eight electric utilities

Greensmith Energy Management Systems, a leader in distributed energy storage control systems continues its growth, now with fourteen customers, including eight electric utilities using the company's

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Date:

01/25/2012

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Three New Devices Extend the Power Efficiency, Package Size, and Performance of the popular LatticeECP3™ FPGA family

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced the immediate availability of Low Power, High Speed, and Mini Package additions to the highly successful LatticeECP3™ FPGA family.

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Date:

01/25/2012

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TI's MSP430™ MCUs provide flexible solution for next generation single-phase metering and energy monitoring applications

Offering developers more flexibility in electricity metering and energy monitoring applications, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today announced the MSP430F673x/F672x family of ultra-low-power

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Date:

01/25/2012

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Dual full-bridge PWM motor driver IC with low quiescent and switching losses

he new A4970 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a dual, full-bridge PWM motor driver IC featuring the latest DMOS technology to provide a significant reduction in quiescent and switching power losses. The

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Date:

01/25/2012

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IDT Announces Industry's First FlatNoise™ Dual IF VGA for Multi-mode 4G Base Station Transceivers

Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT®; NASDAQ: IDTI), the Analog and Digital Company™ delivering essential mixed-signal semiconductor solutions, today announced the industry's first FlatNoise dual

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Date:

01/25/2012

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XP Power extends fleXPower series of configurable power supplies up to 2500 Watts

XP Power today announced the fleXPower X15 and XM15 series of multiple output configurable AC-DC power supplies that suit high power medical and IT/industrial applications. The X15 series complies

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Date:

01/24/2012

Powersolve Announces GMB Series Rechargeable Lithium Polymer Cells

Powersolve announces the GMB Series of rechargeable Lithium Polymer batteries which are ideal for applications such as hand held computers or PDA devices, mobile communication equipment such as cellular

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Date:

01/24/2012

TI unveils ZigBee Smart Energy 2.0 system-on-chip with integrated ARM Cortex-M3 processor and memory

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN), the leader in highly integrated wireless connectivity solutions, today announced the industry's first demonstration of a radio frequency (RF) system-on-chip

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Date:

01/24/2012

Intelligence and versatility - EA eDIP160-7 graphic displays

Whether your application is designed for landscape or portrait mode, the EA eDIP160-7 displays made by ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY are ideally suited for any mounting position. They feature 160 x 104 or 104

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Date:

01/24/2012

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ZMDI power management DC/DC converters simplify design, minimize part count, and reduce board real estate

ZMD AG (ZMDI), a global supplier of analog and mixed-signal solutions for automotive, industrial, and medical applications, has announced a new family of 1, 2, and 3A current-mode synchronous buck

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Date:

01/24/2012

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GE Energy Delivers High Efficiency Open Frame Power Supply

GE Energy (NYSE: GE) today announced the 200 Watt CLP0212 open frame power supply. In a 2 x 4 inch footprint smaller than an iPhone®, the 12Vdc single-output supply delivers 80 PLUS Gold energy efficiency.

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Date:

01/24/2012

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Intersil Introduces Industry's Lowest Voltage, Micropower RS-485/RS-422 Transceiver Family

Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: ISIL) today introduced the ISL3261x series of RS-485/RS-422 transmitters and receivers designed to meet the strict power budgets of battery and remote sensing

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Date:

01/24/2012

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Maxim's 3D Integration Technology Enables Industry's Smallest Class D Amplifier Solution

Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM) today announced the MAX98314, the industry's first mono, 3.2W, Class D amplifier with integrated input coupling capacitors. With the integrated input

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Date:

01/23/2012

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The XMC4500 series is the first device in the 32-bit XMC4000 family on to market. It uses the ARM® Cortex™-M4 processor.

New Infineon 32-bit Microcontroller Family XMC4000 for Industrial Applications Combines Powerful Application-optimized Peripherals and ARM® Cortex™-M4 processor

Today Infineon Technologies introduced its new XMC4000 32-bit microcontroller family, which uses the Cortex™-M4 processor from ARM®. Infineon applied more than 30 years of experience in the development

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Date:

01/23/2012

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PowerLock Box™ from ITT ICS offers fast emergency power supply connection to keep supermarkets open in power outages

The VEAM PowerLock Box™ from leading global connector manufacturer and supplier ITT Interconnect Solutions enables emergency power to be quickly and safely re-connected to large facilities such as

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Date:

01/23/2012

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Multi-output Regulators with Supervisory and Watchdog Timers Reduce Component Count, Increase Power Density and Reliability

Multi-output Regulators with Supervisory and Watchdog Timers Reduce Component Count, Increase Power Density and Reliability

Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) is continuing to help industrial, medical and communications equipment designers improve power system performance by reducing board space with the introduction today of

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Date:

01/23/2012

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SUYIN Spring-contact battery connectors: Housing variations reduce cost of development, storage, tools and placement

In increasing numbers of electronics development projects, cost-optimization efforts are focusing more closely on ensuring that different modules share as many identical or similar components as possible.

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Date:

01/23/2012

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Acal BFi, - a division of Acal plc (FTSE: ACL) - announces the launch of a new range of embedded power supplies from specialist manufacturer, SL Power, which feature 90% efficiency and one of the smallest heat footprints in AC to DC conversion.

Acal BFi, - a division of Acal plc (FTSE: ACL) - announces the launch of a new range of embedded power supplies from specialist manufacturer, SL Power, which feature 90% efficiency and one of the

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Date:

01/23/2012

CTEK Releases Versatile New US 0.8 Battery Charger

The US 0.8 Charger joins the growing list of the Smartest Battery Chargers in the World, offers state of the art technology and can be used for charging smaller 12 V batteries such as those found

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Date:

01/21/2012

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HP UPS Network Module Remotely Manages UPSs and Attached Devices

HP introduced the HP UPS Network Module which enables small, medium and enterprise-sized businesses to remotely monitor, diagnose, and manage uninterruptible power systems (UPS) and attached devices.

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Date:

01/20/2012

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MNPC topology with SiC JFET

New Power Semiconductor Module from Vincotech Combines MNPC Topology with SiC Switches

Efficiency is becoming increasingly important in power electronics. Many applications are driven by the initiatives for reduced energy consumption. The technology leaders are inverter applications

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Date:

01/19/2012

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Mitsubishi Electric launches new 8.4" VGA and 10.4" VGA Color TFT-LCD Modules for Industrial Applications

Mitsubishi Electric is introducing new 8.4" VGA (AA084VJ01) and 10.4" VGA (AA104VJ02) color TFT-LCD modules for industrial use. The new modules feature high brightness and high contrast ratio, wide

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Date:

01/19/2012

NXP Enhances Reception and Signal Range of Smallest High-Performance Indoor Digital TV Antenna from NorthVu

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI) and NorthVu Systems Inc. (NorthVu) today announced that they have collaborated to bring the smallest high-performance indoor digital TV antenna to market. The NorthVu

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Date:

01/19/2012

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Silicon Labs Announces Industry's Broadest Choice of PCI Express Timing Devices

Silicon Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, today announced the expansion of its PCI Express (PCIe) clock generator and clock buffer

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Date:

01/19/2012

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Avago Technologies Enables Thinner Digital Cameras with New Small-Footprint Auto-Focus Auxiliary Flash LEDs

Avago Technologies (Nasdaq: AVGO), a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today announced two series of compact LEDs that reduce

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Date:

01/19/2012

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TI unveils fastest, highest-performance analog front end for femtocells and portable software-defined radio

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) introduced today the industry's fastest, highest-performance analog front end (AFE) for femtocell base stations and portable software-defined radio

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Date:

01/19/2012

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FCI Introduces Multi-port and Single-port RJ45 Modular Jack Connectors

FCI, a leading developer of connectors and interconnect systems, is expanding its modular jack product line with multi-port and single-port RJ45 connectors. The modular jack is ideal for broadband

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Date:

01/19/2012

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Batteries in Handhelds Will Run and Last Longer with New Monitoring Device from STMicroelectronics

STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and a leading manufacturer of standard ICs, today introduced a new battery

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Date:

01/18/2012

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High Frequency/High Efficiency Step-Down DC/DC Controller

Synchronous Step-Down DC/DC Controller Delivers Up to 95% Efficiency with 2MHz Operating Frequency

Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC3839, a high frequency controlled on-time single output dual phase synchronous step-down DC/DC controller that can achieve up to 95% efficiency with

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Date:

01/18/2012

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New Infineon TVS Diodes with Extremely Low Clamping Voltages Help Improve Reliability of Portable Electronics

New Infineon TVS Diodes with Extremely Low Clamping Voltages Help Improve Reliability of Portable Electronics

Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) today introduced a new series of TVS Diodes (Transient Voltage Suppression). The Infineon products significantly improve system's robustness against

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Date:

01/18/2012

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Appleton's New Interlocked Receptacles Offer NEMA 4X Corrosion Resistance in Compact Form Factor

Appleton, the leader in hazardous location electrical equipment, has expanded its Powertite™ line of plugs, connectors and recptacles with the new FSQC interlocked receptacle, offering NEMA 4X corrosion

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Date:

01/18/2012

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Toshiba takes high-speed inverter switching IGBT to 1350V and 40A

Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has announced its first high-speed, integrated IGBT to feature a voltage rating up to 1350V. Designed for voltage resonator inverter switching, the new device will

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Date:

01/17/2012

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Overvoltage & Overcurrent Protection IC Suppresses High Voltage Surges

High Voltage Surge Stopper with Current Limit Shields Sensitive Electronics from Transients Beyond 100V

Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LT4363, an overvoltage protection controller that provides overvoltage and overcurrent protection to high-availability electronic systems. Supply voltages

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Date:

01/17/2012

RFMD Expands Industry-Leading Portfolio Of High Performance 2.4GHz Front End Modules For ZigBee®/HAN Applications

RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq GS: RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies, today announced the

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Date:

01/17/2012

Maxim Introduces TINI® Family of Highly Integrated Solutions for the Consumer Market

Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM) today announced its TINI family of highly integrated SoCs and codecs for consumer applications. Offering unparalleled functional integration, TINI products

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Date:

01/17/2012

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C&K Develops Sealed, SMD, Power Pushbutton Switch, Eliminating Need for Secondary Processing

C&K Components, a leading international supplier of tactile, toggle, rocker and pushbutton switches, and smart card interconnect devices, has developed a power pushbutton switch that features redundant

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Date:

01/17/2012

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Ioxus Delivers iCAP™ Series Ultracapacitor: More Power, More Ruggedness

Ioxus, Inc., a manufacturer of premium performance ultracapacitor technology for transportation, alternative energy, medical, industrial and consumer product markets, today announced its new iCAP™

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Date:

01/17/2012

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Vincotech Releases Video About Flowipm 1B - The Compact IPM Solution

Vincotech, a supplier of module-based solutions for power electronics, today announced the release of the latest video clip showcasing flowIPM 1B - the new innovative IPM solution for small power

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Date:

01/16/2012

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WAGO Wide Temperature Ethernet Switches

WAGO Corporation's 852 Series Ethernet Switch family now features two Wide Temperature models for operation between -40°C to +70 °C. The mid-range, 8-port Unmanaged 852-103 and range-topping 7-port

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Date:

01/14/2012

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TDK-Lambda shows next-generation medical power at Southern Electronics 2012

TDK-Lambda UK, a group company of the TDK Corporation, will showcase an extensive array of new and innovative products at this year's Southern Electronics exhibition. A full line-up of standard and

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Date:

01/13/2012

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RoHS-compliant MLO™Series multilayer organic RF inductors deliver cost and performance benefits

AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has developed a multilayer organic RF inductor in a 0402 case size that offers tight tolerance in a small

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Date:

01/13/2012

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Stackpole Adds 2 Watt Size to Their LCB Series Ceramic Housed Current Sensing Wirewound Resistors

Stackpole has added a 2 watt size to their LCB Series of flameproof low resistance value ceramic housed wirewound resistors. �The LCBF2 adds to the broad line of current sensing resistors from Stackpole.

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Date:

01/13/2012

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UNIPOWER Announces Redundant Power Systems For High-End Servers And Other Applications That Demand Fault Tolerant Power

UNIPOWER LLC announces no less than five new fault tolerant power systems designed specifically to support high-end servers, communications equipment

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Date:

01/13/2012

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Time Signal Receiver Module

Micro Analog Systems Oy today announced the availability of the EB6180B1COB module for Time Code Reception (RCC). The new tiny time signal receiver module comprises of a ferrite antenna and a small

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Date:

01/13/2012

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Rutronik presents RF Digital's new RFDANT

RF Digital's patent pending RFDANT is a full 2.4GHz ISM radio transceiver including the patent pending RFDP8 protocol, completely built into an antenna form factor. This allows the entire radio transceiver

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Date:

01/12/2012

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Sharp presents the new generation of 10W LED arrays

The new product generation is based on the technical advances made in LED production, improving the efficiency by up to 47%. The 2nd generation of the 10W arrays has four distinguishing features in

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Date:

01/12/2012

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Smart Voice Processors from STMicroelectronics

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and a leading supplier of audio ICs, has introduced a digital audio

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Date:

01/12/2012

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High Temperature Grade 42V
(55V Transient Protection),
Dual Step-Down Regulator with
Power-On Reset & Watchdog Timer

42V Input with 55V Transient Protection, 2MHz Dual Step-Down Regulator with Power-On Reset & Watchdog Timer with 150°C Maximum Junction Temperature

Linear Technology announces the H-grade version of the LT3641, a dual channel, current mode step-down switching regulator with power-on reset and a watchdog timer. Its 4V to 42V input voltage range,

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Date:

01/12/2012

Small footprint, low profile wirewound power inductors from TTI, Inc.

TTI, Inc., the global distributor of Passive, Interconnect, Relay & Switch and Discrete components, has announced two additions to Murata's LQH series of wirewound power inductors that feature low

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Date:

01/12/2012

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TI ultra-low power MCU with integrated LCD cuts system cost

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced its lowest cost microcontroller (MCU) with an integrated LCD controller. Based on TI's MSP430 ultra-low power MCU core, the AFE4110

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Date:

01/11/2012

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Dual 18-Bit IOUT DAC

Dual 18-Bit Current Output SPI DAC Achieves �1LSB INL & DNL

Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC2758, the industry's first high performance dual, 18-bit, current output digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The LTC2758 offers accurate 18-bit DC specifications,

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Date:

01/11/2012

STMicroelectronics Unveils iNEMO® Smart Sensor Technology

STMicroelectronics (STM: NYSE), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and the leading supplier of MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems)

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Date:

01/11/2012

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STMicroelectronics Reveals the Most Powerful TV System-on-Chip for Even Smarter TVs

STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM), a global leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and a world leader in ICs for digital TVs and set-top boxes, announced today details

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Date:

01/11/2012

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BEI Kimco Magnetics Introduces Limited Angle Torque Motor

Precision positioning and actuation applications require exceptionally smooth motor operation without disruption from cogging. To meet these highly specialized demands, BEI Kimco Magnetics, a brand

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Date:

01/11/2012

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Molex Launches Mini-Fit® Plus HMC (High Mating Cycle) Crimp Terminals,

Molex Incorporated introduces today the Mini-Fit® Plus HMC (High Mating Cycle) crimp terminals, ideal for applications that require a high number of mating cycles including medical devices, consumer

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Date:

01/11/2012

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Cree Introduces The Next Generation Of Lighting-Class LEDs

Driving the next generation of mainstream LED lighting adoption, Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) introduces the breakthrough XLamp® XB-D LED. The first LED based on an innovative new Cree technology platform,

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Date:

01/11/2012

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High Temperature Grade 36VIN with 60V Transient Protection, Dual Tracking 3.5A(IOUT),
2.25MHz Step-Down DC/DC Converter

36VIN with 60V Transient Protection, Dual Tracking 3.5A(IOUT), 2.25MHz

Linear Technology announces the H-grade version of the LT3692A, a monolithic, dual output step-down switching regulator that delivers up to 3.5A of continuous output current from each channel. It

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Date:

01/11/2012

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Intersil's New Processor Helps Audio Manufacturers Satisfy #1 Consumer Demand

Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: ISIL) today introduced its new high performance, cost efficient D2Audio DAE-3HT 12-channel digital sound processor and amplifier controller, providing consumers

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Date:

01/11/2012

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Renesas Electronics Introduces Ultra-Compact Reference Board for Set-Top Box (STB) Solution Supporting Cloud Compatibility and Home Content Distribution

Renesas Electronics, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the development of an ultra-compact reference board that can be used as an IP network-compatible High Definition

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Date:

01/10/2012

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Customer-programmable linear Hall-effect sensor IC with pulse-width-modulated two-wire output

The new A1357 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a high-precision, customer-programmable, linear Hall-effect sensor IC with a pulse-width-modulated current-sourced two-wire output. Featuring a

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Date:

01/10/2012

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INTEGRATED introduces API across the board with version 9.1

INTEGRATED Engineering Software, a leading developer of hybrid simulation tools for design analysis, has introduced the INTEGRATED API (Application Programming Interface) across its simulation software

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Date:

01/10/2012

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XP Power extends line-up of miniature board mounted LED drivers

XP Power today announced additions to its LDU series of PCB mount DC input constant current LED drivers. Comprising four models offering power outputs of 5, 7, 14 and 20 Watts, these highly efficient

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Date:

01/10/2012

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Luso expands portfolio with new distribution deal for high-reliability switches and keycaps from Veetronix

Luso Electronics Distribution has announced its has become the exclusive UK and Ireland distributor for the Veetronix range of switches and keycaps. Based in Nebraska, Veetronix is a manufacturer

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Date:

01/10/2012

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Wavion Flashlights

Wavien, Inc. and WattWorks, Inc. Today Introduce a LED Point Light for Visual Inspection Applications

Wavien, Inc. and WattWorks, Inc. announce the introduction of a LED Point Light, designed and manufactured by WattWorks, using Wavien's proprietary LED Recycling Technology (RLT™), for Visual Inspection

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Date:

01/10/2012

Lexar JumpDrive S73 Flash Drive Provides Affordable USB 3.0

Lexar, a leading global brand of flash memory products, today announced the Lexar(R) JumpDrive(R) S73 USB 3.0 flash drive. The new Lexar JumpDrive S73 leverages SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology to empower

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Date:

01/10/2012

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Steelcase Introduces Collaboration Tools for Active Learning

To address the changing needs of students and educators, and to better prepare students for the demands of the 21st century economy, Steelcase (NYSE:SCS) is introducing media:scape mini and media:scape

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Date:

01/10/2012

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New Amplifiers from STMicroelectronics Bring Superior Sound and Sleek Style to Advanced Audio Systems

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and a leading supplier of audio ICs, has introduced a high-performance,

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Date:

01/10/2012

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American Lighting Expands Premium Line of LED S14s with Additional Energy Saving Colors

American Lighting, an innovative manufacturer and distributor of lighting technologies for residential, commercial and specialty markets, has expanded its line of premium LED S14 lamps. The decorative

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Date:

01/10/2012

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Lantiq Announces Industry First VDSL2 Vectoring Chip Enabling Full System-Level Crosstalk Noise Cancellation

Lantiq, a leading supplier of broadband access and home networking technologies, today announced first customer shipments of its VINAX™ IVE1000 System-Level Vectoring Engine chip. Noise cancellation

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Date:

01/09/2012

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New LED Display Lighting from TT electronics Optek Improves Light Quality, Energy Efficiency

TT electronics Optoelectronics Business Unit today announced the OPA779 Series of display lighting for indoor illumination. The OPA779 delivers all of the benefits of LEDs - namely energy efficiency,

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Date:

01/09/2012

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Microchip expands XLP PIC® MCU portfolio with industry's lowest active current for 16-bit MCUs & new low-power sleep modes

Microchip announces the expansion of its eXtreme Low Power (XLP) microcontrollers (MCUs) with the PIC24F �GA3' family, which features the industry's lowest active current for 16-bit Flash MCUs, as

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Date:

01/09/2012

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Larson Electronics' Magnalight Releases Portable Lithium Ion Battery Packs

Larson Electronics' Magnalight.com announced today the release of two new portable 12 VDC battery packs designed to power spotlights, searchlights and similar equipment drawing less than 8.8 amps.

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Date:

01/09/2012

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New Xtrinsic touch sensing platform offers a smart combination of capacitive and resistive touch in a single chip

Freescale Semiconductor today announced the industry's first solution that combines gesture recognition on resistive screen technology and capacitive touch sensing in a single integrated circuit.

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Date:

01/09/2012

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Acal BFi invites engineers to challenge the new GE Wolverine III PC

Acal BFi - a division of Acal plc (FTSE: ACL) - announces that it is inviting companies operating in hazardous environments, such as oil and gas exploration and drilling, to challenge the next-generation

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Date:

01/09/2012

Vishay Intertechnology Releases 12 New 45 V TMBS® Trench MOS Barrier Schottky Rectifiers in Power TO-220AC, ITO-220AC, and TO-263AB Packages for PV Solar Cell Bypass Protection

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today expanded its offering of TMBS® Trench MOS Barrier Schottky rectifiers with 12 new 45 V devices in three power package options that feature a wide range

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Date:

01/09/2012

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TI introduces industry's first single-cell, dual-input Li-Ion battery charger family for tablets, e-readers and smartphones

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced a battery charger integrated circuit to support higher cell capacity batteries and increasing battery charge currents of tablets,

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Date:

01/09/2012

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Silicon Designs Adds �5 g MEMS Capacitive Accelerometer Modules

Silicon Designs, Inc. (www.silicondesigns.com), a global industry leader in the design and manufacture of highly rugged industrial-grade MEMS capacitive accelerometer chips and modules, has announced

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Date:

01/07/2012

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New Inherently Limited Class 2 Transformers are Made in the USA - Provide Years of Trouble Free Service

New inherently limited Class 2 Transformers from Foster Transformer are easier to install and operate since they require no external fusing and contain no internal current fuses. Designed for applications

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Date:

01/07/2012

Inductive components for frequency converters in industrial applications

SMP introduces inductive components for frequency converters in industrial applications. The components are low-loss, have good EMC characteristics and a space-efficient design. The inductive

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Date:

01/06/2012

World's First Dual-Core Gyroscope from STMicroelectronics Handles Smart User Interface and Image Stabilization in Phones and Tablets

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and the leading supplier of MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems)

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Date:

01/06/2012

Molex Introduces New CMC Standard Header and Solder-Mount Headers with Press-Fit Terminals

Molex CMC product line has expanded with the introduction of a 154-circuit header in compliant-pin mount and 32- and 112-circuit solder-mount headers. Designed to perform in high-conductivity applications

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Date:

01/06/2012

Cree Introduces World's First High Brightness LED Optimized for Elevated Outdoor Video Screens

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, extends its high-brightness LED leadership with the commercial availability of the new Screen Master C4SMT and C4SMD 4mm LEDs. The superior

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Date:

01/06/2012

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TE Connectivity launches new customizable Forge Power Drawer connector for high-voltage applications up to 1000V

TE Connectivity today launched the new FORGE power drawer connector for high-current and high-voltage power supplies and power distribution systems. This blind-mateable connector, produced from a

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Date:

01/05/2012

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RFSA3013 and RFSA3023 CATV Voltage-Controlled Attenuators

RFMD's new RFSA3013 and RFSA3023 are fully monolithic analog voltage-controlled attenuators (VCAs) featuring exceptional linearity over a 30dB minimum gain control range. These VCAs also feature internal

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Date:

01/05/2012

Plextek develops new codec and compression techniques to bring clarity to CCTV surveillance

Plextek, the Cambridge-based business and product innovation consultancy has developed new codecs to address the issue of poor image quality that has become synonymous with many wireless CCTV surveillance

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Date:

01/05/2012

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Rutronik presents new Power Topled from Osram with 80 percent higher output

The new Power Topled with lens (SFH 4258S/4259S) from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors has an 80 percent higher optical output than the standard version of the infrared LED - despite the same surface area

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Date:

01/05/2012

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ON Semiconductor's new family of trench-based low forward voltage Schottky rectifiers deliver improved switching efficiency

ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN), a premier supplier of high performance silicon solutions for energy efficient electronics, has introduced of a new family of 100 volt (V) trench-based low forward

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Date:

01/05/2012

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EMC filters: Cost-effective 3-line filters for frequency converters

TDK-EPC, a group company of the TDK Corporation, presents a new series of EPCOS 3-line EMC filters for frequency converters and other power electronics applications. The use of improved materials

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Date:

01/04/2012

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Light and proximity sensor replicates the optical response of the human eye.

Maxim's Optical Sensor Combines Ambient Light and Proximity Sensors to Deliver Optical Fusion

2012-Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM) introduces the MAX44000, a digital ambient-light and infrared proximity sensor that detects light like a human eye. Designed using the company's

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Date:

01/04/2012

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�60V Fault Protected RS485 Transceiver with �25V Common-Mode Range

�60V Fault Protected Full-/Half-Duplex 3V to 5.5V RS485 Transceivers Achieve 20Mbps

Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC2862-2865, a family of exceptionally rugged, high voltage tolerant RS485/RS422 transceivers for elimination of field failures without the need of costly

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Date:

01/04/2012

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ZiiLABS Unveils 100-Core ZMS-40 Processor: Double the Performance, Half the Power Consumption

ZiiLABS, a pioneering media processor and platforms company (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Creative Technology Ltd), today unveiled its ground-breaking 100-core ZMS-40 StemCell Media processor optimized

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Date:

01/04/2012

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LNB supply and control voltage regulator ICs

he A8295, A8297 and A8298 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe are the latest generation of devices in a family of single and dual low-noise block (LNB) supply and control voltage regulator ICs designed

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Date:

01/03/2012

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Stackpole's RNV Series High-Voltage Anti-Corrosive Metal Film Resistors

The RNV Series is a metal film resistor designed for high-voltage handling and robust environmental performance. �The RNV14 is a � watt body size rated up to 1600 volts max working voltage and designed

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Date:

01/03/2012

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