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Texas Instruments (TI) today introduced the industry’s first magnetic sensing IC with a fully-integrated fluxgate sensor and compensation coil driver, along with all the required signal conditioning circuitry. Complete integration enables the DRV421 to provide best-in-class sensor accuracy and linearity, high dynamic range, and simpler system design compared to traditional Hall-effect-based closed-loop sensors. With the DRV421, system designers will be

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Cypress Semiconductor Corp. today announced that its first- and second-generation USB Power Delivery controllers passed the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) certification test procedure for USB Power Delivery (PD) E-Marker capabilities. The EZ-PD™ CCG1 (CYPD1103) and EZ-PD CCG2 (CYPD2103) controllers have received Product Test IDs 1095059 and 1095054, respectively. E-Marker chips are used in USB Power Delivery cables, including USB Type-C™,

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AEM Components has announced the availability of the latest series of SMD fuses in the AirMatrix® product family. The family includes the 125V-rated MF1210 and the 250V-rated MF2410 models. The wire-in-air construction provides high I2t, making them well-suited for high in-rush applications. The MF1210 is one of the smallest 125Vac rated fuses available at compact EIA 1210 footprint. The MF

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Intepro Systems announced the introduction of the PAS-F Series of programmable three-phase utility grid simulators. The PAS-F system combines utility grid simulation and regenerative bi-directional ac source that is capable of both sourcing and sinking the full current load from the device under test (DUT). With power levels ranging from 45kVA to 1.6MVA, the series is capable of testing the

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Analogix Semiconductor, Inc.announced the availability of its ANX74xx product family that integrates all the elements needed to implement the new USB-C standard. Designed for smartphones, tablets, notebooks and wearables, a single chip contains a cable configuration controller, a port controller and manager, and a high-speed switch for USB 3 and DisplayPort. In addition, the high-speed switch includes patent-pending circuits to

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Achieving typical efficiencies greater than 95%, the miniature AP3403 step-down dc-dc converter from Diodes Incorporated helps lengthen the battery lifetime of smartphones and other low-voltage portable products. This converter is a synchronous pwm device that drives a load at up to 600mA, with high efficiency maintained through a configuration of external resistor, capacitor and inductor components. Recommended: 60V Synchronous Buck

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Aimed at increasing the power density of dc-dc converters, the DMC1028UFDB complementary MOSFET pair introduced by Diodes Incorporated integrates an N-channel MOSFET and a P-channel MOSFET in a single DFN2020 package. The design is customized for point-of-load (POL) converters that step down from 3.3V to 1V for core voltage supply to ASICs. Target applications are Ethernet network controllers and processors

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Lin Engineering, Inc. has released the new Xtreme Torque E5718 Stepper Motor with Enhanced Technology. The Xtreme Torque Stepper Motor with Enhanced Technology has been designed to reduce stalling, skipped steps, and provide efficient torque to keep applications continuously running smoothly. This new enhanced design allows users to stay within the same frame size and still take advantage of the

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XP Power today announced the ITQ series of 6-Watt dc-dc converters. Packaged in an 8-pin SIP format, with a footprint measuring just 0.86 x 0.44 x 0.36 inches, the ITQ series takes up less board space, giving designers more room to add features or the ability to reduce end product size. The converter delivers a power density of up to

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Berk-Tek Leviton Technologies today announced that its CX6850 Cat 6A Premium+ UTP System was successfully tested to deliver 100-Watt Power over Ethernet (PoE), enabling the transmission of power and data to a wider range of remote devices. The ability to deliver 100 Watts supports emerging PoE standards, such as the draft IEEE 802.3bt (type 4) PoE standard scheduled for ratification

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