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Vishay Precision Group, Inc. today announced that its Vishay Foil Resistors product line (VFR) has introduced two new ultra-high-precision Bulk Metal® Z-Foil current sensing resistors designed to improve LED brightness and efficiency in portable battery-powered applications. The LED1625 and LED221 provide low TCR of 0.05 ppm / degree C nominal (from 0 to +60 degrees C) and 0.2 ppm /

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Littelfuse, Inc. has introduced the 835 Series Fuse, a time-lag, ceramic body ac fuse. The 835 Series is the first fuse from Littelfuse to combine an unparalleled I2t value, a maximum interrupting rating of 1,500A at 250Vac, and 1.5kA 8/20µs surge withstand capability in a 5x20mm footprint. Current ratings of 5A, 6.3A and 8A are available. This fuse, packaged in

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Champs Technologies has introduced the G45 series of standard planar transformers specifically developed, tested and adapted for use in Linear Technology‘s Reference Design Series DC1317A. That series is designed for high efficiency and power throughput employing a forward converter active clamp topology on the input side and secondary side SR control on the secondary side. The predominant application space is

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Allegro MicroSystems, LLC introduces a new Hall-effect speed and direction sensor IC with hysteresis detection. The A1232 is a highly-sensitive, temperature-stable, magnetic sensing device for use in ring-magnet-based speed and direction systems in harsh automotive and industrial environments. It is the first device of its kind with the ability to detect when it powers up in the magnetic hysteresis band.

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AVX Corporation has introduced the lowest profile poke-home connector currently available on the market. Featuring its industry-proven 2mm dual beam, high spring-force, phosphor bronze poke-home contacts in a sleek 3.0mm pitch by 2.5mm high SMT package, the new horizontal 9296 Series connector is certified to UL 1977 and CAN/CSA C22.2 specifications, and accepts any combination of 20-26AWG solid or stranded

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GE’s Critical Power business has expanded its Hammerhead series of dc-dc modules with its new 228-W quarter-brick QHHD019A0B isolated dc-dc converters. The low-height modules provide a single, precisely-regulated output voltage over an ultra-wide input voltage range of 18- to 75-Vdc. These cost-effective and energy- and space-efficient dc-dc converters enable input power flexibility for board designers while providing a common building

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CUI Inc. announced the expansion of its 12W and 24W US wall power adapter series to meet the new Level VI efficiency standards. The SWI12-SC and SWI24-SC series meet the more stringent average efficiency and no load input power requirements set to go into effect in February 2016. The US Department of Energy (DOE) Level VI standards aim to significantly

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STMicroelectronics, Inc. has combined its ultra low-power microcontroller technology with ARM® Cortex®-M4 know-how to create the STM32L4 series for next-generation energy-conscious consumer, industrial, medical, and metering, Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The first two microcontrollers in the series, the STM32L476 and STM32L486, feature the 80MHz ARM Cortex-M4 core with DSP and floating-point unit (FPU). With the added advantage of the

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Linear Technology Corporationannounces the LT8312, a power factor correction (PFC) boost controller that can achieve a power factor of greater than 0.99 by actively modulating the input current, allowing compliance with most harmonic current emission requirements. This device operates with current mode control and critical conduction mode, which is a variable frequency switching scheme that returns the current to zero

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Infineon Technologies AG has launched its LITIX™ Basic family of LED drivers specifically designed for low-power to medium-power automotive exterior lighting applications. The high-integration LED driver family reduces system complexity and improves reliability of turn indicator, tail, stop and reverse LED lights. By reducing part count and offering more features than discrete design approaches, the LITIX Basic family allows automotive

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