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Freescale Semiconductor has unveiled a wireless, multi-protocol addition to its popular Kinetis MCU family, bringing the latest connectivity standards to an MCU platform that has played an essential role in shaping and enabling the Internet of Things (IoT) to date. Freescale introduces the Kinetis KW40Z wireless MCU family with support for Bluetooth Smart/Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and IEEE 802.15.4 applications.

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Today, on the fifth anniversary of its first LaunchPad development kit, Texas Instruments (TI) announced the low-cost C2000™ Delfino™ F28377S microcontroller (MCU) LaunchPad development kit, the first LaunchPad for the Delfino line of MCUs. Based on TI’s C2000 Delfino F28377S MCU, the LaunchPad offers 200 MHz of 32-bit floating-point performance, newly integrated accelerators, as well as high-integrity analog and control

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Texas Instruments (TI) today introduced the industry’s highest resolution resistive sensing signal conditioner, enabling fast and precise 24-bit measurement of conditions such as pressure, strain, flow or liquid levels. The PGA900 signal conditioner offers a programmable core, enabling flexible linearization and temperature compensation for numerous resistive bridge sensing applications. The PGA900 integrates two low-noise 24-bit analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) to enable

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VisIC Technologies today claimed the world’s lowest resistance 650V 50A GaN transistor specifying an Rdson as low as 12 mOhm and capable of operation at 1MHz. These devices are designed for use in power supplies, photovoltaic inverters and electrical motor drives. These subsystems are used extensively in industrial, commercial and residential applications: robotics, elevators, washers, air conditioners, etc. Recommended: SiC

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Sanken Electric Co. Ltd. has added the STR-A6000HZ/MZ series are pwm switching power ICs with low standby power. Power consumption of the products is less than 25mW with no load condition. Under no load condition, oscillation operation is switched to burst mode by the Automatic Standby Mode function. Models are available with switching frequencies of 60kHz and 100kHz. Recommended: SiC

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AVX Corporation announced that, after several years of extensive testing, its space-level X7R base metal electrode (BME) MLCCs have achieved the European Space Association’s (ESA’s) Qualified Parts List (QPL) status under the criteria of the European Space Components Coordination’s (ESCC’s) 3009/041 specification, making them the first X7R BME MLCCs fully-qualified for use in European and American space applications. Exhibiting capacitance

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Ixys Corporation today announced the availability of Solarade – the smallest and lightest 5W solar charger designed for smart phones, tablets, and multi-media players. Measuring 230mm in length, 160mm in width, and 17mm in height and weighing only 170g, the Solarade is highly portable and efficient. Its monocrystalline solar panel/module has a high efficiency of 20 percent and generates a

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GS Battery (U.S.A.) Inc. has announced that they will be unveiling a new battery model at the upcoming InterSolar trade show in San Francisco, CA. The new SLR-1000 is a 2-Volt Advanced Lead battery that provides 5000 cycles at 70% depth of discharge. Eric Gallant, Director of Business Development at GS Battery stated, “This battery is a major advancement in

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Tollgrade Communications, Inc.announced today the availability of its LightHouse® 5.0 platform. The LightHouse platform, consisting of Medium Voltage (MV) Smart Grid Sensors with accurate voltage measurements and enhanced Predictive Grid® Analytics capabilities, is the first of its kind to offer a battery-free, software-enabled Smart Grid Sensor that has been verified by independent, third-party labs and customer deployments to measure voltage

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Littelfuse, Inc. has introduced six new series of high-reliability TVS diodes that are upscreened for use in aerospace applications. The 5KP/15KPA/30KPA-HR and 5KP/15KPA/30KPA-HRA Series High-Reliability TVS Diodes are designed specifically to protect sensitive electronic equipment from voltage transients induced by lightning surges and other transient voltage events. They have been specially screened and sorted for use in dc line protection

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