Cree brings lighting-class LEDs to the half-watt LED market

Cree has raised the standard for half-watt LED devices with the commercial availability of its XLamp® ML-E LED. The lighting-class XLamp ML-E provides lighting designers with a compact and cost-effective solution for distributed LED arrays

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Intersil's 12-bit 500MSPS A/D converter delivers industry's lowest power consumption, most compact package

Intersil has introduced a family of new 8-, 10- and 12-bit 500MSPS analog to digital (ADC) converters. The lead product, the 12-bit, ISLA112P50IRZ 500MSPS converter, features power consumption of just 468 milliWatts

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Microchip MCP4017/18/19: 7-Bit Single I²CT Digital POTs with Volatile Memory in SC70

Microchip Technology have released the MCP4017, MCP4018, and, MCP4019 families of volatile digital potentiometers.

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Rohm Semiconductor introduces new small and high accuracy temperature sensor IC's

ROHM Semiconductor has introduced its new series of thermostat and analog temperature sensor families integrating a temperature detection element, constant current circuit, comparator, and high-accuracy reference voltage source in a single chip.

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Rotary encoders from Knitter-Switch are ideal as input device for scroll menus

Knitter-Switch has announced a range of rotary encoders designed to replace traditional rotary potentiometers in a wide range of applications.

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STMicroelectronics introduces ST802RT1 10/100 Ethernet transceivers

ST802RT1 is a high performance Fast Ethernet physical layer interface for 10Base-T, 100Base-TX and 100Base-FX applications. It is designed with advanced CMOS technology to provide MII and RMII interfaces.

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Murata's ultra-thin rectangular piezo speakers replay music and voice with flat frequency response

The latest addition to Murata's family of piezoelectric ceramic speakers is ultra-thin, just 1.2mm in thickness, with side ventilation in its sturdy metal housing helping to keep the thickness down.

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IT3 series high-speed (10+Gbps) ball grid array (BGA) mezzanine connectors

Hirose's IT3 mezzanine connector system is a unique 3 piece system consisting ofa mating receptacle, mounting receptacle and a interposer assembly.

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Cree XLamp® MX-3 LED delivers lighting class performance to more applications

Cree has announced commercial availability of the new 100+ lumen XLamp® MX-3 LED. The PLCC LED extends Cree's lighting-class performance to a broader set of applications with enhanced light uniformity and LED-to-LED colour consistency.

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SCHURTER has extended its range of DKFP current compensated chokes and offers now rated currents from 300 mA to 10A

The chokes are designed for temperatures of between -40 °C and 125 °C. The chokes are available in vertical or horizontal versions. The DKFP current compensated chokes are highly effective in suppressing common-mode interference.

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Maxwell Technologies small energy cells for industrial and consumer electronic applications

The PC & HC families can be used in tandem with batteries for applications that require both a constant low power discharge for continual function and a pulse power for peak loads.

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New Microchip PIC® microcontrollers support multi-function smart-metering and energy-monitoring applications

Microchip has announced the 8-bit PIC18F87J72 microcontroller (MCU) family optimised for single-phase, multi-function smart-metering and energy-monitoring applications.

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Wet electrolytic tantalum modules from AVX save board space, provide high capacitance and high voltage ratings

AVX has developed a wet electrolytic tantalum module that provides high capacitance values of up to 6,600uf at 25 volts, and up to 450uf at 125 rated volts, while saving board space.

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