Broadband low-noise amplifier 24 July 2013, Future Electronics Freescale Semiconductor has introduced a new enhancement-mode pHEMT low noise amplifier (LNA) based on GaAs process technology and designed to optimise receiver performance for a broad array of wireless ...
Sensor signal conditioner 24 July 2013, MB Silicon Systems ZMDI has launched the ZSSC3036, a 16-bit sensor signal conditioning IC with an integrated 18-bit digital signal processor (DSP) for linearisation and calibration functions.
Optimised for high-resolution ...
High-speed ADC 24 July 2013, EBV Electrolink Texas Instruments has introduced a high-speed 4-channel, 14-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC) clocking in at 250 MSps. The ADS4449 enables receiver systems to support up to 125 MHz of instantaneous ...
High-voltage MEMS driver 24 July 2013, Communica The new HV264 quad amplifier array from Supertex is designed for a variety of MEMS and other high-voltage drive applications, such as driving optical MEMS and piezoelectric transducers.
Potential areas ...
New oscillator challenges rubidium frequency standards 24 July 2013, RF Design Vectron announced a new family of high-precision crystal oscillators with the release of its new Extended Holdover Crystal Oscillator (EHXO) line, specifically designed to ensure accurate timing in wireless ...
Low-power logic ICs 24 July 2013, EBV Electrolink NXP Semiconductors introduced the AXP logic family designed for high-performance, low-voltage and low-power applications. It is fully specified at the 0,8 V supply range and currently available in the ...
Isolated gate drivers 24 July 2013, NuVision Electronics Silicon Labs has introduced a digital CMOS-based drop-in replacement solution for optocoupler-isolated gate drivers. Supporting up to 5 kV isolation ratings and up to 10 kV surge protection, the new Si826x ...
Microwave voltage-controlled attenuator 24 July 2013, RF Design RF Micro Devices’ RFSA2113 is a broadband, microwave voltage-controlled attenuator providing a complete monolithic solution in a 3 x 3 mm QFN package and operating over a frequency range of 50 MHz to ...
Large series-connected battery stacks benefit from active cell balancing 10 July 2013, Altron Arrow Large stacks of series-connected battery cells are increasingly used to power electric vehicles or store energy in wind and solar power systems.
It is not uncommon to have 100 cells connected in series ...
Broadband RF gain blocks 10 July 2013, Altron Arrow Analog Devices has revealed four new RF amplifier gain blocks which aim to ease the design of high dynamic range communications, defence and instrumentation systems. Operating over a frequency range of ...
Microwave gate driver 10 July 2013 The MADR-009269 from M/A COM Technology Solutions is a single-channel CMOS driver that is used to translate TTL control inputs into complementary gate control voltages for GaAs FET microwave switches ...
Low-jitter oscillators 10 July 2013, Altron Arrow Euroquartz has launched two new ranges of high-precision, low-jitter oscillators that are available on very short lead times.
Typically available in as little as five to 10 days, the new HTQF and HPQF ...
18-bit SAR ADC 10 July 2013 Maxim’s MAX11156 is a tiny 12-pin, 18-bit successive approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) in a 3 x 3 mm TDFN package. It integrates an internal reference and reference buffer, ...
Low-power op-amps 10 July 2013, Tempe Technologies Microchip announced a new low-power, general-purpose op-amp family – the MCP647X/8X/9X – providing among the industry’s best power consumption for a given gain-bandwidth product, including low quiescent ...
Pushbutton reset controllers 10 July 2013, EBV Electrolink Texas Instruments introduced two tiny pushbutton reset controllers for space-constrained, power-sensitive applications. The dual-channel TPS3420 and TPS3421 feature low power consumption and a selectable ...
Automotive-grade GPIOs 10 July 2013, Future Electronics NXP Semiconductors announced the AEC-Q100-compliant PCA9538PW/Q900 and PCA9539PW/Q900 general-purpose parallel input/output (GPIO) ICs for I²C-bus/SMBus applications. Available in 8- and 16-bit variants ...
Phase-locked loop 10 July 2013, RF Design The PE33241 from Peregrine Semiconductor is an integer-N phase-locked loop (PLL) featuring a very low phase noise figure of merit (FOM) of -230 dBc/Hz. It supports operation at 5 GHz with a 10/11 pre-scaler ...
Digital step attenuator 26 June 2013, RF Design Peregrine Semiconductor has expanded its line of high-frequency products with a precision 7-bit digital step attenuator (DSA). The PE43704 supports monotonic operation at 8 GHz, with high power handling ...
AFEs for battery management 26 June 2013 Maxim is sampling the MAX14920/MAX14921, high-accuracy, 12/16-channel cell-measurement analog front-ends (AFEs) claimed to lower battery management electronics costs by up to 35%.
These devices increase ...
