Microchip's new MCP7381X Li-Ion/Li-Polymer charge-management controllers, offering programmable charge currents up to 500 mA, feature integrated current sense, integrated pass transistor, thermal regulation ...
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In undersampling applications, including wideband receivers, cellular base stations and communication receivers, the undersampled signal has a relatively low bandwidth. However, the carrier frequency ...
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Microchip has released a 12-member PIC18F87J11 high-performance 8-bit microcontroller family, offering greater performance (up to 12 MIPS at 48 MHz), enhanced peripherals and lower standby power consumption. ...
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A new Digital Potentiometers Design Guide for design ideas supporting digital potentiometer applications, is available from Microchip Technology. It includes: mechanical potentiometer replacement, amplifiers ...
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Microchip's new MCP3909 energy-measurement IC combines low power consumption with an SPI interface and active power pulse output. As a part of the MCP3909 3-Phase Energy Meter Reference Design, the IC ...
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In many applications, the power supply voltage is often dictated by an external design constraint such as battery voltage, bus-powered USB or something as mundane as a single-output, low-cost wall wart. ...
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The new Microchip Technologies' Advanced Product Selector (MAPS) Version 2.0 has debuted online, providing a comprehensive selection tool for the chip company's complete product portfolio including analog, ...
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Claimed to be the lowest-cost member of the PIC18F88X family yet, Microchip Technologies' new PIC16F882 provides design engineers with a lower-cost migration option, it says. The PIC16F882, along with ...
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As IC packages get smaller and smaller, new thermal management problems arise. Although these new devices often dissipate the same, or even more power than earlier generations, it is much more difficult ...
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Microchip Technology's PICkit Serial Analyzer is the company's latest offering in the popular PICkit development tool series. This tool enables design engineers to easily interface with circuits that ...
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Line-powered control applications need to use every possible power-saving feature and technique if they are to achieve an efficient power supply for low-voltage components. A minimal 50 mW of power to ...
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Microchip Technology has expanded its 32 Kbit SPI serial EEPROM family with the 25AA320A and 25LC320A (25XX320A) devices. Capable of speeds up to 10 MHz, these devices are available in very low-profile ...
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