Bud Industries, Inc.    Willoughby, OH 44094
Oct 31, 2008 Available with or without integral battery compartment, Grabber Style K features soft ribbed-rounded sides that ensure secure, comfortable grip. Unit blends T- and rectangular-shaped enclosures, optimizing room for internal components. Made from high-impact-resistant black ABS plastic with UL94V-0 flammability rating, enclosure comes complete with top cover, bottom cover, battery door, and assembly hardware. Recessed top is suitable for label or keypad.

Pericom Semiconductor Corp.    San Jose, CA 95131
Oct 31, 2008 Supplied in 14 x 14 mm, 128-pin LQFP with external gull wing pin design, SlimLine(TM) PI7C9X112SL is designed for optimized PCB layout and features 8 PCI bus masters as well as GPIO support. RoHS-compliant solution has typical operating power consumption under 450 mW, features PowerSave(TM) green technology, and offers Ultra Low Power modes for mobile applications. Operating across -40 to +85°C range, IC also offers customer-programmable EEPROM port.

STMicroelectronics    Lexington, MA 02421
Oct 30, 2008 Qualified to automotive standards and housed in 36-pin PowerSSO-36 package, Model L99DZ70XP produces major signals required to drive vehicle door-mounted systems and control electrochrome rear-view mirrors. Six outputs are optimized for motor-drive applications, while up to 4 drivers are available for LED or conventional lighting applications, and another output is optimized to drive mirror defroster. Each uses pulse-width modulation for accurate current control.

San-Tron, Inc.    Ipswich, MA 01938
Oct 30, 2008 Suited for applications from DC to 26.5 GHz, field-replaceable SMAs include models that mate with 0.012-, 0.015-, 0.018-, and 0.020 in. center pins to accommodate variety of RF/microwave circuit dimensions. Units feature passivated 303 SS bodies with gold-plated center contacts and PTFE insulators. All are rated for max dielectric withstanding voltage of 1,000 Vrms at 60 Hz and sea level. Designed to meet MIL-STD-348 requirements, 50 W connectors come with or without EMI gaskets.

National Semiconductor Corp.    Santa Clara, CA 95051-0695
Oct 30, 2008 Suited for automotive safety applications, model LMH6553 fully differential amplifier protects ADC and other downstream circuitry from over-voltage events. It features 900 MHz unity-gain bandwidth, operates on 29 mA supply current, and offers power-to-performance ratio of 32 µA/MHz. Operating over -40 to 125°C temperature range, unit features 600 picosec clamp overdrive recovery time as well as ±53 mV clamp accuracy, and provides 4 kV of ESD protection.

AVX Corp.    Myrtle Beach, SC 29578
Oct 30, 2008 Including models BZ05 (20*15 mm), BZ01 (28*17 mm) and BZ02 (48*30 mm), BestCap® Series of ultra-low ESR double layer capacitors can be used for high current, short pulse applications. They come with -40 to 75°C operating temperature range, 3-15 V voltage ratings, and 6.8 milli-farad to 1 Farad capacitance range. Model BZ05 size offers 68 milli-farads at 5.5 V and 6.8 milli-farads at 15 V, where as BZ02 has capacitance of 1 Farad at 5.5 V and 68 milli-farads at 15 V.

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH    Regensburg D-93049  Germany
Oct 30, 2008 Featuring lens specifically designed for backlighting, Advanced Power TOPLED Plus exhibits brightness levels of 14 lm (red), 24 lm (green), and 28 mW/sr (blue) at operating current of 100 mA. Viewing angle ensures uniform backlighting, and chips used are 500 µm in size and fabricated with ThinGaN or Thinfilm technology for efficiencies of 65 lm/W (red), 59 lm/W (green) and 27% overall efficiency (blue). Only 1,200 LEDs are needed to backlight 24 in. diagonal LCD.

National Semiconductor Corp.    Santa Clara, CA 95051-0695
Oct 30, 2008 Supplied in 14-pin TSSOP and AEC-Q100 Grade 2-qualified for operation from -40 and +105°C, LM48100Q Boomer® amplifies warning tones in automobile driver warning systems. Mono 1.3 W amplifier integrates output short circuit and thermal overload protection as well as open drain FAULT output that indicates when fault has occurred. Dual audio inputs can be mixed and multiplexed to device output, with each path having independent, 32-step, I²C-compatible volume control.

International Rectifier Corp.    El Segundo, CA 90245
Oct 30, 2008 Based on TruePower(TM) technology, Model IR3720 monitors output filter inductor current in buck or multiphase converters from 0.5-1.8 V with 3.3% power accuracy and ±0.75% voltage accuracy. Output current or voltage is communicated to system controller through digital I2C interface to provide effective power management. Device provides designers with option of using resistive sensing or inductor DCR current sensing with internal thermal compensation feature.

Atmel Corp.    San Jose, CA 95131
Oct 30, 2008 Intended for automotive brushless DC motor applications subject to continuous operation, ATA6833/4 are manufactured using 0.8 µm BCD-on-SOI technology and come in 7 x 7 mm QFN package with integrated driver, watchdog, voltage regulator, and LIN interface functionality. Models ATA6833 and ATA6834 are BLDC motor System Basis Chips with 3 half-bridge gate drivers, but latter handles operating chip temperatures to 200°C. Both versions incorporate various protection features.

Murata Electronics North America, Inc.    Smyrna, GA 30080
Oct 30, 2008 Measuring 32 x 40 x 3.7 mm, EVC Series provides max rated capacitance of 630 Vdc and effective capacitance of 12 µF at 400 Vdc. Allowable ripple current is 20 A at 20 kHz, with dielectric withstanding voltage of 750 V and max operating temperature of 125°C. Featuring surface mount design, multilayer monolithic ceramic capacitors are compatible with re-flow soldering, offer resistance to thermal cycling, and are suited for hybrid and electric automotive engineering.

Omnetics Connector Corp.    Minneapolis, MN 55432
Oct 29, 2008 Suited for military, aerospace, defence, and medical applications, miniature connectors are designed to prevent mis-mating and ensure signal integrity even in conditions prone to shock and vibration. Insulators hold one row of pins and one row of sockets, which polarizes connector without space normally required for guide pins. Able to withstand temperatures from -55 to +125°C, devices are available in 4-, 6-, 8-, 10-, and 12-position sizes and come on 0.025 in. pitch spacing.

STMicroelectronics    Lexington, MA 02421
Oct 29, 2008 Supplying direct connection to digital audio player, TDA7801 eliminates need for signal conversion and subsequently promotes sound quality and noise immunity as well as system reliability. It offers SNR from 90-105 dB and delivers intrinsically pop-free operation without clicks or noises during car battery transitions. In addition to incorporating embedded diagnostics, design reduces number of active and passive components to simplify system architectures.

Molex Inc.    Lisle, IL 60532-1682
Oct 28, 2008 Available in standard and power versions, CMC (Connectors Modular for Controllers) hybrid connectors suit power train and body electronics applications in cars, trucks, busses, and motorcycles as well as marine/agricultural equipment. Multiple terminal sizes are available to support low-, medium-, and high-current data requirements. All versions, color-coded to match mechanical keying, have matte seal with multiple sealing lips; terminal position assurance; and locking lever.

Amphenol Corp., Amphenol Aerospace    Sidney, NY 13838
Oct 28, 2008 Designed for photovoltaic systems, low-loss 4 mm Helios H4 connector features self-cleaning, high efficiency grid contact and exhibits long term UV and ozone resistance. It is used to connect multiple solar panels in strings and then to combiner boxes or inverters. Engineered to meet UL, IEC/CEI, NEC, TUV and DIN V specifications, RoHS-compliant unit includes TUV-compliant touch-proof casing for product and user safety. Simple unlocking tool allows quick mating and unmating in-field.

IMEC    Leuven   Belgium
Oct 28, 2008 Application-specific integrated processor (ASIP) for flexible forward error correction (FEC), on 1 unit, supports both turbo and LDPC coding, including multichannel operation over different modes. It features throughput from 0.07-1.25 Mbps/MHz, with efficiencies from 0.3-0.5 nJ/bit/iter in turbo mode and 0.08-0.1 nJ/bit/iter in LDPC mode. Scalable processor is suited for use in mobile phones, wireless networks, and television broadcasting.

Vectron International    Hudson, NH 03051
Oct 28, 2008 Offering 5 x 7 mm quartz-based PLL solution, Model CD-700 can be phase lock looped to 25 MHz reference that varies as much as ±100 ppm and can provide clock-smoothed output with less than 1 ps rms over 12 kHz to 20 MHz jitter. Unit includes digital phase detector, op-amp, and additional integrated functions for use in digital synchronization applications. Product delivers low jitter timing distribution in support of ITU G.8262 standard for synchronous Ethernet.

AD Products Co.    Cleveland, OH 44135
Oct 27, 2008 Available in 10 sizes ranging from 6 x 6 x 4 to 20 x 16 x 10 in., Premier Series is both NEMA 4X and IP66 rated with temperature range of -40 to 250°F. Hinges and latching are located on outside of sidewalls with no penetration into enclosure, eliminating risk of compromised protection. Gap areas are minimized to inhibit accumulation of dust, dirt, and other debris, which is critical for environments such as food processing and chemical processing.

Keithley Instruments, Inc.    Cleveland, OH 44139 1891
Oct 27, 2008 With 50 MHz max sine wave frequency, Model 3390 can perform function, pulse, arbitrary waveform, pattern, and noise generation as well as AM/FM/PM/FSK/PWM modulation. Features include 25 MHz pulse frequency with 10 ns min width; 256,000-point, 14-bit resolution function generator; and precision pulses and square waves with rise/fall times under 10 ns. Product also comes with LXI Class C-compliant Ethernet, TMC-compliant USB, and standard GPIB interfaces.

Linear Technology Corp.    Milpitas, CA 95035
Oct 27, 2008 Model LTC3853, triple output switching regulator controller, has 4.5-24 V (28 V max) input range and features coincident or ratiometric tracking that safely powers pre-biased loads. On-board MOSFET gate drivers allow external MOSFETs to produce output currents to 20 A with output voltages from 0.8-13.5 V. Constant-frequency current mode architecture provides selectable fixed or PLL frequency from 250-750 kHz. Options include Burst Mode® operation, pulse skipping or continuous inductor current modes.