Sullins Electronics Corp.    San Marcos, CA 92079-0189
Mar 26, 2004 Engineered to withstand thermal stress during extended test periods, double-row, 0.100 in. contact centerline connectors are optimized for use with multi-layer PC boards used in high-temperature burn-in applications. They feature 0.400 in. wide insulator to accommodate 0.093 in. daughtercards and are available in right angle and straight lead configurations. Connectors feature gold plating, current rating of 3 A, and contacts from 6/12 to 70/140.

Kycon Inc.    San Jose, CA 95125
Mar 26, 2004 Available in 2, 4, and 8 port versions, side entry jacks feature integrated LEDs located at top of connector for inspection of system activity. Multi-port RJ45, category 5, right angle connector with LEDs is fully shielded with grounding top and side tabs for panel grounding and EMI/RFI protection. Products are suited for telecommunications, security systems, networking systems, and multi-media set top box applications.

ITT Industries Cannon    Watertown MA 02172  
Mar 26, 2004 High-density, Series ZD features stamped contacts with gold flash plating over contact area. Current carrying capacity is 5 A, while contact resistance is 20 mOhm on mated contacts. With operating temperature of -55 to +105°C, devices are available in solder cup, crimp cable, straight, and 90° PCB styles. They are suited for control and measurement, computer, telecom, and medical industries.

AR East    Souderton, PA 18964-9990
Mar 25, 2004 Broadband amplifier Model 400S1G4 is a 400 W, 0.8–4.2 GHz unit suitable for CDMA, W-CDMA, TDMA, GSM, and high-power EMC test applications. Model 450S1G4 delivers 450 W of power from 0.8–3 GHz. Both models are 100% VSWR tolerant. Offering low noise, low distortion, and full rated power across the band, amplifiers are suited for use as driver amplifiers in testing wireless and communication components and subsystems.

STMicroelectronics    Lexington, MA 02421
Mar 25, 2004 Available in 27 x 27 mm PBGA package, DTTi5516 combines MPEG decoder and terrestrial demodulator in one package. It is suited for free-to-air terrestrial set-top boxes (STBs) as well as STBs using DVB-MHP (DVB-Multimedia Home Platform). Single-chip solution allows TV viewers to watch digital terrestrial TV (DTT) channels on analog TV. Pin-out of device ensures that 2-layer printed circuit layout is possible.

STMicroelectronics    Lexington, MA 02421
Mar 25, 2004 Suited for digital cable set-top boxes, single-chip Model QAMi5516 allows viewers to watch digital cable TV channels on analog TV by performing functions of QAM cable-signal demodulator and MPEG video-stream decoder. Pin-out of device ensures that 2-layer printed circuit layout is possible despite functional complexity of set-top box.

Advanced Interconnections Corp.    West Warwick, RI 02893
Mar 25, 2004 Molded from high-temperature thermoplastic, 1.00 mm pitch BGA Sockets in precision molded wafers exhibit coplanarity within .006 in. and feature screw-machined terminals with multifinger contacts and gold plating. Full grid wafers are pin loaded to any footprint specific pattern up to 26 x 26 rows. Surface mount sockets utilize eutectic solder ball terminals, and thru-hole models are available with various terminal options.

Linear Technology Corp.    Milpitas, CA 95035
Mar 24, 2004 Model LTC1697, rated at 1 W and housed in compact MSOP-10 package, drives one cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL). It operates from 2.8-5.5 V input voltage, has 300 kHz fixed frequency operation, and incorporates internal PWM dimming system. Its 0.8 V reference and internal current sense maintain accurate lamp current. Synchronous current mode PWM control, with internal 1 A MOSFET switches, delivers efficiencies to 75%. Internal shutdown function reduces supply current to less than 2 µA.

Taiyo Yuden (USA), Inc.    Schaumburg, IL 60173
Mar 24, 2004 Offered in EIA 0603 case size, surface-mountable FBMH1608HL series allows component impedance characteristics to be configured to specific end device frequency requiring noise countermeasure. Material and component structure incorporates silver (Ag) wire, allowing series to achieve, simultaneously, 110-1,900 ohm impedance and 0.4-2.5 A current operation at frequency of 1 GHz. Max RDC values range from 0.028-0.450 ohm.

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.    Malvern, PA 19355 2143
Mar 24, 2004 Housed in SOD-523 plastic package, Series BZX584Cxx-02 measures 1.2 x 0.8 x 0.6 mm and is rated for voltage range of 2.4–15 V. Series is designed for voltage-regulation applications in portable communications and computing devices. It features power dissipation of 200 mW, and die and lead-frame technology provides for thermal resistance of 600 K/W. Each diode weighs 1.5 mg.

Kistler Instrument Corp.    Amherst, NY 14228 2119
Mar 24, 2004 Type 5155A conditions sensed data to enable proper transition from injection phase to holding phase of molding. Powered by 18–30 Vdc, unit is available in single-, 2-, or 4-channel versions. Optional internal module makes charge amplifier a controller for automatic switchover. Switchover at optimum point is driven by gradient in pressure rise sensed by cavity pressure sensor. Temperature and viscosity are compensated to avoid early or late switchover.

Bicron Electronics Co.    Canaan, CT 06018
Mar 23, 2004 High Isolation Voltage Transformers are engineered for BIL ratings up to 60 kV and for corona inception/extinction voltages up to 20,000 Vrms at 60 Hz. They are AC HiPot tested at voltages to 40,000 Vrms at 60 Hz up to 1 minute. Specifications eliminate chance of product insulation system defects that could lead to catastrophic failure. Units are suited for medical, industrial control, and high efficiency power supply applications.

Micrel Semiconductor Inc.    San Jose, CA 95131
Mar 23, 2004 Model MIC2592A is a 3-rail by dual-slot power controller with SMBus interface, integrating all circuitry for controlling external MOSFETs for +12 and +3.3 V rails. For +3.3 V_AUX rails, unit integrates control circuitry, current sense, and power MOSFETs. For all 3 rails, controller offers adjustable overcurrent timeout, electronic circuit-breaker fault protection, input undervoltage lockout, output voltage monitoring, and output voltage slew rate control.

Sipex Corp.    Miliptas, CA 95035-1701
Mar 23, 2004 Providing 5 V fixed output voltage, Model SPX2975 delivers up to 400 mA of continuous output current and comes in thermally enhanced TO-263 surface-mount package. Part offers low noise output of 40 µVRMS and dropout of 250 mV for 300 mA output current. Operating from 5.5–42 V with extended temperature range of -40 to +150°C, regulator includes integrated power-on, under-voltage reset, programmable safety timer, and reverse-battery protection.

Sipex Corp.    Miliptas, CA 95035-1701
Mar 23, 2004 Model SP8062 provides 10 selectable gain settings spanning 43 dB range. It includes 4 high-speed data detection channels, 4 tracking channels, and 2 differential summing channels. Available in 16-pin, clear OPLGA packaging measuring 5.0 x 4.0 mm, unit features 130 MHz RF bandwidth, 20 ns saturation recovery, 400 V/µs slew rate, and differential outputs with 2.7 V output swing.

Linear Technology Corp.    Milpitas, CA 95035
Mar 23, 2004 Housed in 5-Pin SOT-23 (ThinSOT(TM)) package, LTC2054 and LTC2054HV zero-drift amplifiers require 175 µA max supply current over industrial temperature range of -40 to +85°C. Characteristics include 0.5 µV input offset voltage, 30 nV/°C offset drift, 600 fA bias current, and 2 pA offset current. Operational from 2.7-6/11 V, products feature rail-to-rail output voltage swing, 0.5 V/µs slew rate (typ), and 500 kHz gain bandwidth (typ).

Texas Instruments, Inc., Semiconductors    Dallas, TX 75243
Mar 22, 2004 Manufactured in 130 nm CMOS technology, TLK3118 provides bi-directional, point-to-point data transmission for backplane and front plane connections. Discrete device is capable of error-free transmission over 80 in. of standard backplane trace. Flexible, redundant XAUI serial transceiver provides complete XGXS (10 Gigabit extended sublayer) function and performs parallel-to-serial conversion, serial-to-parallel conversion, and clock extraction functions for physical layer interface.

ETCO Incorporated    Warwick, RI 02888 1501
Mar 22, 2004 Applied by automated wire processing equipment, Fully Insulated Male Tabs feature F-crimp wire attachment that encapsulates wire without crushing it. Nylon insulator eliminates need for shrink tubing or hand blocking. Suited for high-vibration applications, tabs are offered in brass and tin-plated brass in 3 sizes to accept wire ranges from 20–10 ga. Mating part dimensions are .032 x .250 in.

Delta Tau Data Systems    Chatsworth, CA 91311
Mar 22, 2004 Geo iDrive 1- and 2-axis universal servo motor 3-phase amplifiers provide single solution for motor amplifier and motion controller. They incorporate USB and Ethernet connectivity, third encoder input, and user-definable I/O. Products combine PMAC2 programmable, multi-axis controller with variety of amplifier models in compact package. Motion controller includes Motorola DSP 56k Digital Signal Processor and offers linear and circular interpolation.

Opto Diode Corp.    Newbury Park, CA 91320
Mar 19, 2004 Designed for medical and architectural lighting applications, narrow-beam OD-620L and wide-angle OD-620 LED illuminators have peak emission rated at 620 nm. Typical power output is 50 mW, and max continuous forward current is 300 mA. Single-chip substrate design in TO-39 metal package allows operating range of –40 to +100°C.