Micrel Semiconductor, Inc.
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Micrel Breaks Through Technology Barriers with Europe's Hottest IC Trends: Wireless, Mobile and Ethernet at Electronica 2006
MUNICH, Germany, November 14 // -- Micrel Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRL), an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions announced today that it would be showcasing the hottest IC trends for Europe with breakthrough technology demos at the Electronica 2006. The firm's innovative new ICs are designed for leading-edge wireless, mobile, lighting and Ethernet applications...
Read More »LDO extends battery life of portable electronics.
Featuring typical ground current of 1.2 Ã-µA, MIC5232 provides stand-by power to memory and real-time clocks used in mobile electronics. This 10 mA LDO has input voltage range of 2.7-7 V and back-bias protection feature that allows external voltage to be supplied to its output without harm or excessive current flow. Available in fixed output voltages in 2 x 2 mm MLFÃ-®6-L and TSOT-23-5...
Read More »Inductorless Buck Regulator operates from 2.7-5.5 V input.
With ripple performance below 8 mV at 500 mA, 8 MHz Model MIC3385 operates with maximum duty cycle of 100% in low dropout conditions. Capable of operating from -40 to 125Ã-
Read More »Buffers and Multiplexers offer FSI I/O protection.
Featuring 3-pin internal termination, series SY586xx of CML, LVPECL, and LVDS buffers and multiplexers, simplifies designs and interfaces to any differential signal, ac- or dc-coupled, without any level shifting or termination resistor networks in signal path. Ultra-low jitter units are available in MLFÃ-® packaging, and prevent metastable output condition in hot swap applications when input...
Read More »Synchronous Buck Controller targets POL dc/dc applications.
Featuring minimum on-time of 30 ns, Model MIC2159 operates from 3-14.5 V input voltage range, allowing device to deploy step down voltages for systems using 3.3, 5, and 12 V power busses. With 0.8 V programmable minimum output voltage it can power CPUs, DSPs, FPGAs, and ASICs. Internal gate drivers allow device to power external MOSFETs that can provide up to 30 A output current. Unit runs at 400...
Read More »Ethernet PHY features low power, high ESD design.
Housed in 5 x 5 mm QFN package, KSZ8041NL consumes 150 mW with ESD ratings of 6 kV. Fast Ethernet transceiver chip is suited for applications with space constraints, where low power is important, or where stringent ESD conditions apply such as in Industrial Ethernet environments.
Read More »Linear Regulator comes in 1.6 x 1.6 mm 6-pin MLF-® package.
With dropout of 40 mV at 150 mA, model MIC5301 ultra-low dropout(ULDO(TM)) linear regulator optimizes battery life for portable applications powered by Li-ion battery. LDO offers more than 75 dB power supply rejection ratio (PSRR), and bypass pin provides noise filtering for higher PSRR applications. Operational from -40 to 125Ã-ºC, device features 1 Ã-µF ceramic capacitor, 30 Ã-µsec...
Read More »Smart Load Switches save PCB space in portable appliances.
Offered in 2 x 2 mm MLFÃ-® packages, MIC94066/67/68/69 smart high-side load switches provide up to 2 A continuous current per channel via low on-resistance p-Channel MOSFETs. MIC940xx series, suited for power-sensitive, sub-5 V applications, operate with inputs from 1.8-5.5 V and can be driven by 1.5 V logic. Miniature high-current load switches exhibit low quiescent current (2 Ã-µA) and...
Read More »Post Amplifier suits datacom and telecom applications.
Supplied in 3 x 3 mm package, SY88343DL can amplify signals with data rates up to 3.2 Gbps and as small as 5 mVpp to drive devices with CML inputs or AC-coupled CML/PECL inputs. This CML limiting post amplifier operates from one 3.3 V power supply and offers high-gain TTL loss-of-signal detection. Designed for use in fiber-optic receivers, IC connects to typical transimpedance amplifier and...
Read More »Linear Regulator suits low current applications.
Interoperable with Power One's Z-ONE(TM) POL converters and ZM7300 digital power managers, Model MIC68200 allows customers to manage sequencing of multiple outputs with delays that are programmable via I2C bus. Closed-loop turn-on and turn-off tracking between POL converters and regulators offers user-programmable slew rates. Operating from 1.65-5.5 V input range, 2 A low dropout regulator is...
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