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picoChip showcases TD-SCDMA femtocell at 3G China - announces first customer and demonstrates product
picoChip announced today that the first public demonstration of its PC8808 TD-SCDMA femtocell software reference design in China marks its general availability in the market. At the same time picoChip revealed Digimoc, a leading Chinese solution provider ofMicronas Hall-effect Sensor Delivers Cost-efficient Programmable Performance For Automotive And Industrial Applications
Micronas, a leading supplier of application-specific IC system solutions for automotive and consumer electronics, today announced the HAL(R) 880 programmable linear Hall-effect sensor. The HAL 880 is complementing Micronas' family of programmable linear Hall sensors HAL 8xy. It
TWT amplifier system boosts Link's high-power test capability
Link Microtek's Engineering Division has invested in a 200W TWT amplifier system that enables the company to carry out broadband high-power testing of its comprehensive range of waveguide components and subsystems.
New digital current/power monitor IC from TI offers smaller, more accurate current sensing in computing equipment and power supplies
To complement the company's extensive portfolio of products for energy efficient electronics, Texas Instruments today introduced a zero-drift, bi-directional current/power monitor integrated circuit (IC) with an I2C interface. Featuring highest accuracy and smallest size, the INA219 monitors the
congatec Unveils Latest Module in COM Express Family Based On Intel Atom Processor N270 and Mobile Intel 945GSE Express Chipset
congatec has enhanced its COM Express product family with the unveiling of the economically priced conga‑CA945 module. The new module features the Intel Atom processor N270 and the full-featured Mobile Intel 945GSE Express chipset in conjunction with the IntelIncreased interconnection density with new PCB connectors from Aerco
New from Aerco is the HDLP range of low profile, high density, rectangular PCB connectors from Hypertac that is designed for use in applications where small, low mating force connectors with low and stable contact resistance are required.
Quantum cryptography breakthrough enables ultra-secure networks
Researchers at the Cambridge Research Lab of Toshiba Research Europe Ltd announced today that they have increased the bit rate of quantum key distribution (QKD) more than hundred-fold. The breakthrough will allow QKD to be applied to opticalHigh Speed Synchronous N-Channel MOSFET Driver Delivers 5A for High Efficiency Buck or Boost DC/DC Converters
Linear Technology has introduced the LTC4443/-1, a high speed synchronous MOSFET driver designed to drive upper and lower power N-Channel MOSFETs in synchronous rectified converter topologies. This driver, combined with power MOSFETs and one of Linear Technology's many DC/DC controllers, forms a complete high efficiency synchronous regulator that can be
NXP delivers new FlatPower packages with best-in-class MEGA Schottky rectifiers
NXP Semiconductors, the independent company founded by Philips, has announced a new range of MEGA Schottky rectifiers housed in its new FlatPower packages, SOD123W and SOD128. As a result of the packages' clip bond technology, the new MEGA devicesDC-DC Converters with Regulated Power for High Temperature Applications
International Rectifier has launched the HTA family of high temperature DC-DC converters for high power subsurface and high temperature applications up to 185 degrees Celsius including down-hole drilling, seismic and natural resource exploration, and jet engine control electronics.