Vishay introduced a AEC-Q101-qualified, 40V n-channel TrenchFET power MOSFET. Specifically for heavy duty automotive applications, the SQM200N04-1m1L is Vishay's first power MOSFET to take advantage of the low resistance contribution and very high current rating of the 7-pin D²PAK package. When combined with Vishay's high-density...

 Energy Micro announces a partnership with Lamprey Networks to provide energy friendly, secure and certified remote monitoring medical electronic systems. Using a standard EFM32 starter-kit and HealthLink PC tools, the design includes a USB driver and communications protocol stack certified by Continua Health Alliance. Continua is the internat...

Mouser Electronics is stocking and shipping the NXP Semiconductors’ LPC800 LPCXpresso Board, based on the 32-bit LPC800 microcontroller family designed for the 8-bit microcontroller market. LPCXpresso, the full-featured IDE-based software development tool, supports the complete product design cycle for the LPC800, easing the transition to 32-...

One of the ancient mysteries of the automotive world is when to change your oil. Your dad probably told you to do it every 3,000-5,000 miles.Newer cars flash a message on the dash when you reach the prescribed milestone. But, do you truly believe that the useful life of motor oil depends entirely on how many miles you have driven? Doesn't start-a...

Anew introduction from Murata Power Solutions (www.murata-ps.com) is the MVAB120 series of open-frame, single output, 120W power supplies. Useful for a range of telecom and industrial applications, the supplies are up to 91% efficient and offer fan-free operation using convection cooling. The devices come in three output models — 12, 24, and...

STMicroelectronics announced its FingerTip technology, which enables a single-chip solution for capacitive touchscreens up to 10 inches in diameter with multi-touch capability. ST's MEMS sensors and FingerTip technology share a similar architecture, in which a sensing element is connected to a high-performance capacitance-sensing circuit. ST has le...

Analog Devices has created two MEMS microphones that enable advanced audio functions for portable electronics. These functions include high-fidelity audio/video playback, hands free communication, and voice recognition with built-in wind noise suppression, and TIA-920-compliance for VoIP applications. The ADMP 404 and ADMP405 iMEMS microph...

The current version of the universal Spectrum driver comes with full Windows 7 support for the complete product range of the fast digitizers and generators with sampling rates between 100 kS/s and 1 GS/s. This driver of cause also supports earlier Windows versions like Vista, XP or 2000. After Windows Vista, being not the most successful s...

The TXL2 transmitter and RXL2 receiver modules, from London-based wireless solutions developer Radiometrix, are half duplex multi-channel OEM radio modems offered in a SIL standard footprint. Operating in the European license-free 433 MHz ISM (Industrial Scientific and Medical) frequency band, with a choice of 5 user programmed channels, these prod...

AMS Technologies announces a new range of laser diode controllers incorporating temperature controller from Belorussia based OEM Tech System Engineering. OEM Tech has launched a range of controllers for powering and controlling not only the laser diode but also the cooling elements for the diode. This complete solution incorporates a module for the...