tHURSDAY, jULY 1ST 2010

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SEMICONDUCTORS
mini PCI Express Disk-On-Module mini XDOM - m100 Logo
 
 

There are two different designs for new XDOM series; model XDOM 100 and model mini XDOM m100. These PCIe SSD models are designed to meet the needs for industrial control applications and embedded systems. The model m100 is a solid-state disk module that is designed to accommodate mini PCIe form factor and complies PCI Express interface signals. CoreSolid Storage solid-state disk module uses highly reliable SLC flash memory chip with extreme program/erase frequent cycle durability and perform long data retention which is must features for industrial embedded board customers.
Despite the size designed for limited embedded system space, model m100 has achieved high capacity 64GB memory with 85GB/sec R/W speed. With our innovative system design, we have outperformed not only industrial IDE/SATA DOM but also Compact Flash performances.

Product Brief 

 
To touch or not to touch Logo
 
 

Whether your application is gesture or touch-based, the QuickSense portfolio of highly accurate and fast-response touch, proximity and ambient light sense devices offers a more sensitive, better performing and lower power alternative to existing sensing solutions.  Silicon Labs makes it easy to program these sensing devices with the QuickSense Studio development software.

 
Software-defined silicon Logo
 
 

XMOS bases its technology on XCore, a compact, event-driven, multithreaded processor. This 32-bit RISC processor supports as many as 8 threads and is integrated with support resources into the XCore tile building block. Multithreading permits concurrent processing of distinct functions, ranging from I/O interfaces to complete software applications. With as much as 400 MIPS per tile, the XCore engine has the performance to implement multiple complex real-time hardware and software functions.

 
USB 2.0 to serial UART converter cables Logo
 
 

Future Technology Devices International Limited (FTDI) unveiled the TTL-232RG family of USB to TTL serial UART converter cables. The cables feature a USB to serial converter PCB encapsulated within a standard type 'A' USB connector with a wire-ended asynchronous UART output. A range of cables are available to for a variety of voltage I/O levels including +1.8V, +3.3V, +5.0V or at user specified levels, to provide UART interfacing to devices such as MCUs, CPUs or FPGAs at a range of voltage levels.

Range of cables:

  • TTL-232RG-VSW3V3-WE: USB cable with wire-ended +3.3V logic level UART connections and +3.3V / 50mA rated power output.
  • TTL-232RG-VREG3V3-WE: USB cable with wire-ended +3.3V logic level UART connections and +3.3V / 250mA rated power output.
  • TTL-232RG-VREG1V8-WE: USB cable with wire-ended +1.8V logic level UART connections and +1.8V / 100mA rated power output.
  • TTL-232RG-VSW5V-WE:  USB cable with wire-ended +5.0V logic level UART connections and +5V / 450mA rated power output.
  • TTL-232RG-VIP-WE: USB to wire-ended UART output at user specified logic levels.
  • All cables are FCC / CE compliant and support operation between -40°C to +85°C.

TTL-232RG Datasheet

 
Atmel expands its maXTouch solutions to large screen applications Logo
 
 

Atmel announced a multi-chip solution to enable capacitive multi-touch functionality for large format touchscreens up to 15.6”. The maXTouch microcontroller family is extended with a chipset aimed at touchscreens for emerging consumer products including touch-enabled tablets, smartbooks, mobile internet devices (MIDs), netbooks and PC notebooks.
A master device coordinates the inputs and sensing data from several maXTouch MCUs to enable and merge the multi-touch functionality across different areas of a large touchscreen.
The 4-chip solution supports screen sizes from 8 to 15-inch, while screen sizes from 5 to 10.1-inch can be addressed by a 3-chip solution. Both solutions support stylus and up to 16 fingers with 9mm of finger-pinch separation, with a fast touch report rate in excess of 150Hz.

 
When to Use a Clock vs. an Oscillator Logo
 
 

A wide range of timing solutions are available, including crystal oscillators (XO), voltage-controlled crystal oscillators (VCXO), and clocks. No one size fits all strategy applies when it comes to component selection. Picking the right device for a particular application is dependent on a number of factors, including whether or not the clocks must be synchronized to an externally provided reference clock, the system architecture of the processor and high speed serial data transmission ICs, and the frequency and jitter requirements of the end application. In high performance applications, low jitter and low phase noise are critical given that they have a direct impact on the bit-error rate in high speed serial data transmission applications and the signal-to-noise ratio of analog to digital data converters. This white paper describes the key criteria in selecting an XO vs. a VCXO.

 
Step-down DC/DC converter with 4 High PSRR LDO's Logo
 
 

The AAT2614 is a multiple rail power management integrated circuit. It integrates a 600mA switching regulator and four fully integrated 300mA low dropout (LDO) regulators in a small Pb-free 3mm x 3mm, 20-pin TQFN package or in a 1.65mm x 1.65mm, 16-bump CSP-0.4 package making it ideal for space-constraint systems.

Datasheet AAT2614

 
Top DISPLAYS & OPTO
Z5 Compact High Power-LEDs, 110 lm@350 mA Logo
 
 

Z-Power LED Z5 series is very small size (3.5*3.5*2.0mm), ceramic-based package, and large radiation plate make heat management of Z5 easy.  The Z5 offers a high output of >110lm @ 350 mA and is available in pure and warm white.  In the near future, the Z5 will also be available in blue, green, amber and red.

Applications :

  • General lighting
  • Channel lighting
  • Backlight signage
  • Architectural lighting
  • Decorative lighting
  • Torch, Portable and Reading lights
  • Traffic lights
  • Automotive lighting

Specs :Pure White  *  Warm White

 
Acriche A4(100lm/W), A7 and Z-Power LED products are in the spotlight for lighting applications Logo
 
 

Seoul Semiconductor will launch a new series of Acriche, the main product optimized for lighting applications, which will further boost the increasingly rapid growth of the LED lighting market. In the case of Acriche A4 Series Cool White products, their luminous efficacy is maximized to 100lm/W. Acriche A6 (1 W) and A7 (4 W) series are LED products that can be applied to general lighting fixtures in a variety of ways, and they are characterized by the fact that they can be optimally designed by drastically reducing their size compared to the existing Acriche products (18 X 12 mm).

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Top PASSIVES & ELECTROMECHANICAL
Board-to-board 3-way springloaded connector used as a RF interface Logo
 
 

Low profile 3-way spring-loaded connector with limited board spacing. This connector is connecting to printed circuit boards with three 3.5mm height spring-loaded contacts. Maximum stroke is 1.0mm. Product is supplied in tape and reel packaging. The challenge was to replace a fragile stamped and formed coax connector with a very low profile high-reliable connector and uses minimal space.

Product Brief

 
Circuit Breaker TA35 Spots Factory Mounted Protection Cover Logo
 
 

SCHURTER introduces new protection covers for its popular TA35 series Circuit Breaker for Equipment. The 2-pole circuit breaker is now available with factory mounted covers in addition to its range of covers supplied separate for customer installation.
Cover options include transparent cover with or without collar, or collar only. These value added features are new to circuit breaker design, reducing parts count and providing a cost savings alternative to conventional products requiring secondary steps for IP protection.

Datasheet

 
ESD Suppressors protect high-speed data from ESD damage Logo
 
 

Ultra-Low Capacitance & Low trigger Voltage  ESD Protection in a Discrete 0402 SMD Device

  • Maintains Signal Integrity… The ultra-low capacitance (0.05pF typical) leaves high speed data circuits untouched so ICs can function as designed.
  • Protects IC’s from ESD Damage… Low trigger voltage and clamping voltage delivers enhanced ESD Protection of very sensitive ICs, The polymer based Voltage Variable Material reacts in less than 1ns to suppress damaging ESD strikes away from the IC Allowing for continued operation.
  • Provides Long Lasting Protection… The robust design withstands over 1,000 ESD strikes under normal operating conditions, allowing continued protection over the lifetime of the product.
  • Space Savings… The discrete 0402 SMD design saves precious PCB space while giving designers flexibility in device placement for superior ESD protection schemes.
  • Environmentally Friendly… Cooper Bussmann offers ESD suppressors that are RoHS compliant, and halogen free, making them a great choice for any global application.
  • High reliability performance…  Tested to meet automotive specifications (AEC-Q200 Rev C standard for MLV)
  • Datasheet PS04LTVA ESD Suppressor
 
DC filters for use in DC-side of inverter in Photovoltaic systems Logo
 
 

Modern solar inverters, that use MPP (maximum power point) trackers, generate disturbances into both the grid’s AC power line, as well as the DC side of the solar module.
An AC filter is normally used on the grid’s AC power line, but the noise generated on the DC side tends to be overlooked. EMC standards EN 61000-6-3 and EN55014-1, however, also put limits on the noise generated from lines not connected to the grid, such as for example the line to the solar panels. Meeting these limits can be achieved by using a DC filter on the DC side of the inverter.

Datasheet FMER_SOL

 
DIN41612 connectors for reflow soldering from EPT Logo
 
 

The press-fit and solder connectors of the connector manufacturer ept have been supplemented by a reflow solder version of the type C male connector (according to DIN 41612 / IEC 60603-2). This male connector in THTR technique (Through Hole Technology Reflow) uses a high temperature resistant plastic to fulfill the requirements of J-STD-020D (Moisture/Reflow Sensitivity Classification for Nonhermetic Solid State Surface Mount Devices). The connectors are designed for lead free reflow solder process with peak temperatures up to 260°C.

DIN connectors are used in various applications with different termination methods. The DIN type C connectors are also available in press-fit technology or other solder technology.

Product Brief

 
Top POWER CONVERSION
LED Power Supplies Logo
 
 

Linkcom produces LED Drivers designed for LED Signage, Indicator lights, indoor/outdoor lights and other related high-power LED products. All products have the capability to be custom-built to satisfy customers' need for the protections of classification IP66, sealed against dust and powerful water jets. Linkcom also provides controlled-current and controlled-voltage output power and longer product life specifications upon request. All of the high-power products are CE-, UL- and PSE-approved.

LED power driver

 
DIN Rail SMPS single-output DN Series Logo
 
 

COTEK DN Series of DIN rail-mountpower supplies comprising 10, 20, 40, 60 and 100 Watt single output models, offer efficiency levels of 83~88 %. The series can accept a universal input range from 88 VAC to 264 VAC and provides the output voltage variants of 12, 15, 24 and 48 VDC. Capable of operating over a wide range of temperatures from -20 degrees C, the DN series can provide full power output to +50 degrees and with derating to +70 degrees C.  The DN supplies are approved to EN60950-1 for ITE and UL508 for industrial applications.  Also, approved to UL1310 (only the model 24V and 48V), making them compliant to NEC Class 2 rating.  Additionally, the units meet EN61000-3-2,-3 and Level B performance for conducted emissions.

 
Top ALCOM ELECTRONICS
 

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