http://www.electronicsweekly.com/ElectronicsWeekly.com - Analysis, research, reviews, opinions and news provided by the journalists of ElectronicsWeeklyen-gbCopyright Reed Business Information 2006http://www.electronicsweekly.com/images/ew-logo.gifhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/14430Electronics WeeklyMon, 13 Feb 2012 00:08:00 GMT60http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/02/13/22112/ir-10a-igbt-driver-ic-is-automotive-qualified.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/02/13/22112/ir-10a-igbt-driver-ic-is-automotive-qualified.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comInternational Rectifier has launched the AUIR0815S automotive-qualified IC featuring very high output current in excess of 10A to drive large IGBTsMon, 13 Feb 2012 00:08:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/02/10/22114/rfmd-433mhz-to-470mhz-amiamr-radio-module.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/02/10/22114/rfmd-433mhz-to-470mhz-amiamr-radio-module.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comRFMD’s RF6504 front-end module is designed for 433MHz to 470MHz AMI/AMR systemsFri, 10 Feb 2012 14:14:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/02/10/22111/microsemi-offers-rad-hard-proasic3-fpgas.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/02/10/22111/microsemi-offers-rad-hard-proasic3-fpgas.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comMicrosemi says its radiation tolerant RT ProASIC3 family of FPGAs is available in a ceramic quad flat pack (CQFP) packageFri, 10 Feb 2012 14:05:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/02/09/22110/iar-kickstart-kit-for-renesas-rl78-mcus.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/02/09/22110/iar-kickstart-kit-for-renesas-rl78-mcus.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comIAR KickStart kit for Renesas RL78 microcontrollers contains an evaluation board from Renesas, with an integrated TK debugger on-boardThu, 09 Feb 2012 00:16:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/02/08/22109/power-integrations-led-tube-replacement-power-supply.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/02/08/22109/power-integrations-led-tube-replacement-power-supply.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comPower Integrations has a reference design (DER-286) describing a 30 W LED tube replacement ballast power supply which it claims is capable of achieving efficiency levels of over 90%Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:56:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/02/08/22107/linear-tech-sync-dc-dc-with-multiphase-operation.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/02/08/22107/linear-tech-sync-dc-dc-with-multiphase-operation.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comLinear Technology's latest dual output synchronous step-down DC/DC controller offers multiphase operation, differential output voltage sensing and high frequency operationWed, 08 Feb 2012 00:58:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/02/07/22106/ddc-mil-std-1553-transceiver-in-7mm-package.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/02/07/22106/ddc-mil-std-1553-transceiver-in-7mm-package.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comData Device Corporation (DDC) is offering its lowest power dual MIL-STD-1553 transceiver in a 7mm x 7mm packageTue, 07 Feb 2012 00:22:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/02/06/22105/powervation-digital-power-controller-with-adaptive-loop.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/02/06/22105/powervation-digital-power-controller-with-adaptive-loop.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comPowervation, an Ireland-based developer of adaptive digital power ICs has announced a single phase digital DC/DC controller featuring the company’s Auto-Control adaptive loop compensation technologyMon, 06 Feb 2012 12:13:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/02/06/22104/torex-lna-has-0.96db-noise-fgure-at-1.575ghz.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/02/06/22104/torex-lna-has-0.96db-noise-fgure-at-1.575ghz.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comTorex’s latest low noise amplifier (LNA) range is designed for low noise and across wide range, the noise figure is 0.96dB (typ.) at 1.575GHzMon, 06 Feb 2012 00:26:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/02/03/22103/hitachi-ruggedised-7in-tft-lcd.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/02/03/22103/hitachi-ruggedised-7in-tft-lcd.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comHitachi Display Products Group (DPG) has a 7.0in TFT designed for harsh environmental conditionsFri, 03 Feb 2012 14:23:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/02/02/22102/green-hills-has-secure-platform-for-smart-meters.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/02/02/22102/green-hills-has-secure-platform-for-smart-meters.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comGreen Hills Software has added to its secure software tools for smart metering which it said provides the core technologies required to develop, deliver, and maintain secure, resilient, smart grid devicesThu, 02 Feb 2012 14:13:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/02/01/22101/ti-rfid-transponder-for-small-tags.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/02/01/22101/ti-rfid-transponder-for-small-tags.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comTexas Instruments has introduced its smallest half-duplex radio frequency identification (RFID) mini-transponder for embedded tagsWed, 01 Feb 2012 16:42:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/01/31/22100/linear-dual-channel-dcdc-converter-has-fault-protection.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/01/31/22100/linear-dual-channel-dcdc-converter-has-fault-protection.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comLinear Technology has a dual independent channel, step-up DC/DC converter with integrated fault protection features for output shorts, input/output over-voltages, and over-temperature conditions Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:28:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/01/31/22097/densitron-stocks-rugged-tft-modules-from-mitsubishi.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/01/31/22097/densitron-stocks-rugged-tft-modules-from-mitsubishi.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comDensitron is stocking rugged TFT modules from Mitsubishi which include wide format WVGA 5in (AA050MG01), 5in with touch (AA050MG01-T1) and 7in (AA070MC01)Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:17:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/01/30/22099/renesas-gives-rl78-mcu-12-bit-ad-converter.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/01/30/22099/renesas-gives-rl78-mcu-12-bit-ad-converter.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comRenesas Electronics has expanded its RL78 family of low cost microcontrollers with the RL78/G1A 16-bit MCUs that integrate new analogue peripheralsMon, 30 Jan 2012 00:25:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/01/30/22096/fci-multi-port-and-single-port-rj45-connectors.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/01/30/22096/fci-multi-port-and-single-port-rj45-connectors.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comFCI is expanding its modular jack product line with multi-port and single-port RJ45 connectorsMon, 30 Jan 2012 00:15:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/01/27/22098/gpeg-lcd-module-for-1u-racks.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/01/27/22098/gpeg-lcd-module-for-1u-racks.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comGpeg’s FDG25664 series of monochrome LCD displays with 256x64 resolution will fit into a IU rack systemFri, 27 Jan 2012 17:20:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/01/27/22095/toshiba-shrinks-optocoupler-size-by-17.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/01/27/22095/toshiba-shrinks-optocoupler-size-by-17.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comThe TLP184 and TLP185 ‘mini-flat’ couplers can be used as direct replacements for Toshiba’s TLP180 and TLP181Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:23:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/01/25/22094/io-for-sumit-based-systems-from-versalogic.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/01/25/22094/io-for-sumit-based-systems-from-versalogic.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comSarsen Technology is offering expansion modules that provide industry-standard I/O interfaces for SUMIT-based embedded systems from VersaLogicWed, 25 Jan 2012 00:47:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/01/24/22092/harting-assembles-4-pole-hc-modular-250-connector.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/01/24/22092/harting-assembles-4-pole-hc-modular-250-connector.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comThe Han HPR range of industrial connector housings which makes it possible to assemble the 4-pole version of the supplier’s Han HC Modular 250 high-current contact system to the HPR size 16B as well as the previous size 24BTue, 24 Jan 2012 15:44:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/01/24/22091/cirrus-logic-smart-meter-chip-has-0.1-accuracy.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/01/24/22091/cirrus-logic-smart-meter-chip-has-0.1-accuracy.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comCirrus Logic has a range of analogue front end (AFE) ICs for the design of single and polyphase utility metersTue, 24 Jan 2012 12:53:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/01/23/22090/rohm-power-supply-module-has-6mhz-switching-speed.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/01/23/22090/rohm-power-supply-module-has-6mhz-switching-speed.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comRohm has developed the BZ6A series of power supply modules that integrate an inductor, capacitors, and all the other components needed for power supply into a single packageMon, 23 Jan 2012 11:29:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/01/23/22089/ti-devices-support-qi-wireless-power-standard.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/01/23/22089/ti-devices-support-qi-wireless-power-standard.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comMouser Electronics says it has in stock components in support of the Wireless Power Consortium’s Qi standard for interoperability between wireless power transmitters and wireless power receiversMon, 23 Jan 2012 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/01/20/22087/silicon-labs-web-customisable-pcie-clock-generatorbuffer.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/01/20/22087/silicon-labs-web-customisable-pcie-clock-generatorbuffer.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comSilicon Laboratories has expanded its PCI Express (PCIe) clock generator and clock buffer product range to include a web-customisable clock generator/buffer for FPGA- and SoC-based designsFri, 20 Jan 2012 00:19:00 GMThttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/01/19/22086/renesas-adds-resolver-sensor-interface-to-v850-mcu.htmhttp://www.electronicsweekly.com/Products/2012/01/19/22086/renesas-adds-resolver-sensor-interface-to-v850-mcu.htmeditorial@electronicsweekly.comRenesas Electronics has a 32-bit microcontroller, the V850E2/PJ4-E, which incorporates an on-chip resolver sensor interfaceThu, 19 Jan 2012 18:11:00 GMT