Bourns, Inc. announced several new AEC-Q200 compliant thick film chip resistor array model families. Bourns designed the new surface-mount model CATxxA-LF, CAYxxA-LF, and CAYxxA-AS series to help increase available board space and reduce costs. Offering long-life protection against many sulfurous environments, the Model CAYxxA-AS series is the first chip arrays from Bourns that meet both the AEC-Q200 […]
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Ultraminiature multilayer ceramic chip inductors work up to 10 GHz
AVX Corporation released a new series of ultraminiature multilayer ceramic chip inductors for high-frequency RF applications. The new LCCI Series inductors are currently available in three standard EIA chip sizes — 0201, 0402, and 0603 — with tight-tolerance physical dimensions almost exclusively in the submillimeter range and tin-plated surface-mount terminations, enabling compatibility with high-density PCBs […]
Smart, Class D amplifier boost audio in speaker mode
As consumers increasingly turn to their phone’s internal speakers to enjoy music, podcasts, movies and gaming, Cirrus Logic has introduced its newest flagship CS35L45 boosted amplifier for a richer, more immersive audio experience from smartphones, tablets and mobile gaming devices. Cirrus Logic’s CS35L45 smart power amp delivers higher excursion for high-peak loudness, improved dynamic range […]
Chip inductors designed for automotive audio bus apps
Bourns, Inc. announced its new 1210-size automotive-grade common-mode chip inductor series. Bourns’ latest family of common-mode inductors are designed with a ferrite core and are bifilar-wound to deliver a compact size and shielded construction. The Model SRF3225AB and SRF3225TAC common-mode chip inductor series offer low radiation and high impedance over a broad frequency range to suppress Electromagnetic […]
Two-channel, high-speed op amps feature slew rates to 10V/µs
ROHM announced the availability of a two-channel, high-speed, ground sense CMOS operational amplifier (op-amp), BD77502FVM, optimized for consumer and industrial equipment requiring high-speed sensings – such as industrial measurement and control systems. The proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT) in recent years has led to a significant increase in the number of electronic components used for […]
Voice-first evaluation kit features analog processor and live-audio test option
Aspinity launched its Voice-First Evaluation Kit (EVK2), a complete hardware/software development kit that demonstrates Aspinity’s ultra-low-power edge processing solution for analog voice activity detection and preroll. The new EVK2 enables customers to easily integrate analog machine learning and analog data compression into battery-operated voice-enabled devices, such as hearables/wearables, smart speakers, and smart TV remotes, facilitating […]
DIP switches available in piano, rotary, and slide actuator styles
CUI Devices announced the first launch from their Switches Group with the introduction of a new line of DIP switches. Available in piano, rotary, and slide actuator types, the DIP switches offer 1.27, 2.54, or 5.08 mm pitches, 1 to 16 positions, and surface mount or through-hole mounting styles. These DIP switch models further feature […]
RTC module offers high accuracy across industrial temperature range
Micro Crystal introduces the new RV-3032-C7 Real-Time Clock (RTC) Module, which offers the world’s best time accuracy across industrial temperature range at ultra-low current consumption. This high-performance ultra-compact RTC Module, featuring a custom IC and integrated quartz crystal resonator, sets new standards in the smallest size (half of the footprint of a uSOP-8 package, no […]
Low-power DAC with NVM simplifies handheld designs
Implementing multi-channel system control or signal outputs using Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs) in today’s portable and handheld industrial, communications, consumer and medical systems has been difficult to do without significant processor overhead for device configuration during power-up. Microchip Technology Inc. announced a solution to this problem with its MCP47/48FxBx8 family of octal 12-bit DACs, the first of their […]
Space-saving film capacitors excel at EMI suppression
KEMET, a subsidiary of Yageo Corporation, announces its new R52 series of compact polypropylene film X2 EMI (electromagnetic interference) suppression capacitors. This series fulfills the growing need of automotive, industrial, consumer, and energy applications that require a smaller, high-capacitance X2 class solution for suppressing EMI. While the R52 series offers capacitance values up to 22µF, […]
