Texas Instruments expanded its portfolio of high-speed data converters with a broad new family of successive approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) that enable high-precision data acquisition in industrial designs. Featuring best-in-class dynamic range at the lowest power consumption, the ADC3660 family includes eight SAR ADCs in 14-, 16- and 18-bit resolution at sampling speeds […]
Industrial
Single-turn potentiometers, encoders excel at rugged industrial apps
TT Electronics announced the addition of three new product families and three series expansions to its variable resistor portfolio. Portfolio additions include one new encoder series and two new single turn potentiometer families, along with the broadening of three existing potentiometer families. These new products are ideal for rugged industrial applications such as welding equipment […]
Thick-film chip resistor arrays comply with AEC-Q200 standard
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 […]
A comparison of EMI test setups and specifications for automotive, industrial and defense applications, part 1: conducted emissions
by Timothy Hegarty, Applications Engineer, Texas Instruments This article compares electromagnetic interference (EMI) requirements in automotive, industrial, and defense product family standards, specifically various test parameters, test equipment, test setups, and test methods [1-4] for conducted emissions (CEs). The comparison includes widely used dedicated standards in each industry: Comité International Spécial des Perturbations Radioélectriques (CISPR) […]
Automotive conductive polymer chip capacitors span 10–470 μF, 2.5–50 V
AVX Corporation has both expanded and improved upon its AEC-Q200-qualified TCQ Series Automotive Conductive Polymer Chip Capacitors, which have been field-proven in a wide range of demanding automotive, industrial, and telecommunications applications with limited board space and challenging operating environments since 2015. The series now offers two new case sizes for a total of five, several […]
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 […]
SMT SPDT electromechanical relay switches work up to 26 GHz
Pasternack has released a new line of micro-sized, surface mount, single-pole, double-throw electromechanical relay switches that offer broadband performance and are ideal for a variety of applications that may involve high power, switch matrices, and test and measurement systems. Pasternack’s six new SPDT electromechanical relay switches feature popular latching actuators in micro-size surface-mount packages and offer […]
Wideband horn antennas feature high directivity and gain up to 67 GHz
Impulse Technologies, Inc. has announced a new line of wideband horn antennas from RFspin that are well suited for emerging applications in Fifth Generation (5G) cellular wireless communication systems and millimeter-wave commercial vehicular radar systems. The compact horn antennas feature high directivity and gain across a total frequency range from 1.7 to 67.0 GHz using […]
Amplifiers, clock double battery life for IoT, industrial, and healthcare applications
Designers can now achieve double the battery life together with robust protection and highest accuracy for internet of things (IoT), industrial and healthcare applications with three new Essential Analog ICs from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.: MAX41400 instrumentation amplifier, MAX40108 precision operational amplifier and MAX31343 real-time clock (RTC) with integrated MEMS oscillator. When designing IoT and […]
Rugged outdoor antennas offer global cellular coverage
Laird Connectivity has launched the latest model in the OC Series of rugged infrastructure antennas. The OC69421 offers expanded bandwidth omnidirectional coverage of the global cellular bands including 4G, 5G, and CBRS frequencies (698-4200 MHz). This is backed by Laird Connectivity’s industry-leading five-year warranty on all antenna products. Stand-out features of the OC69421 include: Applicable for 4G, […]
