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Vicor to showcase high-efficiency PI34XX buck regulator series at Embedded World 2013 Vicor Corporation (NASDAQ: VICR) today announced the expansion of its award-winning Picor Cool-Power® ZVS Buck Regulator product line for high efficiency point-of-load DC-DC regulation. Optimized for 12 V operation (8 V to 18 Vin), these new PI34XX series buck regulators  increase performance for … Read more

Available in the UK from Aerco at highly competitive prices and low MOQs, Hypertac HBB connectors are rated up to 750A and provide easy mating and quick release with over 2,000 mating cycles. This combination of high current capability with small size and high levels of environmental performance makes the HBB range particularly suitable for … Read more

REO’s new AC current transformer is accurate to 0.2% – meeting IEC 60044-1 requirements. Current transformers are used to isolate low voltage monitoring circuits from higher power circuits when monitoring or measurement must take place. A current transformer produces a reduced current accurately proportional to the current in the circuit, which can be connected to … Read more

Framework provides short-range, low-data-rate communication solution for securely connecting to wide range of wireless applications Supports bidirectional authentication for advanced encryption technologies Increases battery life by eliminating the need for a wireless transceiver or high-power inductive fields BodyCom Development Kit  and free BodyCom Development V1.0 Framework available now Microchip announces, from the Embedded World conference … Read more

– 3 mm square device with 0.75 mm profile for high- and low-side sensing applications – An innovative new ultra-miniature package offering has been introduced for the family of current sensor ICs available from Allegro MicroSystems Europe. Allegro’s smallest current sensor linear IC, the ACS711, is now housed in a 0.75 mm thick low-profile QFN … Read more

Many switches rated to IP67 Includes keypads and keyboards knitter-switch, one of Europe’s leading switch manufacturers, has published a four page short-form catalogue which highlights the company’s comprehensive waterproof switch offering designed to suit all types of outdoor applications as well as those requiring protection against moisture ingress. Although the new short-form provides brief product … Read more

RX100 series: the industry’s lowest cost, ultra-low power 32-bit RX devices achieve as little as 350nA current consumption Renesas Electronics Europe, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today disclosed details of its roadmap for its next-generation microcontrollers (MCUs). Renesas is expanding the RX family to include the lowest power, lowest cost RX 32-bit MCU … Read more

Today, LCD displays are a dominating force when it comes to man-to-machine interfaces (MMIs) and also encompass touchscreens employing different technologies. The EA eDIPTFT57-A intelligent display from Electronic Assembly is, for a variety of reasons, the ideal candidate for implementing an interactive control in mechanical engineering or industrial electronics applications. The high-contrast screen, for example, which … Read more

UK based ARCOL Resistors, the long established specialists in resistor technology, is extending its HS range of high-power aluminium-housed resistors to include a low profile version offering an unequalled balance of pulse power capability versus volume. ARCOL HS power resistors are manufactured using a wire-wound design to maximise their high pulse capability and are available … Read more

Crystek’s new CVCO55CXT-5580-5685 Coaxial Resonator Oscillator (CRO) is a coaxial-based VCO with an internal proprietary frequency doubler. The CVCO55CXT family’s frequency doubling, 2X fundamental technology reaches new performance levels of lower phase noise and much lower harmonics over the competition, while achieving lower current consumption in the process. The CVCO55CXT-5580-5685 operates from 5580 to 5685 … Read more