Electronics Sourcing

Microchip announces a major expansion of its embedded wireless portfolio, the Bluetooth® additions include the PIC32 Bluetooth Audio Development Kit, featuring modules, stacks and CODECs, and XBee® footprint-compatible socket modules with integrated stacks.  The new Wi-Fi® offerings comprise IEEE 802.11b/g Wi-Fi modules with Microchip’s feature-rich and free source-code TCP/IP stack running on a PIC® microcontroller … Read more

Now available from Aerco is DYNATIME® range of miniature elapsed time indicators and event counters from L-3 Communications developed specifically to meet the difficult requirements of military and aerospace applications. These high quality devices provide a wide range of DC and AC supply voltage options and a hermetically sealed miniature enclosure ensures a rugged design … Read more

Renesas Electronics presents its new RL78/L12 Group of ultimate-low-power microcontrollers (MCUs) with on-chip liquid crystal display (LCD) controller, support for up to 280 LCD segments, a current consumption of 0.6µA and full calendar function. Thus, the MCUs are ideal for battery-driven devices. The microcontrollers and the promotionboard are available at distributor Rutronik as of now. … Read more

The LT3954, a DC/DC converter designed to operate as a constant-current source and constant-voltage regulator with an internal 5A switch, is now available from Linear Technology. The device’s internal PWM dimming generator makes it ideal for driving high current LEDs, and it also has features suitable for charging batteries and supercapacitors. The LT3954’s 4.5V to … Read more

maxon precision motor’s newly released DC servo motor controller, the ESCON 50/5 OEM module. This mini OEM plug in module is a 4 quadrant Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) servo motor controller that can efficiently control permanent magnet brushed DC motors (PMDC motors) and Brushless DC servo motors (BLDC motors) containing hall effect sensors, with power … Read more

Harwin, the leading hi-rel connector and SMT board hardware manufacturer, is pleased to congratulate the team at Warwick University on the successful launch and recovery of the maiden flight of its WUSAT nano-satellite, which depends on Harwin’s high reliability Datamate and Gecko connector families to provide signal and power connection despite the challenging operation conditions. … Read more

ROHM Semiconductor has announced new step-down switching regulators with a built-in 800m? Power MOSFET. The BD9G101G series provides 0.5A DC output with excellent line and load regulation for smart power management in a small SOT23 (SSOP6) package. The operating frequency is fixed at 1.5MHz, allowing the use of a small inductor and a ceramic capacitor … Read more