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New LED-Downlight Reference Design achieves high-performance dimming while reducing component count

RDR-347 combines industry-leading efficiency, low component count and great dimming  Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI), the world leader in high-efficiency, high-reliability LED driver ICs, today announced RDR-347, an LED-downlight reference design. The new circuit demonstrates the capabilities of the recently launched LYTSwitch™ IC family, which offers the industry’s best high-end dimming performance from a single-stage LED … Read more

AVX’s new <1pF automotive varistor series provides ultra-low capacitance, bi-directional ESD protection

New AEC-Q200-Qualified automotive sub pF AG series varistors feature 0.8pF capacitance, low insertion losses, multi-strike capability, & excellent response time to ESD strikes AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, has introduced a new series of automotive sub pF varistors.  Based on reliable zinc-oxide varistor technology, AVX’s new AEC-Q200-qualified Automotive … Read more

New website and social media connections from CamdenBoss

CamdenBoss, Europe’s Number 1 E-Mech Partner, has recently announced that the company’s new website www.camdenboss.com combines the original Camden Electronics and Boss Enclosures products and is now fully operational. The company has also established new social media connections with Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Offering customers fast access to the latest information on a broad range … Read more

element14 celebrates Raspberry Pi’s first birthday

As the phenomenon that is Raspberry Pi celebrates its first birthday, element14 is today launching “Raspberry Pi Month” with a series of initiatives to celebrate the outstanding success of the microcomputer. Raspberry Pi made its European debut on the element14 stand at Embedded World 2012.  To celebrate an extraordinary year for the category defining ARM … Read more

Tablet format enclosure for portable controllers and instruments

Designed for portable applications where touchscreens and electro-mechanical controllers such as joysticks and rollerballs are used, the new 1599 Tablet enclosure from Hammond Electronics features a low profile rounded ergonomic design, which fits comfortably into the hand to prevent operator fatigue during extended periods of use. Available as standard in RAL9011 black and RAL 7035 … Read more

Texas Instruments gate drivers target IGBT and SiC FET designs

Single-channel, 2.5-A/5-A gate drivers support renewable energy and industrial applications, expand TI’s portfolio of IGBT and wide band-gap drivers Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ:TXN) today introduced the industry’s first 35-V, single-channel, output stage power management gate drivers for insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) and silicon carbide (SiC) FETs. TI’s new UCC27531 and UCC27532 output stage gate … Read more