RFMW (San Jose, CA) announced design and sales support for a 100 W forward power/20 W reverse power, Surface Mount isolator from RFCI. The RFCI RFSL5401R finds applications in satellite data terminals. RFCI SMT isolators are designed for maximum performance yet are competitively priced for both small production runs and high volume requirements. Additional features include: …
High Gain Amplifiers for Commercial and Military Radar Released
Pasternack Enterprises (Irvine, CA) released a new portfolio of L and S band high gain amplifiers covering 1.2 – 1.4 GHz and 3.1 – 3.5 GHz specifically used for commercial and military radar applications as well as observation satellites and communications systems. Key features include: Enhancement for 1.2 – 1.4 GHz and 3.1 – 3.5 GHz…
700-V Power Management Switcher Cuts Quiescent Power Consumption in Half
Texas Instruments (Dallas, TX) introduced a 700-V switcher with the industry’s lowest quiescent current of less than 100 uA – half the power consumption of existing solutions. The UCC28880 controller integrates a 700-V power MOSFET and high-voltage current source, increasing overall energy efficiency of “always-on” non-isolated power systems with output currents up to 100 mA,…
SuperSpeed Explorer Kit to Accelerate USB 3.0 Designs
Cypress Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) introduced a low-cost, easy-to-use development platform that enables designers to add high-performance USB 3.0 throughput to virtually any system. The new SuperSpeed Explorer Kit is based on Cypress’s programmable EZ-USB FX3 USB 3.0 peripheral controller, which offers the flexibility to address a broad range of applications. Key features include: A…
Aeroflex Validates High-Speed 4G with FDD-TDD Carrier Aggregation
Aeroflex (Stevenage, UK and Las Vegas, NV) announced that the TM500 family of network and infrastructure test systems now supports the aggregation of component carriers of both types of LTE-A radio access—TDD and FDD. Key features of the TM500 family allows: 4G mobile operators to address customer demand for higher data rates by using carrier…
Full Lineup of REACH-Compliant Inrush Current Limiters and NTC Thermistors
Ametherm (Casron City, NV) announced that its entire lineup of inrush current limiters and NTC thermistors conforms to the requirements of the European Union’s Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation. Taking effect in 2007, REACH was adopted to: Improve the protection of human health and the environment from the risks that can…
Industrial Pressure Transducer
Measurement Specialties (Hampton, VA) now offers the U5300, a cost-effective industrial pressure transducer that features superior accuracy with a total error band (TEB) of ±0.5% F.S. for demanding commercial and heavy duty applications. The compact unit offers maximum design flexibility with a variety of pressure ports and electrical configurations available for low to medium volume…
ATEX Certified Pressure Transducers and Transmitters
American Sensor Technologies (AST) (Mt. Olive, NJ) has achieved IECex certification for its intrinsically safe and ATEX certified pressure transducers and transmitters. In an effort to offer a global pressure sensing solution that addresses both regulatory and environment requirements to different geographic regions throughout the world, American Sensor Technologies continues to add certifications to its…
SEGGER emSecure Puts an End to Cloning Embedded Devices
The emSecure from SEGGER (Hilden, Germany) is the first digital signature software package designed specifically for embedded systems. The emSecure module provides a selection of easy-to-use functions, which allows the developer to easily add a digital signature to a product. The module includes an implementation of the RSA public-key cryptosystem and everything else needed for…
DAC Delivers 74dB Spurious Free Dynamic Range
Linear Technology (Milpitas, CA) announced the LTC2000, a 16-bit 2.5Gsps digital-to-analog converter (DAC) with a spectral purity of 74dBc SFDR at 200MHz output, and better than 68dBc SFDR for output frequencies from DC to 1 GHz, a 12 dB improvement over alternative 14-bit DACs. The LTC2000 features low phase noise and a wide 2.1 GHz…
Power Amp Offers High Power, High Linearity, and Excellent Efficiency
Custom MMIC (Westford, MA) introduced the CMD216 to their product line. The CMD216 is a fully matched 50 ohm matched design and only requires external bypass capacitators to complete the bias circuitry. The CMD216 is ideally suited for Ku-band communications. Additional features include: 16dB of flat gain across the entire 14 to 18 GHz bandwidth,…
New Any-to-Any Frequency Clock Multiplier and Jitter Attenuator Clock Management Products
Microsemi Corporation (Aliso Viejo, CA) announced its new ZL30252 and ZL30253 any-to-any frequency clock multiplier and jitter attenuator integrated circuits (ICs). These devices target new applications with tough jitter budgets and tight board real estate restrictions. The new devices provide communication equipment customers with a timing solution that meets industry-leading jitter performance imposed by new…
Achieve Better Dynamic Range
Analog Devices (Norwood, MA) introduced the AD9625 analog-to-digital converter IC from Analog Devices which provides a dynamic range for dc to 3 GHz signal conversion. The AD9625 features: A 12-bit, 2.5 GSPS, wideband analog-to-digital converter, with no missing codes. 6 dB+ more wideband dynamic range than its closest competition. A 6-lane or 8-lane JESD204B serial…
High-Performance WLAN-Bluetooth Filter for Smartphones
TDK Corporation (Tokyo) presented a new EPCOS WLAN-Bluetooth filter that offers performance and size for the coexistence of cellular, WLAN, Bluetooth and satellite navigation services on the same antenna. Based on advanced second-generation BAW technology, the new EPCOS B8831 filter employs achieves a much better Q factor than existing components and features a significantly lower insertion…
AIMB-215 Mini-ITX with Intel Celeron J1900/N2930/N2807 Processors
Advantech (Irvine, CA) announced the arrival of AIMB-215, a new industrial-grade THIN Mini-ITX motherboard, featuring Intel Celeron J1900/N2930 low power SOC with significant CPU & graphics performance improvements. AIMB-215 is designed in low profile for a total height of only 21mm and a rich variety of I/O functions, making it ideal for a multitude of…
BOGEYBOARD Turns any Switch into a Remote Control
The BOGEYBOARD is the latest problem solver from RF Solutions (West Sussex). The innovative remote module is able to turn any switch into a remote control. Available in both 433 MHz and 868 MHz, the simple and compact module provides the freedom to wirelessly enable any existing switch. At just 38 x 42 mm in size,…
New Power Amplifier Offers High Power and High Linearity
Custom MMIC (Westford, MA) announced the addition of the CMD217, a new 28 to 32 GHz GaN power amplifier in die form, to their growing product line. Some key features include: A greater than 20 dB of gain across its operating frequency range, with a corresponding output 1 dB compression point of +36.7 dBm and…
QuickLogic Delivers First Smartphone and Wearable Sensor Hub
QuickLogic Corporation (Sunnyvale, CA) introduced its new ArcticLink 3 S2 platform, the second CSSP solution in its Sensor Hub roadmap. This next-generation platform delivers double the customer-specific programmable logic capacity, four times the computational performance, four times the on-board algorithm capacity, and eight times the sensor data buffer storage while consuming 40% less power than the…
SICK’s CLV600 Series Bar Code Scanners with IP 69K Housing
SICK (Minneapolis, MN) has announced the launch of the CLV600 IP 69K Housing bar code scanners, which provide high read rates in challenging conditions. Features include: Water resistance. Operating temperature up to 80° C. Stainless steel housing and plastic front window cover. IP 69K cables. For more information visit www.sickusa.com.
Fairview Microwave Debuts Comprehensive Lines of IP67 RF Adapters
Fairview Microwave (Allen, TX) has introduced a comprehensive line of IP67 RF adapters commonly employed in the DAS, cellular, aviation, and military industries due to their ingress protection from water and dust. Fairview Microwave’s new RF adapters are IP67 rated and feature: Availability in in-series adapters including 7/16 DIN, 4.1/9.5 mini-DIN, Type-N,and TNC. Between-series versions…
Coaxial Connectors Designed for Mobile Communications Systems
Delta’s (Beverly, MA) 4.1/9.5 Mini DIN series of coaxial connectors are designed to meet the growing demands of today’s high performance mobile communications systems. Mechanically similar to the 7/16 series, the 4.1/9.5 Mini DIN’s 30 percent smaller size and reduced weight, allow increased package density and flexibility in system design. Additional features include: Male and…
TClamp1202P 12 V, High-Surge Transient Protection Array
Semtech (Camarillo, CA) has announced the TClamp1202P, a low-cap, high-surge, 12 V (Vrwm) transient voltage protection array. The TClamp1202P offers 100 A (8 x 20 µs waveform) of surge immunity in a small 2 x 2 mm package. The TClamp1202P can be used in a wide range of industrial and telecommunications applications for safeguarding sensitive…
Internal Reference Buffers with a Wider Dynamic Range
Maxim Integrated Products (Munich, Germany) has announced the MAX11905, a 20-bit, 1.6 Msps successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter. It integrates internal reference buffers, which reduces cost and time to market, and saves up to 50 percent space compared to competitive discrete solutions. The MAX11905 is ideal for a range of applications, including process control, automatic…
TeraVM to Showcase Virtual Network Function Readiness
Aeroflex Limited (Stevenage, UK; San Fransisco,CA) announced that Dell has chosen TeraVM, a virtualized IP test solution, to demonstrate the readiness of the Dell ecosystem for Virtual Network Functions (VNF). TeraVM is a virtualized test solution that is orchestrated through Red Hat’s OpenStack cloud operating system as a VNF. Features include: An advanced network and…
Carrier Grade Switch to 8 W
RFMW (San Jose, CA) announced design and sales support for Peregrine Semiconductor’s (San Jose, CA) PE42424, a SPDT switch operating from 100 MHz to 6 GHz. The PE42424 uses Peregrine’s HaRP technology to create a 50 ohm, reflective switch for high power, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac applications. Handling up to 8 watts of transmit power, the PE42424 supports…