In addition to EEPROM, smart card, Digital potentiometers and LED driver solutions, FMD has a portfolio of power management devices including Linear and Switching regulators, boost and buck DC/DC power converters, AC/DC power converters including Pulse Width Modulation, POwer Factor Correction and primary side constant current/voltage controller standard products.

EEPROM : I²C; 3-wire; SPI; IC card; CPU Supervisor
Power Management : Linear Regulator; Switching Regulator; AC/DC; PMU; Power Module
Digitally Controlled Potentiometers

FTDI introduced additional elements to its family of precompiled, bridging ROM files that support its Vinculum-II (VNC2) USB host/device controller ICs. These files can be loaded directly into a VNC2 IC and utilised by its 16-bit microcontroller core in order to perform basic data transfer operations between common interfaces. Interface options include SPI, UART, USB host and USB device, with data operations such as mass storage, human interface devices, and communication device class. This provides engineers with off-the-shelf software capabilities that can be immediately implemented - enabling shorter development time and resulting in faster time to market. The new ROM files can be downloaded free of charge at: http://www.ftdichip.com/Firmware/Precompiled.htm

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Nuvoton introduced the ChipCorder® ISD9160 system-on-a-chip (SOC) device, the industry’s first ChipCorder to feature a 32-bit ARM® Cortex™-M0 microcontroller core. The ISD9160is designed to optimize low-power audio recording and playback in a range of demanding industrial applications, such as portable medical devices, security systems, and public transit vehicles, as well as consumer designs, including wireless audio, capacitive button sensing for touch panels, home appliances, toys, and novelty items. Read more

Datasheet: ISD9160

USB has become an enormous success in industrial and commercial applications as it continues to replace many legacy serial connections (i.e. RS-232, 485). However, for embedded solution designers, adding USB requires expert knowledge of the USB protocol, exhaustive software development and significant design time. Silicon Labs offers an easier way to retrofit existing systems using USB bridge devices. Read the white paper to find out how.
USB MCU & Connectivity Products

The PCI Express Mini Card format has become the format of choice for the emerging ultra-mobile PC category. With its small footprint and industry-standard design, the mPCIe format is an ideal fit for embedded solid state storage because it allows for high capacities and high performance while ensuring compatibility in ultra-mobile applications. Leveraging STEC’s proprietary, high performance MACH4 SSD controller, the Express Mini Card offers extremely high-performance (up to 90MB/s) and high capacities up to 64GB. The result is a no-compromise solid state storage solution providing ultra-mobile system designers with a true plug-n-play storage device, allowing for short design cycles and fast time to market. UMSSD Datasheet
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XMOS has released a brand new Motor Control Platform that simplifies high performance multi-axis control applications. The second generation platform combines the performance and flexibility of FGPAs with a MCU-style development cycle. Design cycles for design description, synthesis, simulation, and timing closure can now be completed in minutes instead of hours.

The platform is based on XMOS devices, allowing high performance control, interface and computational blocks in software. Developers can quickly integrate and characterize their control and interface IP, dramatically reducing development time. The determinism of the architecture guarantees that real-time requirements are met. Easy scalability makes XMOS processors ideal for multi-axis motor control applications.

The Bridgelux Decor Series delivers outstanding light quality with a very high Color Rendering Index (CRI), enabling lighting designers to truly render a full palette of colors over a wide range of light levels to create stunning and sophisticated lighting effects for retail, hospitality, museums and architectural lighting applications. With a typical Ra value of 97, an R9 value of 98 to enhance reds, and an R15 value of 98 to allow for realistic human skin representation, the Bridgelux Decor Series delivers the high quality light required for the most demanding lighting applications. The Decor Arrays are optomized for retail, hospitality, museum and high end architectural lighting. Product Brief

The IQXV-100 VCXO is available over an extended frequency range from 60 to 800MHz combined with a wide pulling range up to +/-250ppm. Housed in a surface mount 14.4 x 9.5 x 6.0mm metal can package with FR4 base and an LVPECL output, this low phase noise SMD VCXO is particularly suitable for Ethernet, Fibre and Optical Networking Applications. Datasheet: IQXV-100

ES3 Series Board-to-Cable Type Has Been Developed; LED Mounting Board Connector for Improved Converter Board Layout Freedom

In addition to the card edge type "ES3 Series" converter board and LED mounting board connection connector, JAE has now developed a board-to-cable type that connects the LED mounting board with a cable to allow for even more layout freedom for the converter board. The "ES3 Series" board-to-cable type achieves the industry's smallest-in-class height in consideration of light shielding of the LED. Also, the use of a bottom type* design contributes to improved assembly workability for customers. The "ES3 Series" board-to-cable type is ideal for various LED lighting devices, such as the connection of the converter board and the LED mounting board. Datasheet

Pulse introduced a new 3-feed antenna that enables operator-independent global roaming capability for LTE mobile devices. Compatible with EPCOS RF front-end module (FEM) technology, it is the only antenna that has been proven to support 16 frequency bands, including Japanese frequency bands in the 1.5 GHz range.

The 3-feed antenna optimizes performance in 700-960 MHz, 1.42-1.5 GHz, 1710-2170 MHz, and 2.3-2.7 GHz bands and supports HSPA and LTE inter-band carrier aggregation band combinations defined in 3GPP releases 9 and 10. In a simulation with an EPCOS FEM under development, it provides +2dB performance improvement at around 2 and 2.6 GHz, eases WLAN and LTE coexistence, and enables global use of a device for TDD and FDD. Because the signals from the RF front end are separated into three antenna feed points, this antenna provides the best performance on the market. It allows for seamless global LTE roaming and increased data download rates. Read more

The new MSM CS metal pushbutton switch from SCHURTER is equipped with an actuator made of rugged ceramic. Ceramic is being employed for the first time in an operating switch and is patented by SCHURTER for this application. The material is resistant against scratches, abrasion and impact as well as chemicals; it can also be labeled and is translucent. Equipped with these versatile features, the MSM CS pushbutton switch opens up completely new possibilities in the construction of medical equipment and in industry. Read more...
Metal Line Switches : Overview

With ownership of portable electronic devices at an all time high, and only getting higher, the average person now regularly uses a multitude of devices in their day to day life. Smartphones, MP3 Players, Touchscreen Tablets, Games Consoles, E-Book Readers, Cameras, Navigation Devices, PDAs and more, all need to be charged at some point in time. Overview