COMPONENT FOCUS News in brief NXP Semiconductors Cost-effective, low-power microcontrollers deliver improved performance and greater ARM9 options Freescale Semiconductor 8-bit family integrated features improves capabilities of low-cost designs Cypress Semiconductor Fully-configurable clock generator allows custom frequencies in 60 seconds National Semiconductor Full-featured regulators optimise power-supply design Freescale Semiconductor Low-cost S08 architecture available for 2.7V to 5.5V applications for 2.7V to 5.5V applications Vishay Low-ESR capacitors enable efficient filtering and energy storage Tyco Electronics Reliable matched-impedance connector range features low crosstalk Avago Technologies LED with lens in PLCC-4 package streamlines design Tyco Electronics Rugged, user-friendly and sterilisable medical-grade connectors C&K Components SA1 terminations allow denser switch populations NIC Components Miniature electrolytics deliver long life up to 100V Freescale Semiconductor Complete hardware and software VoIP solution Vishay 0805 case-size capacitors offer 220µF/4V CV rating

 

DESIGN NOTES Micrel Real-time Ethernet for industrial control

 

APPLICATION SPOTLIGHT Fairchild Semiconductor Single-chip inverters enhance appliance cost and performance Future Electronics Motor-control Future-Blox boards speed up proof-of-concept Vishay Power MOSFETs minimise thermal resistance for higher current density Avago Technologies Industry’s smallest optocoupler with 2.5A peak drive capability Freescale Semiconductor BLDC-motor controller is convenient and configurable Fairchild Semiconductor Power modules increase integration to save component count Crydom SSRs streamline design with extra, integrated functions Exar Transceivers extend PROFIBUS range and capacity Melexis Single-chip solution for non-contact angular position sensing Vishay Dual MOSFET drivers enhance MCU control and reduce footprint National Semiconductor 1Msample/s ADCs offer simultaneous sampling and conversion for optimised motor control Vishay Power resistors minimise dissipation and noise for current sensing International Rectifier 600V gate drivers gain extra protection On Semiconductor Two-channel gate driver eases design, optimises performance Freescale Semiconductor DSCs extend processing and peripheral capabilities Zilog Peripherals maximise 8-bit motor-control credentials

 

TECHNICAL VIEW How to succeed with a modular approach to motor-control design The beguiling promise of cheap 32-bit MCUs: are the 8-bit MCU’s days numbered?

 

ADS National Semiconductor Comprehensive Solutions for Motor Controls in Inductrial Applications Future Electronics Speed up your motor-control development with a free PowerDrive board.

 

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