COMPONENT FOCUS Industry News in Brief NXP Semiconductors Telecom-grade ADC enhances flexibility and control International Rectifier Three-phase gate driver absorbs extra functions to cut size, cost and time to market Orion Fans Having trouble getting fans from a major supplier? Exar Wireless UART chipset embeds complete RF serial-communication capabilities austriamicrosystems Linear/rotary encoders cut configuration time Samsung Electronics Solid-state disks now at 128GB Tyco Electronics PC/104 and PC/104-Plus connectors reduce assembly overheads On Semiconductor robust switching regulators increase flexibility, reduce external components Fairchild Semiconductor High-speed logic-gate optocouplers boost noise immunity to 20kV/µs Tyco Electronics Rotating connectors prevent stress on cables Freescale Semiconductor Power savings with multi-execution CPU performance Ramtron Ferroelectric memory performs like battery-backed SRAM without the disadvantages Tyco Electronics Connectors make colour-coding a snap Avago Technologies 30% smaller isolation amplifiers meet creepage specifications austriamicrosystems Multi-output magnetic position sensor adds BLDC-optimised signalling

 

DESIGN NOTES Avago Technologies Operational considerations for LED lamps and display devices Microchip Small microcontrollers add big functionality

 

ADS Cypress Semiconductor Touch the Future of User-interface Design Future Electronics 8-bit or 32-bit? Find out easily which is best.

 

APPLICATION SPOTLIGHT Vishay Surface-mount ambient-light sensing photodiodes qualified to automotive standard Melexis Highly-integrated devices simplify optical sens Rohm High-compression voice-synthesis IC enables extended playback Freescale Semiconductor Touch-sensor controller integrates sounder drive and I2C configuration NXP Semiconductors System on a chip for audio, video and graphics Microchip Low-cost, general-purpose microcontrollers with built-in capacitive sensing Vishay Heat-sinked potentiometer improves power dissipation NXP Semiconductors LED controller optimised for LCD backlighting Freescale Semiconductor Triple-axis accelerometers add self-test and temperature compensation Avago Technologies Surface-mount seven-segment displays for broad application range

 

TECHNICAL VIEW Future Electronics Electro-Static Discharge (ESD): design choices and the latest ESD protectors Future Electronics Systematic selection of power-LED drive-circuit topology

 

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