High-Power Controllers Comply With IEEE 802.3at PoE+ Standard

July 2, 2009   ·   LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP.

Three new high-power controllers—the LTC4269-1, LTC4269-2, and LTC4278—are compliant with the IEEE 802.3at Power over Ethernet (PoE+) standard. The interface controllers have integrated switching regulators for high-power powered device (PD) applications ... More >>

Illuminated Tactile Switch Offers Cap Options

July 2, 2009   ·   E-SWITCH INC.

The TL1220 illuminated tactile switch has multiple cap options that include graphics. It maintains a sharp, tactile response over a minimum 500,000-cycle mechanical life. Switch force is 180 +/- 50 gf, and travel is 0.2mm +/- 0.1 mm. The contact rating an ... More >>

Low-Power MCU Serves Energy-Monitoring Applications

July 2, 2009   ·   TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC.

As utilities turn to poly-phase electricity metering (e-metering) to monitor energy consumption, demand grows for infrastructure equipment. Supporting three-phase e-metering applications, the ultra-low power MSP430F471xx microcontroller (MCU) series offer ... More >>

Three-Channel LED Driver Powers Backlighting Of LCD Televisions

July 2, 2009   ·   SUPERTEX INC.

Designed to provide high LED-current accuracy through closed-loop control of the output current, the HV9985 is a three-channel LED driver IC suited for driving multiple strings of backlight or edgelight LEDs in LCD televisions. The HV9985 contains three p ... More >>

Dual-Channel PCI-Express Data Acquisition Boards Sport Deep Memories

July 2, 2009   ·   ULTRAVIEW CORP.

A series of PCI-Express data acquisition boards offers 14-bit resolution at speeds of 400 Msamples/s and 12-bit resolution at 500 Msamples/s, allowing uninterrupted full-speed acquisition into host memory or to the 8 Gbytes of on-board RAM. The boards’ bl ... More >>

Single-Chip Hybrid TV Tuner Eliminates Over 100 Discrete Parts

July 1, 2009   ·   SILICON LABORATORIES INC.

The Si2170 is a globally-compliant hybrid TV tuner with analog TV demodulator that resides on a single CMOS IC. Silicon Labs claims it’s the first silicon TV tuner to exceed the performance of traditional discrete TV tuners, enabling TV makers to improve ... More >>

Optical Mouse Tolerates Submerged Cleaning

July 1, 2009   ·   CHERRY

Silicone rubber housing permits the MW-2800 series optical mouse to be safely sprayed, wiped, or submerged for fast and thorough cleaning. This “washable” mouse was created in response to growing concern over the possible spread of germs via computer keyb ... More >>