Menlo Microsystems, Inc. announced the production release of the MM5130, the first high-performance RF switch manufactured with their proprietary Ideal Switch technology. The MM5130 is designed to handle 25W with ultra-low losses, in a miniaturized wafer-level chip-scale-package (WL-CSP). Historically, this level of performance has been reserved for large RF mechanical relays, which have major drawbacks. […]
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Audio design help from Misco now available through Digi-Key
Electronics distributor Digi-Key will now handle services from MISCO, a one-of-a-kind resource offering complete audio development. This addition is an expansion of Digi-Key’s Marketplace initiative, broadening the world’s largest selection of electronic components and making Digi-Key more of a one-stop-shop than ever before. MISCO offers a variety of integrated systems, amplifiers and separate components, along […]
DIP switches available in piano, rotary, and slide actuator styles
CUI Devices announced the first launch from their Switches Group with the introduction of a new line of DIP switches. Available in piano, rotary, and slide actuator types, the DIP switches offer 1.27, 2.54, or 5.08 mm pitches, 1 to 16 positions, and surface mount or through-hole mounting styles. These DIP switch models further feature […]
High-side switch ICs optimized for automotive applications
ROHM has announced the development of a new family of four AEC-Q100 qualified high side switch ICs targeting the automotive market. Available in both 1- and 2-channel variants with RDS(on) ratings of 45mΩ, 70mΩ and 90mΩ, these IPDs (Intelligent Power Devices) incorporate multiple protection functions, ranging from overcurrent protection (OCP) and thermal shutdown (TSD) to […]
Sockets handle 35×35-mm, 0.8-mm pitch BGA1764 packages with no performance loss
A new high-performance BGA socket handles 0.8-mm-pitch, 1764 pin BGA ICs. The SG-BGA-6503 socket is designed for ICs in 35×35-mm packages and operates at bandwidths up to 27 GHz with less than 1 dB of insertion loss. The contact resistance is typically 20 mΩ/pin. The socket connects all pins with 27 GHz bandwidth on all […]
Advanced IC integrates instrumentation amp, auto-trimming, digital pots, analog switches
Dialog Semiconductor plc announced the SLG47004, Dialog’s first Advanced Analog GreenPAK IC. The SLG47004 integrates an instrumentation amplifier with auto-trimming, digital pots, analog switches, and a myriad of digital functions with in-system programmability in a small 3mm x 3mm solution size allowing designers to create simulate and prototype their own unique sophisticated analog ICs in […]
Smoke detector reference design and algorithm is UL217-tested and verified
Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) introduced a reference design and algorithm that enables small form factor, low power, smoke detector designs to be rapidly prototyped and brought to market faster at a reduced cost. The new CN0537 reduces design risk and has been tested and verified to pass the UL 217 Standard for Smoke Alarms, 8th […]
New test sockets handle LPDDR5 memory chips
The 297 BGA socket is one of many newer LPDDR4X and LPDDR5 Grypper test sockets. This socket uses the Grypper contacting technology that allows the test socket to be placed in the exact location as the device. The Grypper socket has the same footprint as the device and requires no lid to hold the device […]
Matching service optimizes GSM-900, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS/GNSS, ZigBee, 4G/LTE antenna placement
Würth Elektronik now offers developers wanting to use WE-MCA series chip antennas a free matching service. WE-MCA are compact SMT-mountable multilayer ceramic chip antennas available in numerous single and dual-band versions. The antennas, therefore, provide a space-saving solution for GSM-900, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS/GNSS, ZigBee or 4G/LTE enabled devices and facilitate compact designs for IoT and smart […]
Radio Frequency SoC offered in 3U VPX form factor
Abaco Systems announces the VP431, the next generation of our industry-leading VP430 3U VPX commercial off-the-shelf direct RF processing system, now featuring the all-new 3rd-generation Xilinx Radio Frequency System-on-Chip (RFSoC) Technology. The VP431 maximizes I/O channel density, reduces the radio frequency signal chain complexity, and was developed in alignment with the Sensor Open Systems Architecture […]
