Linear Integrated Systems, Inc. announced it has expanded its product line to include the availability of key, high-performance discrete small-signal parts in Dual-Flat No-Leads packages (DFN). This package has a reduced circuit board footprint, enabling designers who had previously used SOT-23 packaged parts to meet the demands of space-sensitive applications. Because the DFN has no […]
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Simulation software includes schematic editor, frequency-domain circuit solver
Remcom announces the addition of a schematic editor and frequency-domain circuit solver in the latest release of XFdtd 3D EM Simulation Software, enabling today’s most advanced antenna matching network and corporate feed network analyses, including multi-state and multi-port devices. The new schematic editor is a sophisticated, integrated simulation tool that combines matching network analysis with full-wave […]
Top ten tips for nailing your PCB silkscreen design
By Suresh Patel, Sales Engineer,Mer-Mar Electronics Silkscreen represents the outer layers of a PCB that include text-based readable information such as component reference designator, test points, company logos, PCB part number and version number, etc. This is necessary for circuit board assembly, rework and debug support. The silkscreen ink is different from the regular printing […]
27-GHz bandwidth socket handles Intel Atom processor E6xx series
A new high-performance BGA socket handles 0.8-mm interstitial pitch BGA 676 ball devices. The SG-BGA-6513 socket is designed for a Intel’s Atom processor and operates at bandwidths up to 27 GHz with less than 1 dB of insertion loss. The sockets are designed to dissipate up to several watts without extra heat sinking and can […]
Super-high energy density film capacitors save space and weight
Exxelia introduced Miniature Micro-Layer (MML) capacitors, a breakthrough technology that allows tremendous size and weight reduction thanks to an unrivaled energy density. MML is a revolutionary new technology that provides the highest capacitance per volume in film capacitors available on the market. Why is it a game-changer? Because an unparalleled energy density of 400 J/dm3 […]
Chip resistors are AEC qualified
Electronics that require high reliability are no longer confined to military, aerospace, medical, or automotive market sectors. Many types of electronic end products now demand the higher reliability provided by automotive-grade resistors. Automotive-grade resistors offer increased reliability without the high cost of established reliability Mil-Standard products which allows engineers to increase the reliability of their […]
Evaluation board helps check out SMD oscillators, VCXOs, TCXO/VCTCXOs
The desire to be able to test oscillators quickly and easily is more than achievable using the IOSC EVBoard. The evaluation board is suitable for measuring most surface mount standard oscillators, VCXOs, or TCXO/VCTCXOs. It is available from IQD, part of the Würth Elektronik eiSos Group, and a selection of distributors. The IOSC EVBoard comes […]
Tolerance analysis distinguishes prototypes from production units
It’s not enough to model and simulate circuit behavior – you also have to investigate the effects of component variations from their nominal values due to unavoidable tolerances. There’s a semi-serious quip that scientists can build one of anything – but just one; it takes engineers and production experts to build it again and again […]
Compact micro buzzer features 2-mm profile, SPL of 65 dBA at 10 cm
CUI Devices’ Audio Group announced the introduction of a 3.2 mm x 3.2 mm magnetic transducer buzzer, making it among the smallest micro buzzers in the industry. As the latest addition to CUI Devices’ micro buzzers line, the CMT-322-65-SMT-TR features a low profile of 2 mm, surface mount packaging, and a sound pressure level (SPL) of 65 dBA at 10 […]
Optical links for spacecraft, Part 2: Projects and progress
Using laser-sourced light beams rather than wireless RF to link spacecraft with Earth offers the possibility of a significant increase in data rates. Still, there are significant technical challenges to the concept. The previous part of the article established the need for higher-speed data links to spacecraft and their missions and looked at some of […]
