A new BGA socket addresses high-performance requirements for FineLine Ball grid Array packages. The CBT-BGA-6111 socket has a contactor that is a stamped-spring pin with a 19-gm actuation force per ball and a cycle life of 125,000 insertions. The self inductance of the contactor is 0.93 nH, insertion loss is less than 1 dB at […]
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Automotive conductive polymer chip capacitors span 10–470 μF, 2.5–50 V
AVX Corporation has both expanded and improved upon its AEC-Q200-qualified TCQ Series Automotive Conductive Polymer Chip Capacitors, which have been field-proven in a wide range of demanding automotive, industrial, and telecommunications applications with limited board space and challenging operating environments since 2015. The series now offers two new case sizes for a total of five, several […]
Ultraminiature multilayer ceramic chip inductors work up to 10 GHz
AVX Corporation released a new series of ultraminiature multilayer ceramic chip inductors for high-frequency RF applications. The new LCCI Series inductors are currently available in three standard EIA chip sizes — 0201, 0402, and 0603 — with tight-tolerance physical dimensions almost exclusively in the submillimeter range and tin-plated surface-mount terminations, enabling compatibility with high-density PCBs […]
Smart, Class D amplifier boost audio in speaker mode
As consumers increasingly turn to their phone’s internal speakers to enjoy music, podcasts, movies and gaming, Cirrus Logic has introduced its newest flagship CS35L45 boosted amplifier for a richer, more immersive audio experience from smartphones, tablets and mobile gaming devices. Cirrus Logic’s CS35L45 smart power amp delivers higher excursion for high-peak loudness, improved dynamic range […]
How to simplify automotive body motor controller designs with analog integration
by Arun Vemuri, General Manager, Automotive Body Electronics & Lighting at Texas Instruments When it comes to comfort and convenience in automotive, body motors are the key, whether it’s a perfectly positioned driver’s seat or the smooth, simple operation of doors, windows, and other vehicle parts. The purpose of these applications varies greatly, but one […]
Electronics design search engine integrates PCB software
SnapEDA and DipTrace, an easy-to-use PCB design software, are announcing a new collaboration that introduces support for DipTrace on the SnapEDA website, and integrates SnapEDA’s massive computer-aided design (CAD) database directly into DipTrace’s latest PCB design software. With billions of electronic components to choose from, engineers are faced with multiple challenges during the component selection […]
RF switch delivers up to 10,000x improvement in IP3 linearity
Menlo Microsystems, Inc. (Menlo Micro), known for reinventing the electronic switch with its Ideal Switch™ technology, has announced a significant performance milestone that will drive breakthrough improvements in RF signal performance across multiple industries. According to Menlo Micro characterization tests, the new MM5130 Ideal Switch product, released to production last year and now shipping in […]
Synchronizer, attenuators added to RF timing portfolio for 4G/5G radio
Renesas Electronics Corporation expanded its communication timing portfolio with three new low phase noise, high-frequency RF timing solutions for 4G and 5G radio, and two new Winning Combinations to address the need for full signal chain solutions. The new 8V19N850 radio synchronizer and 8V19N880, 8V19N882 JESD204B/C clock jitter attenuators deliver ITU-T compliant network clock synchronization, […]
safety-certified MLCCs meet safety requirements at higher voltages
Knowles Precision Devices introduced a newly expanded range of safety-certified surface mount multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) for electronic device applications. The new capacitors offer customers a unique combination of capability and safety certification and meet the demands of AEC-Q200 standards, modems, and AC-DC power supplies where a lightning strike or other voltage transients represent a threat […]
Spring-pin socket handles LGA104 packages
A new LGA socket addresses high-performance requirements for 0.52-mm-pitch LGA104 packages. Called the CBT-LGA-5031, it contains a contactor that is a stamped spring pin with 14-gm actuation force per pin and cycle life of 125,000 insertions. The self inductance of the contactor is 0.98 nH, insertion loss is below 1 dB at 10 GHz and […]