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16-bit MCUs, Tiny 1-A, 4-MHz step-down converter, 0603 PPTCs

Posted: 17.06.2008 15:24
by mr.forum
Weekly Highlights
6/16/2008

Audio codec extends device playback by up to 40 hours
(Wolfson Microelectronics)
Packed with innovative new technologies, the WM8903 codec is offered to dramatically extend playback time up to . . . >>

Tiny 1-A, 4-MHz step-down converter aims at portable apps
(National Semiconductor)
One of the industry’s smallest 4-MHz synchronous step-down dc/dc converters, the LM3691 provides up to a 1-A output current . . . >>

16-bit MCUs double performance, memory size
(Texas Instruments)
Taking as little as 4 mA running at 25 MHz (160 µA/MHz), and 1.5 µA in standby, MSP430F54xx MCUs . . . >>

Rugged linear position/velocity sensors sets new speed record
(Visi-Trak Worldwide)
Offering designers of industrial equipment used in harsh environments the ability to design faster systems with precise motion detection, . . . >>

0603 PPTCs are industry’s first
(Littelfuse)
The 0603L Polyfuse Series resettable polymeric positive-temperature-coefficient devices (PPTCs) are said to be the industry’s first available in an . . . >>



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QCIF+ Media Player Reference Design Kit
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