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Type | Features | Device | Price | Source and Contact | |||||
Amplifier | High-linearity amplifier series is available with frequencies from 20 to 4,000 MHz; features IP2 values to 75 dBm, noise figures as low as 0.9 dB, and gain from 10 dB to 28 dB and third-order intercepts to 45 dBm. | QBH-8900 | $50 to $90 | Spectrum Microwave, Palm Bay, FL Walter Witt, WittW@spectrummicrowave.com www.SpectrumMicrowave.com | |||||
Analog switches | High-voltage 16-channel analog switches deliver high-resolution imaging in medical ultrasound apps; output of both ICs is configured as two sets of eight single-pole single-throw analog switches that feature a typical on-resistance of 22 Ω; 48-lead LQFP. | HV2631 HV2731 | ea/1,000 $14.75 $14.95 | Supertex, Sunnyvale, CA Kenneth Vickers 408-222-4810 kennethv@supertex.com http://www.supertex.com | |||||
D/A converter | 24-bit audio DAC suits mobile music apps; offers 103-dB dynamic range across the entire audio path; provides line and headset outputs; features on-chip power management and built-in 50-mW true-ground headset amplifier; TFBGA, VFQFPN. | STw5200 | ea/1,000 $1.60 | STMicroelectronics Lexington, MA Information 781-861-2650 http://www.st.com | |||||
Video decoder | Video decoder combines 12-bit 3-D comb filtering with 1080p-HD 150-Msample/s digitizer in a 176-pin TQFP; features 4:4:4 sampling throughout the processing pipeline, including support for RGB SCART inputs. | ADV7802 | ea/prod qty $12 | Analog Devices, Wilmington, MA Technical Support 800-262-5643 customer.service@analog.com http://www.analog.com | |||||
Bus Transceiver | Tri-state transceiver provides 26 independent channels that can be used for input, output, or I/O signal applications; operates from 3.3 V; eliminates signal-Isolation problems associated with standard bus transceivers; 5 x 11 mm 56-pin TQFN package; 55 to +85C operation. | DS3690 | ea/1,000 From $3.50 | Maxim Integrated Products, Sunnyvale, CA Customer Service 888-629-4642 sales-US@maxim-ic.com http://www.maxim-ic.com | |||||
FRAM processor companion | Processor companion includes efficient trickle charger, a real-time clock that requires only a standard watch crystal, and 4, 16, 64, or 256 Kbits of nonvolatile F-RAM memory; a high-speed two-wire interface, 64-bit serial number, early power-fail warning, two 16-bit, battery-backed event counters cascading to one 32-bit counter. | FM3127x/L27x | ea/large qty From $1.81 | Ramtron International, Colorado Springs, CO Jamie Gauld 719-481-7000 customersupport@ramtron.com http://www.ramtron.com | |||||
Data acquisition device | Data acquisition device converts analog sensor data into a digital signal for processing; capable of direct connections with a wide array of pressure, chemical or magnetic sensors; features a 10-bit preamplifier with a programmable 0.1x to 1,000x gain in 10% steps; offers sleep and power saving modes and a I2C serial connection for MCU. | SX8723 | ea/10,000 $1.98 | Semtech, Camarillo, CA Information 805-498-2111 info@semtech.com http://www.semtech.com | |||||
Microcontrollers | Baseline 8-bit MCUs with 64 bytes of nonvolatile flash data memory in 8- and 14-pin packages; feature 1K instructions (x12-bit program words) of flash program memory, 41 bytes to 67 bytes of data RAM, up to two comparators, up to three channels of 8-bit A/D conversion, precision 8 MHz oscillator, low-power (100-nA) sleep mode, operates from 2 to 5.5 V. | PIC12F519 PIC16F526 | ea/10,000 $0.56 $0.64 | Microchip Technology Chandler, AZ Sales 480-792-7200 http://www.microchip.com | |||||
LED drivers | LED drivers feature 360-mA output current, independent control of 18 LEDs with low noise and up to 91% efficiency; offer 2.9 to 5.5-V input voltage range, a quiescent current as low as 500 μA, and a I2 C address; require only five small capacitors; 28-lead QFN packge. | LTC3220 LTC3220-1 | ea/1,000 From $2.35 | Linear Technology, Milpitas, CA Information 408-432-1900 http://www.linear.com | |||||
Dc/dc converter | Synchronous step-down dc/dc converter delivers 3-A output from a 12-V input; features 4 to 13.2-V input voltage and efficiency to 96%; operates in forced PWM mode; offers 800 kHz switching frequency; has 150-µA no-load quiescent current. | AAT1160 | ea/1,000 $1.82 | Advanced Analogic Technologies Sunnyvale, CA Information 650-599-9450 karoliencw@analogictech.com http://www.analogictech.com | |||||
Battery charger ICs | Li-ion battery charger ICs can be customized to create hundreds of configurations to address a wide range of portable device needs; single-input autonomous battery charger ICs deliver 1.2 A of charge current to single cell Li-ion or Li-polymer batteries. | MC34671 MC34673 MC34674 | ea/10,000 $0.52 | Freescale Semiconductor Austin, TX Information 800-521-6274 http://www.freescale.com/analog | |||||
Power supply controller | Multiple-output power-supply controller for TFT-LCD TVs and monitors; operates from an 8 to 16.5-V input-voltage range; integrates step-down and step-up regulators; positive and negative charge pumps; two operational amplifiers. | MAX17014 | ea/1,000 $4.50 | Maxim Integrated Products, Sunnyvale, CA Customer Service 800-998-8800 sales-US@maxim-ic.com http://www.maxim-ic.com | |||||
Mixer | Up-/downconverting mixer with an LO switch and buffer operates from 815 to 1,000 MHz; provides 39 dBm of IIP3, 71 dBc of LO 2 IF suppression, and a conversion loss of 6 dB when configured as an upconverter; 36.5 dBm of IIP3, 27 dBm of IP1dB, 6.5 dB of conversion loss, and a 6.7-dB noise figure when configured as a downconverter; 20-pin TQFN. | MAX2029 | ea/1,000 From $6.15 | Maxim Integrated Products, Sunnyvale, CA Customer Service 888-629-4642 sales-US@maxim-ic.com http://www.maxim-ic.com |
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