Analog/General Purpose… | ||||
Type | Features | Device | Price | Source and Contact |
Op amps | Dual, triple, and quad 300-MHz op amps consume 3.3 mA of supply current per channel; offer a slew rate of 1,300 V/μs, a differential gain/phase of 0.03%/0.04, and a gain flatness of ±0.1 dB (55 MHz at 4 Vp-p); exceed requirements for standard definition video; SOIC-8, SOIC-14. | CLC2600 CLC3600 CLC4600 | ea/1,000 $0.70 $1.01 $1.05 | Cadeka Microcircuits Loveland, CO Information 877.663.5452 http://www.cadeka.com |
Hall-effect sensors | Hall-effect sensors feature a low noise of 8 mVp-p, a flat temperature coefficient of 0%/C, and a bandwidth capability of 50 kHz; has a guaranteed, programmable, sensitivity range: 0.7 to 1.4 (‘0), 1.5 to 4.5 (‘1) and 4.5 to 16 mV/G (‘2); guaranteed over an extended temperature range, -40° to 150°C; 4-lead SIP (KT) package. | A1360 A1361 A1362 | ea/1,000 $1.28 | Allegro MicrosSystems, Worcester, MA Sales 508-ALLEGRO http://www.allegromicro.com |
Signal-conditioning IC | Signal-conditioning IC enhances performance of sensors used for proximity or object detection; includes an LED driver circuit, artificial light immunity, sunlight cancellation and a built-in LED stuck high protection circuit to enable operation in artificial or sunlight conditions; operates from 2.4 to 3.6 V and in sunlight conditions up to 100k lux; 8-pin QFN. | APDS9700 | ea/2,500 $1.60 | Avago Technologies, San Jose, CA Information 800-235-0312 support@avagotech.com http://www.avagotech.com |
InGaP HBT power amplifiers | 1-W (SPA-1426z0 and 2-W (SPA-1526Z) class A InGaP HBT power amplifiers address base station apps across all cellular standards and frequencies; feature onchip active bias circuitry and bias control pins, input power detector, and class 1C ESD rating (greater than 1-kV HBM); SOF-26. | SPA-1426Z SPA-1526Z | ea/1,000 $5.78 $7.38 | RF Micro Devices, Greensboro, NC Information 336.664.1233 http://www.rfmd.com |
Data Conversion/Interface… | ||||
PCIe-to-UART bridge | The SBridgeTM series of PCI Express bridge to multiprotocol UART I/O with 2, 4, or 8 ports; backward compatible to 16C550/650/750/850 software, baud rates to 62.5 Mbits/s, PQFP and BGA packages. | PI7C9X7952 PI7C9X7954 PI7C9X7958 | ea/10,000 $5.30 $6.80 $9.50 | Pericom Semiconductor, San Jose, CA Information 800-435-2336 http://www.pericom.com |
Memory… | ||||
Serial EEPROMs | 128 and 64 Kbit in small 2 x 3 x 0.6 mm packages are available in I2C and SPI versions; micro leadframe package, four-wire SPI interface supports communication at up to 2 Mbits/s and sub-3 µA stand-by mode; I2C supports 400-kbit/s fast mode and takes 1 µA in standby mode. | M24C64-FMB6T M24128-FMB6T M95128-RMB6T | ea/1,000 $0.24 $0.34 $0.48 | STMicroelectronics, Lexington, MA Information 781-861-2650 http://www.st.com |
Power Conversion/Control… | ||||
Power management unit | Integrated power and audio management unit; provides the entire system power management, battery management, linear and USB charging, a backlight driver for various screen sizes and a touchscreen interface; fits into the SiRF PND processor family. | AS3650 | Call company for pricing | Austriamicrosystems Unterpremstaetten, Austria Manfred Kogler 011-43-3136-500-5274 Manfred.kogler@austriamicrosystems.com http://www.austriamicrosystems.com |
Battery fuel gauge | Stand-alone fuel gauge integrates LED drivers and a pushbutton input for multiple Li+ cells into a single IC; used for displaying remaining battery capacity; reports a battery pack’s remaining capacity in both mAh-remaining and percentage-of-full to the host; packaged in a lead-free 14-pin TSSOP. | DS2788 | ea/1,000 $2.72 | Maxim Integrated Products, Sunnyvale CA Sales 888-629-4642 Sales-US@maxim-ic.com http://www.maxim-ic.com |
Dc/dc regulator | Automotive grade TFT-LCD dc/dc regulators with Integrated amplifiers; AEC-Q100-rated, ISO/TS 16949:2002-compliant; >20-V capability protects against voltage spikes; features integrated sequencing, regulated charge pumps, an 18-V/3-A boost FET, VCOM amplifiers. | ISL78020 ISL78022 | ea/100 $2.71 $4.07 | Intersil, Milpitas, CA Sales 408-432-8888 http://www.intersil.com |
Power manager | Multifunction power management solutions for Li-ion/polymer battery; integrates switching manager, stand-alone battery charger, 1-A synchronous buck-boost regulator, ideal diode and controller, and always-on LDO, in 4 x 4-mm QFN package; manages power flow between multiple input sources including wall adapter, USB port, and lithium battery. | LTC3566 | ea/1,000 $3.85 | Linear Technology, Milpitas, CA Information 408-432-1900 http://www.linear.com |
Power-monitoring IC | Power-monitoring IC captures dynamic power information at the output/load side of voltage regulators with 2.5% accuracy; monitors output filter inductor current in buck or multiphase converters from 0.5 to 1.8 V; can use resistive sensing or inductor DCR current sensing with an internal thermal compensation for improved efficiency. | IR3721 | ea/10,000 $0.95 | International Rectifier, El Segundo, CA Graham Robertson 310-726-8512 grobert1@irf.com http://www.irf.com |
Microprocessor… | ||||
8-bit MCU | Pin-for-pin, code and timing-compatible drop in replacement for the NXP P89C668 8051-type MCU; has 8 Kbytes of RAM, 64 Kbytes of flash, hardware support for the TWI interface, a watchdog timer, and security features; offers choice of a 6X or 12X clock with classic timing, 44-pin PLCC package. | TK89C668 | ea/1,000 $7.50 | Tekmos, Austin, TX Bob Abrams 512-342-9871 sales@tekmos.com http://www.tekmos.com |
16-bit DSC with D/A | Digital signal controllers has dual-channel 100-ksample/s 16-bit audio D/A conversion; DMA with 2 Kbytes of dual-port RAM, 16 Kbyte RAM, 64 or 128 Kbytes of flash, two comparators, 10- or 12-bit A/D, real-time clock/calendar; 2 UARTs, 2 SPIs, I2C and CAN 2.0, -40° to 85° and 125°C. | dsPIC33F- J64GP802 J128GP802 J128MC802 | ea/10,000 $3.67 to $4.18 | Microchip Technology, Chandler, AZ Sales 480-792-7200 http://www.microchip.com |
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