Linear Technology announces the LT3494/A low noise boost converters with integrated power switches, Schottky diodes and output disconnect circuitry. The LT3494 uses a 180mA switch, the LT3494A uses a 350mA switch, and both parts are packaged in a 3mm x 2mm DFN-8 package. Their wide 2.3V to 16V input...

Vishay launched a miniature package type for its Trench MOS Barrier Schottky (TMBS) and planar Schottky rectifiers with the ability to handle up to 100 V and 12 A. With a 1.1-mm height and 4.8-mm by 6.7-mm footprint, the devices in the SMPC package are designed to provide more power in a smaller spa...

Dialog Semiconductor has launched a evaluation board for its DA9034 IC that enables designers to configure designs based on Marvell PXA3xx application processors. The board provides a audio and power management solution for PXA3xx-based products and is driven using a standard Windows-based graphical...

Black numbers

A fire broke out Tuesday, 28.11.2006, at Varta Automotive (a Company of the Johnson Controls since 2002) in Hanover, Germany. The damage to the production hall for motor car batteries is estimated to be in the millions. Nobody was injured and the fire was extinguished. The cause of the fire is being...

Vishay announced the addition of four modules for pulse-distance coding to its TSOP1xxxx series of IR receivers.Designed to address the class of coding protocols using pulse-to-pulse or simply presence of pulse timing methods, the TSOP18238, TSOP19238, TSOP14838, and TSOP12238 devices are designed t...

STMicroelectronics introduced a Serial Real-Time Clock (RTC) which adds EEPROM and an embedded crystal in a single 18-pin SOIC. ST's is a choice for applications like metering devices, medical equipment, vending machines, and Point of sale terminals. The Real-Time Clock section of the device provide...