Fairchild Semiconductor introduces a USB 2.0 switch with ESD protection up to 8kV. The key features and benefits of the FSUSB31 include:

• 8kV ESD protection;

• On-capacitance (CON) of 6.5pF (typ);

• Off-capacitance (COFF) of 2.5pF (typ), and

• bandwidth  of 720MHz.

The FSUSB31 a...

Freescale Semiconductor announced two 68K/ColdFire microcontroller product families for industrial control applications ranging from remote data collection and security enhancements to home automation and environmental monitoring. The MCF5223x device family is a 32-bit microcontroller to deliver a F...

The OXU140CM from Oxford Semiconductor is a single-chip USB On-The-Go controller to integrate a memory host controller to provide seamless interfacing with SD and MMC memory cards and the CE-ATA small form factor hard disks. This all-in-one multi-standard memory host, high-speed USB peripheral and f...

STMicroelectronics has announced the introduction of a application development tool, the RLink, which enables debugging and programming across a complete range of ST’s 8-bit to 32-bit microcontroller families. Developed by Raisonance, this tool supports the ST7, 8051-based µPSD and ARM-based STR7 MC...

Low-end core

STMicroelectronics has introduced a low capacitance ESD protection device – available in a SOT-666 package as well as in the SOT-23 – which protects the two data lines and the power rail of a USB 2.0 interface. The 2.5pF (typical) line capacitance of the USBLC6-2P6 (SOT-666) and USBLC6-2SC6 (SOT-23)...

STMicroelectronics has released a Motor Control Reference Design Kit for 3-phase BLDC (Brushless Direct Current) and AC drive applications across three power ranges, up to 3kW. The modular four-board kit consists of a control board, the STEVAL-IHM001V1, and three power boards – the STEVAL-IHM003V1/0...