Specialist distributor Switchtec has released version five of its dedicated control and isolation products brochure that covers all of its key panel products, including those from Hongfa, Telergon, Tend Sirena, Anly, SCL and Meanwell. Aimed at panel builders, wholesalers, distributors, OEMs and manufacturers, the brochure is an invaluable and useful aid to those who specify or purchase control and isolation products.   Switchtec’s ‘C&I 5’ is a clear, easy to read 16 page, full colour [...]

New Design Platform that Enables Industrial Designers to Deliver High Performance and Increased Safety for Motion Control and Industrial Networking Solutions with Zynq-7000 all Programmable Socs from Xilinx     Xilinx, Inc. has introduced new, All Programmable solutions for meeting the challenges of advanced motion control, real-time industrial networking, machine vision and a host of other next-generation industrial automation applications. Xilinx’s hardware and software technologies for developing systems with Zynq™-7000 All Programmable SoCs at their heart, accelerates design productivity [...]

Windows 8 compatibility now available for professionals seeking large format multitouch technology MultiTouch Ltd has announced the launch of 42” and 55” MultiTaction® Cell multitouch displays, fully integrated with Windows 8. The new MultiTaction® Cell 42” (MT420W8) and 55” (MT550W8) with Embedded Windows 8 on Intel Core i7 are the first large-format displays available with a built-in touch user interface –and the first to support simultaneous use of unlimited touch with hands, the new Windows [...]

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has released the Si7655DN, the industry’s first – 20 V p-channel MOSFET in a 3.3 mm by 3.3 mm package to offer on-resistance of just 4.8 m? maximum at a 4.5 V gate drive. The Si7655DN is also the first device to be released in a new version of the Vishay Siliconix PowerPAK® 1212 package, which enables lower-RDS(on) devices while providing a 28 % slimmer nominal profile of 0.75 mm and maintaining the same PCB land [...]

MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation (“MagnaChip”), a Korea-based designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products, today announced the launch of a advanced 4-channel LED backlight unit (BLU) driver IC (Model: MAP3242) which features a 50% increase in driving power making it ideally suited for TV applications.   By combining the outstanding heat dissipation performance of a new heatsink small outline package (HSOP) with a programmable LED short protection function, MagnaChip was able to increase the [...]

Taking the complexity out of motor control designs, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) introduces its latest motor control solution – new highly integrated C2000™ Piccolo™ F2805x microcontrollers, motor control software, application-specific development tools and extensive support. These Piccolo microcontrollers are optimized for a variety of three-phase inverter motor control applications to enhance power efficiency and control performance of electric pumps, fans, traction drives, textile machines and more. The new Piccolo F2805x microcontrollers pack a number of analog [...]

Renesas Electronics Corporation ,a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has announced the R-IN32M3 series of industrial Ethernet communication chips with support for multiple communication protocols in response to the rapid adoption of industrial Ethernet communication technology.   One of the most distinctive features of the R-IN32M3 is the high-speed operation with the basic function of the real-time OS in hardware to implement high-speed real-time response and high-precision communication control for industrial Ethernet communication. Because [...]

Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, analog, mixed-signal and Flash-IP solutions, has announced the expansion of its mTouch™ Sensing Solutions portfolio, with four turnkey controllers for multitouch projected-capacitive touchscreens and touchpads, proximity detection, and haptic touch feedback.     The MTCH6301 is a turnkey projected-capacitive touch controller that makes it easy for designers to add popular multitouch and gesture interfaces—eliminating the learning curve and time of creating a design from scratch.  This controller’s sophisticated combination of Self [...]

Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, has announced a new family of power-conversion controllers and its first-ever family of power MOSFET devices.  This new Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) controller and complementary family of low-Figure of Merit (FOM) MOSFET products combine to support high-efficiency DC/DC power-conversion designs, covering a broad array of consumer and industrial  applications.  Together, these two families demonstrate a significant expansion of Microchip’s commitment to enabling higher-voltages [...]

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) has introduced the industry’s first high-temperature, nonvolatile Flash memory device for harsh environments. The SM28VLT32-HT has an operational capacity of 4 MB and eliminates the need for costly up-screening and qualification testing of industrial-grade components for temperature ranges outside data sheet specifications. The device allows data logging at extreme temperatures and is guaranteed for at least 1,000 hours of operating life in harsh environment applications, including oil and gas exploration, heavy [...]