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PolyZen Device Helps Protect Portable Electronics

The mobile functionality of portable media players (PMPs), navigation devices, smart phones, play stations and other battery powered portable equipment offers consumers an increasingly connected lifestyle between their home, office, and vehicle. However, every time these products are connected or disconnected, they may be exposed to circuit damage caused by user error, wrong supply voltages, or voltage or current transients.

25 March 2010

PolyZen Device Helps Protect Portable Electronics

The mobile functionality of portable media players (PMPs), navigation devices, smart phones, play stations and other battery powered portable equipment offers consumers an increasingly connected lifestyle between their home, office, and vehicle. However, every time these products are connected or disconnected, they may be exposed to circuit damage caused by user error, wrong supply voltages, or voltage or current transients.

25 March 2010

Phihong Develops New Low-Power Driver for Indoor Lighting

Phihong, a global leader in power solutions and energy-efficient lighting solutions, has announced the release of a new 6W LED driver for indoor lighting applications. The compact and lightweight driver is ideal for powering one or two LEDs located in a dry environment. Designated the PDA006A (for AC input of 220-240VAC) and PDA006B (for AC input of 100-120VAC) the device is available with a constant current of 700mA with an output DC voltage range of 2.5V-7.5V.

27 June 2011

ON Semiconductor’s New Integrated LED Driver Improves System Efficiency

NCL30001 features power factor correction and step-down power conversion in a single stage which helps reduce overall part count and system costs

24 August 2010

ON Semiconductor Introduces Industry's Lowest Capacitance

Three new devices provide ESD protection with low clamping voltages and premier signal integrity for high-speed data lines

4 June 2012

ON Semiconductor Expands its LED Lighting Solutions Portfolio with Four New Products and GreenPoint® Interactive Online Design S

Latest LED solutions deliver energy efficiency, lighting protection and design flexibility, while the GreenPoint Design Tool speeds time to market

2 November 2010

Official Distributor of GNS

Arrow Altech Distribution announces that they are now official distributors of Global Navigation Systems (GNS GmbH)  range of GPS, WiFi, RDC, TMC and Bluetooth modules. GNS GmbH, was founded in 1998 in Würselen near Aachen (Germany). They are a leading developer of embedded positioning and wireless communication solutions for the consumer and industrial markets. GNS offer to developers and customers, an easy and reliable way to integrate wireless technologies like GPS, Bluetooth, FM, Bluetooth into their products or applications.

1 May 2013

NXP Unveils “Agile I/O” with I2C

GPIO expanders dramatically reduce bill of materials

5 November 2012

NXP to Drive Automotive LEDs with Automotive-Qualified Technology

Compact LED driver ICs enable significant energy and cost savings in vehicle headlights and tail lights

22 February 2011

NXP to Demonstrate New Class of DSC Based on ARM Cortex-M4

First working silicon at 150 MHz showcased at ESC Eindhoven, Netherlands and San Jose, California, April 12, 2010 – NXP Semiconductors today announced its newest microcontrollers based on the ARM® Cortex™-M4 processor. NXP is one of the first ARM partners to license the Cortex-M4 processor, a highly efficient solution for digital signal control applications, and is the first to demonstrate working silicon.

3 May 2010