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Designed for surface mount applications across a wide range of market sectors, the SBS 5000 J DIL switch series features gold plated brass "j-hook" terminals which take up less room on host PCB's. The SBS 5000 J can be specified with either recessed actuators for protection against accidental operation, which also allow switches to be taped for automatic insertion during manufacture, or raised actuators for easier operation by users. The switches are end to end stackable and come with 4, 8 or 10 poles.

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NXP Semiconductors announced the release of the UJA107xA family, its next generation of CAN/LIN System Basis Chips (SBCs) for in-vehicle networks. Offering enhanced EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) performance, the chips meet the stringent requirements of global car OEMs such as Audi, BMW, Daimler, Ford, Porsche, Renault, Toyota and Volkswagen.

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Keithley Instruments, Inc.  has introduced the six-slot Model 707B and single-slot Model 708B switch matrix mainframes, which are optimized for semiconductor test applications in both lab and production environments. By providing significantly higher command-to-connect speeds, these switch mainframes make faster test sequences and greater overall system throughput possible. Equally important, these new mainframes support Keithley's Model 7174A "Air Matrix" 8x12 High-Speed, Low-Leakage Matrix Card, the first standard switch capable of achieving less than 100fA of offset current on all pathways.

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The ADNS-3090 product is based on a new architecture, with improved navigation, and is suitable for use in gaming market applications. Capable of sensing high-speed mouse motion - up to 60 inches per second and acceleration up to 20g - the ADNS-3090 device delivers enhanced user precision and smoothness.

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Following in the footsteps of TSMC, UMC and others, GlobalFoundries Inc. is making a big push in the MEMS foundry business. It will target three MEMS markets: accelerometers, gyroscopes and RF. It will reportedly offer a MEMS-on-CMOS process within its 200-mm fabs. GlobalFoundries will complete its MEMS infrastructure by the end of this year. Risk production is due in 2011.

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The MAX2063 provides unique "rapid-fire" gain selection for four customized attenuation states per path, fast 25ns digital switching, and very low digital VGA amplitude overshoot/undershoot. It is an ideal choice for the "fast-attack" automatic gain control (AGC) circuits found in all 2.5G, 3G, 4G wireless infrastructure transceivers, including GSM/EDGE, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE, and WiMAX™ applications.

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Gartner Inc this morning increased its estimates for 2010 worldwide semiconductor revenue growth, now projecting sales will reach $300 billion, a 31.5% increase from 2009 revenue of $228 billion. Garter in Q2 had forecast growth of 27.1%. Prior to that, Gartner in Q1 had forecast 19.9% sales growth for the year.

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NAND flash chip vendors are now more willing to lower the prices of their NAND flash parts due to rising inventory levels, according to industry sources, adding that the price of 32Gb NAND flash has dropped to as low as US$4.30 per unit recently. Sales of flash memory cards and USB drives in the Europe and US markets have remained in the doldrums, the sources indicated. Neither summer sales nor back-to-school demand has picked up, implying a particularly weak third quarter, the sources observed.

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The device achieves a 15dB gain and an ultra-low-noise figure of 0.69dB @ 1.575GHz while providing a IP1dB of -12dBm and an IIP3 of -1dBm. Operating from supply Voltages down to 1.2V whilst consuming only 5.5mA (typ), overall power consumption is minimised to only 6.6mW (typ).The XC2401A8167R-G is available now, in our environmentally friendly USPN-4B02 package, measuring only 0.95mm x 0.75mm with a maximum height of just 0.4mm

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A pioneering study by researchers of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has shown that sandwiching a simple layer of silver nanoparticles can significantly improve the performance of organic transistors which are commonly used in consumer electronics. This breakthrough is expected to cut down the cost of memory devices such as touchscreens and e-books and improve their performance, they say.

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