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Intersil Corporation has announced the ISL98611 display power and LED driver for smartphones. The ISL98611 is the first power management IC that integrates the display power and backlight LED driver functions in a single chip. It significantly improves efficiency of both functions to increase smartphone battery life by an hour or more.

Linear Technology has unveiled the LT3062, a new high voltage, low noise, low dropout voltage linear regulator. The IC delivers up to 200mA continuous output current with a 300mV dropout voltage at full load. The LT3062 features a wide input voltage range of 1.6V to 45V, delivering adjustable output voltages from 0.6V to 40V.

Altera Corporation has released Quartus II software Arria 10 edition v14.0, providing what it believes is the most advanced 20 nm FPGA and SoC design environment currently available. Altera’s proven Quartus II software delivers fast compile times and enables the highest performance for 20 nm FPGA and SoC designs in the industry.

Molex Incorporated’s CLIK-Mate 1.50mm Wire-to-Board Connector System offers a variety of circuit sizes, mounting styles and wire gauges to meet next-generation power and signal needs. In addition to the original top-mount options, the CLIK-Mate family now includes a bottom-entry version, providing capabilities for multiple applications that require the mating configuration to come from underneath such as solid-state lighting; gaming machines; LCD televisions; desktop PCs; servers, hubs and routers; factory automation equipment; medical equipment and automotive infotainment devices.

Intelliconnect (Europe) Ltd, the UK based specialist manufacturer of RF connectors, is continuing to expand their cable assembly service. Having seen considerable business growth since its launch 18 months ago the operation is relocating to a new facility in Corby and investing in additional production equipment.

Powersolve’s latest power bank gives smartphones more than 8 times the talk and standby time. Suitable for anyone who spends lengthy periods away from the mains, the PAG14AH4 will power and charge any USB compatible device including smartphones, tablets, cameras etc and is small enough to fit in a pocket, handbag or backpack.

New from Link Microtek the AMCOL-1-T medium-power coaxial termination is particularly suitable for use in HF and VHF systems that are deployed in demanding environments where installation and maintenance may be carried out with gloved hands.

C&K Components, a supplier of tact switches, toggle and rocker switches, and smart card interconnect devices, has developed a series of surface mount jumper DIP switches that are sealed with a removable top tape to enable them to be used in reflow soldering and washable assembly processes.

Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has rolled out the latest addition to its 1.12-micron back-side illuminated CMOS image sensor (CIS) solutions which enables high-performance image capture and video recording for handheld mobile devices. The T4KA3 8-megapixel (MP) sensor has been designed for midrange smartphones, tablets and action cameras with 720p resolution, enabling HD video capture at an industry-high rate of 240 equivalent frames per second (fps).

Super-bright reddish-orange, green and yellow versions of Kingbright's most popular through-hole and SMD-LEDs can now be sourced from TTI, Inc. The super-bright reddish-orange has a dominant wavelength of 625nm, the super-bright green a dominant wavelength of 525nm and the super-bright yellow a dominant wavelength of 590nm.