Actel FPGAs now available through Future Electronics

Future Electronics has signed a pan-EMEA distribution agreement with Actel, which develops Flash-based FPGAs including the ultra-low-power Igloo® family, and will dedicate engineering support including field applications engineers and a full-time design engineer based at Future’s UK System Design Centre. Actel’s Flash-based technology ismore secure and faster to boot-up than SRAM FPGAs and, in addition to the Igloo family, offers versatile choices for engineers including embedded-ARM devices featuring the Cortex™ processor core.

 

More power solutions from ON Semiconductor

Future’s customers now have the choice of additional high-quality analogue and mixed-signal ICs, power solutions, and strengthened ASIC capabilities from the ON Semiconductor portfolio, following the company’s 2008 acquisitions of Catalyst Semiconductor and AMIS. Available mixed-signal devices by Catalyst include temperature sensors, digital potentiometers, LED drivers and DC/DC converters, as well as high-performance, specialised memory ICs. AMIS communication ICs, DSP solutions, stepper-motor drivers, sensors, ASICs and peripheral devices are trusted throughout automotive, medical, industrial, aerospace and communication industries.

 

Self-protected MOSFET takes 85% less space

With a footprint of 2.3mmx 2.8mm, the ZXMS6004FF introduced by Diodes Incorporated is the world’s smallest fully self-protected low-side MOSFET. It takes 85% less space than comparable alternatives, combining this with enhanced thermal efficiency for a three-fold increase in power density. ESD, over-voltage, over-current and over-temperature protection are all integrated, saving component count, size, and cost. Many space-restricted applications can now implement self-protected MOSFETs for the very first time, while qualification to AEC-Q101 allows use in automotive applications.

 

MOSFETs meet calls for 85% system efficiency

Six new Fairchild Semiconductor PowerTrench™ MOSFETS for synchronous rectification, spanning 60V to 100V ratings, address the latest energy-efficiency standards such as the Energy Star® 80 PLUS Silver specification. Low on-resistance and low switching loss improve efficiency by 1% over diode-based circuits.

 

High-input buck controllers reduce noise and external components

The LM5085, LM25085, LM5088 and LM25088 step-down buck controllers from National Semiconductor have 42V or 75V inputs and produce a regulated output as low as 1.2V at over 5A. A unique frequency-dithering feature minimises EMI peak amplitude, and switching frequency is programmed with a single resistor. Synchronisation to an external clock further restricts system EMI, and the new controllers also achieve over 85% efficiency when powering low-voltage loads from a high-voltage supply.