Laurence Marchini, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "PDIP",
and we have a large number of manufacturers' news releases and technical articles here on Electronicstalk which will be of interest.
Let me be your guide.
Start with
the news release Potentiometers handle extended temperature range from
Microchip Technology, which we summarised at the time by saying "Digital control can increase system accuracy, flexibility and manufacturing throughput".
A few weeks before,
we featured the news release Smaller drivers minimise gate bounce from
Microchip Technology: "MOSFET drivers are rated for a peak output current of 0.5A, over a wide operating voltage range of 4.5-18V".
In April 2007, we covered the news from ON Semiconductor
concerning its ATX power supply reference design
- take a look at Power supply meets new Energy Star guidelines
which says: "A power supply reference design exceeds the newest Energy Star requirements and provides a blueprint for efficient power supplies built around available, cost-effective technology".
Take a look also at the news release from Microchip Technology, Microcontroller family adds low-cost option,
as well as Flash MCUs offer an analogue angle from Microchip Technology,
and CAN microcontrollers boast big memories from Microchip Technology.
See also:
ROM-based MCUs cut costs for high-volume designs
(May 2006)
PIC16CR7X ROM microcontrollers are the first in a new series of ROM PIC16 and PIC18 devices from Microchip
Quadrature decoders run at higher frequencies
(April 2006)
Avago Technologies has begun shipping production volumes of 12 and 16bit quadrature decoder/counter interface ICs to manufacturers of consumer, office and industrial products
Supervisors save battery power
(February 2006)
Industry standard pinout supervisors with watchdog timer, power-fail comparator, manual reset, and/or adjustable power-on reset are ideal for power-sensitive applications
Serial EEPROMs shrink into SOT-23 package
(February 2006)
Microchip has released the world's first SPI serial EEPROMs in a miniature SOT-23 package
Tiny Flash MCUs promise frugal performance
(December 2005)
Atmel Corporation has announced three new members of the AVR Flash microcontroller family, targeting battery chargers, sensor end-points and low-end motor control applications
IR microcontroller learns codes from others
(November 2005)
The latest addition to the Crimzon line of infra-red-specific MCUs are the first that can learn codes from other infra-red remote controls via a learning circuit
Serial EEPROMs reach megabit size
(November 2005)
A new family offers the highest memory density available for I2C serial EEPROM devices
Resistor networks available in four package styles
(November 2005)
Providing design engineers with an economical means of creating precision voltage dividers, TT Electronics BI Technologies is offering its series of precision thin-film resistor networks
LED drivers keep lights and signs constant
(October 2005)
Five new constant-current LED drivers are designed to support standard lighting and signage applications
Digital isolators don't wear out like optocouplers
(May 2005)
Rhopoint Components has recently been appointed by NVE Corporation to be its exclusive agent for Scandinavia
Baseband transceiver simplifies RF comms
(April 2005)
The RF600T Smart Com radio transceiver IC helps engineers to develop wireless communications products both quickly and easily
LED drives take on large display duties
(March 2005)
Texas Instruments has released two 16-channel, constant-current sink LED drivers for large form-factor colour displays
Microcontrollers made for PC human input devices
(February 2005)
Cypress Semiconductor has introduced a new family of low-speed USB microcontrollers targeting PC human input devices, including keyboards, mice and wireless dongles
Small-footprint MCU is a 'tiny dynamo'
(February 2005)
Zilog has expanded its product portfolio by launching an innovative 8-pin low-cost small-footprint addition to its award-winning Z8 Encore! XP family of microcontrollers
Encoder/decoder chip is made for low power radio
(February 2005)
The Control44 is a novel 4bit-address/4bit-data encoder/decoder device from low power radio expert Radiometrix
Flash MCUs cut out external components
(January 2005)
Zilog has extended its Z8 Encore! Flash microcontroller family to include devices with 1, 2 and 4Kbyte of Flash program memory and 1Kbyte register RAM
MCUs cut down on memory to save costs
(December 2004)
A new series of small memory devices are particularly suitable for designing into low cost, general purpose 8bit microcontroller applications
Audio amp miniaturises Class D solutions
(November 2004)
A new monolithic 5-20W Class-D audio amplifier dramatically reduces solution size by integrating all its functions into one tiny PDIP or SOIC package
Isolated convertor measures motor currents
(September 2004)
A new optically isolated, programmable A/D convertor is optimised for measuring motor-phase currents in variable-speed motor-drive control systems
Microcontroller aims to take (remote) control
(September 2004)
The new Crimzon ZLR32300 infra-red ROM microcontroller family is 100% software compatible with Zilog's current Crimzon family of OTP IR microcontrollers
Novel dual connection for op amp family
(April 2004)
Microchip's new MCP62x5 operational amplifier devices enable a standard two-stage amplifier signal chain to be implemented in an eight-lead package with a power-saving chip select
Budget pricing for programmable arrays
(January 2004)
Cypress MicroSystems is shipping production quantities of two further members of its award winning PsoC family of mixed-signal arrays, with prices as low as $1.07 and $0.76, respectively
Speedy serial EEPROMs cut size and power
(January 2004)
A new family of SPI bus-compatible serial EEPROM devices features maximum clock speeds of 10MHz, write times of 5ms and a write currents of 3mA
Flash MCUs cut power to nanowatt levels
(December 2003)
Microchip's new PIC16F737/747/767/777 microcontrollers offer up to 8Kword of reprogrammable Flash program memory and 368byte of RAM
Dual-channel sigma-delta ADCs upgrade performance
(November 2003)
The MAX1415, MAX1416 and MX7705 high-resolution 16bit dual-channel sigma-delta ADCs interface directly to SPI-, QSPI- and Microwire-compatible microcontrollers and DSPs
New EEPROM package equals space savings
(October 2003)
Microchip has produced the industry's first 8 and 16Kbit Microwire-compatible serial EEPROMs in 6-lead SOT-23 packages
Enhanced performance for quadrature decoders
(October 2003)
A new series of ICs perform quadrature decoder, counter and bus interface functions, and are specifically designed to meet the stringent performance requirements of industrial automation equipment
Transceivers cut EMI in the long run
(October 2003)
The ISL8483, ISL8488 and ISL8489 are the latest additions to the Intersil Linearlink family of high-performance RS485/R422 data transceivers
Faster throughput for single-chip CAN controller
(September 2003)
Microchip's enhanced stand-alone CAN device provides faster data throughput, efficient data-byte filtering and generates start-of-frame output
Programmable SoCs embed high-quality analogue
(September 2003)
Cypress MicroSystems has begun production shipments of an advanced analogue family of its award winning PSoC mixed-signal array
High-voltage DCPs reduce complexity
(September 2003)
Expanding its digitally controlled potentiometer product line, Xicor has released the X9319 family of 100-tap nonvolatile digitally controlled potentiometers
Transceivers drop in to extend serial comms
(August 2003)
A new family of Linearlink RS485/RS422 high-performance data transceivers provide longer reach and higher data integrity than most competing products
Programmable devices for frugal system awareness
(August 2003)
Cypress MicroSystems claims to have developed the industry's lowest-power, system-aware range of programmable SoC devices for portable, Flash-based applications
Power controllers take 700V switches onboard
(August 2003)
A new range of offline power supply switching regulators features integrated 700V power switches to offer designers a complete, yet affordable control solution for rugged power supplies