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News Release from: Catalyst Semiconductor | Subject: CAT5128
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 03 April 2008
Digital pot is simple alternative
Housed in a small, SOT-23, 8-lead package, the new CAT5128 digital potentiometer is ideal for a wide range of control and calibration applications.
Catalyst Semiconductor has added a new 32-tap device to its extensive DPP family of digitally programmable potentiometers The CAT5128 is a volatile, single-pot device with a simple up/down control to provide an easy-to-use digital interface
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 7 Feb 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Housed in a small, SOT-23, 8-lead package, the new CAT5128 digital potentiometer is ideal for a wide range of control and calibration applications, such as digital volume control and LCD screen contrast and brightness adjustment applications in portable, consumer and industrial electronic products, as well as automated, tamper-proof product calibration and remote control adjustment applications.
The up/down control interface can be configured to work directly with the system microprocessor or with two external pushbutton switches.
The CAT5128 is a "volatile" device where the wiper powers on at the midscale setting and offers a low-noise, stable, reliable and simple alternative to DACs and mechanical potentiometers.
DAC-based approaches typically require additional interconnects resulting in added board real estate and system costs.
Additionally, as the device is silicon-based, it is insensitive to mechanical vibrations, shock and oxidation, making it a higher reliability alternative to mechanical potentiometers across most environmental conditions.
The CAT5128 digital potentiometer is priced at US $0.53 each in 10,000 piece quantities.
Samples are now available.
Projected lead-time for production quantities is currently 6 to 8 weeks ARO.
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