Purchasing both the parts and the programming services from Arrow will give you a faster, more flexible, lower total cost solution.

- Reduce your inventory
- Simplify your supply chain
- Improve your programming cycle time

And, because Arrows global programming centers are fully networked and encrypted for security, you can approve a First Article in one region, and move the production around the world with the total confidence that your parts will be programmed to your specific requirements. Every time. Everywhere.

Arrow and Cree cordially invite you to the International Lighting Exhibition held in Guangzhou, China on June 9- 12 a, 2012, at China Import Export Fair Pazhou Complex. The exhibition will showcase latest lighting technology and solutions. Come and visit our booth: B02, Hall 4.1.

The current available reference designs on the market are based on Standard CMOS image sensors which are limited by the vast ranges of brightness levels, from low light to direct sunlight, that can black-out or wash-out a video subject. Arrow and Altera has developed a full HD WDR 3G-SDI turnkey solution based on WDR CMOS image sensors which correct this problem, but present a design challenge. The large amounts of data (up to 20 bits per color x 1.2 Mpixels at 60 frames per second) generated by these image sensors must be processed in the Image Sensor Pipeline (ISP), but are too large to be handled on-chip. Alteras Cyclone IV FPGAs have the capability to perform the intensive number-crunching algorithms that convert the raw image data into a standard digital output needed to produce a clear video image. Click here to learn more.

Arrow Electronics and Analog Devices is offering an online resource that features up-to-date info on ADIs newest components. This resource posts frequent updates on Amplifiers, Data Converters, Digital Signal Processing, Isolation Technology, MEMS and Sensors, Power Management, RF ICs, and Switches and Muxes. See how LEADING Solutions can enhance your designs here!

An online platform is now available with the newest products and solutions portfolio from Molex. This plaform introduces updates on everything from electronic, electrical and fiber optic interconnects to switches and application tooling. Click here to learn more.

This report provides general information on purchasing trend of product segments including Analog, Discrete, Embedded, Logic, Connectors etc. Contact your local Arrow sales representative to find out how Arrow can help you manage inventory assets more effectively and increase your supply chain efficiency.

Faced with tighter regulations and new design trends, power supply manufacturers need to create new solutions with lower no-load power consumption, higher efficiency, and more compact form factors while keeping manufacturing costs low. Helping them meet this challenge, NXPs latest GreenChip TEA172x family draws on a long heritage of SMPS controller innovation to enable power supply makers to easily meet and even surpass these ever tighter design constraints.

We are witnessing a global shift to going green. The general population, government officials, and corporate executives, now realize that living and working in ways that preserve and protect the planets finite resources just makes sense. To this end, progressive companies are uncovering new revenue streams by developing innovative products or adapting existing ones to support the burgeoning green economy.

This design note describes a simple, low power (10 W or less), ultra-wide AC input range (70 to 520 Vac), constant voltage power supply intended for powering the electronics for smart grid, electric meters or similar industrial applications where isolation from AC mains is required. The power supply is based on the NCP1251 highly integrated PWM controller, which utilizes a 1.5 kV rated MOSFET to allow for the extremely wide AC input range.

New technologies for the manufacture of more efficient solar cells, understandably, receive a lot of attention from the media. In this article well discuss the new trend based on the microinverter approach as well as the STMicroelectronics solution including advantages, market data, electronics topologies, key products and test results of the ST solution.

Few subjects are hotter than green technology. Some of the most common green applications include energy harvesting, wind and solar power generation, and LED lighting. All of these technologies are either power saving or power generating, and they result in a cleaner, more sustainable global environment. At the component level, there are many exciting developments. This paper focuses on timing technologies and the clock features that effect green applications and power consumption.

Energy efficiency continues to drive electrical standards and designs across industries and applications, as does the increasing consumer-led demand for electronic devices that deliver ever improving performance and superior user experiences.

The proliferation of ultralow power wireless sensor nodes for measurement and control, combined with new energy harvesting technology, has made it possible to produce completely autonomous systems that are powered by local ambient energy instead of batteries. Powering a wireless sensor node from ambient or free energy is attractive because it can supplement or eliminate the need for batteries or wires. This is a clear benefit when battery replacement or servicing is inconvenient, costly or dangerous.

It is now possible to implement wireless sensors using harvested energy because of the off-the-shelf availability of ultra-low-power, single-chip wireless microcontrollers (MCUs) capable of running control algorithms and transmitting data using sophisticated power management techniques.

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today introduced its next generation of power management integrated circuits (ICs) for energy harvesting. The highly efficient boost charger for nano (ultra low) power energy harvesting manages the microwatts to milliwatts of power generated from a number of sources, such as solar, thermoelectric, electromagnetic and vibration, and stores the extracted energy in various storage elements, including Li-ion batteries and super capacitors.

Micrels MIC4126, MIC4127, and MIC4128 family are highly-reliable dual 1.5A low-side MOSFET drivers fabricated on Micrels BiCMOS/DMOS process. The devices feature low power consumption and high efficiency. The MIC4126/27/28 translate TTL or CMOS input logic levels to
output voltage levels that swing within 25mV of the positive supply or ground whereas comparable bipolar devices are capable of swinging only to within 1V of the supply. The MIC4126/7/8 is available in three configurations: dual inverting, dual non-inverting, and complimentary output.

Explore ADIs latest technology offerings such as polyphase metering with harmonic analysis, wireless communications, temperature sensors, iCoupler digital isolation, and data acquisition systems.

As renewable energy solutions focus on delivering the best in‐class efficiency and reliability, IRs 1200V Trench Ultrafast IGBTs are designed to achieve the highest level of system performance requirements. This article discusses various classifications, such as U or Ultrafast without short circuit rating, K10 with 10 usec short circuit rating and SFM for Solderable Front Metal which requires no bond‐wires for assembly.

This paper will provide a brief overview of smart meter design, the components necessary to monitor and protect its circuitry, and optimal protection solutions for several communication interfaces that are typically used in these applications.

Local networking of electronic devices in houses and buildings offer benefits in a number of areas, ranging from safety and security to energy efficiency and home entertainment features. Home area networks can be implemented via both wired and wireless solutions, using multiple different standards, and can be remotely controlled and monitored through a gateway to neighbor, wide area or smart grid networks.

TDK Corporation has extended its range of EPCOS power factor controllers. The new EPCOS BR7000-I controller is designed specifically for PFC in single and three-phase industrial networks.

Solar inverters act as the interface between solar panels and the mains grid. Inside solar inverters, as shown in Figure 1. two power conversion processes take place. A DC/DC converter controls the operating point of the solar panel to reach maximum power output. The DC/AC converter transfers this power to the mains grid, while implementing the regulations set by the mains grid operator. The energy buffer absorbs the difference in power flow between these two converters. The success of this process depends to a large extent on the capacitors you select for the energy buffer. This article explains the tradeoffs between film and aluminum capacitor types and the factors you should consider before choosing one or the other.