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NXP low-power IC targets solar PV apps
NXP offers a low-power IC aimed at MPPT applications using PV cells or fuel cells. »
C&K mini slide switches withstand high temps
C&K Components offers a series of low-cost, miniature slide switches. The OS Series of RoHS-compliant switches feature a new high-temperature option for lead-free soldering. »
Power connector cuts assembly time
ITT claims the only 90-degree interconnect on the market designed to replace fixed insulator power systems and enable current converters on trains to be quickly connected and disconnected. »
PI HVICs eliminate sense resistor power losses in standby mode
PI offers the SENZero family of HVICs that disconnect sense resistors from high-voltage rails during standby or remote-off conditions. These devices eliminate sense resistor power losses in standby mode and reduce total system power consumption, helping to meet the stringent demands of energy-conscious equipment makers and efficiency standards such as EuP and 80 Plus. »
Microsemi intros NAND SS storage in BGA
Microsemi's Power and Microelectronics Group intros a high-density SLC NAND solid-state storage solution in a single integrated PBGA package. »
WLED charge-pump backlight driver cuts need for backlighting processor in portables
ADI says its ADP8870 WLED charge-pump backlight driver eliminates the need for a processor for backlighting in portable devices. The ADP8870 lowers the power consumption of battery-operated handheld devices by up to 45 percent without compromising viewing quality, said ADI. »
Fujitsu Bluetooth modules simplify wireless integration
Fujitsu unveils a series of ultra-miniature, Class 1 and Class 2 Bluetooth modules that allows designers to add wireless capability to their designs. »
IXYS unveils demo boards for LED drivers
IXYS releases demo boards for the LDS8710/11, LDS8720/24/26 inductor-based, high-efficiency family of LED drivers that eliminates the external Schottky diode normally used in the rectification loop. »
iWatt digital PWM IC cuts component count in appliances, motor control, smart meters
iWatt enters the industrial market with a 800-volt (V) primary-side regulated AC/DC digital PWM IC. »
TI claims first cross-wire immunity transceiver
TI offers a new symmetric polarity transceiver that protects systems from communication losses and potential damage should the signal wires be inadvertently reversed during installation or maintenance. »
Touch user interfaces have made significant advances in the consumer electronics market particularly for mobile phones and notebook computers, opening the door for adoption in other applications including white goods, computer peripherals, medical equipment, and instrumentation. Synaptics made its debut in the home appliance market earlier this year with the launch of the Samsung Hauzen ZERO air conditioner.
Smaller distributors were the only ones to post sales gains in 2009. Interestingly, two of the five distributors that posted growth last year -- Interstate Connecting Components and Sherburn Electronics -- derive 100 percent of their sales from interconnect products. Both of them also target the military/aerospace industry. Here are the top 10 sales leaders by ICs, passives/electromechanical devices, interconnects and computer products as well as sales growth.

NXP offers a low-power IC aimed at MPPT applications using PV cells or fuel cells.
C&K Components offers a series of low-cost, miniature slide switches. The OS Series of RoHS-compliant switches feature a new high-temperature option for lead-free soldering.