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BEC Distribution, a distributor for ARCOL Resistor, has announced that the MRA range of High-Precision Meta Film Resistors has now been extended to offer a maximum power dissipation of 2W. The specifications, including the value range, tolerance options and TCR of the whole family of Metal Film resistors have all also been extended.

M/A-COM Technology Solutions (MACOM), a supplier of high performance RF, microwave, and millimeter wave products, has announced a new GaN on SiC HEMT Power Transistor for L-Band pulsed radar applications. The MAGX-000912-500L00 provides 500 W of output power with 19.8 dB of gain and 60% efficiency.

Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has launched two new Triac-output photocouplers that provide reinforced insulation and low LED trigger currents of max. 3mA. The reduced trigger current enables TLP267J and TLP268J to control output at a lower input current, so contributing to lower power consumption.

Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced what is believed to be the industry’s smallest 12-V, 750-mA DC/DC power regulator. The SIMPLE SWITCHER regulator combines high performance with tiny nano packaging to drive space-constrained and power dense applications in a variety of markets, including consumer, industrial and automotive.

MultiTouch Ltd, a specialist in interactive display systems, has announced the launch of the MultiTaction iWall, a 5m x 2.5m turnkey interactive videowall that comprises of 12 x 55” ultra-thin bezel MultiTaction displays with 24 megapixel resolution. Set to make its debut at ISE 2014 in Amsterdam, the iWall has been designed as an interactive solution for corporate spaces and other high value locations.

Rutronik is now stocking Vishay’s new series of power MiniLEDs in ultra-compact 2.3 x 1.3 x 1.4mm SMD packages. Utilising the latest advanced AllnGaP technology, the VLMx234 series provides exceptional brightness with a typical luminous intensity of 3500mcd and maximum luminous intensity of 4900mcd at 70mA, while delivering improved thermal performance.

Linear Technology has unveiled the LT8612, a 6A, 42V input capable synchronous step-down switching regulator. Synchronous rectification delivers efficiency as high as 95% while Burst Mode operation keeps quiescent current under 3µA in no-load standby conditions.

Spanish company, Farsens S.L., has unveiled the TITAN a battery free RFID bistable relay tag. These tags are compatible with commercial EPC C1G2 readers and can be wirelessly activated and deactivated via their unique ID and the relay keeps its latest status even when the RFID reader is gone.

Avnet’s acquisition of MSC Gleichmann Group (MSC) has been completed and MSC will now operate as a business group of Avnet Electronics Marketing EMEA, a business region of Avnet. MSC Vertriebs GmbH and Gleichmann & Co. Electronics GmbH and its subsidiaries will now go to market as MSC Technologies, an Avnet Company.

New from HARTING managed Ha-VIS mCon 3000 Ethernet switches enable the construction of more complex and efficient network structures, and have been optimised for use in harsh industrial environments.