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Amplifier and comparator chips are board-level components for amplifying voltage, current, or power.
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Audio amplifiers and preamplifiers are units that amplify a sound signal, which is then sent to a speaker or another amplifier.
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Battery charger ICs are integrated circuits (IC) that are used to charge batteries.
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Calibration standards and reference sources include any source that can provide a reference for the calibration of an instrument or comparison of a material or component.
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CCFL controllers provide control functions for direct drive inverters used to operate cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFL). CCFLs are used for back or edge lighting of liquid crystal flat panel displays (LCFPD) .
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Charge pumps are circuits that generate higher voltages from low voltage inputs by using capacitors as storage elements. They are used in notebook computers and mobile phones.
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Chip capacitors or surface mount capacitors do not have leads.
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Circuit protection devices are used to protect electronic components from unwanted transients such as current and voltage surges, electrostatic discharge (ESD), lightning, spikes and other signals that can imperil the operation or damage the component.
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Current limiting diodes (CLD) regulate current over a wide voltage range. There are several types of current limiting diodes (CLD). Examples include a current regulator diode, constant current diode, and current limit diodes.
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Darlington transistors (Darlington pairs) are semiconductor devices that combine two bipolar transistors in a single device. They provide high current gain (commonly written ß) and require less space than configurations that use two discrete transistors.
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DC motor drives act as the interface and power supply between a motion controller and a DC motor.
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DC-DC converter chips provide a regulated DC voltage output from a different, unregulated input voltage.
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DC-DC converters accept DC input and provide regulated and/or isolated DC output in various applications including computer flash memory, telecommunications equipment, and process control systems.
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Diode arrays are composed of multiple discrete (usually unconnected) diodes on a single silicon chip. Diode arrays are important semiconductor products because they save assembly time and improve reliability over individually packaged diodes. In general, diode arrays use four or more diodes in a single package.
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Diodes are electronic components that conduct electric current in only one direction, functioning as a one-way valve. Diodes are manufactured using semiconductor materials such as silicon, germanium or selenium and are used as voltage regulators, signal rectifiers, oscillators and signal modulators / demodulators.
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Electrical terminations or terminators are electrical devices installed at the end of a bus or transmission line to prevent signals from reflecting back from the end, thus causing electrical interference.
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Electromagnetic (EMI) filters and radio frequency interference (RFI) filters purify signals by attenuating the high-frequency RFI (typically 150kHz and up) and passing the low frequency EMI.
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Gate drivers are electronic circuits that apply correct power levels to metal-oxide field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) and insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs).
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IC drivers or gate drivers provide the current and voltage necessary to turn power switching elements such as MOSFETs or IGBTs either on or off, based on the logic output signals of a DSP, micro-controller or other logic device.
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IC interfaces are semiconductor chips that are used to control and manage the sharing of information between devices.
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Integrated circuit (IC) linear voltage regulators use voltage-controlled sources to force a fixed voltage to appear at their output terminal.
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IC switching voltage regulators are integrated circuits (ICs) that store energy in an inductor, transformer, or capacitor and then use this storage device to transfer energy from the input to the output in discrete packets over a low-resistance switch.
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IC voltage regulators are three-terminal devices that provide a constant DC output voltage that is independent of the input voltage, output load current, and temperature. IC voltage regulators are used in power supplies that hold their output voltage constant over a wide range of load variations.
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Insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBT) are bipolar transistors with an insulated gate. They combine the advantages of the bipolar transistor (high voltage and current) with the advantages of the MOSFET (low power consumption and high switching).
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LCD drivers are semiconductor chips used to power and control liquid crystal displays (LCDs).
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LED drivers control the amount of current and voltage supplied to light emitting diodes (LEDs), when in operation.
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Light sensor chips convert light into electrical signals which are then conditioned to produce a desired electrical output. They are sometimes called light-to-frequency chips, light-to-voltage chips, or ambient light sensors.
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Metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) are electronic devices with a built-in capacitor as the input and a conducting channel as the output. An electrode called a gate controls the width of the channel and determines how well the MOSFET conducts.
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Operational amplifiers (op amps, op-amps) are general-purpose, closed-loop devices that are used to implement linear functions.
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Photosensor modules are compact light detectors with built-in power supplies. They use photomultiplier tubes, avalanche photodiodes, PN photodiodes, or PIN photodiodes.
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PIN diodes are three-layer semiconductor diodes consisting of an intrinsic layer separating heavily doped P and N layers. The charge stored in the intrinsic layer in conjunction with other diode parameters determines the resistance of the diode at RF and microwave frequencies.
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Power bipolar transistors are semiconductors in which a base n-type or p-type layer is sandwiched between emitter and collector layers of the opposite type. The junctions between the semiconductor sections amplify weak incoming electrical signals.
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Power or line conditioners regulate, filter, and suppress noise in AC power for sensitive computer and other solid state equipment.
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Power MOSFETs are majority carrier devices which have high input impedance and do not exhibit minority carrier storage effects, thermal runaway, or secondary breakdown. Power MOSFETs have higher breakdown voltages than bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) and can be used in higher frequency applications where switching power losses are important.
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Power operational amplifiers (POA) are used to increase the power of low-level signals in applications that drive low impedances or reactive loads. They dissipate excess energy as heat, deliver extensive current, and can sustain relatively high supply voltages.
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Power rectifiers are electrical devices that convert alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC). They are an integral part of telecom rectifiers for the telecommunications industry, and in battery chargers, DC power systems, and other power system devices.
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Power supplies are devices that produce AC or DC power. This grouping includes current sources, DC power supplies, AC-DC adapters, DC-DC converters, AC power sources, and DC-AC inverters.
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Pulse width modulated (PWM) amplifier chips generate a current that switches between high and low output levels. PWM amplifiers have a much higher power capability for a given volume than linear amplifiers. They are also less expensive.
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Rectifier diodes are designed for use in rectification circuits. Rectifiers are used to convert AC to DC.
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RF attenuators are circuits that reduce the power level of a signal by a certain amount (gain), with little or no reflection. They reduce the output signal with respect to the input and measure the power reduction in decibels (dB).
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RF modules are partially finished circuits that can be incorporated into larger designs.
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RF switches route radio frequency signals to particular waveguides.
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Schottky diodes in their simplest form consist of a metal layer that contacts a semiconductor element. The metal / semiconductor junctions exhibit rectifying behavior (i.e., the current passes through the structure more readily with one polarity than the other).
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SCSI terminators are electrical circuits placed at each end of a SCSI cable for impedance matching. They are an important part of any small computer system interface (SCSI) that uses hard drives, CD-ROMs, scanners, tape drives, or other SCSI peripherals controlled by a SCSI bus.
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Sensor chips are dies incorporating semiconductor circuit elements that are used to convert changes to some physical parameter to an electrical signal.
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Silicon controlled rectifiers (SCR) are four-layer (PNPN) thyristors with three terminals: an input control terminal (gate), an output terminal (anode), and a terminal common to both the input and output (cathode). SCRs are used mainly with high voltages and currents, often to control alternating current (AC) where the change of sign causes the device to switch off automatically.
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Small-signal bipolar transistors (BJT) are semiconductors that amplify small AC or DC signals. They consist of a base n-type or p-type layer sandwiched between emitter and collector layers of the opposite type.
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Specialty diodes are specialty or proprietary products and accessories related to diodes.
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Specialty power management chips are specialty or proprietary products and accessories related to proprietary power management chips.
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Supervisory circuits and battery monitor chips are semiconductor devices that detect and monitor voltage levels in power supplies, microprocessors, and other systems.
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Transient voltage surge suppressors protect against temporary excess voltage and/or current in an electrical circuit that has been disturbed.
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Thyristor surge suppressors are semiconductor chips used to protect circuits and devices from over-voltage and over-current.
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Thyristors are a class of four-layer (PNPN) semiconductor devices that act as switches, rectifiers, or voltage regulators.
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Transistors are electronic devices made of semiconductor material that amplify a signal or open or close a circuit.
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Tunnel diodes are heavily doped P-N diodes in which electron tunneling from the conduction band in the N-type material to the valence band in the P-type region produces a region of negative resistance. This negative-resistance region is the most important area of operation. As the voltage is increased, the current decreases. This feature makes tunneling diodes especially useful in oscillators and radio frequency (RF) applications.
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Varactor diodes are p-n junction diodes that are designed to act as a voltage controlled capacitance when operated under reverse bias.
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Varistors are voltage-clamping devices that can absorb current without damage. They are typically used in surge protection devices.
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Voltage references are electronic circuits that produce a constant output voltage (reference) that is used to compare other voltages in a system.
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Zener diodes are PN junction devices that are designed to operate in the reverse-breakdown region.
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