The CLC range has been developed for applications requiring low leakage , especially for Coin Cell applications, reducing the
leakage levels from the existing miniature 12mm square CLG range by half to 1.5uA per cell.
 
Samples are available now.

P/N	Nominal Voltage (V)	ESR   (mΩ)	Capacitance   (mF)	Max Allowed LC (µA)	Dimensions (LxWxH)   (mm)
CLC03P012L12	3.5	600	12	1.5	12x12.5x2.4
CLC04P010L12	4.2	720	10	1.5	12x12.5x2.6
CLC03P025L12	3.5	300	25	3	12x12.5x3.4
CLC04P020L12	4.2	360	20	3	12x12.5x3.9
CLC03P012F12	3.5	600	12	1.5	12x12.5x2.4
CLC04P010F12	4.2	720	10	1.5	12x12.5x2.6
CLC03P025F12	3.5	300	25	3	12x12.5x3.4
CLC04P020F12	4.2	360	20	3	12x12.5x3.9

Typical Applications:

•  RFID tags
•  Low power wireless transmitters
•  Medical wireless systems
•  Remote controllers
•  Energy Harvesting (including sensors for WSN – Wireless Sensor Networks)
•  Audio systems
•  Memory back-up
•  Wireless alarm systems
•  Tantalum capacitors replacements

Broadband Technology 2000 (BT2000) Ltd are proud to announce that they have been appointed as the Pericom Semiconductor representative for the UK & Eire. The Pericom portfolio includes Timing & Frequency control  products,  Analogue, Digital & ASSP switches, PCIe Products, Power Management and  Home Appliance ICs.
Since Pericom's acquisition of SaRonix & eCera, they have become one of the major suppliers of discrete crystals, crystal oscillators, voltage control and temperature compensated crystal oscillators, as well as fully integrated multiple output clock ICs.

Leveraging their  own in-house crystal and IC design, Pericom provide the best-in-class crystal (Xtal) and crystal oscillators (XO) to suit all design requirements.

See http://www.pericom.com/saronix/index.php
See http://www.pericom.com/products/timing/clock/index.php
See http://www.pericom.com/products/timing/hiflex_xo/

The wide range of crystal and crystal oscillators provide:

Output frequencies ranging from kHz to 800MHz
Complete portfolio of outputs
CMOS
LVPECL
LVDS
Clipped Sinewave
HCSL
Complete portfolio of XO with standard XO, VCXO, TCXO
Multiple voltage ranges from 1.0V to 3.3V (even legacy 5V)
Large portfolio of SMT package options to fit your footprint requirements

Designed for the consumer market the MMC328xMS (3 x 3 x 1.2mm) Magnetic Sensor from Memsic is proving to be exceptionally popular. Following on from this popularity Memsic have been developing an even smaller version of their which is 2 x 2 x 1.2 mm. This new device is the MMC328xMA, Ultra Small Magnetic Sensor with I²C Interface. The MMC328xMA Magnetic Sensor from Memsic is suitable for the following applications: Electronic Compass, GPS Navigation, Position Sensing and Magnetometry.

Proving to be popular and dependable, with it’s clear and consistent GPS signal reception.
The 3977D has proven itself time after time, it’s a through hole (permanent) mount GPS antenna providing a high out-of-band rejection performance. The 3977D has a custom designed ceramic patch element for maximum signal reception and minimal loss-of-lock when GPS Conditions are less than ideal.
The 3977D 28dB permanent mount antenna is designed to have multiple applications such as:
Cellular Base Station Clocking and Timing
Fleet Management & Telematics
Marine Vessel installations
Permanent Mount Vehicle installations
WLAN Wireless Broadband Clocking and Timing
The 3977D has a number of features that make it ideal for use in most environments:
Weather proof, all-plastic, non-corrosive, IP67, low profile enclosure
¾ inch thru-hole or bracket mount
Voltage range: 2.7 to 5.5 V
High gain: 28 dB
Low noise figure: 1.5 dB
High out-of-band signal rejection
Operating temperature of -40° to +85°C
1575.42 MHz ± 10 MHz
The PCTEL 397xD range of antennas comes with a range of features including up to 40dB gain and dual SAW filters for High-Rejection.
Please do not hesitate to contact us for more information.

Wave Soldering of Cellergy supercapacitors (SCs) to PCB's was tested for through-hole printed circuit assemblies only. The challenge of wave soldering for supercapacitors with aqueous electrolyte as well as organic electrolyte is the high ambient temperature in the wave soldering bath and preheating oven. Electrical performance of the SCs was measured before and after the Wave Soldering.
Wave soldering is a large-scale soldering process by which electronic components are soldered to a PCB to form an electronic assembly. The process is much faster, thus can lower the cost of assembly and can create a
higher quality product than manual soldering of components. The name is derived from the use of waves of molten solder to attach metal components to
the PCB.
The process uses a tank (or bath) to hold a quantity of molten solder; the components are inserted into the PCB and the loaded PCB is passed across
a pumped wave or waterfall of solder. The solder wets the exposed metallic leads protruding from the bottom of the PCB, creating a reliable mechanical
and electrical connection.
Wave soldering is largely used where SMT is not suitable (e.g. large power devices and high pin count connectors), or where simple through-hole technology prevails (certain major appliances).

The A2035-H is Maestro Wireless Solutions answer to the most critical challenges in the GPS market: high integration, high performance, and a reduce time to market. The combination of a fully enhanced SiRFStar IV GPS engine and a custom-made high directional patch antenna ease engineers integration job in tough electrical environment.
All outstanding features of the SiRFStar IV GPS engine are immediately available: fast, responsive location experience with high sensitive navigation engine tracking down to -163dBm; breakthrough micro power technology, the A2035-H only requires between 50 to 500μA to maintain hot start capability and active jammer remover.
The A2035-H fully addresses the demand for extreme low power operation and ultra fast TTFF. Its highest sensitivity, allows for use in the most demanding conditions.
“Our A2035-H GPS antenna module is a great achievement from the R&D team. Apart from its high reliability and attractive features, it also will ensure to our customer a faster time to market as well as strong RF performances” commented Xavier DUPONT Managing Director of the Fargo Telecom Group.
All Maestro Wireless Solutions products come with detailed manuals and easy-to-use evaluation boards. The A2035-H operates in the full temperature range from -40°C to +85°C.
Sample and development kit are immediately available through Broadband Technology. production ramp-up will follow in November 2011. You can also visit Maestro Wireless Solutions at CTIA Enterprise & Applications 2011, booth 356, October 11-13 at the San Diego Convention Center in California.

In addition to the Maestro 100CDMA certified by Aeris, Sprint, Verizon, the GPRS Maestro 100evo also get FCC and PTCRB approval making it available worldwide.
The Maestro 100 is a full range of GPRS/EDGE Rx or CDMA packet data modem with a universal RS232 interface for easy integration into any M2M solution. The Maestro 100CDMA features a full TCP/IP stack and support gpsOne for location aware application. The industrial power supply supporting voltage range from 9 to 60V DC. The Maestro 100evo is a GPRS/EDGE Rx programmable modem supporting OpenAT and can be easily set-up through Maestro’s Configuration Software, a Windows based application that let you easily setup and test your modem. This tool includes important features such as automatic and self recovery TCP/UDP connection or remote program update via DOTA.
Both devices come in an industrial metal casing supporting extreme temperature with a din-clip mount, easy to integrate into the most demanding industrial environment.
The Maestro 100evo is already a reference in Europe and Asia in the metering and industrial automation market. “The launch of the Maestro 100 will strengthen our presence in the US market” said Olivier Bernard, Maestro Wireless’ Vice-President of Business Development. “ the M2M market in the US has increasingly matured and the market demands easy to install and cost-effective devices for mass-deployment. The Maestro 100 was designed to be the new benchmark in the US M2M marketplace.”
Device are immediately available through Broadband Technology, or you can visit Maestro Wireless Solutions at CTIA Enterprise & Applications 2011, booth 356, October 11-13 at the San Diego Convention Center in California.

German based manufacturer of Digital Pressure Sensors, SensDev UG, has appointed Broadband Technology 2000 ltd to market their innovative range of MEMS Pressure sensors in the UK & Ireland.
SensDev, based in Burgstaedt, Germany, have developed their innovative pressure solutions over a long period and have now developed a unique technology much further advanced than similar technologies.Typical Applications for SensDev Digital Pressure sensor technology include the Utility markets, Industrial automation & production, test & measurement, medical and automotive markets
The latest SensDev SCPB Series of amplified analogue and 15 bit digital serial output (via I²C or SPI) pressure sensors (measuring range of 0.6mbar to 25bar) uses state of the art silicon micro machined (MEMS) pressure sensors in conjunction with stress free packaging techniques to provide cost effective temperature compensated (-40C to +125C) pressure sensors. Automotive specifications are available on request covering -55c~+150c. SensDev have a wide supply voltage range from 3.3V to 40V and features include fast response times of 0.56ms to 20ms which are factory selectable. All EMC filtering is on-board and various cable lengths / types and housings are available on request.
The SensDev SCPB I2C feature communicates as a slave digitally via an I²C-bus interface and delivers (within less than 1ms) continual serial 15bit pressure data after powering up the sensor. It answers on I²C-bus Master requests. Slave addresses are individually programmable.
SensDev production utilises a flexible manufacturing process enabling customer's specific requirements to be produced within short lead times with each unit having its own individual serial number, printed and readable via the EEPROM. Quality levels are second to none.

A new, ultra-fast wireless Internet network is threatening to overpower GPS signals across the U.S. and interfere with everything from airplanes to police cars to consumer navigation devices. The problem stems from a recent USA government decision to let a US based company called LightSquared build a USA wide broadband network using 1500mhz, next to those used for GPS. Manufacturers of GPS equipment are warning that strong signals from the planned network could interfere with existing navigation systems. Industry experts say that a technical fix could be expensive — billions of dollars by one estimate — and there's no agreement on who should pay. US Government officials pledge to block LightSquared from turning on its network as scheduled this year unless they receive assurances that GPS systems will still work. LightSquared and the FCC both insist the new network can co-exist with GPS systems. But device makers fear GPS signals will suffer the way a radio station can get drowned out by a stronger broadcast in a nearby channel. The problem, they say, is that sensitive satellite receivers — designed to pick up relatively weak signals coming from space — could be overwhelmed when LightSquared starts sending high-power signals from as many as 40,000 transmitters on the ground using the airwaves next door. Public-safety officials in the USA , too, are nervous about LightSquared because they rely on GPS to track and dispatch police cars, fire trucks and ambulances. Many emergency services systems also use GPS to help locate people. Disruptions could delay responses to emergencies, said Harlin McEwen, an official with the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Even the Pentagon has expressed concern as it relies on GPS to guide planes, ships, armored vehicles, weapons and troops. LightSquared won't be allowed to turn on its network until the US government is satisfied that any problems are addressed, FCC spokesman Rob Kenny said. Until now, GPS receivers haven't had much trouble filtering out noise in the adjacent airwaves because it consisted mostly of low-power signals beamed from space. But GPS manufacturers warn that will change once there is a major ground-based broadband network. Dan Hays, a consultant with the firm PRTM, insists the technical solution is straightforward: GPS devices need to include better filters to screen out the LightSquared signals. Leading GPS Antennas supplier PCTEL, have already identified the potential problems for OEMS supplying in to the USA and have arrange already available offering a dual SAW filter to offer a High rejection capability (HR Series) Thanks to PCTEL and JOELLE TESSLER for the content

Cellergy announce a new Super Capacitor. This new part, the CLG03P250L28 is ideally suited for GPRS Pulse applications. This part is by far the largest CV product launched by the company todate and compares favourably with major runners using Organic technology but with the added advantages of Cellergy's Aqueous technology. The major benefits being: Smaller size only 28 x17mm Rugged packaging Non Polarised Available with Flat or Round Pins No Balancing resistors or Load capacitors required.

GPS Manufacturer Maestro have launched new firmware for the SiRF IV GPS Module The newly released 4.1.0 offers users many new enhancements Switchable from 1Hz to 5Hz navigation update rate. Higher Accuracy Lower Power - Improved Micro-power mode (consumption is now less than 125uA) 3 days Extended Ephemeris SGEE extension from 7 to 14 days Improved TTFF Data ready port (can reduce host power consumption) With the Super sensitivity of the A2100 these added features must make this unit the best on the market today

 

SUNNYVALE, Calif., InvenSense, Inc., the leading solution provider of MotionProcessors for consumer electronics, today announced the release of its highly anticipated MPU-6000 product family. The MPU-6000 is a breakthrough in MEMS motion sensing technology with the integration of a 3-axis gyroscope and a 3-axis accelerometer on the same silicon die together with an onboard Digital Motion Processor™(DMP) capable of processing complex 9-axis sensor fusion algorithms. With increasing popularity of motion sensors in everyday consumer electronics, pioneered by Nintendo® with the Wii™ console and later by Apple® with the iPhone™, motion processing is quickly expanding into smart phones, tablets, TV remotes, handheld gaming devices and gaming consoles, digital still and video cameras and many other consumer products. The MPU-6000 family of MotionProcessors eliminates the challenges associated with selection and integration of many different motion sensors that could require signal conditioning, sensor fusion and factory calibration. It features integrated 9-axis sensor fusion algorithms that utilize an external magnetometer output through its master I2C bus to provide dead reckoning functionality. The MPU-6000 is offered in the same 4x4x0.9 mm QFN package and the same pinout as the current MPU-3000 product family of integrated 3-axis gyroscopes, making it easy to fit on already space constrained boards. It also offers ease of integration and interface to various application processors through an I2C or SPI bus and its standard MotionProcessing Library™ (MPL) and APIs.