EDN Hot 100 products of 2012: Components and sensors

This section of EDN's Hot 100 Products of 2012 features components - including passive and active discretes, as well as electromechanical devices - and sensor products. Click on any product name to read the original full article on EDN:

• AirMatrix 2410 surface-mount electronic fuses
  "...provide AC line overcurrent protection for LED applications."
  AEM Components
• CLC series supercapacitors
  "...offer low leakage current with the smallest footprint in the market."
  Cellergy
• CPC1540 optically isolated solid state relay
  "...replaces electromechanical devices and enhances system robustness."
  Clare
• Draloric VSGR 20kW power resistor
  "...stainless steel power resistor with high power capability up to 20 kW at 40°C..."
  Vishay Intertechnology
• iCAP 3,000-Farad ultracapacitor
  "...boasts 3,000F, low ESR in rugged design."
  Ioxus
• LXWS series wireless power transmission module
  "...capacitive coupling wireless charging module is capable of charging at 10W..."
  Murata Electronics
• MP-6 Series micropumps
  "...based on piezoelectric diaphragm pump technology, deliver air, gas or liquid for low flow applications in a wide variety of portable applications."
  Servoflo Corporation
• SCH2080KE SiC Power MOSFET
  "....has integrated SiC SBD [and] reduces operating power loss by 70% or more compared to Si IGBTs used in general inverters."
  ROHM Semiconductor
• SuperMESH 5 power MOSFETs
  "...deliver industry’s best efficiency at 900V and highest voltage rating at 950V for enhanced application reliability."
  STMicroelectronics

• ADMP504 MEMS microphone
  "...provides the same SNR performance as an array of two individual 62-dB SNR microphones."
  Analog Devices
• AS3935 Franklin Lightning Sensor IC
  "...uses a magnetic-field sensing coil as part of its RF receiver to detect the electrical emissions from lightning up to 40 km away down to 1 km."
  ams
• LSM303D e-compass module
  "...3 x 3 x 1-mm package opens new possibilities for advanced navigation and location-based services in ever-sleeker portable consumer devices."
  STMicroelectronics
• SHTC1 humidity and temperature sensor
  "...is designed for mobile devices, measuring 2 x 2 x 0.8 mm."
  Sensirion
• SX9300 capacitive proximity sensor
  "...a robust and cost-effective proximity sensor with true discrimination between a human body and inert material."
  Semtech Corporation
• Xtrinsic FXOS8700CQ six-axis sensor
  "Integration of accelerometer, magnetometer and software ... captures individual inputs and fuses them together to output much more exact data to enable mobile devices to make quick, accurate decisions."
  Freescale Semiconductor

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EDN Hot 100 products of 2012: MCUs, processors and programmable logic
EDN Hot 100 products of 2012: Power & optoelectronics
EDN Hot 100 products of 2012: Test & measurement