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Page 93 Touchstone: Free Demo Boards for Analog ICs


Milpitas, CA — Touchstone Semi - conductor has extended its free demo board program through Dec. 31, 2012. The offer includes all demo boards in the company’s growing portfolio of high-performance analog products.


Products included in this pro-


gram are: TS1001 operational ampli- fier offering 0.8V and 0.6µA; TS9001- 1 and TS9001-2 ultra low-power volt- age monitor ICs; and TS1100, the newly announced 1µA current-sense amplifiers that cut offset to 30µV. According to the company, its


goal is to put its unusual, low-power analog ICs in the hands of design engineers worldwide. Engineers can easily test the ICs in their designs and see their value. Every demo board is designed


for simple setup and easy analysis. Users just connect a power supply, and observe the performance of the Touchstone part. Qualifying products include the


TS1100 low-power, low-offset cur- rent-sense amplifiers. This family of 1µA current-sense amplifiers cuts offset to 30µV, over 3X tighter than the closest competitor. The tight off- set allows users to not have to increase power consumption in order to achieve improved accuracy. The TS1100 is available in four gain options from 25V/V to 200V/V.


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One of several free demo boards. For the TS1001 Low-Power


Op Amp, the demo board provides both non-inverting and inverting configurations. The TS1001 op amp is the


first and only single-supply opera- tional amplifier to cut power requirements at least in half com- pared to any other amplifier. The TS1001 is fully specified to operate on a 0.8V supply while consuming less than 0.6µA supply current. The demo board for the


TS9001 Low-Power Voltage Moni - tor contains the push-pull TS9001-1 and the open-drain TS9001-2. Each circuit is config- ured as a simple threshold detec- tor with additional hysteresis.


The TS9001-1 and the TS9001-2 volt- age monitor ICs incorporate a +1.252V reference with a 1 percent initial accuracy. The TS9001-1 offers a robust


push-pull output stage with in - creased output current drive while the TS9001-2 offers an open-drain output stage that can be used in mixed-voltage systems design. Both TS9001s are fully specified to oper- ate from +1.6V to 5.5V supplies while consuming less than 0.65µA supply current.


Contact: Touchstone Semiconductor, 630 Alder Drive, Milpitas, CA 95035 % 408-215-1220 E-mail: information@touchstonesemi.com Web: www.touchstonesemi.com


Copper Plymouth, MA — Beryllium copper parts come in many shapes and sizes, and Tech-Etch is expert in the etch- ing, forming, heat treating and fin- ishing of beryllium copper. The mechanical and electrical


properties of beryllium copper make it the material of choice for battery


Beryllium copper parts..


contacts, grounding clips, connector contacts, ESD clips and shielding gaskets. The company’s in-house tool


and die department produces bend- ing tools capable of forming intricate sharp bends in tempers from annealed to full hard. Component parts are then inert atmosphere heat-treated to enhance spring prop- erties permitting greater deflection without compression set while achieving close dimensional control. Finally, parts can be finished in


an expansive plating department. Many finishes are available includ- ing tin, silver, zinc, sulfamate nickel, electroless nickel, palladium nickel and gold.


Contact: Tech-Etch, Inc., 45


Aldrin Road, Plymouth, MA 02360 % 508-747-0300 fax: 508-746-9639 Web: www.tech-etch.com


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