Electronics Buyers' Guide (EBG) - Directory of the South African Electronics Industry
Microsource

Edgemead Business Park, Unit B18, Block B, Southdale Road, Edgemead

tel:  
+27 21 558 7001
email:  
[email protected]
url:  
www.microsource.co.za

Sale of: electronic components and batteries.


Gauteng

tel: +27 12 141 3190
[email protected]
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Section - Components
-Amplifiers
- programmable
- voltage controlled
-Analogue switches
-Arrays
- diode
- transistor
-Comparators
-Consumer ICs
- audio
- radio
- TV/video
-Digitally controlled potentiometers
-Energy metering
-Followers
-Function/waveform generators
-Optocouplers/isolators
-Oscillators
-Phase locked loop (PLL)
-Special functions
-Voltage comparators
-Voltage references
-Cables - flat
- printed, ribbon
-Cables
- Computer
-Ceramic
- axial lead
- radial lead
-Electrolytic
- tantalum
-Film (foil/metallised)
- polycarbonate
- polyester
-High voltage
-Board-to-board/backplane
- Board-to-board stacking
- High density (<2 mm)
- High speed data
- Metric spacing
- Milspec
- One piece
- Surface mount
- Two piece
-Board-to-cable/wire
- High density (<2 mm)
- IDC discrete wire
- Mass terminated (IDC) ribbon
- Milspec
- Receptacles and headers
-Cable-to-cable/panel - Circular
- DIN
- milspec
-Cable-to-cable/panel - D-Subminiature
- accessories
- high density
- standard
-Cable-to-cable/panel - rectangular
- high density
- hybrid (mixed contact)
-Coaxial cable connectors
- BNC/TNC Series
-Connector support
- Cable assembly service
- Cable preparation tooling
-Arithmetic functions
-Buffers
-Bus Controllers/Interfaces
-Character generators
-Clock oscillators/dividers
-CMOS
-Comparators (digital)
-Converters
- ADCs
- Code
- DACs
- Multichannel
-Counters
-Data acquisition systems ICs
-Delay line elements
-Disk drive components
-Display drivers/controllers
-DSP functions
-Dynamically reconfigurable logic
-ECL (emitter coupled logic)
-Encoders/decoders
-Error check circuits
-Flip-flops
-GaAs
-Graphics ICs
-Image processing
-Interface ICs
-Inverters
-Latches
-Line drivers/receivers
-Logic gates
-Low volt logic
-Management ICs
-Microcomputer chipsets
-Multiplexers
-Multivibrators
-Parity generators/checkers
-Peripheral drivers
-Pull-up (bus line)
-Pulse differentiators
-Pulse-width regulators
-RS232 drivers
-Schmitt triggers
-SCSI chips
-Shift registers
-Terminators - active
-Transceiver devices
-Translators (TTL-CMOS-ECL)
-TTL
-Inductors
- Audio frequency (filter, etc)
- Common mode
- CRT display magnetics
- HF suppressor chokes
- High frequency (RF,IF,etc)
- Moulded RF chokes
- Power filter chokes
- SMD chips
- SMPS inductors
- Toroidal
- Transductors
- Ultrathin
- Variable (tuning)
-Transformers - power
- Constant voltage
-Converters
- frequency-voltage
- LVDT-digital
- resolver
- RMS-DC
- synchro
- voltage-frequency
-Current transmitter ICs
-Data acquisition system ICs
-Drivers
- lamp
- linear motor
- power MOSFET
- relay
- solenoid
- stepper motor
-Electricity metering ICs
-Electromagnetic display IC
-Fuzzy controller ICs
-Hall-effect devices
-IR remote control ICs
-IR sensor chips
-Light activated switches
-Motor control (DSP + memory)
-Motor speed controllers
-Multiplexers
-Opto-isolators
-Power op amps
-Pressure transducer ICs
-Servo amplifiers/controllers
-Signal conditioners
-Smoke detector ICs
-Soft-start circuits
-Strain-guage conditioners
-Switch - solid-state (SSR)
- I/O switching
- intelligent power control
- proportional control
-Temperature transducer
-Thermocouple compensation
-Timers
-Touch control (dimmer, etc)
-Keyboards
- Flat panel
-Keypads
- Membrane
- Standard
-CPU
- CISC
- RISC
-Features available
- 3 Ph Waveform Generation
- A-D conversion
- ALU
- Application specific designs
- Bus driver
- Clock/calendar generator
- Counter(s)
- Customisable micro
- Display drivers (LCD, LED, VFT)
- DMA
- DSP core
- Embeddable device
- Encryption/Decryption micros
- Fully integrated MCU module
- Hold function
- In-system flash programmable
- Interrupt priority/control
- Low voltage operation
- Memory expansion
- Modular core
- Motor control
- On-chip flash
- On-chip ROM/EPROM
- On-chip SRAM
- OTP
- Pipelined memory interface
- Power management control
- Power save modes
- Power-on reset (POR)
- PWM
- Radiation hardened
- ROMless
- RTOS (realtime operation)
- Security
- Sound generation
- Timer(s)
- UART
- Watchdog timer
-I/O features
- Analogue
- Digital
- External bus
- High speed digital
- Parallel
- Serial
-Microcontrollers
- 4-bit bus width
- 8-bit bus width
- 12/14/16-bit bus width
- 12-bit bus width
- 16/8-bit bus width
- 16-bit bus width
- 32-bit bus width
- 64-bit bus width
-Microprocessors
-Processor types
- Digital signal processors
- Fuzzy MCUs
- Math coprocessors
- Neural nodes
- Transputers
-Support
- (See also EDA tools section)
- Assemblers
- Compilers - ADA
- Compilers - Assembler
- Compilers - C,C++
- Compilers - Fortran
- Compilers - Others
- Compilers - Pascal
- Compilers - PLM
- Development system
- Evaluation boards
- Hardware programmers
- In-circuit emulator
- Integrated development environment (IDE)
- Realtime kernel (executive)
- Source level debug
- System execution analyser
-Battery holders
-Busbar systems
-Buzzers, sounders
-Ceramic parts
-Clips, alligators, battery
-Clock crystals
-Control knobs
-Decals
-Dials, pointers
-Fasteners
-Feet, enclosure
-Frequency control elements
- oscillator modules
- piezo-ceramic
- quartz crystals
- SAW resonators
- YIG
-Fuse block, holders
-Grommets
-Insulating washers, bushes
-Lampholders
-Magnetic cores
- ferrite, rod
-Power entry modules
-Screws and fasteners
-Stand-offs, spacers
-Thermal management components
- heat dissipator fins
- heatsink extrusions
- IC-mount fans
-Charge coupled devices (CCD)
-Display modules
- alphanumeric
- digital
- graphics
-Display screens
- backlight panels
- electroluminescent (EL)
- ferro-electric LCD (FLCD)
- field emission
- LCD - colour
- LCD - monochrome
- LCD - prototyping kits
- LED/OLED displays
- plasma display (PDP)
- vacuum fluorescent (VFD)
-Image sensors/arrays
-Indicators
- incandescent (lamps)
- LED types
- neon
-Integrated photo-electronics
-IR detectors/emitters
-Light sensor ICs
-Opto-couplers
-Photo-conductive (LDRs)
-Photo-diodes/arrays
-Photo-emissive detectors
-Integrated circuit sockets
- DIP sockets - closed frame
- DIP sockets - tulip contact
- High temperature
- Low profile
- Memory card
- SIMM (DRAM)
- SIP sockets
- Surface mount
- Test sockets
- VLSI (PGA, LCC, PLCC, QFP, etc)
- ZIF, LIF versions
-Plugs and jacks
- Banana plugs and receptacles
- DIP plugs, jumpers
- HV plugs and receptacles
- Jumpers, PCB
- Pin headers and sockets
- Plug and jack sets - coaxial
- Plug and jack sets - microphone
- Plug and jack sets - modular interconnection
- Plug and jack sets - phono, stereo
- Power plugs and receptacles
- RCA plugs and receptacles
- Test clips
- Test plugs and jacks
-Sockets and adapters
- Battery sockets/connectors
- CRT anode
- DIP headers
- DIP socket adapters
- IC package
- Programmable DIP sockets
- Relay
- Strip line sockets
- Transistor
-Carbon film
-Digital potentiometers (see Digital IC section)
-Multiturn
-Panel mounting
-PCB mounting
-Single turn
-Slider-adjusted
-Trimmers
- carbon film
- cermet
- multiturn
- surface mount
- wirewound
-Wirewound
-AC-DC converters (IC)
-DC-DC converters (IC)
-Drivers - power MOSFET
-Power factor preregulators
-Power regulators
- Burst-fire control
- Phase control
-Power supervision
-PWM controllers
-Rectifier bridges
-Resonant-mode controllers
-Switchmode controllers
-Voltage regulators
- Adjustable
- Fixed
- Linear
- Switching
-Zero-crossing triggers
-Overcurrent circuit breakers
- Electro-magnetic
- Fusible resistor
- Thermo-magnetic
-Protection relays
- Over/under-frequency
- Over/undervoltage
- Phase-balance
- Phase-sequence
-Thermistors
-Transient voltage suppressors
- Gas-discharge tube (GDT)
- Power line modules
- Signal line modules
- Varistor (MOV)
- Zener
-Electromagnetic
- Automotive
- Coaxial matrix
- Cradle
- Current sensing
- DIP/SIP
- Flasher
- General purpose, control
- Heavy duty/power switching
- High frequency/coaxial
- High isolation data
- High voltage
- Intrinsically safe
- Isolation
- Latching
- Low profile
- Miniature
- Multipole
- PCB mounting
- Plug-in
- Polarised
- Rail-mount modules
- Safety spring set
- Sealed/encapsulated
- Small signal
- Subminiature
- Surface mounting
- Telephone
- Time delay/control
- TO-5 can
- Vacuum/gas-filled
- Voltage sensing
-Reed relays
- Dry contact
- Low thermal EMF
- Mercury-wetted
- Microminiature
-Solid-state
- General purpose
- I/O switching
- Intelligent
- Photo MOS (photovoltaic)
- Zero-crossing
-Ceramic, bulk
-Cermet
-Current sensors
-Film
- Carbon
- Metal film
- Metal oxide
-Foil
-Fusible
-Hall-effect
-High voltage
-Networks
- (SIP, DIP)
- RC
-Non-inductive
-Power
- >10 W
- 2-5 W
- 5-10 W
-Precision
-Surface mount
- Chip
- Power
-Thermistor
-Varistor
-Voltage divider
-Wire-wound
-DRAM (dynamic)
-EEPROM (electrically erasable)
-EPROM (OTP)
-EPROM (UV erasable)
-Flash EEPROM
-Flash EPROM
-Flash memory cards
-Flash NAND
-FRAM (ferroelectric)
-IC memory cards
-Memory programmers
-Parallel EEPROM
-PROM (fuse programmable)
-RDRAM (RAMbus)
-ROM (mask programmable)
-SDRAM (synchronous)
-Serial EEPROM
-SIMM modules
-SRAM (static)
-DIP, multiple
-Heavy-duty
-High voltage
-Keytop (PCB mounted)
-Matrix pin boards
-Membrane custom
-Micro, snap-action
-Pushbutton control
- Illuminated
- Interlocked
- Miniature
- Momentary
- Oil/watertight
-Reed
-Rocker (lit/unlit)
-Rotary on-off
-Rotary selector
- Cam
- Multisection
- Single-section
-Slide
-Thumbwheel/pushwheel
-Toggle
-Touch operated (momentary)
-Interfacing ICs
-Terminal blocks - DIN railmount system
- Interface, modules
- Terminal blocks
-Terminal blocks - Moulded terminal steps
- Panel mounting
- PCB mounting
-Terminal blocks
- Panel mount blocks
- PCB-fixed blocks
- PCB-pluggable blocks & receptacles
- Screwed clamp
- Tab connector blocks (panel, PCB)
- Thermocouple
-Terminals
- Busbar system
- Coaxial cable terminators
- Faston-style
- Grounding terminals
- Insulated crimp
- PCB pins, turrets
- Press-fit
- Splices
- Threaded binding posts
- Tongue, lug terminals
- Wirewrap
Section - Enclosures & packaging hardware
-19" racking
-19" subrack systems
-Box enclosures
- Metal construction
- Plastic construction
- Portable
- Screw-down
- Wall-mounted
-Cabinets
- Free standing
- Wall-mounted
-Cases/housings
- 19" system
- Benchtop
- Card cages
- Computer
- Computer screen/display
- Handheld computer
- Handheld instrument
- Industrial environments
- Instrument
- Keyboard fronted
- Metal construction
- Office aesthetics
- Plastic construction
- Portable
- Transport/transit
-Desks, consoles, workstations
-EMC management
- Conductive coatings
- Magnetic shielding materials
- Shielding enclosures
- Shielding gaskets, fingers
- Shielding laminates
- Shielding windows
-Enclosure hardware
- Backplanes
- Bezels, windows
- Card guides, retainers
- Card inserters, extractors
- Chassis tracks/slides
- Ejectors
- Escutcheon plates
- Handles
- Keyboard trays
- Transfers/panel marking
- Vibration, shock mounts
-Microbus system packaging
-Thermal management
- Air filters
- Closed loop heat exchangers
- Fans and blowers - axial, tube-axial
- Fans and blowers - cross-flow
- Fans and blowers - variable-speed control
- Heatsink extrusions
Section - Test & maintenance
Section - Wireless systems & components
-Analogue filter ICs
-Analogue signal processors
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Innovative D-Sub PushPull hood
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Explosive zone connectors
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The connector series design by Glenair is optimised for fast and easy crimp-contact wire termination, with ample wiring space in the cable housing and accessory hardware.

Wide frequency range inductors
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