Anglia adds NOVOSENSE analogue devices to its European line card
Image: Surface mounted components on a circuit board. Illustrative photograph. John Fader. CC BY-SA 3.0
Anglia Components has signed a European franchise agreement with NOVOSENSE Microelectronics, adding ADCs, amplifiers, sensors, interfaces and power control ICs to its authorised distribution portfolio.
The addition gives Anglia another supplier across several parts of the signal chain, from sensing and measurement through to motor and gate driving. Marketing director John Bowman linked the agreement to customers’ difficulties with established US analogue suppliers, citing “repeated price increases and restrictions to their supply chain”. He said Anglia had evaluated NOVOSENSE before taking on the range.
Among NOVOSENSE’s analogue devices is the NSI1300 isolated amplifier, intended for current measurements across a shunt where the measurement circuit and the receiving electronics need galvanic separation. Depending on the variant, it accepts a linear differential input of ±50 mV or ±250 mV and provides a differential analogue output with fixed gain.
Its data sheet specifies 310 kHz typical bandwidth and 150 kV/μs typical common-mode transient immunity. The latter is relevant in switching power circuits: a small current sensing signal has to cross an isolation barrier while the voltage on one side can change rapidly. Diagnostics include detection of a missing supply on the input side and excessive input common-mode voltage.
The NSI1300 is part of NOVOSENSE’s existing range. The manufacturer also supplies LED drivers, motor drivers and gate drivers for applications including industrial equipment and automotive systems.
NOVOSENSE EMEA head Anna Wang said Anglia’s UK and Irish experience, together with the Anglia Live European e-commerce platform, would support customers evaluating its products for new designs.
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