Continuous wave programmable AC power sources 10 August 2005 Elgar's Continuous-Wave (CW) Series power sources deliver from 800 to 1250 VA and 2500 VA. The low profile design of the CW Series makes them suitable for benchtop use. The switchmode, power-factor-corrected ...
Chip set is smaller for POL converters 10 August 2005 A new 20 V DirectFET MOSFET synchronous buck converter chip set has performance similar to a pair of SO-8 MOSFETs with a 40% size reduction. International Rectifier's IRF6610 and IRF6636 small can DirectFET ...
Power management solution sets for 12 V telecom cards 27 July 2005 ON Semiconductor presented a sample of its AdvancedMC-compliant, power conversion solutions for +12 V telecom subsystems at the recent PCIM Europe in Germany.
The design options for computing cards, ...
LED driver delivers up to 350 mA from single cell 27 July 2005 Linear Technology's LTC3490 is a synchronous boost DC/DC converter optimised for driving high current white LEDs.
The LTC3490 operates at up to 90% efficiency, maximising battery run time while its ...
Rugged high voltage gate driver ICs feature sophisticated functions 27 July 2005 International Rectifier has introduced a series of high voltage IGBT control ICs with a sophisticated set of protection functions. In addition to these advanced functions, the company says that these ...
Batteries for life 27 July 2005, Altron Arrow The world is going wireless. Currently, there are approximately 80 million wireless-monitoring systems in use worldwide, serving applications ranging from building automation to vibration-monitoring systems ...
Next-generation DIP-IPMs can be driven by 3 V microcontroller 27 July 2005 In Mitsubishi Electric's newly-developed dual in-line package intelligent power module (DIP-IPM) Ver. 3 Series, the company's fifth-generation planar structure IGBTs or carrier stored trench-gate bipolar ...
High power modular DC power supplies 27 July 2005 Sorensen's SG Series high power, modular DC power supplies are designed for exceptional load transient response, low noise and high power density applications. The power supplies are ideal for product ...
Low noise motors offer power with efficiency 27 July 2005 Tyco Electronics is offering permanent magnet DC motors that provide high efficiency and output power, and low levels of acoustic noise. These permanent magnet DC motors are supplied for a wide range ...
PWM controllers have integrated EMI reduction 27 July 2005, Brabek System power supply designers are confronted with extremely challenging design parameters in dealing with power consumption, physical space limitations, as well as EMI reduction issues to meet required ...
Compact motor drive IC and demo kit 13 July 2005 International Rectifier's IR3103 motor drive IC, part of its iMOTION integrated design platform range, is a half-bridge FredFET with gate driver IC that does not require a heatsink for electronic motor ...
New power module has power loss reduction and lower noise 13 July 2005 In addition to needs for high performance, compactness, and power-loss reduction in motor-control devices for industrial equipment such as general-purpose inverters and AC servos, recent years have seen ...
New high-energy density battery type extremely safe 13 July 2005 EVE Battery specialises in the research and manufacture of lithium thionyl chloride (Li/SOCl2) and lithium manganese dioxide (Li/MnO2) batteries.
Lithium thionyl chloride batteries exhibit a degree ...
Dual-channel temperature monitor and fan controller 29 June 2005, CST Electronics, Electrocomp The MAX6615/6 are 1°C accurate, dual-channel temperature monitor and fan controller devices from Maxim. Each new monitor/controller controls the speed of two cooling fans based on the temperatures either ...
Fast 700 mA inductorless white LED driver 15 June 2005, Communica The SP6685 is a breakthrough 1x/2x current-regulated charge pump IC from Sipex that can deliver 700 mA. The device, which comes in a 10-pin 3 x 3 mm DFN package, is an ideal solution for camera flash ...
POLA compatible SIP power modules 15 June 2005 Two new families of POLA (point-of-load alliance) compatible, non-isolated, plug-in power modules are being offered by Texas Instruments. Available in single in-line pin (SIP) packages, the flexible 8 ...
Integrated 'building block' power converter delivers 15 A 15 June 2005 International Rectifier has introduced a fully-optimised, full-function 15 A single output synchronous buck converter device that it says achieves over 90% efficiency at full load. The iPOWIR iP1203 is ...
Compact configurable power supplies fully-featured 15 June 2005, Vepac Electronics XP Power has released its next generation of configurable power supplies that enables the company to offer an infinite choice of customised power solutions from 400 W to 2200 W.
The fleXPower family ...
Energy efficient dual Schottky diodes 1 June 2005, MB Silicon Systems Central Semiconductor's CMLSH05-4DO is a dual, low VF Schottky diode device, packaged in a PICOmini SOT-563 surface mount case.
The SOT-563 case uses 55% less board space than two individual SOD-523 ...
Uninterruptible power supplies gain importance in industrial applications 1 June 2005, Phoenix Contact An inferior power grid quality along with the growing use of sensitive electronics has led to increased downtimes. There is a competitive advantage to be had where the production process runs smoothly ...
