PCB mount current transducers operate from +5 V 17 November 2004, Denver Technical Products LEM has introduced the HAIS series of PCB-mounted current transducers, designed to operate from a single +5 V power supply. The transducers are available with rms ratings of 50 A/100 A/150 A/ 200 A/400 ...
In-line packaged rectifier bridge 17 November 2004 IXYS' new single-phase rectifier bridge, the GBO25-12/16NO1, is packaged in a standard, thin single in-line package. Current bridges offer from 50 V up to 1000 V whereas this device features a VRRM of ...
Power management IC for Xilinx FPGAs 17 November 2004 Texas Instruments has released a highly efficient, power management IC for Xilinx's Spartan-II/IIE/3 series of FPGAs. The company says the triple-channel device significantly reduces the number of external ...
SuperFREDMesh technology enhances MOSFET portfolio 3 November 2004, Altron Arrow STMicroelectronics recently introduced an n-channel MOSFET for use in HID lamps, high-end ballasts and switch-mode power supplies that use zero-voltage and zero-current transitions.
According to the ...
500 mA ultra-low dropout regulator has very high PSRR 3 November 2004, MB Silicon Systems The MIC5319 is a high-performance, 500 mA LDO regulator, offering extremely high PSRR (up to 70 dB @1 kHz) and very low noise while consuming low ground current, says the manufacturer, Micrel.
Ideal ...
Battery manager for rechargeable battery packs 3 November 2004, Altron Arrow, Tempe Technologies Microchip has expanded its battery management product line with an integrated, reprogrammable, fuel-gauge for two, three, and four series cell lithium-ion and lithium-polymer, or six to 12-cell nickel ...
Multiple outputs join ultra-compact industrial and medical power supply family 3 November 2004, Vepac Electronics Complementing the single-output models XP introduced earlier this year, the company has now released multi-output versions of the ECM40 and ECM60 families of 40 W and 60 W a.c./d.c. switching power supplies. ...
Single-chip power over Ethernet solution 3 November 2004, Altron Arrow The LM5070 is the first single-chip power device (PD) solution to feature the high performance and tiny package footprint needed to dramatically simplify the design of systems that use power over Ethernet ...
Capacitive level sensors November 2004, Gail Norton Instrumentation, Sensors & Transducers The smart level sensors of the SK1-FSA series have been adjusted in the factory for standard applications. In this configuration, these level sensors are suitable for detecting aqueous media through glass ...
Satellite communications set to soar November 2004 (es), Communications, Messaging Satellite technology as a fast, high-quality component of South Africa's corporate communication mix, is set for takeoff now that telecommunications regulations are being eased, says Roy Ingle, regional ...
Power management IC for portable equipment 20 October 2004, Altron Arrow The TPS65013 is an integrated power and battery management IC from Texas Instruments for applications powered by one Li-ion or Li-polymer cell and which require multiple power rails. The device provides ...
Schottky rectifier in new flat lead package 20 October 2004 Royal Philips Electronics' portfolio of MEGA Schottky rectifier diodes now includes the compact flat lead SOD323F package. These rectifiers are more than 75% smaller than rectifiers in the industry standard ...
Power moves back up the priority list 20 October 2004, ASIC Design Services As system designs begin to use components at the 130 and 90 nm process nodes, power consumption has once again hit the headlines.
At 130 nm geometries, static power (caused by current leakage) has become ...
Reference design for halogen transformer IC 20 October 2004 International Rectifier offers a complete reference design circuit for its IR2161 halogen transformer IC. The reference design is a pre-fabricated and proven circuit for halogen lighting applications, ...
165 W AC/DC switchers in ultra-compact footprint 20 October 2004, Vepac Electronics XP has introduced an ultra-compact open-frame AC/DC switching power supply intended for space-constrained applications in telecommunications, industrial automation, networking and datacoms.
The IFC165, ...
Flexible power supply controllers 20 October 2004, CST Electronics, Electrocomp Maxim's new EEPROM-programmable, hex/quad power-supply sequencers/supervisors with an integrated 10-bit ADC are system-management devices that combine voltage monitoring, supervisory functions, margining ...
Tips for successful power-up of today's high-performance FPGAs 20 October 2004, Programmable Logic A major issue facing designers of FPGA-based systems is achieving a clean power-up. In this article we explain FPGA power requirements and the causes of their power-up problems.
We then provide a strategy ...
Single switch forward controller helps simplify power supply designs 20 October 2004 Linear Technology's LT1952 is a current mode PWM controller in a 16-lead SSOP package that is optimised for forward converter topology power supply design. The device requires only one primary side MOSFET ...
Distribution rack simplifies IT power management 20 October 2004, Rittal Rittal's PDR power distribution rack is a new solution for the installation of central power supply for IT systems with cascaded and flexibly expandable modules. The connection to the mains is made in ...
