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Simple sequencers for power supplies
19 May 2004, Infrastructure, Security Services & Risk Management
The ADM1085 to ADM1088 simple sequencers from Analog Devices provide an easy, yet powerful and flexible solution to the problem of power supply sequencing. They offer programmable time delays from 5 µs ...

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High-power DC/DC boost controller offers wide output voltage range
19 May 2004, Altron Arrow
Microchip says that its MCP1650/51/52/53 series of 750 kHz gated oscillator DC/DC Boost controllers can deliver 5 W of power to the load while consuming only 120 µA of quiescent current at no load. They ...

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Hot-swap controller with current limiting and soft start
19 May 2004, Residential Estate (Industry), Products & Solutions
Analog Devices' ADM1073 is a -48 V hot swap controller designed for central office applications. The device uses a number of techniques to protect the external N-channel FET and the supply against inrush ...

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300 WSU claimed to be world's smallest in its class
19 May 2004, Vepac Electronics, Opto-Electronics
XP announced a 150-300 W AC/DC switching power supply range, with the 300 W unit claimed to be 25% smaller than its nearest equivalent, making it the world's smallest unit at this rating. The SML150 and ...

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Power and battery management standard product for 3G
19 May 2004, Altron Arrow, Information Security, Residential Estate (Industry), Conferences & Events
The AT73C203 power management standard product for 3G wireless platforms is manufactured on Atmel's low-cost mainstream CMOS process to provide an integrated solution for portable and handheld applications ...

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Are the benefits of using FPGAs consumed by the obstacles of integrating the FPGAs on a printed circuit board?
19 May 2004, ASIC Design Services, Programmable Logic
Ref: z2708351m FPGAs have proven to be a valuable technology in today's electronic industry, offering performance, time-to-market, and cost advantages. Evidence of their pervasiveness is the fact that ...

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Logic-level automotive trench MOSFETs
19 May 2004, Electronics Technology
International Rectifier (IR) has introduced five new logic-level trench HEXFET power MOSFETs. The devices are based on a fabrication process that combines minimum device on-resistance with lower temperature ...

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CompactPCI power supply
19 May 2004, Infrastructure
The four-output CPA (AC/DC) and CPD (DC/DC) series from Power-One provides up to 40 A of +5 V or +3,3 V, in a CompactPCI compatible package by using Power-One's patented efficient dual geometric edge ...

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Spescom MeasureGraph announces Fluke winner
5 May 2004, News
Spescom MeasureGraph has drawn a winner from hundreds of entries received for the Fluke 1650 Series Competition. He is Albert van Niekerk, a design engineer with ATE in Midrand, Gauteng. Pictured is Fluke ...

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Complete power supply solutions that include new 600 V MOSFETs
5 May 2004
ON Semiconductor has introduced a new line of high-voltage MOSFETs. The 600 V devices extend the company's simplified power supply design solutions for applications including switch mode power supplies, ...

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100 A half-bricks
5 May 2004, Tempe Technologies, Events
SynQor has launched a new line of high current, high efficiency half-brick DC/DC converters. The PowerQor Peta series can deliver up to 100 A of output current in a single board, open frame package. The ...

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Altech Informatics now a Rockwell SI
May 2004, System Integration & Control Systems Design
Altech Informatics, a wholly owned subsidiary of the multibillion rand JSE-listed Altech group, has concluded an agreement with Rockwell Software to become an official integrator of that company's plant ...

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PWM power IC integrates MOSFETs and hot-swap controller
21 April 2004, CST Electronics
Maxim's MAX5042 is a two-switch, clamped, PWM converter with integrated hot-swap controller. This is a unique device that the company says simplifies the design of small, high-performance, isolated power ...

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Fluid cooler for power modules
21 April 2004, Electrocomp, Analogue, Mixed Signal, LSI
In view of the power density of today's semiconductor components, the dissipation of heat from electronic power modules is becoming increasingly complex. With its FLK fluid cooler product line, with a ...

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PCB-mount current transducers operate from +5 V
21 April 2004, Denver Technical Products
The HAIS series of PCB-mounted current measuring transducers from LEM operate from a single +5 V supply. Ratings are 50, 100, 150, 200 and 400 A r.m.s., with a measuring span of up to ±3 x IPN. The transducer ...

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High efficiency DC-to-DC converters for space satellite applications
21 April 2004
International Rectifier has introduced the Z Series family of 1,5, 2,5 and 3,3 V, single output DC-to-DC converters for geo-synchronous (GEO) and low earth orbit (LEO) satellite power systems. Satellite ...

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Single-chip motor drive controller in compact MiniSIP
21 April 2004, Infrastructure
International Rectifier's IR3101 is a complete driver IC with proprietary HVIC and latch immune CMOS technologies for appliance motor drive applications. The device simplifies half-bridge inverter designs ...

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Trends in cooling high-speed chips - automatic fan control
7 April 2004, CST Electronics
Cooling fans are an important part of thermal management for high-powered chips and systems. Unfortunately, their use can sometimes raise a system's acoustic noise level to the point where it is objectionable. ...

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High-speed driver IC for power MOSFET/IGBT control
7 April 2004, Altron Arrow
A new member of Atmel's family of driver ICs, the ATA6821, is a single-channel high-speed power driver IC which is used for automotive-dedicated standard products as well as for full-custom ICs. Applications ...

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Optimised MOSFETs for datacoms and telecoms applications
7 April 2004
International Rectifier (IR) has added three devices to its DirectFET MOSFET family. The IRF6623, IRF6620, and IRF6609 20 V N-channel devices are optimised for VRM 10 power systems and high frequency, ...

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