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Battery gas gauge
5 November 2003, News & Events
A bi-directional Coulomb counter designed to accurately measure battery capacity in handheld PC and portable products, requires only an external sense resistor and a filter capacitor. Linear Technology's ...

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Switching controller has wide input range
5 November 2003, Altron Arrow
National Semiconductor's high-voltage, two-phase synchronous switching controller is tailored for power supply designs for communications, industrial and automotive applications. The LM5642 has a wide ...

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DC-DC converter without heatsink
22 October 2003, Sivan Electronic Supplies, Products & Solutions
Cosel's new compact 'brick size' DC-DC converters, which have been the standard size for the telecommunications market, are claimed to have high efficiency and high density. They are also designed for ...

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'Intelligent' power switches for automotive applications
22 October 2003, Integrated Solutions
Three new high-side intelligent power switches from International Rectifier feature accurate high frequency current sensing and built-in protection circuits for 14 V automotive applications. The IR3310, ...

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1 A converter small and efficient
22 October 2003, Hi-Q Electronics
Advanced Analogic Technologies' synchronous buck DC-DC converter delivers a 1 A output current, operates at a high 1 MHz switching frequency and using synchronous rectification, combines small size and ...

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Adjustable battery monitor ICs with hysteresis and µP supervisor
8 October 2003, CST Electronics
Maxim's MAX6846-MAX6849 are adjustable single-/dual-level battery monitors combined with independent microprocessor supervisory reset circuits. These devices monitor single lithium-ion (Li+) cell or multicell ...

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1,5 A step-down switching regulator has only 100 µA quiescent current
8 October 2003
Linear Technology's LT1976EFE is a high voltage step-down switching regulator with Burst Mode operation that keeps quiescent current under 100 µA. The LT1976 operates within a V(IN) range of 3,3 to ...

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Five flexible outputs from new 130 W power supplies
8 October 2003, Vepac Electronics
The JPP series of 130 W AC/DC switching power supplies from XP not only offers high power density at 118 W/cm3 but comes in a choice of 24 models with between two and five outputs. With ultra-wide output ...

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Open-frame DC-DC converters
8 October 2003, Sivan Electronic Supplies
Cosel has launched four new open-frame (with no heatsink), isolated, DC-DC converters suitable for computer and communication equipment applications. The new CES, CQS, CQB and SFS Series DC-DC power modules ...

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Logic to power interface ICs
8 October 2003
Allegro MicroSystems' UDN2987A and UDN2987LW are 8-channel source driver ICs designed to act as an interface between standard low-level logic and power devices such as relays, motors, solenoids, LEDs, ...

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ICs maximise battery use
8 October 2003, Tempe Technologies
A family of single and dual cell Lithium-Ion and Lithium-Polymer charge-management controllers from Microchip offer an industry-leading voltage regulation accuracy of ±0,5%. The MCP7384x series combines ...

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Isolated dual output 100 W DC/DC controller IC comes with integrated opto drive
24 September 2003, Products & Solutions
Linear Technology's LT3804, a secondary side DC/DC regulator with integrated optocoupler driver for dual output isolated power supplies, is ideal for converting 36 to 72 V supplies to output voltages ...

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Unique current transducer operates from single +5 V supply
24 September 2003, Denver Technical Products
LEM has introduced the LTSR family of current transducers, adding additional functions and improved characteristics to its existing LTS series. The new transducers offer current measurement of all current ...

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Industry's smallest 1 A, 40 V Schottky diode
24 September 2003
International Rectifier has introduced what it claims is the smallest Schottky diode in the industry. The IR140CSP FlipKY device uses standard ball-grid array (BGA) technology, and occupies a total area ...

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Power supply for application in Zone 2
10 September 2003, Phoenix Contact
For use in areas with an explosion risk in Zone 2, Phoenix Contact presents two compact Quint Power power supplies and a Quint Diode redundancy model with type 'n' explosion protection (EN 50021). The ...

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Easier compliance for medical systems with compact power supplies
10 September 2003, Vepac Electronics
Fully approved to medical safety and EMC specifications IEC601-1 and IEC6101-1-2, XP Electronics' new PBM25 (25-28 W) and PBM65 (65 W) AC/DC switching power supplies, help cut system time-to-market by ...

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Compact current transducers
10 September 2003, Denver Technical Products
Current transducers from LEM are considered as a key element linking power and control circuitry, for the majority of applications within the power electronics field, such as; variable speed drives, servo-controlled ...

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Non-synchronous step-down regulators
10 September 2003
The XC9206, XC9207 and XC9208 are three non-synchronous stepdown DC-DC converters from Torex Semiconductor. Featuring a high switching frequency up to 1,2 MHz and a built-in 0,4 W P-channel driver transistor, ...

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Ultra-compact 1 A LDO
10 September 2003
International Rectifier's IRU1502-33 is claimed to be the first fixed PMOS low dropout (LDO) linear regulator in a 6-pin MLPM package with a less than 0,6 V dropout at 1 A full load current. PMOS LDO ...

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Small ±1°C accurate temperature sensor
10 September 2003, CST Electronics
Maxim has introduced a two-channel digital temperature sensor that measures the temperature of a remote PN junction to within ±1°C and its own die to within ±2°C. The MAX6642 is packaged in a 6-pin, leadless, ...

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