New power storage technology 7 November 2001 The developers believe the VRB will have a huge impact on the power industry in South Africa, capable of providing essential uninterruptible power systems
Power supply customisation provides configuration flexibility 24 October 2001 Vicor's VIPAC family of power solutions offers the user a new concept in power supply customisation offering configuration flexibility, high power density, high reliability, and fast time-to-market.
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Four new devices in PowerPAK power MOSFET family 24 October 2001 Vishay Siliconix offers its new PowerPAK 1212-8 MOSFETs, including first PowerPAKs with integrated Schottky diode. The key benefits are that it provides superior thermal performance, increased maximum ...
IC family shrinks gate drive circuits 24 October 2001 International Rectifier's IR2180 series 600 V MOSFET and IGBT gate driver ICs are simple, small and cost effective MOSFET or IGBT gate driver solutions for applications up to 12 kW. According to IR they ...
Surface mount DPAK heatsinks 24 October 2001, Actum Electronics For D/D2/D3 PAK, Aavid's DPak thermal solution allows circuit designers to decrease the device case temperature by 17°C at 2 W power dissipation, or increase the maximum power handling capability of the ...
Timesaver heatsinks 24 October 2001, Actum Electronics In keeping with their policy of designing timesaver heatsinks, Aavid Engineering has introduced its 5768 series clip-on heatsink for TO220 package devices.
This unique plug-in heatsink has four spring-action ...
Power management and supply devices for SMPS 24 October 2001, Electrocomp More reliable and efficient switched mode power supplies (SMPS) are continually in demand. Furthermore, SMPS designers are challenged to reduce products' size and weight. At the same time, the power consumption ...
Dual-output DC/DC converter features ultra-wide 1,5 V to 5,2 V trim range 24 October 2001, Vepac Electronics Artesyn Technologies has launched a new high efficiency dual-output DC/DC converter module that employs synchronous rectification techniques and features an exceptionally wide trim range for each output. ...
High-power TO-220 heatsinks 24 October 2001, Actum Electronics With faster microprocessors requiring higher power than previous chips, Aavid has teamed its heatsink capabilities with existing voltage regulators so one does not have to redesign the motherboard. Aavid ...
Slide-on heatsinks for DIPs 24 October 2001, Actum Electronics Aavid's slide-on heatsinks quickly and easily fit on DIP packages. They may be used with or without IC sockets. No glueing is nescessary as a locking catch prevents the heatsink from being dislodged.
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Complete temperature monitoring system in SOT-23 packages 24 October 2001 A complete temperature monitoring system is available from Analog Devices in the tiny SOT-23 package. Offered in both a 5-pin lead and 6-pin lead version, the AD7414 (6-pin) and AD7415 (5-pin) are suited ...
PFC/PWM controller combo for power supply design 24 October 2001, EBV Electrolink Power supply designers need reliable, cost-competitive solutions to meet new harmonic distortion standards. Fairchild thus designed the ML4800 series of combo controller chips which integrate leading-edge ...
Power MOS driver IC evaluation boards 24 October 2001 IXYS has introduced the EVDD408 and EVDD414 evaluation boards. These are complete circuit boards that have been designed to simplify the evaluation of the IXYS IXDD408 and IXDD414 high-speed gate driver ...
Surface-mount brick PSUs up to 100 A 24 October 2001 Vicor offers a surface-mount interface accessory, called SurfMate, for use with pin-compatible DC-DC converters and accessory modules. Circuitboard designers and assemblers can use this product to surface-mount ...
Buck regulator switching speed upped 24 October 2001, MB Silicon Systems Micrel has increased the operating frequency of its SuperSwitcher SO-8 buck regulator to 500 kHz. The MIC4690, is the newest member of Micrel Semiconductor's SuperSwitcher family.
Micrel's SuperSwitcher ...
New guide to power conversion products 24 October 2001, Vepac Electronics Artesyn Technologies has published a 16-page quick-select guide detailing all its latest-generation power conversion products. The guide covers both AC/DC power supplies and DC/DC converters, and is an ...
DIN-rail mount power supplies meet UL508 24 October 2001 Power-One's W Series of DIN rail-mount AC/DC and DC/DC converters is available at 120 and 250 W with single or dual 24 V and 48 V outputs. Active Power Factor Correction (PFC) is provided to meet European ...
Mid-voltage MOSFETs for low-power applications 24 October 2001 International Rectifier has expanded its family of SOIC-packaged HEXFET power MOSFETs. These MOSFETs are made with a small die and offer 150 and 200 V breakdown voltage in SO-8 and TSOP-6 packages at ...
Power relays for consumer goods 24 October 2001, Electrocomp Whether in ovens or freezers, washing machines or refrigerators, Tyco Electronics claims its relays guarantee the reliable operation of many of today's consumer goods. The company's low-cost series solutions ...
Dual battery charger 24 October 2001 Linear Technology's LTC1960, a battery charger and selector with SPI interface and power crisis management for dual battery systems, can replace existing multiple-IC offerings. The IC delivers 10% longer ...
