Report Lists Leaders in Digital Power
Sep 26, 2007
Linnea Brush, Senior Analyst with Darnell Group, revealed the leaders in digital power for 2007 in the report “Digital Power Electronics: IC and Power Converter Benchmarking Survey”. ...
Digital Power: Still Looking For A Killer Application
Apr 18, 2007
In 2005, I presented a conference paper in which I argued that the power-supply industry would only switch from analog PWM controllers to fully digital controllers if a killer application were found. Here it is two years later and the killer app has yet to be identified — but why?...
Government Policies Drive Digital Power Adaption
Dec 6, 2006
Emerging government policies in Asia, Europe and North America are expected to help drive the adoption of digital power technologies, according to the latest analysis from the Darnell Group....
Partnership Aims to Advance Digital Power
Nov 8, 2006
Primarion announced its support to the Center for Power Electronics Systems and Colorado Power Electronics Center. ...
Digital Power Breaks Through Bit-by-Bit
Nov 8, 2006
This year's Power Systems World Technical Conference provided a venue for power designers to address one of the hottest topics of the day — digital power control. ...
Converter Achieves High Efficiency Through Digital Control
Oct 11, 2006
Edward Herbert was granted U. S. Patent No. 7,098,638 on August 29, 2006. This true digital power conversion topology builds on the switched-current power converter technology and extends its application to the processor itself....
Digital Power Chips Incorporate Nonvolatile Memory
Sep 6, 2006
Intersil has received a license for AEON/MTP memory from Impinj to enable advanced features in Intersil's digital power management chips....
Semtech SC194A Buck Regulator
Jul 12, 2006
Semtech's SC194A is a highly integrated 1-A dc-dc step-down regulator for portable applications....
Report Predicts Digital Power Is Years Away
May 24, 2006
Volume shipments of digitally-controlled power supplies are likely to be at least two years away according to latest IMS Research forecasts in The Worldwide Market for Power Supplies....
Digital Power and Renewable Energy Spark Discussion at APEC
Apr 19, 2006
In the exhibits and conference sessions at the Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition last month in Dallas, two topics -- digital power and renewable energy -- stood out as being especially significant to the power electronics industry....
IC Vendors Vary Widely in Their Projections of Digital Power Revenue
Apr 12, 2006
Industry executives who participated in the digital power rap session, "Is there Money in Digital Power," at APEC last month cited widely varying sales figures when asked about the market for digital power products....
Vendors Share Power Design Know-How In Traveling Seminars
Mar 1, 2006
Although online instruction is becoming increasingly popular, many will agree that the ultimate interactive learning experience is the still the old-fashioned kind that takes place live and in-person....
Digital Power Chip Supplier Opens Office in Hong Kong
Feb 22, 2006
Zilker Labs has announced the opening of Zilker Labs Asia, Ltd., in Hong Kong, an engineering and sales office that will support a growing customer base in Asia and expand the reach of the company’s Digital-DC power management and conversion ICs....
Primarion Signs Distributor in Japan
Feb 15, 2006
Primarion announced it has entered the Japanese market through a distribution agreement with Tokyo-based Servants International. According to the terms of the agreement, the two companies will collaboratively sell Primarion's Digital Power product line to major manufacturers in Japan. ...
Design Win for Digital Power Components
Jan 18, 2006
According to Power-One, its Z-One Digital IBA power components have been adopted by Acme Packet to power products that bridge disparate Internet Protocol networks, enabling service providers to offer converged wireline, wireless and cable communications....
Power Supply Company Expands Patent Litigation
Dec 21, 2005
Power-One has expanded its current patent infringement lawsuit against Artesyn Technologies by adding two additional patent applications to the body of intellectual property being asserted in the litigation....
Lawsuit Alleges Patent Infringement in POL Modules
Oct 5, 2005
Power-One has filed a lawsuit against Artesyn Technologies for infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,936,999 and 6,949,916 held by Power-One....
DSP Control Makes Artificial Limbs More Life-Like
Jul 6, 2005
Using digital signal controllers in place of analog controllers is enabling the development of artificial limbs with greater usability, as described in a recent announcement from Texas Instruments...
