Power MOSFETs Feature Enhanced Power Dissipation
Apr 25, 2007
IXYS' family of 500-V to 1200-V linear power MOSFETs incorporate a cell design that significantly improves ruggedness and power dissipation capabilities. ...
Online Tools Let Customers Build Power Supplies
Apr 18, 2007
Two power supply manufacturers, Acopian and Excelsius Technologies, offer online design tools that enable customers to design or configure power supplies. ...
NiMH Charger Handles Multiple Cell Types
Apr 18, 2007
Energizer’s Energizer Family Charger can charge up to eight AAA, eight AA, two 9-V, four C and four D NiMH cells. ...
DC Gear Motors Deliver High Torque
Apr 18, 2007
Pittman brush-commutated dc gearmotors from Ametek achieve output torque up to 175 oz-in. with standard sintered steel spur gearing, and output torque up to 500 oz-in. by incorporating select gear ratios and high-strength gears. ...
Power Device Portfolio Targets LCD TVs
Apr 18, 2007
Fairchild Semiconductor's Stealth II and Hyperfast II diode technologies are designed to combine with and complement an array of Fairchild's existing UniFET and SuperFET MOSFET technologies. ...
Lithium Battery Charger Features Dual-Source Operation
Apr 18, 2007
Linear Technology's LTC4075HVX manages the charging of single-cell Li-ion or Li-polymer batteries from a wall adapter or a USB connection using a constant-current/constant-voltage algorithm....
LED Driver Supports Lower Forward Voltages
Apr 11, 2007
Catalyst Semiconductor’s CAT4004 is a four-channel low dropout driver (LDD) designed for portable applications where the LEDs are driven directly from the battery. ...
ESD Protection Array Integrates Eight Diodes
Apr 11, 2007
The VESD05A8A-HNH from Vishay Intertechnology is an ESD-protection array that integrate eight diodes in a leadless LLP1713 package...
Green Switchers Receive Safety Approvals
Apr 11, 2007
The PLA01, PLA02, PLA03 and output "green" switchers from Phihong have been awarded UL PLA05 series of single-and cUL approvals...
Cables Suit Motion Control Applications
Apr 4, 2007
CICOIL's Motion Series standardized line of cables are designed specifically for motion applications....
Surface-Mount Power Inductors Feature Low Profiles
Apr 4, 2007
TT electronics' BI Technologies Magnetic Components Division has developed a family of surface mount power inductors in four low-profile package types. ...
Flat-Coil Power Inductors Reduce Operating Temperatures
Apr 4, 2007
The PG0437NL series of flat-coil surface mount power inductors from Pulse lowers the inductor operating temperature of a notebook computer by as much as 5°C. ...
EL Driver Minimizes Audible Noise
Mar 28, 2007
Supertex's HV862 is a dimmable, low-audio-noise, dual electroluminescent lamp driver designed to backlight keypads....
Battery Fuel Gauge Operates Without Learn Cycle
Mar 28, 2007
Dallas Semiconductor's DS2786 stand-alone, open-circuit-voltage based fuel gauge estimates the available capacity of rechargeable Li-ion batteries using a combination of an OCV battery model and
coulomb counting....
Gate Drive Optocouplers Feature High Noise Immunity
Mar 28, 2007
Avago Technologies’ ACPL-332J and -331J series of intelligent gate drive optocouplers feature a high common-mode rejection, which ensures reliable operation under noisy environments. ...
POLs Deliver 10 A in Small Footprint
Mar 21, 2007
FDK's Senpai Series of non-isolated point of load dc-dc converters operate from a 2.4-V to 5.5-V dc input bus....
PolySwitch Protects Motors and Transformers
Mar 21, 2007
The PolySwitch LVR series of resettable circuit protection devices from Raychem Circuit Protection, a business unit of Tyco Electronics, protects electric motors and transformers....
Synchronous Buck Reduces EMI
Mar 21, 2007
Intersil's ISL8502 is a 2.5-A, wide input voltage synchronous buck regulator reduces noise and EMI filter requirements through programmable switching frequency and external synchronization....
