Power Converter Boosts Battery Life
Feb 21, 2007
The TPS61081 from Texas Instruments is a highly integrated boost converter is an output voltage of 27 V that improves battery life in portable industrial and medical applications, such as portable diagnostic systems. ...
Development Software Facilitates Customized Motion Control
Feb 14, 2007
National Instruments’ NI SoftMotion Development Module 2.0 for LabVIEW enables customized motion controllers using software that can be deployed on any NI hardware platform...
Digital Signal Controller Withstands Higher Temperatures
Feb 14, 2007
Freescale Semiconductor continues to broaden its 16-bit 56F8000/E series of Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs) with the introduction of the 56F8011 and 56F8013M DSCs. ...
Switchers Eliminate EMI Filtering
Feb 7, 2007
Occupying less than a cubic inch of space, the BPS-2 series power supplies from Bias Power effectively eliminate line EMI so that no input filtering is required....
Cooling Fans Are Water-Protected
Feb 7, 2007
JARO Thermal's Aquas line of water-protected, ac-rated fans meet the waterproof and dustproof parameters of the IP-55 water-protection standard. ...
Piezoelectric Drive Requires Few Support Components
Feb 7, 2007
The MAX9788 from Maxim Integrated Products is a mono, Class G amplifier specifically designed to drive the high capacitive load of piezoelectric loudspeakers. ...
H-Bridge PWM Drivers Feature DC Inputs
Feb 7, 2007
ROHM's BD6221 H-bridge driver LSI series for brush-commutated motors features low power consumption for high-efficiency motor driving....
Open-Frame Switchers Suit Medical Applications
Jan 31, 2007
Astrodyne’s ASM Series is a line of ultra-miniature open frame switching power supplies. Approved for medical applications, the ASM Global Performance Series features the combined benefit of reduced size and lower cost. ...
Quarter-Brick Converters Provide 330 W
Jan 31, 2007
FDK’s FPQN48T9R632, a 330-W bus converter in the industry-standard quarter brick format, is the first unit of the Sensei Series of isolated dc-dc converters. ...
Firm Assists Compliance With China’s RoHS
Jan 31, 2007
Help is available for manufacturers and suppliers working to meet China's Ministry of Information Industry's RoHS Initiative's Phase I deadline on March 1, 2007....
Step-Down Converter Includes LDO Regulator
Jan 31, 2007
Linear Technology's LTC3541 is a 500-mA 2.25-MHz, synchronous buck regulator and a 300-mA very low dropout regulator in a single package. ...
Powershelf Accommodates Three Front-End Supplies
Jan 24, 2007
C&D Technologies has introduced a new powershelf that is designed to accommodate up to three of the company’s D1U ac-dc front-end power supplies in parallel. ...
Chip Resistors Withstand 1.5 kV
Jan 24, 2007
A series of low-profile, 0.5-W surface mount chip resistors from HDK-America is capable of handling up to 1500 V. ...
Battery Charge Controller Improves Efficiency
Jan 24, 2007
Intersil's ISL6257 is a narrow dc voltage charger controller for Li-Ion/Li-Ion polymer batteries in notebook computers....
Battery Management Chips Suit Li-Ion Packs
Jan 17, 2007
Texas Instruments' bq20z90 Impedance Track battery gas gauge chipset is designed to work with TI's newest analog front end protection IC, the bq29330....
Stepdown Controller Supports 3-Phase Switching
Jan 17, 2007
Linear Technology's LTC3773 is a triple output, 3-phase current mode synchronous stepdown switching regulator controller with output voltage tracking....
Reduced-Footprint MOSFETs Dissipate 3 W
Jan 17, 2007
Vishay's eight n-channel power MOSFETs in the PowerPAK
ChipFET package offer high thermal performance in a 3-mm x 1.8-mm footprint....
