Eighth-Brick Bus Converter Delivers 300 W
Oct 25, 2006
Offering an eighth brick footprint, the EUS34-096 from C&D Technologies is an isolated bus converter with a fixed 5-to-1 conversion ratio. ...
Power Management IC Enables Push-Button Control
Oct 25, 2006
Linear Technology's LTC2952 is a power management IC with push-button on/off control for system power and system monitoring features. ...
Oscilloscopes Feature Expanded Bandwidth
Oct 25, 2006
Three oscilloscope models from LeCroy expand the bandwidth of the WaveRunner Xi and WaveSurfer Xs product lines, and bring the big display/small footprint form factor to 2 GHz of bandwidth. ...
Fluorescent Ballast IC Saves Energy
Oct 25, 2006
STMicroelectronics L6585 integrates a power factor corrector with a half-bridge controller and all the relevant drivers and logic for an electronic fluorescent lamp ballast. ...
Driver ICs Power LEDs to 5 W
Oct 25, 2006
National Semiconductor's LM3402, LM3404 and LM3405 family of LED drivers are designed to power the 1-W to 5-W, high-brightness LEDs....
LDOs are Automotive-Qualified
Oct 17, 2006
Texas Instruments’ (TI) family of high voltage-input low-dropout (LDO) linear regulators are designed to withstand the requirements of harsh operating environments. ...
DC-DC Converter Drives up to 6 A
Oct 17, 2006
Tyco Electronics Power Systems’ TLynx Series is the third generation of the successful Austin Lynx Series non-isolated dc-dc converters. ...
Buck Converter Supports LED Color Mixing
Oct 17, 2006
International Rectifier has introduced a high-voltage, high-frequency buck regulator control IC for ac-dc offline, non-isolated applications requiring multiple light-emitting diode (LED) circuits or requiring dc-dc color-mixing capabilities....
Online Design Center Facilitates Power Supply Applications
Oct 17, 2006
Microchip Technology’s online Intelligent Power-Supply Design Center is a comprehensive web site that provides technical tools and resources needed to design analog power-supply applications, augment existing analog power-supply applications with inexpensive microcontrollers, or design switchmode power supply (SMPS) applications involving digital control of the power-conversion feedback loop...
ESD Clamps Provide Single-Line Protection
Oct 17, 2006
Semtech now offers three single-line versions of its uClamp protection products designed for portable devices with low voltage levels, starting at 3.3 V....
POLA Regulators Reduce PC board space
Oct 11, 2006
Expanding its point of load range of dc-dc regulators, Ericsson Power Modules has introduced two small POLA devices....
Motor Drivers Provide Overcurrent Protection
Oct 11, 2006
The A3992 from Allegro MicroSystems is a complete microstepping motor driver with serial interface and outputs rated at ±1.5 A and 50 V. ...
Buck Converter Delivers 1.6 A per Channel
Oct 11, 2006
Linear Technology announces the LT3506 and LT3506A, dual current mode PWM step-down dc-dc converters with two 2-A power switches packaged in a 16-lead 5-mm x 4-mm DFN package. ...
Controller Powers AMD's Turion Mobile CPU
Oct 11, 2006
Intersil's two-phase core controller with embedded gate drivers, the ISL6264, is designed to power AMD's 64-bit Turion mobile CPUs....
Low-Cost Converters Deliver Up To 25 W
Oct 3, 2006
Available under the new TDK-Lambda product brand, the CC-E series of low-cost, compact dc-dc converters comprises 68 models with power ratings of 1.5 W, 3 W, 6 W, 10 W, 15 W and 25 W. ...
Power Converter Boosts Handset Battery Life
Oct 3, 2006
The SC250 and SC251 from Semtech are the first members of a dc-dc stepdown power converter family designed to improve battery life by providing adaptive dc power control in CDMA and WCDMA handsets. ...
Low-Voltage MOSFETs Suit Automotive Applications
Oct 3, 2006
Fairchild Semiconductor’s portfolio of AEC-Q101-qualified 30-V and 40-V MOSFETs includes 11 low-voltage PowerTrench MOSFETs designed for automotive applications....
Hard-Disk Motor Controller Maximizes Battery Life
Oct 3, 2006
STMicroelectronics' compact and highly-integrated hard disk-drive Motor Controller targets 1.8-in. and sub-1.8-in. drives used in portable products such as MP3 and video players....
NiMH Charger Incorporates Protection Features
Oct 3, 2006
Dallas Semiconductor’s DS2714 is a loose-cell NiMH charger that detects and
avoids charging primary alkaline cells, lithium primary cells, and defective NiMH or NiCd cells. ...
Resistors Suit Medical Applications
Sep 27, 2006
Stackpole Electronics’ range of products designed for medical applications includes high- and medium-voltage chip resistors, divider networks, high-precision resistors, and special precision resistors with superior moisture-resistance characteristics. ...
Design Service Addresses Harsh Environments
Sep 27, 2006
VPT now provides a Technical Design Assistance service to assist engineers with their power design projects, providing techniques that maximize the five most important factors for military, avionics, and space programs: reliability, size, efficiency, weight, and cost. ...
Power Sequencer Features 4 Outputs
Sep 27, 2006
The PS12 from Supertex is a power supply sequencer with four outputs, each capable of sequencing power-up and power-down....
Synchronous Buck Switcher Drives 10-A Loads
Sep 27, 2006
National Semiconductor has introduced a 1 MHz synchronous buck switching controller for powering loads up to 10A....
