MCU Enables Vector Control
Dec 6, 2006
ZiLOG's Z8 Encore! MC is an 8-bit MCU that offers vector control capability in appliances such as dishwashers and washing machines....
PWM Controllers Eliminate Current-Sensing Resistor
Dec 6, 2006
The ISL6545 and ISL6545A from Intersil are single-output PWM controllers. These devices integrate the MOSFET drivers, boot diode and current-sensing functions on a single chip. ...
Synchronous Converter Suits Portable Applications
Dec 6, 2006
Linear Technology's LTC3542 is a high-efficiency, 2.25-MHz, synchronous buck regulator that delivers up to 500 mA of continuous output current from either a 2-mm x 2-mm DFN or ThinSOT package. ...
PMU Integrates Buck-Boost Converter and Charger
Dec 6, 2006
National Semiconductor’s LP3910, a flexible power management unit, includes an integrated buck-boost converter and multiple-output power management devices...
Half-Bridge Driver Cancels Common-Mode Noise
Dec 6, 2006
Fairchild Semiconductor's high-voltage gate driver ICs feature a common-mode dv/dt noise-canceling circuit for achieving noise immunity....
Motor Drivers Feature Power Management
Nov 29, 2006
Toshiba America Electronic Components’ three high-voltage three-phase motor drivers feature built-in power management circuits for brushless dc motors, air conditioner fans, and pump motors. ...
Stepdown Converters Switch at 2.5 MHz
Nov 29, 2006
Maxim Integrated Products’ MAX8581/MAX8582 high-efficiency, stepdown dc-dc converters are capable of switching at 2.5 MHz, while the MAX8582 also runs at 1.5 MHz for lower switching losses. ...
LDO Supports Wide Input Range
Nov 29, 2006
Microchip Technology’s MCP1702 Low Dropout Regulator drives up to 250 mA with low quiescent current and high input voltage. ...
Control Transformers Support International Voltages
Nov 29, 2006
The ICE series of International CE-marked, encapsulated control transformers from Sola/Hevi-Duty merge IP20 touchproof terminations, copper windings and encapsulation into a design built to match international voltage combinations. ...
Integrated Bus Converter Saves Board Space
Nov 29, 2006
The ATC210 bus converter from Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson, is a front-end power solution for use on telecom cards. ...
Rack-Mount UPS Has 1U Profile
Nov 22, 2006
The HP UPS R1500 G2 from HP is an efficient 1500-VA rack-mount uninterruptible power system to reduce the need for additional rack space while maintaining high-availability power backup....
IC Provides Battery Authentication
Nov 22, 2006
Intersil's ISL9206 is fixed-secret hash engine based on Intersil's second generation FlexiHash+ technology....
Bridge Driver Supports Multiple Motor Types
Nov 22, 2006
Allegro MicroSystems A3985 is a digitally programmable dual full-bridge gate driver suitable for driving a wide range of higher power industrial bipolar two-phase stepper motors, two-phase brushless DC motors or two brush DC motors. ...
Chipset Enables Complete Power Systems
Nov 22, 2006
Vicor's family of V·I Chip components enables complete power systems using Factorized Power Architecture. FPA separates or 'factorizes' regulation and voltage transformation functions into flexible, high-performance building blocks....
Power Management IC Suits Portable Electronics
Nov 15, 2006
The first power management integrated circuit from Texas Instruments is fully optimized to support all power system requirements of a multimedia device based on DaVinci technology. ...
Motor Driver Platform Suits Pump Applications
Nov 15, 2006
International Rectifier's iMOTION integrated design platform for pumps is a sensorless sinusoidal motor control platform that delivers quieter operation and higher efficiency for variable-speed pump applications up to 300 W. ...
Power Supply Module Family Expands
Nov 15, 2006
The LTM4601, LTM4602 and LTM4603 compose a family of high-voltage, high-power dc-dc uModule point-of-load regulators from Linear Technology that provide various features and output-power capabilities. ...
Sixteenth Bricks Deliver 33 W
Nov 8, 2006
From Tyco Electronics Power Systems, the KW006-010 series of sixteenth brick isolated dc-dc converters delivers 33 W, producing 10 A at 3.3 V or 6 A at 5 V. ...
