LED Manager Performs Mobile-Device Lighting Functions
Oct 24, 2007
Maxim Integrated Products’ MAX8830 is an LED light-management IC that integrates a dc-dc stepup converter, four current regulators for display backlighting, a camera-flash current regulator, and all power switches. ...
Converter Module Serves POL Applications
Oct 24, 2007
Linear Technology’s LTM4608 adds to the company’s low voltage μModule dc-dc regulator family, and can be used as a compact and high-reliability POL regulator. ...
Small Rectifiers Improve Power Supply Efficiency
Oct 24, 2007
Fairchild Semiconductor's seven STEALTH II diodes feature fast reverse-recovery and soft-recovery characteristics that enable reduced MOSFET switching losses in continuous-current-mode PFC designs. ...
Buck-Boost Controller Suits Medium-Power Loads
Oct 17, 2007
Linear Technology’s LTC3785 is a 96% efficient medium-power buck-boost switching regulator controller that operates from of 2.7 V to 10 V. ...
Indoor/Outdoor Supply Features Low Acoustical Noise
Oct 10, 2007
Lambda has introduced the SWS600L series of low-cost, low-noise and low-profile 600-W ac-dc power supplies suited for a wide range of indoor and outdoor applications....
PSMA Releases Latest Standardized Terminology Handbook
Oct 10, 2007
The Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) has released "The Handbook of Standardized Terminology for the Power Sources Industry–3rd Edition."...
Lithium-Cell Vendor Adds 1/2AA Size Option
Oct 10, 2007
Panasonic has added a ½AA-sized polycarbonmonofluoride lithium battery to its line of lithium primary cylindrical cells. ...
Synchronous Bucks Support High Input Voltages
Oct 10, 2007
National Semiconductor’s LM3102 and LM3103 are high-efficiency synchronous buck regulators that feature an input-voltage range from 4.5 V to 42 V. ...
PSpice Version Expands Power IC Library
Oct 10, 2007
EMA Design Automation and AEi Systems have released version 2.0b of AEi Systems’ Power IC Model Library for the Cadence PSpice simulator. ...
Dual Micropower Comparator Operates Below 2 V
Oct 3, 2007
Linear Technology’s LTC6702 is a fast, micropower dual comparator that operates down to 1.7 V and consumes less than 60 μA. ...
Power Supply Supports Over 1000 Variations
Oct 3, 2007
The MPK1 series of Power Card from MTM Power is a configurable power supply that supports approximately 1000 different variations. ...
Three-Channel LED Driver Provides High Current Accuracy
Oct 3, 2007
The HV9982 from Supertex is a three-channel LED driver IC designed to provide high LED current accuracy through closed-loop control of the output currents. ...
Quad PSE Controller Enables High-Power Applications
Oct 3, 2007
Maxim Integrated Products’ MAX5952 is a quad power-sourcing-equipment controller for high-power, as well as IEEE 802.3af-compliant power-over-Ethernet applications. ...
Grid-Tied Inverters Target Commercial PV Systems
Sep 26, 2007
Power-One’s Aurora PVI-Central Series of commercial-grade photovoltaic inverters connect to the ac grid and employ subracks in a modular, scalable architecture that facilitates 50-kW to 300-kW applications. ...
Three-Phase Bridges Feature Compact Housing
Sep 26, 2007
Microsemi’s line of standard IGBT three-phase bridge power modules are available in the compact SP3 package (having a 12-mm profile and 40.8-mm x 73.4-mm footprint). ...
Chip Resistors Target Portable Applications
Sep 19, 2007
IRC’s Advanced Film Division’s 3-W SMT chip resistor, the LRF3W Series, is offered in a package size traditionally rated at 1 W. ...
Polymer Capacitors Offer Low ESR
Sep 19, 2007
Nichicon’s CJ and LE series Polymer Aluminum capacitors offer extremely low ESR and are well suited for high-speed digital equipment. ...
Synchronous Buck Suits Telecom POL Coverters
Sep 19, 2007
Intersil’s ISL8009 is a high-efficiency, 1.5-A synchronous buck integrated FET regulator ideal for POL regulation for datacom/telecom applications. ...
