36-V Buck Regulator Is 3 mm x 3 mm
Jan 24, 2008
Linear Technology’s LT1912 is a 36-V stepdown switching regulator packaged in a 3-mm x 3-mm DFN or in a 10-pin MSOP...
BLDC Design Kit Features Ethernet and CAN Interfaces
Jan 24, 2008
Luminary Micro is offering the Stellaris Brushless DC (BLDC) Motor Control Reference Design Kit (RDK-BLDC) with Ethernet and CAN interfaces...
Economic Expansion Drives AC Drive Market in India
Jan 23, 2008
The ARC Advisory Group reports that India's economic expansion, which is propelled by the country's growing manufacturing sector, is fuelling growth of the low-power ac drive market in India....
Mobile Internet Devices Give Rise to New Power Management Chips
Jan 9, 2008
With their demands for high levels of functional integration and long battery life, the next generation of mobile internet devices is inspiring the development of power management ICs tailored to the applications. ...
Ballast Design Makes CFLs More Dimmable
Jan 9, 2008
Engineers from PureSpectrum have developed an electronic ballast circuit design that enables compact fluorescent lamps to be fully dimmable using a standard dimming device. ...
Motor Controller ICs Feature Commutation Logic
Jan 9, 2008
From Allegro MicroSystems come two automotive-grade (temperature and voltage rated) three-phase BLDC motor controller ICs. ...
Multi-Output Controllers Integrate Greater Functionality
Jan 2, 2008
Intersil’s ISL8501 and ISL8510 are multiple-output standard buck ICs that integrate critical power management functions including enhanced fault protection to lower the number of components and save board space in point-of-load applications. ...
Building Block Shrinks Buck Converters
Jan 2, 2008
An addition to International Rectifier’s iPOWIR integrated power conversion stage product line, the iP1206 is designed for two-phase single-output buck converter applications up to 30 A or dual independent outputs up to 15 A. ...
Low-Noise LDOs Come In 2-mm x 2-mm Package
Jan 2, 2008
From Maxim Integrated Products, the MAX8902A/MAX8902B are 500-mA, low-noise, low-dropout linear regulators offered in thermally enhanced, 2-mm x 2-mm TDFN packages....
Resonant Controllers Aim To Build Efficient Supplies at Low Cost
Dec 19, 2007
According to CamSemi, the Cambridge, England-based fabless semiconductor company, its C2470 controllers enable ac-dc supplies to achieve high efficiency, while costing the same or less than linears....
Current Sense Amp Features Wide Input Range
Dec 19, 2007
Linear Technology’s LT6105 is a precision current sense amplifier with an input common mode range that extends from –0.3 V below V-, up to 44 V above V-. ...
MOSFET-Schottky Chip Improves DC-DC Efficiency
Dec 19, 2007
Vishay Intertechnology’s single-chip power MOSFET and Schottky diode device is said to improve operational efficiency by up to 6% in dc-to-dc conversion applications compared with circuits using previous monolithic devices. ...
Vishay Expands Offerings Through Digi-Key
Dec 19, 2007
Vishay Intertechnology has expanded its distribution agreement with Digi-Key so that its extensive portfolio of semiconductor products is now available from Digi-Key. ...
