Low-Voltage Coil Driver Suits Camera Optics
Oct 24, 2007
Allegro’s A3904 is the first device in a series of voice coil motor drivers with an I2C serial interface designed for camera auto focus and zoom applications. ...
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. ...
High-Current LDOs Generate Low Voltages
Oct 17, 2007
Microchip Technology has announced an expansion of its high-current LDO regulator family that is stable with the use of ceramic output capacitors. ...
Technology Elevates Linear Motors to Higher Plane
Oct 17, 2007
Researchers at Philips Applied Technologies have developed an innovative technique that allows standard linear motors to simultaneously provide movement along two axes rather than along a single axis. ...
Low-Noise Buck Mobilizes Efficient Wireless Platforms
Oct 10, 2007
Advanced Analogic Technologies’ AAT2120 and AAT2158 low-noise buck converters promise to replace the linear regulators that typically drive RF and other noise-sensitive circuitry in mobile phones. ...
NIST Award Boosts Integrated-Photovoltaics Research
Oct 10, 2007
Under the NIST’s advanced technology program, Konarka and Air Products have received $4.7 million to develop transparent building integrated photovoltaic technology. ...
Lighting Manufacturer Joins CPES
Oct 10, 2007
OSRAM SYLVANIA has joined CPES as an associate member, entitling the company to direct interactions with CPES researchers, faculty, students and facilities. ...
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. ...
Power Controller IC Addresses Set-Top Box Mandate
Oct 3, 2007
Micrel’s MIC2569 is the only single-chip power controller that is fully compliant with the CableCard 2.0 specification that has been legally mandated for set-top boxes. ...
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. ...
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. ...
