Dual LDOs Suit Battery-Powered Applications
Jul 25, 2007
Semtech’s SC560 family of small, dual-output low-dropout linear regulators (LDOs) are suited for Li-ion battery-powered designs, such as mobile phones. ...
USB Power Manager Integrates Buck Regulators
Jul 11, 2007
The LTC3557 from Linear Technology is a multi-function power management solution for Li-ion or Li-polymer battery applications. ...
Low-Power Op Amps Include Rail-to-Rail Inputs
Jul 11, 2007
Intersil’s family of power-efficient operational amplifiers and comparators include rail-to-rail inputs and outputs, and feature a single-polarity supply current....
LDOs Suit Low-Noise Applications
Jul 5, 2007
Catalyst Semiconductor’s two additions to its LDO regulator series, the CAT6217 and CAT6218, each use an external bypass capacitor to reduce overall output noise....
Boost Controller Eliminates Heatsink
Jul 5, 2007
Linear Technology’s LTC3814-5 is a synchronous stepup switching regulator controller that eliminates the RSENSE resistor, the boost diode and the heatsink. ...
LED Drivers Build Better LCD Backlights
Jun 27, 2007
Maxim Integrated Products and National Semiconductor have developed LED driver families to address the key drawbacks in conventional white-LED backlighting for small LCD viewscreens. ...
Synchronous Buck Achieves High Efficiency
Jun 27, 2007
Linear Technology’s LTC3568 is a high-efficiency, 4-MHz, synchronous buck regulator that delivers up to 1.8 A of continuous output current with up to 96% efficiency. ...
DSCs Reorient Low-Cost Motor Control
Jun 20, 2007
Microchip Technology is presenting designers with a multi-faceted portfolio of hardware, firmware and evaluation tools to bring field-oriented control to permanent-magnet synchronous motors in low-cost applications. ...
Flashlight LED Driver Uses Chip-Scale Package
Jun 20, 2007
Texas Instruments TPS61050 IC is based on a high-frequency synchronous-boost topology with constant current sink to drive single, high-brightness white light emitting diodes. ...
Hybrid Solar Lighting System Wins Technology Award
Jun 20, 2007
An Oak Ridge National Laboratory sunlight collector technology has earned an Excellence in Technology Transfer Award from the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer. ...
Dual-Output Bucks Enable Flexible Power Sequencing
Jun 13, 2007
Semtech’s SC416 is a dual-output, synchronous stepdown controller with comprehensive features to track startup and shutdown voltages in portable applications. ...
Ultrasound Pulser Suits Medical Imaging
Jun 13, 2007
Supertex’s HV758 is a fully integrated, high-voltage, high-speed, four-channel ultrasound pulser IC ideal for stationary medical ultrasound imaging systems. ...
