Digital Power Factor Correction ICs Surpass Analog PFCs on Performance, Price
Jul 13, 2010
Kicking off a new line of products for growing energy-related markets, Cirrus Logic Inc. unveiled the industry’s first digital power factor correction (PFC) controller ICs that surpass analog PFCs on performance and price....
New CAPZero ICs Automatically and Safely Discharge X Capacitors
Jun 9, 2010
Power Integrations has launched CAPZero, a family of innovative, two-terminal, automatic X capacitor discharge ICs that eliminate power losses while allowing power supplies to comply with safety standards....
Hybrid IC IGBT Gate Driver Integrates DC/DC Converter
Jun 1, 2010
The VLA502-01 is a hybrid integrated circuit (Figure 1) intended as a gate driver for high power IGBT modules. This circuit has been optimized for use...
16-Bit, 80Msps ADC Reduces Noise in Data Conversion Systems
May 21, 2010
Linear Technology Corporation introduces a low-power 16-bit no missing codes, 80Msps analog-to-digital converter (ADC) that dissipates only 89mW, less than half the power of competing 16-bit solutions...
New Generation of Load Switch ICs Cut Standby power
Apr 1, 2010
Equipment Manufacturers and consumers are now very conscious of energy conservation, particularly for standby power, also called vampire power, or phantom...
Off-line Green Mode Pulse Width Modulation Controller
Jan 26, 2010
Texas Instruments Incorporated introduced an off-line green mode pulse width modulation (PWM) controller that minimizes space and system cost while providing high efficiency in power supply applications...
PoE+ Attracting Compliant ICs
Jan 1, 2010
Commonly known as PoE+, the recently ratified IEEE 802.3at standard supports up to 30 W per port, enabling PoE to be deployed across more power-hungry...
