The Factorized Power architecture from Vicor provides direct 48-V-to-processor power conversion and provides significant efficiency improvement over traditional two-stage designs.
Vicor has announced its direct 48-V-to-processor power converter for the datacenter, cloud computing, and telecom markets. Vicor's Factorized Power architecture complies with Intel's x86 VR12.0 voltage
The ams AS8510-based battery-monitor reference design captures simultaneous current and voltage measurements for each of the four batteries at a high sampling rate. Application software that runs on an inexpensive 8-bit microcontroller computes the battery's state of charge.
ams has announced a reference design that shows how a simple current and voltage measurement circuit can produce SOC (state-of-charge) readings for electric scooter batteries. The reference design
Luso Electronics Distribution has announced availability of a range of Veetronix sample kits of highly-reliabile switches and keycaps, primarily aimed at broadcast applications.
Veetronix manufactures
Lattice Semiconductor has released a serial sub-LVDS bridge design to support the Sony IMX136 and IMX104 image sensors, expected to become Sony's primary image-sensor interface for embedded and industrial
Teseq Inc, developer and provider of instrumentation and systems for EMC emission and immunity testing, now offers a 200-A 3-phase burst pulse CDN (coupling/decoupling network) for EFT (electrical-fast-transient)
C&K Components has developed the CCM03 series of smart-card connectors for smart-meter applications. These new devices are compatible with SIM/SAM cards and are available in hinged- or fixed-cover
Murata has announced the EMH-54/3-Q48N-C power module for PoE (Power-over-Ethernet) applications. The EMH Series DC-DC power module provides a 54 V SELV output, 2.25 kVDC isolation and a Basic insulation
Intersil's ISL80111, 112, and 113 provide 1 A, 2 A, and 3 A output currents and are optimized for precision low-voltage regulation. Each includes a low resistance NMOS pass transistor allowing, for
The ISL9113 provides a power supply solution for devices powered by three-cell alkaline, NiCd, NiMH, or one-cell Li-Ion/Li-Polymer batteries. It offers both a fixed 5V or an adjustable output option
Vishay Intertechnology has introduced the industry's first remote control code learning IC to integrate signal detection and processing into one component. Optimized for universal remote controllers,
Energy efficient, high-power off-line switcher with accurate primary-side regulation operates without expensive optoisolators for power supply applications between 9 and 90 W.
Power Integrations, has launched LinkSwitch-HP, a new family of energy-efficient, off-line switcher ICs that can deliver up to 90 W with accurate primary-side regulation. LinkSwitch-HP ICs use innovative
New Eco-Routemaster hybrid buses allow passengers to activate stop signals with their bodies as a source of energy using energy harvesting wireless technology developed by EnOcean Technology. Olympics-hosting
Maxim Integrated Products announces the MAX36025, a tamper-reactive cryptographic-node controller with two hardware Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) engines for easy and more secure encryption.
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Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (AOS) (Nasdaq: AOSL), a designer, developer and global supplier of a broad range of power semiconductors, today announced the addition of the first 8V devices
Texas Instruments Incorporated expanded its growing family of low-voltage DRV8x motor drivers with the industry's smallest 1.8-A brushed DC motor driver. The DRV8837 is 75 percent smaller than the
Analog Devices has introduced the industry's first octal (eight-channel) ultrasound receiver with on-chip digital I/Q demodulation and decimation filtering. Because of the embedded demodulation and
Molex has announced the availability of the Mini50™ Unsealed Connector System, a new miniaturized unsealed, wire-to-board system validated to automotive standards. The new package achieves a 50%
High-complexity mobile devices, such as smart phones, tablets, digital cameras and other consumer goods require seamless power management and battery switching in order to provide greater flexibility
The new WE-MPSB series are high-performance SMD power ferrites utilizing multilayer technology, which were designed specifically for the suppression of electromagnetic interference in power supplies
RFMD's new RFPA2089 is a single-stage InGaP HBT power amplifier specifically designed for wireless infrastructure applications. It offers high-gain linear operation at a comparably low DC power making
XP Power Technologies has launched the JCK60 series of highly-efficient metal cased 60-W DC-DC converters for a broad range of telecommunications, networking, and industrial applications. Measuring
The LTC4364 surge stopper shields downstream electronics from input over voltages and over current, enabling continuous operation through transient surges.
The LTC4364, a surge stopper that behaves nearly like an ideal diode, provides compact, low-loss protection for 4V to 80V electronics in automotive, avionics, and industrial systems. The surge stopper
Infineon Technologies AG has launched new radiation hardened PowerMOS devices in the BUY25CSXX family to support the design of efficient power conditioning and supply systems for space use. Infineon
Kistler, a worldwide supplier of precision sensors, systems and instrumentation for the dynamic measurement of pressure, force, torque and acceleration, has announced the availability of its three-component
International Rectifier, has announced the introduction of a family of automotive-qualified 600V IGBTs for electric and hybrid vehicle applications including air conditioner inverters, pumps and
The LTC3626 is a high efficiency, 3MHz synchronous buck regulator that offers both input and output current limiting and monitoring. It incorporates a unique constant frequency/controlled on-time,
Silicon Laboratories, which specializes in analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, has launched two next-generation EZRadio wireless ICs designed to simplify the addition of wireless connectivity to
ITDK-EPC, a group company of the TDK Corporation, has added two new types of film capacitors with rated voltages of 575 V DC and 900 V DC to its B32778* series. These MKP DC link film capacitors
LEDs are not all the same. This is evidenced not only by the performance data and the dimensions but also by the solder pads and the processing options. Osram Opto Semiconductors has now developed
STMicroelectronics, a global
semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics
applications and the world's largest supplier of components for terrestrial
and satellite
Analog Devices, a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal-processing applications, today introduced the ADP2441, DC-to-DC switching regulator, the most recent in ADI's growing
LeCroy has announced two lines of its popular WaveAce oscilloscope series ? the WaveAce 1000 and WaveAce 2000. WaveAce 1000 oscilloscopes feature a sample rate of up to 1 Gsps with 2 Mpts of memory
A revolutionary embedded algorithm in a new class-D amplifier from NXP Semiconductors boosts the output power of micro speakers by over 5 times, vastly improving the sound quality of mobile devices.
Eaton Corporation announced the launch of the Power Xpert 200E, an intelligent information gateway that collects energy usage data from meters, enabling customers to benchmark energy usage, set energy-management
Texas Instruments has introduced a new line of AFEs (analog front ends) for power monitoring and control of smart e-meters. The new ADS131E08 family is available with 8, 6 or 4 channels and in 16-
ATF697FF a unique reconfigurable processor integrates RAD Hard AT697F processor and the reconfigurable ATF280F (FPGA) unit in a single Atmel multichip module (MCM).
Atmel extends its product line to reduce overall system costs and PCB area with the Atmel ATF697FF, the newest member of the SPARC V8 processor family and industry's first RAD Hard (radiation-hardened)
Intersil has released an ultra-low lux ambient light sensor, the ISL29033 with linear sensitivity to 0.0019 lux, The ISL29033 is an integrated ambient and infrared light-to-digital converter with
AVX has expanded its line of thin film, MLO (multi-layer organic), and broadband wire-wound conical inductors to include a new series of shielded and non-shielded SMD power inductors. Designated
Mitsubishi Electric is launching new 6.5" VGA (AA065VE11-PCAP), 10.4" XGA (AA104XF12-PCAP), and 12.1" XGA (AA121XN11-PCAP) color TFT-LCD modules with P-CAP (projected capacitive-touch panels) for
Microsemi has introduced the first in a new family of octal source-driver ICs for aerospace and other hi-rel power-electronics and control applications including motor control. The AAHS298B is radiation-tolerant
Renco Electronics, a component electronics design manufacturing company based in Rockledge, Florida, is expanding one of its best-selling products, the RL-8054-1 series.
Due to customer demand,
DuPont C&PM (Circuit & Packaging Material), part of DuPont E&C (Electronics & Communications) has announced a production expansion under way at its DuPont Circleville,
Soitec semiconductor materials supplier for the electronics and energy industries, and Chongqing Silian Optoelectronics Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (Silian), supplier of materials, devices and
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. has entered a long term technology partnership with the semiconductor foundry (UMC) United Microelectronics Corporation, and both will continue work, already underway,
Intersil Corp has launched a new 40V, low noise, precision instrumentation amplifier with an integrated analog-to-digital converter (ADC) level shifter and driver.
The ISL28617 incorporates a differential
CUI Inc announces 12 new ac-dc encapsulated power modules for space-constrained applications. The 1 W VSK-S1 series and 2 W VSK-S2 series feature ultra-compact 0.8 in3 packages measuring 1.32 x 0.87
Solar Junction is commercializing its Adjustable Spectrum Lattice Matched (A-SLAM) multi-junction solar cell architecture. Having signed an exclusive wafer supply contract with specialist wafer producer
This month Vishay Intertechnology Inc, introduces a new series of three-phase cylindrical capacitors for power electronics featuring high current capabilities, nine standard voltage ratings from 400
RF Micro Devices Inc, designer and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies, has updated its Foundry Services (PDKs) process design kits for
Peregrine Semiconductor launch two tunable capacitors high insulation resistance, and low losses at frequencies up to 40 GHz; tight dimensional control for repeatable RF performance unit to unit,
Diodes Inc has announced the introduction of a family of low power LNB (low noise block) power-management and control ICs for use in STBs (set-top boxes), TVs with built-in satellite tuners, and PC
Microsemi Corp has announced new advanced motor-control algorithms optimized for its SmartFusion customizable system-on-chip (cSoC), allowing design engineers to realize highly reliable multi-motor
Texas Instruments Inc has introduced their first in a family of multi-chemistry, multi-cell battery-management gas-gauge ICs. The BQ34Z100 gas gauge supports a wide range of lithium-ion and lithium-iron-phosphate
Avago has announced the availability of production volumes of 120 Gbps multichannel optical transmitter and receiver modules for "inside-the-box" data-center applications and a CXP pluggable transceiver
Unipower announces the Gravitas X200 integrated DC power system designed for telecoms and other applications that require 12, 24, or 48 VDC. The Gravitas X200 is an ultra-compact system based on a
Vacuumschmelze GmbH has announced advanced materials designed to maximise electric motor efficiency: The Ultravac 44 V6 alloy, with properties that significantly boosts performance optimisation in