Energy Efficient Products
Power MOSFETS suit automotive applications
International Rectifier announces the introduction of two automotive DirectFET 2 power MOSFETs optimized with low gate charge for switching applications including Switch Mode Power Supplies (SMPS), Class D Audio systems, High Intensity Discharge (HID) lighting, and other automotive power conversion applications....
Online software simplifies and speeds lighting design
National Semiconductor Corp. announces the addition of WEBENCH LED Architect to its portfolio of online WEBENCH Designer tools....
Rugged ICs suit automotive gate drive applications
International Rectifier announces the introduction of a family of rugged 600-V ICs for energy-efficient automotive gate drive applications including piezo and common rail injection, starter alternator, electronic power steering, fan, and compressor applications....
LED dot-matrix driver offers high efficiency in small space
austriamicrosystems announces the AS1119, one of the most advanced and smallest LED dot-matrix drivers (channels vs. PCB space) available, according to company sources....
System management microcontroller cuts power and cooling costs
Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX31782, a system management microcontroller that combines six temperature measurement channels with six channels of closed-loop fan control....
Digital PWM IC ensures high efficiency
iWatt Inc. introduces the iW1810 ac/dc digital PWM IC, which integrates an 800-V bipolar power transistor as well as numerous features to save external components and ensure high efficiency....
Headphone amplifiers minimize power consumption
austriamicrosystems announces the AS3560 and AS3561 Stereo Headphone Amplifiers for mobile phones, portable navigation devices, music/media players, and other media devices that use headphones....
PWM controller offers more than 90% efficiency
Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX5974, a high-frequency, current-mode PWM controller with an active-clamp architecture and spread-spectrum operation....
Online transistor selection tool eases power management design
International Rectifier (IR) announces the availability of a new online Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) selection tool that enables design optimization in a wide range of applications including motor drives, uninterruptable power supplies (UPS), solar inverters, and welding....
Linear RMS power detector extends battery life
A new linear root-mean-square (RMS) radio frequency (RF) power detector from National Semiconductor Corp. offers extremely high precision with up to 40 dB dynamic range. ...
Battery-monitoring IC suits hybrid vehicles
Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX11068, a high voltage, 12 cell, battery-monitoring IC for hybrid vehicles, electric vehicles, and any system that stacks long series strings of batteries....
Power supplies suit renewable energy applications
Pioneer Magnetics introduces the PM33216B, a new breed of programmable 15 to 70 V PFC power supplies providing full output power up to 6 KW with single or three phase ac input from 180 to 264 Vac or three phase ac input to 365 to 528 Vac....
Lighting management unit features high efficiency converter
austriamicrosystems announces the AS3676, a highly integrated lighting management unit (LMU) with ambient light sensing (ALS) and dynamic luminance scaling (DLS). ...
Power module family suits extended temperatures
National Semiconductor Corp. introduces nine new Simple Switcher power modules that feature an extended operating temperature range as well as vibration and drop testing for use in harsh environments....
Analog-to-digital converter lowers energy use
Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) announces a dual 16-bit 105 MSPS (mega samples per second), low-power, low-noise ADC (analog-to-digital converter) designed for high-performance data acquisition systems in medical imaging, industrial, spectrum analysis, multimode radio, and radar applications....
Automotive power MOSFETs feature low on-state resistance
International Rectifier announces the expansion of its dedicated family of automotive-qualified power MOSFETs for applications requiring low on-state resistance (RDS(on)) including on-board power supplies and heavy loads on Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) platforms, micro and full hybrid platforms....
Operational amplifiers extend battery life
Microchip Technology Inc. announces the MCP6401/2/4 Operational Amplifiers (Op Amps), which add to the company's general-purpose op amp portfolio by providing lower power consumption in small packages....
Highly efficient power supply debuts
Pioneer Magnetics announces the expansion of its liquid cooled product line to include the 365 V at 82 Amp PM37224-10P – A 30 kW power supply in a 2U package that yields a power density of 23 W per cubic in....
Subminiature solenoid valves highly energy efficienct
Gems Sensors & Controls introduces the energy-efficient E Series family of pneumatic solenoid valves....
Bi-stable LCD uses 99% less power than traditional LCDs
Lumex Inc. announces the global launch of its InfoVue Bi-Stable family of displays, a low-power LCD solution suited for a wide range of applications where display information is not changed more than a few times a day....
National Semiconductor and Shoals Technologies collaborate on Smart Panel product lines
National Semiconductor Corp. and Shoals Technologies Group have developed the first in a series of new “smart” Shoals products: junction boxes with National Semiconductor’s SolarMagic power optimization technology inside....
WEG adds two energy-efficient motors to product line
WEG Electric Corp. adds two new energy-efficient motors to its line: Quattro and W22 Super Premium....
Synchronous buck controller integrates four key features
National Semiconductor Corp. announces a new synchronous voltage-mode buck controller that drives a variety of high-current point-of-load applications in printers, telecom, networking, and embedded computing applications.National Semiconductor Corp. announces a new synchronous voltage-mode buck controller that drives a variety of high-current point-of-load applications in printers, telecom, networking, and embedded computing applications....
LED driver offers fault detection and protection features
Maxim Integrated Products announces the MAX16833, a high-voltage HB LED driver for boost, buck-boost, and buck configurations....
Chokes for inverters in wind turbines feature low losses
SMP's (Sintermetalle Prometheus GmbH & Co KG) chokes for inverters in wind turbines are now also approved for use in offshore installations....
