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Floating-point MCUs suit energy-efficient applications 

Bridging the gap between low-cost Piccolo and high-performance Delfino floating-point microcontrollers (MCUs), Texas Instruments Inc. announces its new low-cost TMS320F2806x Piccolo floating-point MCUs....

LED driver IC improves current accuracy 

Supertex Inc. introduces the HV9967, an open loop, average-mode current control LED driver IC that operates in a constant off-time mode....

Controller improves power supply efficiency 

Texas Instruments Inc. introduces a new power management controller and driver for standard and logic-level N-channel MOSFETs used for low-voltage, secondary-side synchronous rectification....

DC-to-DC controller suits high-efficiency applications 

Analog Devices Inc. announces the ADP1850 synchronous dc-to-dc switching controller that is easily configurable as a dual output or interleaved two-phase controller for a wide range of high-current, high-efficiency applications....

Step-down regulator is 94% efficient 

The MAX15040 is a low-voltage (2.4 to 3.6 V), synchronous switching regulator in a 2 x 2-mm wafer-level package (WLP)...

Supercapacitor packs power into tiny footprint 

OptiXtal has developed what is reportedly the world's smallest supercapacitor...the SuperXcap Mini...

Compact intelligent power modules 

The 1,200-V six-pack MiniSKiiP IPM (intelligent power module) has a high-voltage driver IC and features state-of-the-art Trench-Field-Stop IGBTs, which are optimized for low switching losses and high current densities...

Supply hits 19-W/in.3 density 

The 32-V @ 780-A Model PM37223-10P power supply yields a power density of 19 W/in2...

Power management IC features up to 95% efficiency 

Texas Instruments Inc. builds upon its popular SWIFT family of power management integrated circuits with a new 6-A converter that is the industry’s smallest and most efficient, according to company officials....

Color LED kit enables efficient lighting design 

Providing all of the open source hardware and software needed to jumpstart LED lighting design, Texas Instruments Inc. announces its new TMS320C2000 real-time microcontroller (MCU) Multi-DC/DC Color LED Kit....

DirectFET MOSFET chipset suits dc-dc applications 

International Rectifier introduces the IRF6708S2 and IRF6728M 30-V DirectFET MOSFET chipset tailored for cost-sensitive 19-V input synchronous buck applications such as notebooks. ...

Automotive step-down converters consume only 25 microamps 

Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX16903/MAX16904, automotive-grade, synchronous step-down converters that consume only 25 microamps (no load) and deliver 1 A and 600 mA, respectively....

DC-DC regulators achieve 96% efficiency 

Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX15050/MAX15051, low-voltage (2.9 to 5.5 V), 4A, synchronous dc-dc regulators in a 2 x 2 mm wafer-level package (WLP)....

Vacuum gripper gently handles solar cells 

The Wafer Gripper SWGm from Schmalz Inc. offers extremely fast, reliable, precise, and gently handling of solar wafers and cells....

RF energy harvesting kit suits wireless battery charging 

Powercast Corp. introduces its Lifetime Power Energy Harvesting Development Kit for Battery Charging featuring near-lossless energy storage and efficient charging via the THINERGY Micro-Energy Cell (MEC), a solid-state, rechargeable thin-film micro-battery from Infinite Power Solutions (IPS). ...

LED lighting controller includes power factor correction  

Texas Instruments Inc. introduces a single-stage LED lighting pulse width modulation (PWM) controller. ...

Ac-dc converter features power factor correction 

Vicor Corp. introduces the PFM VI BRICK module, an isolated ac-dc converter with power factor correction (PFC)....

LED driver enhances efficiency of battery-operated devices 

ZMD AG introduces the second wave of its ZLED family of LED control solutions with two new low-voltage ICs designed for battery-powered handheld devices. ...

Driver IC and IGBT suit dc-dc automotive applications 

International Rectifier introduces the AUIRS2191S 600 V driver IC and AUIRGP50B60PD1 600 V non-punch-through (NPT) insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) for use in energy-efficient dc-dc automotive applications....

Sensor helps track and reduce energy consumption 

Opto 22 introduces the OptoEMU Sensor, the first component of the company's networkable OptoEMU system, which lets small to medium-sized commercial and industrial end users gather energy consumption data from their facilities' electrical panels, metering devices, and other equipment....

Gate drive optocoupler suits hybrid and electric vehicles 

Avago Technologies announces a new automotive-grade optocoupler with extended temperature operation for use in hybrid and electric vehicles....

Point-of-load voltage regulators achieve 96% efficiency 

International Rectifier introduces a new family of SupIRBuck integrated point-of-load (POL) voltage regulators in a compact 4 x 5 mm package....

Optocoupler targets hybrids and EVs 

The automotive-grade ACPL-38JT optocoupler with extended temperature operation is for use in hybrid and electric vehicles...

Dc-dc converter optimized for team-up with batteries 

The VFK400 Series of dc-dc converters provide 400 W of output power...

Panel-feedthrough block targets alt-energy inverters 

The 828 Series feedthrough terminal block, now UL Certified for 600 V/40 A, provides tool and maintenance-free, through-panel terminations for control-panel applications such as motor-control centers, UPS systems, and electric-vehicle charging stations...

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