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Power management ICs suit point-of-load design 

Texas Instruments Inc. announces two new power management integrated circuits for point-of-load designs that feature both power density and high performance. ...

DC-DC converters feature integrated heat sink 

CUI Inc.’s power line, V-Infinity, announces the release of a new line of rugged dc-dc converters that provide 400 W of output power....

Energy-harvesting development kit saves time 

Microchip Technology Inc.and Powercast Corp. jointly announce the Lifetime Power Energy Harvesting Development Kit for Wireless Sensors featuring PIC microcontrollers with eXtreme Low Power (XLP) Technology....

Power supplies feature convection cooling 

Following the launch of its LS Series of low cost, convection-cooled power supplies rated from 25 to 150 watts, TDK-Lambda now announces its 200-watt models....

Lithium-ion capacitor boasts high energy density 

Taiyo Yuden’s new Cylindrical Lithium Ion Capacitor (LIC) offers very large energy capacitance and high reliability....

LED drivers provide ultra-low dimming 

A new family of multi-channel LED drivers from Intersil Corp. provides an ultra-low dimming capability that can significantly extend battery life in notebook, netbook, and tablet computers....

Power supply offers efficiency and impressive amps 

Pioneer Magnetics announces the expansion of its liquid cooled product line to include the 6 V at 1,700 Amp PM37220-10P, a 10 kW power supply in a 2U package that outputs an impressive 1,700 Amps....

Ethernet transceivers, switches reduce power consumption by 80% 

Atheros Communications Inc. has expanded its ETHOS portfolio of Ethernet solutions with very low power consumption physical layer transceivers (PHYs) and switches for networking, computing, consumer electronics (CE), and carrier applications....

Automotive power MOSFETs offer system scalability 

International Rectifier announces the expansion of its family of automotive DirectFET2 power MOSFETs....

New guide explores clean energy applications 

Thomson Industries Inc. introduces the 2010 Guide to Motion Solutions for Clean Energy Applications, which reviews some of the most significant considerations that design engineers should take into account to maximize the reliability, accuracy, and efficiency of their solar panel and wind energy machines....

Solar inverter features 96% peak efficiency 

Emerson Network Power, a business unit of Emerson, announces the SPV-5.0 grid tie solar inverter, marking the company's entry into the residential and small business renewable energy market....

Point-of-load voltage regulators achieve 96% efficiency 

International Rectifier announces the expansion of its SupIRBuck family of integrated point-of-load (POL) voltage regulators....

Energy metering chip suits non-billing metering applications 

NXP Semiconductors N.V. announces the EM773 energy metering IC, a 32-bit ARM-based solution designed specifically for non-billing electricity metering applications....

Bypass diode upgrade boosts solar panel efficiency 

STMicroelectronics (ST) announces an innovation for solar panels aimed at allowing more of the energy from each cell to reach the power grid....

RGB LED features superior heat dissipation 

Lumex Inc. announces the global launch of the through-hole QuasarBrite 4-Leaded RGB LED. ...

LED driver ICs ensure brilliant images 

austriamicrosystems announces two new LED driver ICs that ensure bright and brilliant video images. ...

Terminal block suits electric vehicle charging stations 

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

High-efficiency power converter meets energy harvesting 

Texas Instruments Inc. announces a high efficiency, ultra-low power step-down converter for energy harvesting and low-power applications....

Energy efficient control ICs suit LCD TVs, game consoles 

International Rectifier announces 8-pin resonant half-bridge control ICs for energy efficient Switch Mode Power Supplies (SMPS) used in LCD televisions and monitors, home theater systems, desktop computers, printers and game console applications. ...

LED driver features dynamic headroom control  

National Semiconductor Corp. announces the LM3492 LED driver with dynamic headroom control that accurately and efficiently drives current to two independently dimmable strings of LEDs. ...

Processors reduce power consumption in industrial applications 

Freescale Semiconductor announces the new i.MX28x application processor and MCF5441x ColdFire microprocessor families for use in low-power, cost-sensitive industrial applications....

Microcontroller lets multiple apps run from single-cell battery  

Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) announces a true 0.9-V microcontroller (MCU) as the newest addition to its ultra-low-power MSP430 MCU portfolio....

Small junction box designed for PV applications 

Tyco Electronics Corp. introduces one of the smallest junction boxes in the photovoltaic industry — the SOLARLOK slim junction box....

Gear reducer achieves 90% efficiency 

IronMan E Series gear reducers from Grove Gear operate at 90% efficiency to maximize system effectiveness. ...

Battery charger suits Bluetooth headsets, portable devices 

Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX8895, a linear battery charger for Bluetooth headsets and portable devices that is compatible with the USB Battery Charging Specification, Revision 1.1....

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