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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....

Synchronous buck controllers suit point-of-load generation in multiple applications 

Analog Devices Inc. introduces two current-mode, synchronous buck controllers that support input-power voltages ranging from 2.75 to 20 V....

LED flash driver offers 85% efficiency 

Analog Devices Inc. introduces the ADP1650 1500-mA white LED driver, the latest addition to the company's power management portfolio and its inductive-based flash driver class of devices....

Power MOSFETs feature ultra-low on-state resistance 

International Rectifier introduces a family of HEXFET power MOSFETs featuring ultra-low on-state resistance (RDS(on)) in an industry-standard SOT-23 package for applications including battery charge and discharge switches, system and load switches, light load motor drives, and telecom equipment....

Energy-efficient fuel-gauge ICs save space and cost 

Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX17040/MAX17041 and MAX17043/MAX17044 one and two-cell fuel-gauge ICs....

Integrated LED driver improves system efficiency  

ON Semiconductor announces the further expansion of its solutions for LED lighting with the introduction of an offline LED driver that integrates power factor correction (PFC) and isolated step-down ac-dc power conversion in a single stage....

Security management device consumes very little power 

Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX36051 security manager. ...

Switching regulators enable high-density point-of-load designs 

Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) introduces the ADP2119 and ADP2120 dc-to-dc switching regulators. ...

Data converter features dynamic power control 

Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) introduces a multichannel DAC (digital-to-analog converter) with dynamic power control circuitry including ADI’s dc-to-dc switching converters and diagnostic features....

Microcontroller adds secure authentication, uses little power 

Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAXQ1004, a low-power 16-bit microcontroller that can add secure authentication to any application....

Hybrid bearings for wind-turbine generators 

XL hybrid bearings are designed specifically for wind-turbine generators...

Brushless 8-mm motor hits 70% efficiency 

The new brushless 8-mm dc motor offers continuous current up to 0.95 mNm, speeds to 80,000 rpm, and a 70% efficiency rating...

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...

High-efficiency power adapters 

The V-Infinity line of high-efficiency external power adapters includes 12 and 24-W wall adapters and a 12-W desktop adapter...

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...

Industrial solutions guide features tutorials, diagrams, and more 

Maxim Integrated Products introduces an Industrial Solutions Guide including tutorials, system diagrams, and recommended solutions tables for a variety of industrial systems....

MathWorks and Texas Instruments collaborate on energy-efficient design tools 

MathWorks and Texas Instruments Inc. announce continued collaboration to provide customers extended support for design of cost-sensitive, energy-efficient applications....

Dual dc-dc converters offer maximum efficiency 

austriamicrosystems introduces what they say are "the industry’s highest efficiency high current, dual step-down dc-dc converters" in a compact 3 x 3-mm TDFN package....

Digital power factor correction ICs provide energy efficiency savings 

Cirrus Logic Inc. announces digital power factor correction (PFC) controller ICs that surpass analog PFCs on performance and price, according to the company....

Intelligent power switch suits fast actuator applications 

International Rectifier (IR) introduces the AUIPS7221R 65 V high-side intelligent power switch with fully integrated bootstrap function for fast actuator applications including fuel magnetic injectors and braking valves....

Synchronous MOSFET half bridge offers 90% efficiency 

Texas Instruments Inc. introduces a synchronous MOSFET half bridge that achieves greater than 90% efficiency at 25 A – and in half the area of competitive power MOSFET devices....

Dual channel low-side driver IC suits automotive applications 

International Rectifier introduces the AUIRS4426S dual channel low-side driver IC for use in automotive applications including hybrid power train drives, direct fuel injection, and dc-dc converter applications....

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