Miniature SMT Mountable 5W DC/DC Converters Combine High Performance Features
January 17, 2013 1:51 pm | Product Releases | CommentsNow available from MicroPower Direct, the LF500RU series is a family of miniature SMT mountable 5W DC/DC converters. These converters combine high performance features such as a wide 4:1 input range, tight line/load regulation and low noise operation with a compact SMT package.
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Power Supply Series Provide up to 150mA of Load Current
January 16, 2013 11:02 am | Product Releases | CommentsWurth Electronics Midcom Inc. introduces a tiny series of surface mount transformers developed with Texas Instruments to be used with the SN6501 Transformer Driver for Isolated Power Supplies. This new series enables tiny power supplies with very low part count to be developed for a host of applications up to 150mA of load current.
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Front-end Power Supplies Achieve up to 92% Efficiency
January 16, 2013 10:55 am | Product Releases | CommentsTDK Corporation announces the expansion of its TDK-Lambda HFE1600 range of 1.6kW high-density, front end power supplies with the addition of a 32V model. Particularly well-suited for use in broadcast applications, the HFE1600-32 operates from a universal 85 to 265Vac input, and the high efficiency of up to 92% minimizes...
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Researchers Seek Longer Battery Life for Electric Locomotive
January 15, 2013 1:40 pm | by EurekAlert! | News | CommentsNorfolk Southern Railway No. 999 is the first all-electric, battery-powered locomotive in the United States. But when one of the thousand lead-acid batteries that power it dies, the locomotive shuts down. To combat this problem, a team of Penn State researchers is developing more cost-effective ways to prolong battery life.
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Comparators Ideal for 3V or 5V Single-Supply Applications
January 15, 2013 10:33 am | Product Releases | CommentsTouchstone Semiconductor announced the TSM921-TSM924, TSM931-TSM934, TSM971-TSM973 and the TSM982/TSM984 series of low voltage, low-power analog comparators. Eleven of the 13 analog comparators feature an integrated 1.182V voltage reference with either ±1% (TSM92x/TSM97x) or ±2% (TSM93x/TSM98x) initial accuracy.
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HGMM Simplifies AC-DC Power Supply Designs
January 14, 2013 10:45 am | Product Releases | CommentsNeed an Avionic AC-DC power supply? Look no further, Gaia Converter the High Rel Power modules specialist, has extended its HGMM AC-DC Front-end module offering with the 150W ½ brick. For all power needs from 35 to 350W or more, Gaia Converter’s state of the art 35W, 150W & 350W PFC modules comply with with the latests standards DO-160E, ABD100, AMD-24, or MIL-STD-704F.
LISTED UNDER: Industrial | Military-Aerospace | Power, Supplies
Lithium Coin Cell Battery Holders Designed for the “Off Board” Mounting
January 11, 2013 11:13 am | Product Releases | CommentsNow designers have the flexibility to locate lithium coin cell batteries anywhere there is physical room. No soldering tools, chemicals, reflow/wave processing, circuit board required. The two power terminals feature an opening to accept wire leads and double as male connectors mating with common quick connect terminals.
LISTED UNDER: Power, Batteries | Power, BatteryAC/DC Power Supplies Offer 400 Watts of Performance
November 28, 2012 6:50 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe PM400 Series’ of AC/DC power supplies from Protek Power offer 400 watts of performance packed design and are approved to 3 rd Edition UL60601-1 and EN60601-1 Type BF medical safety standards. Units are also RoHS compliant. This low profile 400W Series is ideal for a variety of medical and dental applications, including patient contact medical devices.
LISTED UNDER: Power, SuppliesPowerful Integrated Power Management IC
November 8, 2012 9:24 am | Product Releases | CommentsPowerful Integrated Power Management IC Dialog Semiconductor plc (Germany) has announced the most powerful and most integrated configurable power management IC (PMIC) for ARM quad-core and dual-core application processors. Features inlclude: Up to 12A from six DC/DC converters.
LISTED UNDER: Power, ManagementMiniature, 3W SIP EN 60950 Approved AC/DC Power Supplies
October 26, 2012 8:06 am | Product Releases | CommentsAvailable now from MicroPower Direct , the MPL-03SE series is a family of miniature, safety approved, 3W AC/DC power supplies. Designed specifically for space critical board level applications, these power modules are packaged in a space saving single-in-line (SIP) package. As part of our "Cost Cutter" product series, they are offered at very low cost.
LISTED UNDER: Power, SuppliesKinetis L Series, World's Most Energy-Efficient Microcontrollers
September 28, 2012 6:28 am | Product Releases | CommentsKinetis L series 32-bit devices, initially announced earlier this year, are the first to be featured on the new Freescale Freedom development platform, a small, low-power, cost-effective evaluation and development system perfect for quick application prototyping and demonstration. The first member of the Kinetis L series, the KL25 MCU, and the Freescale Freedom development platform are readily available today through global semiconductor and electronic component distributors and suppliers, including element 14, Digi-Key Corporation and Mouser Electronics.
LISTED UNDER: Power, Microcontrollers | Power, ControllersReal-world Applications for World’s Most Energy-friendly Microcontrollers
September 24, 2012 6:10 am | Product Releases | CommentsEnergy Micro will display a range of real-world applications for its EFM32 Gecko families of ARM-based microcontrollers (MCUs) at Electronica 2012. The company will demonstrate how its low-power devices greatly extend battery life of a variety of portable electronic products. The products on show will include two for mobile health applications.
LISTED UNDER: Power, Microcontrollers | Power, ControllersPC/104 DC/DC Supplies Provide Complete Power Management for Renewable Energy Sources for Off-Grid Computing
September 21, 2012 6:53 am | Product Releases | CommentsWinSystems introduced PC/104 and PC/104- Plus highly integrated, “green energy” power supply modules for remote applications requiring renewable power sources. The PS394 series of DC/DC supplies support two inputs from solar panels, wind turbines, or other DC sources. Also included is a controller for battery charging and uninterruptable power supply (UPS) operation.
LISTED UNDER: Computing | Power, Management | ComputingLogic PD Reduces the Boot Time for Battery-Powered Devices
September 5, 2012 6:47 am | Product Releases | CommentsLogic PD has made a significant advancement toward meeting the demand for instant-on devices. The company announced today that it has developed proprietary software that enables Logic PD’s System on Module (SOM) customers to power on devices faster than ever before. Now, Logic PD’s SOM customers can reduce the boot time required for battery-powered devices to less than 1 second.
LISTED UNDER: Power, Batteries | Power, BatteryCompact 150 & 240 Watt Power Supplies Feature Up to 200% Peak Power
September 5, 2012 6:07 am | Product Releases | CommentsTDK Corporation announces the new TDK-Lambda ZWS-BP series of compact, open-frame, 150W and 240W power supplies. These single-output supplies have a low profile of 1.46” to 1.65” and compact footprints of 2.95” x 6.3” or 3.31” x 7.09”. Moreover, these units can provide a peak output power of up to 200% (for motors, pumps, etc.
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