Applications
IR Expands Family of Robust, Reliable Automotive DirectFET®2 Power MOSFETs with System Scalability
October 19, 2010 7:01 am | Product Releases | CommentsInternational Rectifier, IR® announced the expansion of its family of automotive DirectFET®2 power MOSFETs that deliver exceptional power density, dual-sided cooling and minimal parasitic inductance and resistance for heavy load applications, including Electric Power Steering (EPS), power supplies, battery switches on hybrid electric vehicles and Integrated Starter Alternators (ISA) on micro hybrid vehicles....
Four-Channel Robust LED Driver Family Addresses Automotive LED Lighting Applications
October 15, 2010 7:27 am | Product Releases | CommentsAllegro MicroSystems, inc. announces a new family of constant current LED drivers designed to address the emerging requirements of the internal and external illumination applications within the automotive market. Allegro’s A6261/A6262/A6264 four-channel led driver devices have been fully qualified to the highest levels of automotive quality standards and robustness....
Dynamic Voltage Scaling Buck Regulator Saves Power in Lithium Ion Battery Devices
October 14, 2010 8:26 am | Product Releases | CommentsConsumer demand is driving the need for cell phone designers and chipset reference design firms to offer more multimedia functionality in their devices, resulting in heavy core processor demands, which in turn pushes the need for power reduction techniques such as dynamic voltage scaling (DVS). Fairchild Semiconductor’s FAN5365, a 6 MHz, 800 mA/1A, digitally programmable Buck regulator, provides excellent dynamics, high efficiency and a ...
Wall-Mount AC-DC Adapters with Medical and ITE Approvals and Interchangeable Plugs
October 12, 2010 7:48 am | Product Releases | CommentsEmerson Network Power has released two new wall-mount switching power supplies with medical and IT equipment safety approvals. The DA12-M (12 W) and DA18-M (18 W) adapters are available in both fixed and interchangeable AC plug configurations and meet stringent Energy Star Level V efficiency standards....
Ultra-High Current Monolithic Power Management IC
October 6, 2010 11:37 am | Product Releases | CommentsWolfson Microelectronics plc today announced the introduction of the highly innovative WM8325 power management subsystem, the world’s highest current monolithic power management IC (PMIC), which delivers a cost-effective, flexible solution for portable multimedia applications including smartbooks, tablets, e-books, media players and smartphones....
Outdoor-Rated Wireless I/O Modules & Radio Modems for Industrial Wire Replacement Applications
October 1, 2010 7:11 am | Product Releases | CommentsB&B Electronics Manufacturing Co., Inc. announced that it is expanding its Zlinx® Industrial Wireless product line with the Zlinx Xtreme IP67 Outdoor-Rated Radio Modems and I/O Modules. Featuring license-free, proprietary RF, the products are available in 900 MHz for long-range and 2.4 GHz for short-range wireless communications for serial or sensor data in harsh and remote environments....
Miniature 0402 Diodes for High Volume Commercial and Industrial OEMs, ODMs and Contract Manufacturers
September 28, 2010 9:34 am | Product Releases | CommentsSkyworks Solutions, Inc. has introduced four miniature 0402 diodes for high volume commercial and industrial original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), original device manufacturers (ODMs) and contract manufacturers (CMs) – all of which are offered in a low profile, plastic surface mount technology (SMT) package....
MCU Enables Multiple Applications to Run from a Single-cell Battery
September 17, 2010 9:16 am | Product Releases | CommentsDriving smaller, lower cost products that run from a single-cell battery, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today announced the industry’s first true 0.9V microcontroller (MCU) as the newest addition to the ultra-low-power MSP430™ MCU portfolio. Unlike existing MCUs that claim 0.9V technology, TI’s MSP430L092 MCU inherently operates at 0....
SD UHS-I Card Compliance Test Tools Now Available for Portable Consumer Electronics
September 15, 2010 8:08 am | Product Releases | CommentsAgilent Technologies Inc. announces the industry’s first secure digital ultra-high-speed (SD UHS-I) card compliance test application and a third-party compliance tool. The compliance test package, helps design engineers accelerate the turn-on and debug of SD UHS-I card-based systems used in portable consumer electronics....
Compact, 120W, AC/DC Power Supplies
September 14, 2010 11:19 am | Product Releases | CommentsAvailable now from MicroPower Direct, the MPU-120 series provides 120W of output power in a compact 1U height U-Chassis case. With 18 CFM, these AC/DC switchers will provide up to 180W of output power. Five standard models operate from a universal input of 90 to 264 VAC, providing tightly regulated single outputs of 5, 12, 15, 24, or 48 VDC....
IR Introduces Automotive DirectFET®2 Power MOSFETs Optimized for Switching Applications
September 7, 2010 6:02 am | Product Releases | CommentsInternational Rectifier, IR® 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....
Spheric Technologies Produces Lithium Battery Materials Cheaper and Faster with Microwave Furnace Systems
August 30, 2010 10:06 am | Product Releases | CommentsPHOENIX, /PRNewswire/ -- Lithium batteries are playing a central role in the new energy economy, powering everything from cell phones to electric cars. New research shows that pricey lithium battery materials can be produced cheaper and faster using industrial microwave furnace systems. Spheric Technologies, a Phoenix, Arizona, high temperature microwave technology innovator, has developed a time- and cost-saving production process for a...
600V ICs for Energy-Efficient Automotive Gate Drive Applications
August 26, 2010 11:02 am | Product Releases | CommentsInternational Rectifier, IR® announces the introduction of a family of rugged 600V ICs for energy-efficient automotive gate drive applications including Piezo and common rail injection, starter alternator, electronic power steering, fan and compressor applications. The family of five high speed power MOSFET and IGBT driver ICs provides output source/sink current capability up to +1....
Texas Medical Center “Takes Flight” With GE Technology
August 26, 2010 10:21 am | Product Releases | CommentsHOUSTON -- (BUSINESS WIRE)-- A GE aeroderivative gas turbine, developed with the same reliability, efficiency and emissions technology that powers many of the world’s aircraft, is now powering one of the world’s largest medical centers. At a dedication ceremony held recently, Thermal Energy Corporation (TECO) announced the completion of its first combined heat and power (CHP) plant at the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas.
Military Radios Reach Milestone of More than 800,000 Hours of Flight Time Logged
August 24, 2010 10:14 am | Product Releases | CommentsFreeWave Technologies, Inc. today announced that its family of military radios have surpassed more than 800,000 flight hours logged through its multiple OEM partners – the majority of which has been in support of combat missions for the U.S. Armed Services. FreeWave’s wireless data radio technology is born out of the same spread spectrum technology that originally was created for the U....
Online IGBT Selection Tool Optimizes Power Management Design
August 18, 2010 9:45 am | Product Releases | CommentsInternational Rectifier, IR® today announced 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. IR’s new IGBT Selection Tool evaluates application conditions including bus voltage, switching frequency, and short circuit protection requirements....
Surface Mounting Lithium Battery Holder for CR2032 Cells
August 17, 2010 11:05 am | Product Releases | CommentsMPD introduces the BC2032-F1, a battery holder for CR2032 cells. This holder also accepts the ever popular BR2032 battery and is suitable for consumer or industrial products like server, workstations and pcb’s. The design was recently discontinued by Sony when they exited the battery holder manufacturing business....
Advantech Launches a New Industrial-Grade 5-Port USB Hub with High-Isolation
August 17, 2010 11:05 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe Industrial Automation Group of Advantech introduces the USB-4620 industrial-grade USB hub with five USB 2.0 ports. The USB-4620 has isolation protection up to 3,000 Vdc for each downstream port, making every USB device connected with the USB-4620 safe and protected. Though the standard USB cable is made for easy plugging and removing, it is critical to have reliable connections while operating for automation control and online produc...
RF Power Detector Increases Wireless Coverage and Extends Battery Life
August 9, 2010 10:27 am | Product Releases | CommentsA new linear root-mean-square (RMS) radio frequency (RF) power detector from National Semiconductor Corporation offers very high precision with up to 40 dB dynamic range. The PowerWise® LMH2120 increases wireless coverage and extends battery life for third-generation (3G) and fourth-generation (4G) mobile handsets....
Chip and SMT Amplifiers are Designed for ATE and Military Applications
August 9, 2010 10:27 am | Product Releases | CommentsHittite Microwave Corporation announces the release of two new chip and SMT GaAs pHEMT MMIC power amplifiers which are ideal for military EW, space, and test & measurement equipment applications from DC to 22 GHz. The HMC797 is a 1W GaAs pHEMT MMIC power amplifier chip which is rated from DC to 22 GHz, and delivers 14....
MOSFET Increases Efficiency and Output Power in LED Lighting, Solar and Industrial Designs
August 4, 2010 9:09 am | Product Releases | CommentsLeveraging its advanced process and packaging technologies, as well as system expertise, Fairchild Semiconductor has released a 150V MOSFET with low RDS(ON) (17 mOhm MAX) and an optimized Figure of Merit (FOM) (17 mOhm * 33nCº Max) to bring high efficiency, lower power dissipation and less heat in a 5 mm x 6 mm MLP footprint....
DC-DC Power Converters Touts Efficiency of 91 Percent
July 30, 2010 7:49 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe first converter module in the Stingray family, the ESTW015A0F, provides 50 W of output power with 36 V to 75 Vin and 3.3 Vout in an eighth-brick size. An energy efficiency of 91 percent in a low voltage output is complemented with an desirable thermal derating – ensuring no heat sinking and full power in the most demanding of environmental applications with operation up to 85°Celsius....
Remote Control Application Board Suits Long Range Industrial, Commercial Telecommand Apps
July 30, 2010 6:22 am | Product Releases | CommentsRadiometrix introduced the CTA88 remote control chip application board offering. These boards provide simple eight-channel digital input/output implementations of remote control functions, using either the company’s multichannel LMT/LMR (UHF and VHF band) or single frequency BiM (FM band) series of wireless radio modules (which are ordered separately)....
TCXO Performs in Geothermal Energy, Petroleum, Aerospace and Defense Sectors
July 28, 2010 11:11 am | Product Releases | CommentsBliley Technologies, Inc. introduced its latest T45 TCXO with an ultra-wide (military standard) temperature range for high-reliability, electronic system design. Where environmental performance is a consideration, the T45 TCXO is specifically designed for applications such as: advanced equipment and systems for geothermal energy and oil well drilling/exploration, aerospace and defense....
Fully Integrated Power Supply Module Provides Advanced DC-DC Solution for Portable, Industrial and Medical Applications
July 22, 2010 10:00 am | Product Releases | CommentsDesign and system engineers of consumer, industrial and medical electronics employing low dropout regulators (LDO) have sacrificed DC-DC regulator efficiency, which adversely affects the overall efficiency of the design, in order to take advantage of an LDO’s ease-of-use. Fairchild Semiconductor’s new power DC-DC micro-module offers customers the ability to reduce board space, reduce component count and improve the overall system effici...
