TMK Power Ind. Ltd. (China) announced its new SC330 button-cell NiMH battery, which has a nominal voltage of 1.2V and offers a capacity of up to 3.3Ah. The 22(ø) x 42.5mm device weighs 58g, has an internal resistance of about 15 milliohms, and has a service life >500 charging cycles. The battery can be fully […]
Smart Modular Technologies Inc. (Fremont, CA) announced its DV/DH Series of non-isolated, SIP, dc/dc converters, which provides full output current when operating...
NewTurn Energy Co. Ltd. (South Korea) announced that it is offering a new rechargeable solid polymer battery that measures 63mm x 95mm...
Alliance Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) introduced its new family of spread spectrum ICs designed specifically for switched-mode power supplies (SMPS). The AS80M18xx family is designed to work as companion chips to standard, off-the-shelf pulse-width modulator (PWM) controllers. The AS80M18xx family for SMPS reduces the electromagnetic interference (EMI) by modulating the PWM gate drive signal […]
Directed Energy Inc. (DEI, Fort Collins, CO), a wholly owned subsidiary of IXYS Corp., announced that it has developed and introduced a family of high-speed, high-voltage, GaAs schottky diodes with fast recovery times. The new line offers unprecedented recovery time performance while exhibiting a low forward-voltage drop, making it suitable for high-frequency, switch-mode power supplies; […]
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) announced its bqTINY™ II Series of single-cell, lithium-ion and lithium-polymer battery chargers for personal digital assistants, cell phones, digital cameras and wireless headsets that charge from a universal serial bus (USB) port or ac wall adapter. The bqTINY II Series offer fully integrated, fully compliant USB port and ac […]
The Reserve Power Group of EnerSys Inc. (Reading, PA) introduced a new battery system that combines an enhanced cell design with an integral racking system, which is easy to install and maintain. The new PowerSafe DDm battery system provides long service life and performance for a variety of applications that require large capacity valve-regulated batteries, […]
Beta Dyne Inc. (Bridgewater, MA) announced two new switching regulators, the SR40 and SR80, which are constant-frequency, current-mode, step-up converters with line...
HiTek Power (Santee, CA) announced the release of its OL330 and OL400 high-voltage, 19in, rack-mount power supplies, which are designed for ion...
Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced the new Endura™ ISL6605 synchronous-rectified buck converter IC, which offers a high degree of integration with high...
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced two hermetically sealed, 120V input, dc/dc converters that handle up to 84W/in³ power density,...
STMicroelectronics Inc. (Geneva, Switzerland) introduced an ultra-thin package for power control devices used in hand-held applications such as mobile phones, PDAs and notebooks. The new STmite package has a maximum thickness of 1.15mm and its footprint is half that of an SMA package and yet it has the same low thermal resistance. A clip is […]
ReGen Tech Ltd. (Aberdeen, Scotland) announced its new 2.3kW prototype portable generator, which is designed and built for trial and demonstration purposes....
Zetex Inc. (Hauppauge, NY) added a complete series of bipolar transistors to its range of Miniature Package Power Solutions™, which give designers...
Radius Power Inc. (Orange, CA) announced the availability of its new single-phase power line filters, the RP100 and RP110 Series, which are compact EMI filters that deliver 30 to 50 percent more performance in the same industry-standard footprints and packages. The filters meet all international and domestic safety requirements, including Europe's EN133200, making them suitable […]