Linear Technology Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced the new LTC3400, a synchronous step-up dc/dc converter that delivers high efficiency in a six-lead ThinSOT package. With a 600mA NMOS switch and an input-voltage range that extends from 0.85V to 6V, the device is capable of supplying 3.3V at 150mA from a single AA cell input. The 1.2MHz […]
Micrel Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) announced its new electro-luminescent lamp driver ICs, the MIC4826 and MIC4827. Applications include LCD panels and keypads...
Tyco Electronics Power Systems (Dallas, TX) announced the new Rayvoss transient-voltage surge suppressor (TVSS). The Rayvoss TVSS guarantees protection from ac surges and requires zero maintenance, with a low clamping voltage and in-line installation. The Rayvoss TVSS replaces traditional parallel metal-oxide varistor (MOV) and silicon avalanche diode (SAD) technology with Strikesorb modules. Strikesorb modules contain […]
Multiplier Industries Corp. (Mt. Kisco, NY) announced the availability of its M191202/2, M278P2 and M838P2 rechargeable replacement batteries. The M191202/2 is a...
Hitachi Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) announced it new HAT1072H p-channel power MOSFET, which features about 40 percent less on-resistance compared to the company's...
Powertech Electronics Inc. (China) announced its new CBB21 metallized polypropylene film capacitor, a non-inductive, self-healing device with low dissipation factor and high...
EPCOS AG (Germany) announced its new chip tantalum capacitors that feature polymer multianodes. The components exhibit low ESR making them suitable for bulk capacitors for ICs with high-current requirements in the PC and telecom equipment markets. In SMPS, the capacitors can be used to smooth ripple currents up to 4.5A. The multi-anode design of these […]
Nippon Pulse Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan) introduced the PCL-6045 motion-control chip, with a maximum output frequency of 6.5Mpps, for the operation of...
Guangdong Jiangmen JJJ Battery Fty. (China) announced the JPZ Series of prismatic nickel-zinc batteries that provide high energy density and high power...
Champion Microelectronic Corp. (Taiwan) announced the new CM2841 CMOS LDO regulators with enable and power-good functions. The regulators consume a quiescent current of 30µA (typical) and 35µA (maximum). The devices are housed in space-saving SOT23-5 packages. They can be employed in battery-powered devices, PDAs, mobile telephones, cable modems and LCD monitors. The regulators provide an […]
AVX Corp. (Myrtle Beach, SC) announced the new TPS III Series tantalum chip capacitors featuring good electrical characteristics, low ESR, high stability...
Linear Technology Corp. (Milpitas, CA) introduced the LTC1998, a highly accurate, adjustable low-voltage detector designed to provide low-battery-voltage warning in single-cell, lithium-ion battery applications. Using a proprietary internal architecture, it maintains one-percent accuracy over temperature even when using low-cost one-percent resistors to set the threshold voltage, allowing a maximum safe runtime without over-discharge. Unlike fixed-voltage […]
Tripp Lite (Chicago, IL) expanded its line of line-interactive SmartPro UPS systems with the introduction of the SmartPro 700VA and 1,000VA 1U rackmount UPS systems (Models SMART700RM1U and SMART1000RM1U). The UPS systems occupy just one rack space, and provide servers, storage and networking equipment with full-featured power protection, including battery backup, surge suppression and line […]
Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) announced the MCP602X family of op amps for low-current, high-performance applications. The MCP602X op amps offer designers...
Turbo Switchers Ltd. (South Africa) launched the TD-000, the first of the TurboDriver line of MOSFET/IGBT resonant gate drivers. The drivers are based upon a patent-pending topology that halves switching losses, which utilizes resonant transitions to charge and discharge the gate capacitance and results in simpler, cheaper and more power-efficient circuitry in a wide range […]