International Rectifier (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced a new process technology for IGBTs and FREDs that it claims delivers 70 percent faster turn-off time than previous-generation devices and more than 20 percent lower power loss. The new technology is optimized for IGBTs and FREDs used in bridge-type inverters found in motor drives, welders and UPSs. […]
Maxim Integrated Products (Sunnyvale, CA) has released a new step-up dc/dc converter that regulates current, versus voltage, to power white LEDs for...
Linear Technology (Milpitas, CA) has launched the LT1947, a highly integrated, multiple-output dc/dc converter capable of generating both the high-voltage and low-noise bias voltages required by large thin-film transistor LCD panels. The LT1947 contains two independent switching regulators, one of which includes an internal 1.1A switch, which can generate a boosted voltage as high as […]
Apex Microtechnology (Tucson, AZ) announced its new PA35 and PA34 hybrid power amplifiers targeted at motor-drive applications. The amplifiers use a TO-220...
AVX Corp. (Myrtle Beach, SC) has introduced the SE Series MLC capacitors, designed for input and output filtering in switch-mode power supplies....
Texas Instruments (TI, Dallas, TX) announced the bq2057 Series of single- or two-cell lithium-ion and lithium-polymer low-dropout linear charge management ICs. TI claims that the new products combine high-accuracy current and voltage regulation for maximum-capacity battery conditioning, temperature monitoring, charger termination, charge-status indication and AutoComp charge-rate compensation in a single eight-pin IC. The bq2057 enables […]
Powerex Inc. (Youngwood, PA) has developed a new low-side chopper IGBT module, the QIQ0645001. Rated at 450A and 600V, the QIQ0645001 is...
Zetex plc (UK) announced the first offerings from its projected range of new-generation n-channel devices. Manufactured on Zetex's ZXMN Series advanced trench MOSFET platform, the new ZXMN3A01F is housed in an SOT-23 package. It is rated at 30V and has a continuous drain current of 2.5A. Typical on-resistance is 90mOhms at 10V and 145mOhms at […]
IRC Inc. (Corpus Christi, TX) has developed a new series of surface-mount resistors, designated the SC3 Series, which are available in standard...
Infineon Technologies (Germany) announced its second generation of integrated multi-chip power ICs, designated the CoolSET F2 family. Like the first CoolSET generation,...
Powerex (Youngwood, PA) has announced a new family of 1,700V IGBTs. The new family is called the KA Series and incorporates a...
Micrel Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) has increased the operating frequency of its SuperSwitcher SO-8 buck regulator to 500KHz. The SuperSwitcher family now includes the MIC4690, which boasts an input-voltage range of 4V to 34V and a 1.3A output current. The MIC4690 requires four external components. It features cycle-by-cycle current limit, frequency fold-back, short-circuit protection and […]
Fairchild Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) has unveiled its EcoSPARK family of IGBTs, designed for ignition-coil drivers. The products are claimed to have...
ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) introduced a new, high-performance skew management device, the MC10/100EP195. These programmable delay circuits are capable of skewing a clock or data edge over a range of more than 8nsec with a minimum step size of 15 picoseconds. The skew is programmable via a CMOS-compatible interface that can directly connect to a […]
Texas Instruments (Dallas, TX) recently released the bq2000T, a programmable, monolithic IC for fast-charge management of nickel cadmium (NiCd), nickel metal-hydride (NiMH) or lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries in single- or multi-chemistry applications. After detecting battery chemistry, the bq2000T is designed to determine optimal charging and termination algorithms to allow accurate and safe termination of fast charge, […]