Fairchild Semiconductor International (San Jose, CA) introduced a new family of operational amplifiers. The five new products offer a range of performance...
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) recently released the new IRU3037 synchronous buck controller IC. The new device includes a soft-start feature designed to allow smooth start-up from idle to decrease transients caused by inrush current and overshoot. The new control IC enables single-supply operation from 5V or 12V inputs, with an input range […]
Micrel Semiconductor Inc. (San Jose, CA) announced a new family of -70V hot-swap power controllers designed for telecom switch applications. Manufactured in 20-pin TSSOP and thermally enhanced TSSOP packages, the MIC2596 and MIC2597 incorporate two completely independent -70V channels. Each channel integrates a high-voltage MOSFET with adjustable current limiting. The MIC2596 and MIC2597 have on-chip […]
ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) announced the availability of the NCP500 CMOS LDO voltage regulator. Offered in a SOT-23 package, ON Semiconductor claims...
Sipex Corp. (Billerica, MA) announced the availability of its new SP6661 high-speed, high-current charge pump inverter/doubler. The SP6661 can be configured as either a voltage doubler, with Vin from 2.5V to 5.0V for a Vout of 5V to 10V, or a voltage inverter, with Vin from 1.5V to 5.0V for a Vout of -1.5V to […]
Fairchild Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) launched the FAN5235, a new power-management IC designed for LCD PCs, Internet appliances and other devices powered...
Fairchild Semiconductor International (San Jose, CA) announced the FAN7527, a power factor correction (PFC) controller IC for use with power MOSFETs in...
SynQor (Hudson, MA) has debuted a dual-output voltage, industry-standard quarter-brick sized isolated dc/dc converter. The DualQor Series is designed to deliver up to 60W of total output power at 5V and 3.3V, without an attached heatsink. The converter module employs synchronous rectification and a patented topology to achieve, the company claims, efficiencies up to 90 […]
Advanced Power Technology (APT, Bend, OR) has expanded its recently introduced Power MOS 7 product line to include 200V and 1,000V MOSFETs....
Fairchild Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) unveiled the FAN5230 and FAN5231 chip set, a new chip set designed to convert notebook PC battery/power...
Summit Microelectronics (UK) premiered a new distributed power hot-swap controller for use in communications equipment add-in line cards. The new SMH4812 allows an add-in board to be inserted into a powered backplane and eliminates power supply disruption. On card insertion, the controller monitors the input voltage to ensure that it is within its valid range. […]
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) has developed a new Schottky barrier diode series, the 101 Series. Vishay reports that it gives designers a choice of three reverse breakdown voltage options and four standard package types in a dozen new devices. With maximum low forward voltage drop values ranging from 0.9V to 1V at a 15mA […]
Fairchild Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) released the FAN5056MV85 power management IC for low-cost desktop computers. Fairchild Semiconductor claims that the FAN5056MV85 is...
Intersil (Irvine, CA) announced the latest addition to its family of Endura power management ICs, the ISL6223. This IC is being designed into Advanced Micro Devices' (AMD, Sunnyvale, CA) latest mobile AMD Athlon and Duron processor reference design. Intersil's Endura ISL6223 mobile-computer power management device is a two-phase integrated Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) controller that […]
Tyco Electronics Corp. (Menlo Park, CA) announced the new Thin-Strap line of PolySwitch resettable fuses from its Raychem Circuit Protection division. The new fuses are designed to provide enhanced protection for rechargeable battery packs used in cellular phones, laptop computers, radios, camcorders and other portable equipment. These custom-designed devices protect lithium-polymer batteries from downstream short-circuits, […]