UNIPOWER Telecom, a division of UNIPOWER Corp. (Coral Springs, FL), announced its new UNIFLEX Series of dc distribution panels, which provide overload protection and low-voltage disconnect (LVD) in a single 1U high panel. They provide flexibility in combining fuses, circuit breakers, and/or LVD in a dual A/B panel. Fuse sections can be chosen from GMT, […]
Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Co. Ltd. (China) announced its new FM7843 four-wire, resistive touchscreen, input controller, which is a 12-bit ADC that comes with a synchronous serial interface and a touchscreen-driving circuit. The controller features a shutdown mode that brings power dissipation down to 0.5µW. It is fully compatible with the Burr-Brown ADS7843, and is suitable […]
Nanjing No. 11 Radio Fty. (China) announced the LGCF and LGCC Series of chip inductors, which are specifically designed for HF applications....
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced the addition of Omnirel DSCC-approved hermetic TO-204AA package offerings on nine standard voltage regulators for the military and aerospace markets. "International Rectifier's line of Omnirel positive and negative regulators are designed for drop-in replacement for industry-standard devices," said Joe Coupal, director of marketing and business development. The […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International (San Jose, CA) introduced the FS6M07652RTC power switch, a highly integrated off-line power switch for LCD monitor fly-back power...
Linear Technology Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced the LTC1960, a battery charger and selector IC with SPI interface and power crisis management features, making them ideal for dual-battery systems. This IC is said to replace existing multiple-IC offerings and requires less than half the number of external supporting discrete components over current solutions. The charger/selector delivers […]
Supertex Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) announced the introduction of its HV301LG hot-swap controller IC with circuit breaker, auto re-entry and negative supply features, while retaining all the HV300LG functions. It provides complete control of the power supply connection for systems that are always powered on, but require insertion or removal of cards or modules without power […]
ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) unveiled the CS5323 multi-phase controller with three-phase switching topology as the newest member of its controller family for VCORE power to meet the voltage regulation requirements of next-generation microprocessor platforms. Designed with proprietary enhanced V2 control architecture, the CS5323 accurately balances the current in each phase and produces more efficient operation […]
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) introduced its first chipset for capacity monitoring and safety protection in lithium-ion or lithium-polymer battery packs....
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) announced its new bq2420x family of single-chip charge-management ICs that enable designers to reduce heat dissipation in portable systems by more than 70 percent as compared to linear chargers, according to TI. By integrating the charge-control MOSFET and current sensor in a small eight-pin MSOP package, the family offers […]
Transtek Magnetics Inc. (Tucson, AZ) announced the introduction of its 330µH SMD surface-mount inductors. Designed for use in dc/dc converters and for dc/dc conversion circuits in notebooks, VTR cameras, peripherals and LCDs, the new low-profile inductors feature a standout current rating in a low-profile package, as well as high energy storage and low resistance. The […]
Baldor (UK) launched a new generation of its intelligent brushless servo drives, which integrate a full motion controller with fieldbus capability to provide a cost-effective solution for implementing distributed motion control. Called MintDrive II, the new drive extends performance in a variety of ways, including plug-on configuration of fieldbus and encoder interfacing, much higher throughput, […]
Dataforth Corp. (Tucson, AZ) introduced its new voltage attenuation system (VAS), which is a safe, convenient and inexpensive way to monitor high voltages. With the VAS, voltage potentials up to 460Vac (1,300V peak-to-peak) can be accurately measured. Dataforth's modules reduce the input signal to a level (such as +/-5Vdc) suitable for any data acquisition system […]
Turbo Switchers (Cape Town, South Africa) introduced the TD-000, the first of its new Turbodriver line of 5V powered MOSFET/IGBT resonant gate drivers. The TD-000 is a single-channel, non-inverting driver that operates from a 5V supply, but drives the MOSFET gate between -10V/+15V, and extremely fast switching times are obtained. The TD-000 utilizes a patent-pending […]
Schurter Inc. (Petaluma, CA) announced the new IEC outlets for the hot-swap of power supplies. The IEC outlets eliminate the need for a detachable line cord by providing for easy power connection and disconnection of power supplies to a backplane. Designed for the quick change of power supplies in server equipment, the connector provides for […]