Galaxy Power Inc. (Westborough, MA) today introduced the Taurus series of 40A standard half-brick dc/dc converters. The Taurus converters use a patent-pending architecture to deliver up to 93-percent efficiency for a 3.3V output at 20A and 90 percent at full load. The Taurus series is surface-mount assembled on a double-sided printed circuit board. The company […]
Electric Fuel Corp. (New York, NY) announced that its new Instant Power Charger is now being released for the latest generation of...
Apex Microtechnology (Tucson, AZ) announced its new PA35 and PA34 hybrid power amplifiers targeted at motor-drive applications. The amplifiers use a TO-220...
Unipower Corp. (Coral Springs, FL) announced that its new PowerCassette is now available as a dc-input power supply, in addition to the...
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 […]
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...
SSI Switching Systems International (SSI, Anaheim, CA) announced the expansion of its Synergy product line. The LP2 modular line, MP2 and RP2 lines have all been merged into the Synergy line. The LP2 modular line was comprised of low-profile, low-power products in the 150W to 450W range. The MP2 range was a mid-power modular platform […]
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...
Fairchild Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) has unveiled its EcoSPARK family of IGBTs, designed for ignition-coil drivers. The products are claimed to have...