Payton America Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) announced a new series of SMT planar inductors designed for use in the output filter of low-profile power modules. The inductors measure 20mm x 20mm x 8.2mm and are available up to 40A. They have resistance as low as 0.6mohms. One to eight turns are available for inductances up […]
Baldor UK Ltd. (UK) has launched the WBSM Series, a new range of brushless servomotors suitable for use in clean environments such as bio-pharm and food packaging and processing, or hostile operating situations such as inside machine tools. The series is designed to withstand high-pressure wash-down environments. Among the protection features incorporated are a white […]
National Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) has introduced three new voltage supervisory circuits in its LM37xx family with factory-programmability. The devices are suitable for use in space-constrained portable and battery-powered applications such as PDAs, cellular phones and information appliances. The circuits are available in both the extended temperature range (from -40 to 125 degrees C) […]
Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) has introduced two precision voltage references that are capable of sourcing up to 2mA of load current while operating at 100µA. According to the company, the devices are ideal for use in cellular phones, precision power supplies and instrumentation. The 2.5V MCP1525 and 4.096V MCP1541 feature an initial accuracy of […]
Square D (Palatine, IL), a division of Schneider Electric (Paris, France), introduced the new PHASEO dc power supplies, which provide engineers, integrators and panel-builders with a compact, highly stable dc voltage output. The new units have dependable integrated overload, short-circuit, and over-voltage and under-voltage protection. They are accurate to three percent, regardless of the load […]
A small, low-voltage regulator for power-up sequencing in microprocessors is now available from Micrel Semiconductor (San Jose, CA). Capable of providing up to 150mA, the new MIC5248 is equipped with power-good output. According to the company, this power-good feature of the MIC5248 makes it ideally suited for power-up sequencing in microprocessors. It alerts the processor […]
A new series of Schottky diodes providing superior capacitance, a low-forward-voltage drop, and a very high single-surge current rating was announced by Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA). Devices in the Vishay Telefunken series will be used for MOS protection; for steering, biasing and coupling functions in logic-level applications where fast switching is required; in dc-to-dc […]
The first device in an emerging product family, the ZXCT1009 high-side current-sense monitor in a SOT23 package is one of the latest...
Io Ltd. (UK) announced the MPS28-100, a new off-the-shelf 100W power supply for aerospace applications that is capable of converting the standard...
IXYS Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) announced the introduction of an extended new family of power semiconductors in the new isolated TO-220 package. The new plastic package, called ISOPLUS220, has the holeless TO-220 outline, but with a DCB ceramic lead-frame based on the company’s ISOPLUS technology. The new devices announced include new trench-technology MOSFETs in the […]
Evergreen Solar (Marlboro, MA) has developed a solar panel called the EC-51. The new 51W panel incorporates solar cells that are wider and have a higher conversion efficiency than those in the company's previous products. Evergreen reports that the shift from a 2.2in-wide ribbon to a 3.2in-wide ribbon, both processed into 6in-long wafers, represents a […]
Electrofuel Inc. (Canada) has announced plans to enhance its product line with the addition of a new lithium-ion super-polymer battery for portable computers, the PowerPad 120. The new PowerPad 120 measures 8.75in x 11.75in x 0.375in and weighs less than 2 pounds. It delivers 8 to 12 hours of run time. "We recognized early on […]
Fairchild Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) announced the new FAN5091 two-phase, single-chip, synchronous buck controller with integrated high-current super drivers. The FAN5091 is...
AVX Corp. (Myrtle Beach, SC) announced a new series of ultra-thin chip capacitors intended to complement the company's standard chip capacitors by providing a lower profile height to the end-user. AVX is now able to reduce the component profile height to 0.35mm. The new capacitors are available in case sizes 0805 and 1206. They have […]
BI Technologies (Fullerton, CA) has developed a molypermalloy powder-based (MPP) family of surface-mount inductors capable of handling up to 40A. Designated the HM73 Series, these self-shielding inductors are available in a surface-mount package with 16 standard ratings from 0.1µH to 8.2µH, and from 6A to 40A. The HM73 Series of inductors features board-mounted profiles of […]