AVX Corp. (Myrtle Beach, SC) introduced its MultiGuard Series of bi-directional transient voltage suppressors (TVS) in new, smaller case sizes. The new...
International Resistive Co. Inc. (IRC, Boone, NC) announced that it has applied its thick-film-on-steel technology to dynamic braking applications. The resultant dynamic...
Fairchild Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) released the FAN5056MV85 power management IC for low-cost desktop computers. Fairchild Semiconductor claims that the FAN5056MV85 is...
Powerbox (Sweden) announced the new Hyperion Series, a 100W power supply with active PFC and high frequency. Powerbox's new unit has full...
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 […]
Thomson Airpax Mechatronics (Cheshire, CT) announced a new 98mm series of brushless dc motors that they claim is 30 percent more efficient and 33 percent smaller than industry-standard devices. They feature a three-phase MOSFET PWM drive with surface-mounted components. Available in 26W and 35W outputs with motor lengths of 43.5mm and 48.0mm, these brushless motors […]
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, […]
Unipower Corp. (Coral Springs, FL) introduced the Magellan (RMX) Series of front-ends. Supplying 25A at 48Vdc, or 1,200W, the Magellan Series is...
Hangzhou Powerland Electrical Technology Co. Ltd. (China) announced the new ZVT-PR1800B Series of soft-switching PWM-type ac/dc power modules. Designed as the battery-charger...
Power-One (Camarillo, CA) announced its new IMX35 Series of quad-output dc/dc converters. These converters are designed to provide high-power density and are...
Elcon Products International (Fremont, CA) has expanded its Crown Edge family of modular card edge connectors by adding signal contacts to the original power modules. These connectors now offer power and signal. According to Elcon, by adding modules with signal contacts to the Crown Edge family, there is a significant boost to the design versatility […]
Tyco Electronics (Harrisburg, PA) announced that its Power Systems unit has launched a new series of compact dc/dc converters that address the need for power products able to support the rapidly changing load and voltage requirements for semiconductors. The design allows it to address real-time changes in power requirements, making it applicable for the rapidly […]
BI Technologies (Fullerton, CA) has unveiled the Model 7700 Series of low-profile power modules with power-handling capabilities of up to 4,000W. These hybrid modules contain all the power components needed to perform boost-type power factor protection in a switching power supply. They include a bridge rectifier with SCRs, an ultrafast boost diode, a power MOSFET […]
Vishay Intertechnology (Malvern, PA) has released the Vitramon VJ0402, a new X5R dielectric multi-layer ceramic chip capacitor that offers a capacitance value of 0.1µF in an 0402-size package. The Vishay Vitramon VJ0402 is available in a dc-voltage rating of 10V and capacitance tolerances of ±5 percent, ±10 percent and ±20 percent. It is suitable for […]
Generac Power Systems (Waukesha, WI) introduced the new Generac Modular Power (GMP) System, designed for applications requiring 800kW to 2MW. The modular power system consists of two or more small diesel gensets in a side-by-side parallel arrangement. These modular generators can be operated singly or in concert with each other. Generac claims that they are […]