ADC Telecommunications (Minnetonka, MN) recently introduced the Uninterrupted Power GMT Series, the latest addition to the ADC PowerWorx power distribution and protection line. According to the company, the device is designed to power and protect network equipment located in central offices and remote locations. The Uninterrupted Power GMT Series features two input power feeds. If […]
AVX Corp. (Myrtle Beach, SC) introduced a new higher-voltage U-dielectric capacitor. The company claims that the new ranges, from 100V to 200V, make the devices appropriate to applications requiring low ESR capacitors with higher voltage capabilities, such as amplifiers and modulators for communications and wireless network applications. The new higher-voltage U-dielectric capacitors are available in […]
Artesyn Technologies Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) recently introduced the NXA66 Series of 66W, non-isolated, dc/dc converters. This series is designed to provide point-of-load power conversion and fast transient response in a vertically mounted, space-efficient package. According to Artesyn, the NXA66 is available with a 12V input and a selectable 3.3V or 2.5V output. The device […]
Cooper Electronic Technologies (St. Louis, MO) recently announced the availability of its new PowerStor Aerogel Capacitor made from a carbon-aerogel-foam technology. According...
Electrofuel Inc. (Toronto, ON) recently introduced the Electrofuel 2100, a new high-performance rechargeable battery in their Slim Line. The new battery is designed to provide twice the talk-time and standby power of existing cellular battery packs of comparable size. It delivers more than 2,100mA of power, compared with 900mA offered by conventional cellular batteries. Designed […]
National Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) recently announced their new LM3647 universal battery charger. The LM3647 is a single-chip solution for portable products that is designed to precisely manage recharging NiCd, NiMH and lithium-ion batteries, the three most widely used battery types. According to National, the LM3647 is designed as a flexible way to reduce […]
Guardian On Board (Ashkelon, Israel) recently announced that its PowerCard UPS card, suitable for all PC-based systems, will be available in a...
Artesyn Technologies Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) recently introduced the AFE2000 Series of front-end, 2,000W, ac/dc power supplies and the accompanying AFS4000 power shelf. The AFE2000 Series is designed for networking, telecom and computer applications that use distributed architectures. The AFE2000 offers output voltages of 48Vdc, 54Vdc and 56Vdc. The device comes in a 4.9" x […]
Ericsson Microelectronics (Kista-Stockholm, Sweden) recently announced that it has expanded its range of high-power dc/dc power modules with what it claims is the world's highest efficiency 100W quarter brick, the PKM 4000. The PKM 4610 PI supplies 3.3V and 20A at 89 percent efficiency. The PKM 4000 family is designed to offer 15A and 20A […]
Unipower Corp. (Coral Springs, FL) recently announced the TMN Series power system front ends. The series provides up to 3,000W at 24Vdc,...
Artesyn Technologies Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) recently introduced a new addition to its CXA family of open-frame, isolated, dc/dc converters with the CXA20. The five-model series features a 4:1 input-voltage range of 18Vdc to 75Vdc and has a 2.0" x 1.5" industry-standard footprint. The CXA20 was designed using Artesyn's custom control chip, according to the […]
Powerex Inc. (Youngwood, PA) recently introduced a new family of integrated power modules, the FLEXPAK CIB. The module contains a three-phase, low-loss...
Lambda Electronics Inc. (Melville, NY) announced that its low-cost H Series linear power supplies provide low noise and excellent line and load...
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) recently introduced a new Little Foot power MOSFET family in the SC-70 package. The device, built on the Vishay Siliconix TrenchFET process, is claimed to set records for on-resistance in this package type, with specifications at gate drives as low as 1.8V. According to Vishay, the first 12 Little […]
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) recently released a new SMD power metal-film resistor series, a high-frequency chip inductor and a temperature-sensing power MOSFET. The WSL Power Metal Strip resistor series, WSL0805, is rated at 1/8W. The device is designed to provide current sensing in power-management applications for cellular phones and pagers, disk-drive motor controls in […]