EOS Corporation (Camarillo, CA) announced that it has released the 130W family of open-frame switching ac/dc power supplies for applications with data-networking,...
Lambda (Melville, NY) recently replaced its core industrial power supply lines, the LRS and LFS Series, with an ac/dc power supply which offers additional features such as transient protection, Class B EMI filtering, wide-range 85-265Vac input voltage, harmonic correction and European compliance CE at a cost savings of 30 percent. The JWS Series single-output power […]
Unitrode Corporation (Merrimack, NH) recently announced the bq2052 Benchmarq Gas Gauge IC for capacity monitoring of primary lithium battery packs. The bq2052...
TelCom Semiconductor Inc. (Mountain View, CA) recently announced two new additions to their proprietary line of fan controllers, the TC647 and TC649. The TC647 and TC649 are stand-alone, low-cost fan managers that integrate a pulse width modulation (PWM) fan speed controller with start-up timer and fan-fault detection circuitry. The fan speed control's PWM is claimed […]
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) has announced that it is sampling the industry's first power MOSFETs in a leadless, 1206 surface-mount package with a total footprint of 3.05mm x 1.80mm. The new Vishay Siliconix ChipFET power MOSFETs occupy approximately half the board area required by a leaded TSOP-6. This specification allows designers to reduce the […]
Unitrode Corp. (Merrimack, NH) recently announced the bq2052 Benchmarq Gas Gauge IC for capacity monitoring of primary lithium battery packs. The bq2052 monitors critical parameters of Lithium Sulfur Dioxide (LiSO2) and Lithium Manganese Dioxide (LiMnO2) battery packs, by using the latest Unitrode gas gauge platform. Both battery pack types are extensively used in military communication […]
American Power Conversion (APC, West Kingston, RI) recently announced that it is expanding its three-phase on-line power protection solutions in North America with the Silcon DP300E 240kVA/kW and 320kVA/kW units. Both UPSs possess the patented Delta Conversion On-line technology. This latest generation of three-phase technology was designed more specifically for current and future technology applications […]
Texas Instruments (TI, Dallas, TX) recently introduced four new families of 500mA and 750mA low-dropout voltage regulators (LDOs). These devices are designed to prolong life in DSP-based applications or portable systems. They offer a transient response time of just two microseconds (0mA to 500mA), allowing designers to improve their system reliability while maintaining a well-regulated […]
Absopulse Electronics Ltd. (Carp, ON) developed the PHF1500, a frequency converter that provides three-phase power from a single-phase line outlet. The unit...
International Rectifier (IR, El Segundo, CA) announces 10 additions to their SOIC HEXFET power MOSFET product range. These new devices, targeted primarily...
TelCom Semiconductor Inc. (Mountain View, CA) recently announced the TC56, which contains a low supply current (11uA typical at Vout = 3V), low dropout CMOS linear regulator, and a 10V maximum input voltage range. The TC56 features low noise and low current, and its CMOS construction eliminates wasted ground currents for greater system efficiency and […]
Power Integrations, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) announced TNY256, the newest member of the TinySwitch family of integrated switchers. The TNY256 adds new features...
Intersil Corporation (Palm Bay, FL) added the 60V and 100V Logic Level N-channel UltraFET MOSFET families to its portfolio of logic level MOSFETs for the automotive market. The 60V family includes 18 discrete devices while the 100V family features six devices. The 60V (HUF764xx) family and 100V (HUF766xx) family of logic level devices are the […]
The Advanced Film Division of International Resistive Company (IRC, Corpus Christi, TX) recently announced a precision voltage divider in a SOT-23 package, providing ratio tolerances to 0.05 percent and temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) ratio tracking of +/-5 PPM/degrees C. For precision tolerances and environmental stability, IRC claims it uses its proprietary thin film on […]
Tripp Lite (Chicago) introduces new Unison true on-line UPS systems in the 1,000VA to 2,200VA range. Unison 1kVA, model SU1000RT (Rack/Tower), and 2.2kVA, model SU2200RT, UPS Systems allow users to utilize them in either rackmount or tower applications without additional expense. The SU1000RT and SU2200RT UPSs require only 2U rack space when used in rackmount […]