IXYS Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) announced the availability of two HiPerFET Power MOSFETs at a new industry voltage level of 150V. The new devices are claimed to deliver up to a 30-percent decrease in on-resistance compared to similar 200V rated MOSFETs, resulting in cooler device operation and improved circuit efficiency. The IXFH70N15 is a 70A […]
Lambda Electronics (Melville, NY) recently replaced its core industrial power supply lines, the LRS and LFS Series, with an ac/dc power supply that offers additional features such as transient protection, Class B EMI filtering, wide-range 85Vac to 265Vac input voltage, harmonic correction and European compliance CE at a cost savings of 30 percent. The JWS […]
Mitra Power Systems (Belgium) recently announced their new Secondary Access Networks (SAN) integrated power systems line. Mitra claims that the SAN system...
Unitrode Corp. (Merrimack, NH) recently announced the UCC3817/8 family of new-generation power factor preregulators. Unitrode claims that these controllers will provide easy...
RO Associates Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) announced UL, CSA and TUV agency approvals and CE Mark on 40-60W and 63-120W families of half-brick...
International Rectifier (El Segundo, CA) introduced the 600V IR2159 Dimming Ballast Controller IC, which is claimed to feature a new control method...
Micrel Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) introduced the MIC2778, a flexible voltage supervisor IC for detecting low battery conditions in portable devices. Available in Micrel's IttyBitty SOT23-5 package, the MIC2778 features adjustable hysteresis and ultra-low quiescent current. The MIC2778 features a typical 1uA power supply current. Two different product grades are being offered with different accuracy: […]
Ericsson Energy Systems (Sweden) introduced two new models in its 60W PKG family of dc/dc power modules. The new 48V/60V input power...
Avansys (San Jose, CA) has introduced a new line of 10W, single output dc/dc converters. These 1" x 2" converters use industry standard footprints, but also include trim and control functions. The first converters available have 5V inputs and provide a non-isolated 3.3V output. Additional input and output combinations are under development and will include […]
Pulse Engineering Inc. (San Diego, CA) announced a new transformer package that helps to reduce the long design cycles and high costs associated with designing small, portable power supplies. The Pulse PF0082 (with an auxiliary winding) and PF0091 (without auxiliary winding) feature a PQ26/25 platform, which enables a compact switch-mode power transformer design in the […]
Vishay Siliconix (Malvern, PA) recently announced a new power MOSFET device that gives desktop computer manufacturers an affordable way to provide users with a quasi-instant power-up feature. Designed to facilitate the next generation of PCs implementing ACPI and OnNow, the new Vishay Siliconix Si4501DY switches the two voltage rails supplied by an ATX power supply. […]
Fire, Wind & Rain Technologies (Flagstaff, AZ) is offering the new Power Advantage 302 and Power Advantage 304 battery chargers. The new systems are "step-down" chargers designed to decrease incoming solar-generated voltage to optimize charging currents for battery banks.The 30A chargers are claimed to deliver up to 25 percent more dc power to the solar […]
Vicor Corp. (Andover, MA) announced that the 24V input VI-200 family of current generation dc/dc converters have been increased in output power...
BIAS Power Technology Inc. (Palatine, IL) unveiled a new, modular 0.5W standby power supply. BIAS's new power supply is suitable for consumer...
Advanced Power Technology (APT, Bend, OR) announced the availability of hermetic COTS (Commercial-Off-The-Shelf) at lower costs than the military equivalent for applications...