Power-One Inc. announces the availability of its 15-amp ZY1015 No-Bus™ point-of-load (POL) converter. Featuring a low-profile, horizontally mounted package, this hardware-configurable digital...
Microchip Technology Inc., a provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, has announced that it continues the production rollout of its 16-bit dsPIC...
Golfers don’t have to worry about phoning in their scores anymore. Soldius B.V. and mySoldius announced the availability of the Soldius golf...
Freescale Semiconductor says the company has developed the industry’s first device that combines the high performance of gallium arsenide (GaAs) semiconductor compounds with the advantages of traditional metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) technology and its scaling laws. This enables the development of new classes of power amplifier and low-power, ultra-fast semiconductors that significantly […]
Apex Microtechnology Corp.‘s first product targeted at the brushless motor market is the new SA305. This IC features pulse-width modulation (pwm) operation...
Eaton Corp. has expanded its line of drives with new models that combine powerful software and innovative hardware modularity. The new drive...
The new IX1858 and IX1859 gate driver/regulator ICs from IXYS Corp. are designed to provide the needed analog functions required by microcontrollers to implement offline digital power supply control, such as in power factor correction (PFC). The IXI858/859 combine a gate drive, low voltage linear regulator and a charge pump function for drive voltage generation […]
The ISL6549 from Intersil provides the power control and protection for two output voltages in high-performance applications. The dual-output controller drives two N-Channel MOSFETs in a synchronous rectified buck converter topology and one N-Channel MOSFET in a linear configuration. The controller is designed for applications where regulation of both the processing unit and memory supplies […]
Actel Corp. enhanced its Actel Fusion™ mixed-signal PSC offering with an ecosystem that supports power and thermal management applications. The Fusion Ecosystem enables customers to speed the development and reduce the complexity of designs based on Actel’s recently introduced mixed-signal FPGAs. The Fusion PSC devices, introduced last month, integrate digital logic, analog functionality, up to […]
FyreStorm Inc. has completed its Series C funding totaling $25 million in a round led by Worldview Technology Partners. “All previous investors participated in Series C financing, indicative of their high confidence in our core competency, our management team, and our manufacturing and design partners’ ability to commercialize this breakthrough technology,” says George N. Alexy, […]
Linear Technology has introduced the LTC2970, a dual I²C power supply monitor and margining controller designed for digital management of power supplies...
National Semiconductor Corp. has introduced a single-chip solution specifically designed for Power over Ethernet (PoE) devices that operate from alternative power sources...
Fairchild Semiconductor announced that Dr. Nazzareno Rossetti, senior director, Strategy, Analog Product Group, has authored a new book on managing power electronics published by John Wiley & Sons Inc. Dr. Rossetti’s book, “Managing Power Electronics: VLSI and DSP-Driven Computer Systems,” provides a solid technical foundation and an analysis of popular electronic appliances, and covers all […]
Microchip Technology Inc. has entered a patent license agreement with the German auto maker BMW AG. The agreement provides BMW access to Microchip-owned patents covering the use of microcontrollers/microprocessors in battery-monitoring sensors, including conventional 12V vehicles. Microchip acquired the licensed technology as part of the PowerSmart® acquisition in 2002. Microchip also manufactures key semiconductor components […]
Fairchild Semiconductor‘s two new Motion-SPM™ devices for under 200W inverter motors are specifically tailored to reduce board space and simplify designs. Each...