Motor Control Reference Design | BLDC Motor Controller

January 4, 2016

50 Most-Read Industry News Stories for 2015: 50-41

The following is a listing (with links for the full story) of the most-read Industry News stories on PowerPulse.Net for 2015, thus providing a window into the “pulse” of the trends and interests in the Power Electronics Industry. This is the first article in the series, which will continue tomorrow. #50: GaN Systems raises USD$20 […]

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Automotive Electronics

December 23, 2015

360 Degree Contactless High-Res Angle Position Sensors

Allegro MicroSystems, LLC announces a new 360 degree contactless high-resolution programmable magnetic angle position sensor IC that has been designed for digital...

Communications Power

December 18, 2015

Littelfuse Invests in Silicon-Carbide Start-up

As part of the company’s strategy to move more significantly into power semiconductors for industrial and automotive markets, Littelfuse has made an investment in Monolith Semiconductor, Inc., a start-up company developing silicon carbide technology. Silicon carbide is a rapidly emerging semiconductor material that enables power devices to operate at higher switching frequencies and temperatures versus […]

Energy Efficiency

December 18, 2015

Efficiency Standards set for Rooftop HVAC Equipment

Energy efficiency standards issued yesterday for rooftop air conditioners and heat pumps, which represent the largest energy and pollution savings of any rule ever issued by the Department of Energy, will benefit businesses, manufacturers, and the environment, according to four of the organizations that participated in the negotiations leading to the announcement. The rooftop air […]

Batteries and Portable Power

December 18, 2015

Fairchild Says Jury’s 278% Royalty to Power Integrations Is Legally Flawed

Fairchild Semiconductor announced today that a recent damages award against the company is legally flawed, and it expects the award to be overturned or significantly reduced in further proceedings and appeals. The announcement follows a verdict Thursday in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, in which a jury awarded $139 […]

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Components

December 17, 2015

Low-Cost Current Sensing with Lower PCB Temps

Stackpole‘s BR series is a radial leaded thru hole current sense resistor series offering power ratings up to 5 watts. The BR...

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Components

December 17, 2015

6-Pin SDIP Optocouplers for Space-Constraint Industrial Applications

Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. announces the introduction of two new single channel 6-pin SDIP 1Mbit/s and 10Mbit/s transistor output optocouplers. With merely...

Automotive Electronics

December 14, 2015

Fairchild Comments on Unsolicited Proposal

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. today announced that its board of directors, after conducting a review and considering the advice of its legal and financial advisors, has concluded that the unsolicited proposal received on December 7, 2015, to acquire Fairchild for $21.70 per share in cash would not reasonably be expected to result in a “Superior […]

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Components

December 11, 2015

Durable High-Sensitivity Magnetoresistive Sensors

The newest additions to Honeywell‘s line of magnetoresistive technologies feature highly-sensitive sensor integrated circuits (ICs), which offer design engineers more flexibility for...

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Components

December 10, 2015

Industrial-Grade Single-Channel Low-Side Drivers

Infineon Technologies AG expands its µHVIC™ family of integrated circuits for high and low voltage: the new single channel low-side drivers IR44252L,...

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Automotive Electronics

December 9, 2015

Fairchild Acknowledges Receipt of Unsolicited Proposal

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. acknowledged receipt of an unsolicited proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Fairchild...

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Automotive Electronics

December 7, 2015

Rogers Licenses Busbar Technology from SBE

Rogers Corporation has signed an agreement to license technology that will enhance the Company’s capabilities in power distribution systems for electric and...

Automotive Electronics

December 7, 2015

Microchip Details Organic versus Acquisition Sales Growth

Microchip Technology Incorporated has provided the break-out of its net sales derived from organic growth versus growth derived from acquisitions. Steve Sanghi, Microchip’s President and CEO, commented, “Over a six year period from CY2009 to CY2015, with our December 2015 quarter net sales projected at our guidance mid-point, Microchip’s total net sales grew at a […]