Xentek Power Systems (San Marcos, CA) recently announced the completion of its merger with its sister company, Taiyo Yuden (USA) Inc. The new company will operate under the Taiyo Yuden (USA) name, and the firms plan to consolidate operations into a single location yet to be determined. According to the firm, no staff or personnel […]
Abacus Controls Inc. (Somerville, NJ) introduced the model 4758-4-480 75kVA inverter. The new inverter has 480Vdc input, and outputs of 277/480Vac, 3 phase, 4 wire, 50 or 60Hz. The inverter can operate in standalone or utility intertie modes.
Cherry Semiconductor Corp. (East Greenwich, RI) introduce the CS51313, a switching buck controller designed to power motherboards based on Pentium III microprocessors, which require five different voltages. The CS51313 switching buck controller features a Vref pin and a small external quad op amp. The controller powers Vcore at 2.0V, and the Vref and quad op […]
Schaefer Inc. (Ashland, MA) introduced its C5700 Series of 8kW, 6U/9U high, 19" rack compatible dc/dc and ac/dc converters. Applications include on-board...
Avansys (San Jose, CA) recently announced its entry into the US market for power components. The company offers a line of single and dual output, low power dc/dc converters. According to Avansys, the converters incorporate industry standard footprints and pin-outs, as well as standard features and performance at an attractive price. The converters provide from […]
Guangzhou Hong Min Electronic Co. (China) introduced the HM-Y Series electronic ballast, designed to light fluorescent lamps through high-frequency self-oscillation without 50Hz flicker and noise. The ballast is claimed to be able to normally start at as low voltage as 100V and work reliably at a voltage over 200V. According to the company, the ballast […]
IXYS Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) announced that its new ISOPLUS247 internally isolated TO-247 outline power package has received UL recognition. The new package offers an electrically isolated backside and guarantees a minimum of 2500V(rms) isolation between the back of the package and the silicon chip and its leads."Being able to apply the UL symbol to […]
Fairchild Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) introduced a new family of CMOS LDOs for battery-powered portable applications, including CDMA, TDMA and GSM cellular...
TelCom Semiconductor Inc. (Mountain View, CA) introduced a new series of highly integrated, monolithic, very high voltage, off-line switching regulator circuits, the...
International Rectifier (El Segundo, CA) is offering a series of IGBT products in a TO-220 Full-Pak package. Ranging from 5A to 20A,...
International Rectifier (El Segundo, CA) introduced a selection of five new p-channel MOSFETs with ratings of -12V to -20V, three of which...
Axiomatic Technologies Corp. (Canada) announced the release of a 48/12V dc/dc converter, the IP67. The converter is designed to provide 12Vdc power suitable for 12V solenoids, relays and other electrical system. The device is fully sealed and potted in an enclosure to protect against moisture, shock and vibration. Power from a battery or other source […]
Siemens Solar (Camarillo, CA) announced that the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently verified a new thin-film power module conversion efficiency record of 12.1 percent for Siemens Solar's ST40 large-area copper indium diselenide (CIS) thin-film module."With over 50 percent higher performance than other thin-film modules presently in the marketplace, this accomplishment demonstrates major progress toward […]
National Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) introduced the LM2653 high-efficiency switching regulator. The LM2653 offers 1.5A output in a self-contained TSSOP-16 package measuring 5mm x 4.4mm x 1.1mm. The device is considered ideal as a power management solution for space-constrained portable devices that require high efficiency and high output current in a small package.According to […]
Maxwell Technologies Inc. (San Diego) and L-3 Communications (New York, NY), a manufacturer of "black box" voice and data recorders, have been invited by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to demonstrate an independent power supply (IPS) incorporating Maxwell PowerCache ultracapacitors to provide backup power to continue recording for at least 10 minutes if aircraft […]