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Killing Covid-19 with UV-C LEDs
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Open-frame power supplies now support power ranges of 150 W to 500 W
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Industrial DIN rail-mount dc-dc converters deliver up to 250 W/output
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Maximize piezoelectric transducer buzzer audio output with these driver circuits
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Standalone VBUS-power controller handles 5-V USB-C charging apps
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Sync-rect controllers make for high-efficiency power adapters
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GaN 100-kW inverter reference design can handle 900-V power bus
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Power module achieves 98 percent efficiency with GaN FETS
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SiC MOSFET driver with fast short-circuit response achieve AEC-Q100 qualifications
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APEC a no-show but Power Integrations is not — virtually
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Design package enables pre-compliance testing on SMPS virtual prototypes
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