Rack Mountable and Benchtop Units Provide Power Factor Correction and Universal Input Easton, PA… Acopian, a leader in the design, manufacturing and distribution of custom, standard and modified-standard power supplies, today announced the availability of a new family of programmable AC-DC power supplies. Featuring wide-adjust output voltages from 0V-5V to 0-135V and current capabilities up […]
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IR’s Family of Battery Protection MOSFETs Offers Cost-Effective, Flexible Solution for Mobile Applications
International Rectifier, IR® (NYSE: IRF) announced the introduction of an extensive portfolio of devices featuring IR’s latest low-voltage MOSFET silicon for lithium-ion battery protection applications including the IRL6297SD dual N-channel DirectFET® MOSFET. Featuring very low on-state resistance (RDS(on)) to significantly cut conduction losses, the new power MOSFETs are available as 20V and 30V devices in […]
Transformers optimized for Fly-buck converters
Premier Magnetics, global producer of high-quality magnetic components, has introduced a line of transformers specifically designed to complement the Texas Instruments LM5017 family of Fly-Buck converters. The Premier Magnetics Fly-Buck transformers™ topology and electrical characteristics are designed to provide fast and simple implementation of the Fly-Buck circuit for two or four isolated outputs. The devices […]
SoCs target energy metering apps
Amtel Corporation, a global leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch solutions, will debut two new Power-line Communication (G3- PLC) solutions compliant with the G3-PLC specification at the European Utility Week 2014 to be held November 4-6 in Amsterdam. The new Atmel G3-PLC products include the SAM4CP16C System-on-Chip (SoC) and ATPL250A modem that are pin-compatible with […]
DC/DC converter handles cold-crank auto apps
Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT8610AC, a 3.5A, 42V input capable synchronous step-down switching regulator. Synchronous rectification delivers efficiency as high as 96%, while Burst Mode® operation keeps quiescent current under 2.5µA in no-load standby conditions. The device’s 3.0V to 42V input voltage range makes it ideal for automotive applications, which must regulate through cold-crank/stop-start […]
GT-43004P15024-T3 represents GlobTek’s 150W desktop series family
GT-43004P15024-T3 represents GlobTek’s 150W desktop series family which is also updated to comply with IEC 60950-1 2nd edition or IEC60601-1 3rd edition and has certifications by UL (North America), C-Tick (Australia/New Zealand), IRAM (Argentina), BSMI (Taiwan), CB (Worldwide), CCC (China), Demko (Europe), NRCAN (Canada), Spring (Singapore), SIQ (Europe), GOST (Russia), PSB(Singapore – 24Vo only), ETL […]
1300 Watt model for D1U3CS series of front-end AC-DC power supplies from Murata Power Solutions
Murata announced the addition of a 1300 Watt model to their D1U3CS series of front-end AC-DC power supplies from Murata Power Solutions. The D1U3CS 1300 series can deliver 1,300 Watts from the wide 108 to 264 VAC universal input, is hot pluggable, has no minimum load requirement, and incorporates low-loss integral O-Ring Field Effect Transistors […]
IR expands portfolio of ultra-fast trench IGBTs with 650V devices
International Rectifier, IR® (NYSE: IRF) announced the expansion of its portfolio of insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) with the introduction of a family of rugged, reliable 650V devices optimized for fast switching applications including solar inverters, welding equipment, industrial motors, induction heating and uninterruptible power supplies (UPS). Ranging from 15A to 90A, the IRGP47xx family of […]
North Atlantic Industries announces high power density, VITA 62, 6U AC/DC VPX power supply
North Atlantic Industries (NAI) announces the availability of its latest 6U rugged VPX power product — the VPX56-6. Ideally suited for rugged military and commercial aerospace applications, the VPX56-6 provides up to 700 watts of power (CC4 temperature range, full load) with five outputs and is compliant with MIL-STD-704F. Other features include current share, remote […]
Half-bridge SiC power module handles 1.7 kV
Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) continues to extend its leadership in silicon-carbide (SiC) power-device technology with the release of the industry’s first all-SiC, 1.7-kV power module in an industry-standard 62-mm housing. Powered by Cree’s C2M™ large-area SiC chip technology, the new half-bridge module exhibits an impressive 8-mΩ on-resistance and 10-times higher switching efficiency than existing silicon […]