By Michael Score, Texas Instruments Switching power supplies are used in almost every end-equipment that needs a long battery life, low heat generation, or to meet ENERGY STAR® guidelines. When designing a switching power supply, it is difficult to decide which output capacitor type to use. Electrolytic capacitors have high equivalent series resistance (ESR), making […]
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SIP dc/dc converters supply up to 15 W
Lake Forest, Calif.—September 3, 2015—Premier Magnetics, global producer of high-quality magnetic components for switch-mode power supplies, DC-DC converters and data communications applications, announces additions to its PDCS family of self-contained, single-in-line-package (SIP) DC-DC convertersfor distributed power applications. These compact, low-profile, power conversion devices are fully integrated and require no external components. Applications for the PDCS […]
Dialog Semiconductor’s Rapid Charge technology adopted in LeTV’s market-first USB Type-C smartphone charging adapter
Dialog Semiconductor plc, a provider of highly integrated power management, AC/DC power conversion, solid state lighting (SSL) and Bluetooth® Smart technology, announced that Le Mobile & Information Technology (Beijing) Co’s recently launched smartphones, the Le Max and Le 1 Pro, ship with power adapters that contain Dialog’s iW1780+iW626 Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 adapter chipset. Founded […]
Power supplies sport high efficiency, low noise
VENTURA, Calif. — September 3, 2015 — SL Power Electronics, a division of SL Industries (NYSE/AMEX: SLI) and an industry leader in the design and manufacture of power supplies designed to the highest levels of electromagnetic interference (EMI), electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and superior thermal performance, today adds the new TE60 and TB65 Series product lines […]
SMD flat power inductors keep a low profile
Würth Elektronik iBE, subsidiary of Würth Elektronik eiSos and component specialist for the automotive industry, is bringing a new SMT-capable storage choke into the market. This is pick-and-place and reflow-capable. WE-FLAT-I flat wire power inductor is a storage choke with low DC resistance, high current rating, high saturation current magnetization and has operating temperature ranges […]
GaN power transistor in tiny footprint
GaN Systems now offers the world’s smallest 650V, 15A gallium nitride transistor. With a footprint of 5.0 x 6.5mm, the GS66504B – one of a family of 650V devices that spans 7A to 200A – is 50 percent smaller than competing devices. GaN Systems is the first company to have developed and brought a comprehensive product range […]
Dual-output multiphase synchronous step-down DC/DC controller for asics, FPGAs
MILPITAS, CA – August 18, 2015 – Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC3877, a dual output multiphase synchronous step-down DC/DC controller with 6-bit voltage identification (VID) control that enables 10 mV output voltage step resolution, a necessary feature when powering FPGAs and ASICs with tight input voltage requirements. The LTC3877 operates over an input voltage […]
Wireless power receiver IC follows Qi V.1.1.2 standard
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC)*, a committed leader that collaborates with technology companies to create breakthrough designs, today announced it has launched a new wireless power receiver IC that will enable mobile devices to be charged wirelessly as fast as if they were connected to the […]
Dual-output synchronous step-down
DC/DC controller works on PMBus
MILPITAS, CA – August 17, 2015 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LTC3887-1, a dual output synchronous step-down DC/DC controller with I²C-based PMBus interface for digital power system management. The LTC3887-1 differs from the previously released LTC3887 by providing a three-state PWM signal, enabling the use of DrMOS, power blocks or similar power stages. The […]
Thermal gap fillers boost circuit efficiency
LACONIA, N.H., Aug. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Aavid announces the release of the most thermally conductive gap fillers on the market today by introducing three new lines of premium thermal interface materials. Utilizing Aavid’s decades of thermal management expertise these new product lines, SuperThermal™ , SoftFlex™, and WaveBlocker™ offer extremely high thermal conductivity without sacrificing […]
