by Zhigang Liang, Renesas Electronics America The USB-C interface is revolutionizing the way we connect our electronics devices. Thanks to high-speed data transfer and high power delivery, USB-C port adoption is accelerating, and the USB Power Delivery (PD) 3.0 and USB-C specifications are maturing. While consumer electronics OEMs move fast implementing USB Type-C as their […]
ASIL-D-compliant battery management IC supports multiple cell module configurations
Designers can now achieve ASIL-D compliance for automotive applications using just a single chip for a safer, more cost-effective battery management system with the MAX17853 battery monitor IC from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. Targeting mid-to-large cell count configurations for automotive applications, such as battery packs for electric and hybrid vehicles, MAX17853’s unique flexible architecture called […]
Power management ICs handle up to 40-A rails
AnDAPT announced the release of a portfolio of four new Adaptable Power Management Integrated Circuits (Adaptable PMICs) built on its AmP mixed-signal FPGA platform ICs integrating DrMOS controllers for up to 40A power rails. With this breakthrough technology, AnDAPT enables creation of a multitude of Off-the-Shelf PMICs with entirely different topologies, covering a broad spectrum […]
Super-accurate power analyzer displays up to 500th harmonic
The PA920 Series Ultra High Accuracy Power Analyzer sets the new standard for accuracy (0.024% of reading) in the graphical power analyzers market. It integrates an ultra-high-accuracy, wideband waveform digitizer with advanced computational capability, a large high-resolution display and a full-color touchscreen user interface. The multi-channel PA920 offers unprecedented 0.024% power measurement accuracy for all […]
Battery monitor IC helps reach ASIL-D compliance for automotive apps
Designers can now achieve ASIL-D compliance for automotive applications using just a single chip for a safer, more cost-effective battery management system with the MAX17853 battery monitor IC from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. Targeting mid-to-large cell count configurations for automotive applications, such as battery packs for electric and hybrid vehicles, MAX17853’s unique flexible architecture called Flexpack […]
Energy efficient supercapacitor cell balancers include over-voltage protection
The precision dual-channel SABMBOVP2XX family of products automatically balances supercapacitors with the addition of over-voltage protection (OVP). The result is energy-efficient supercapacitor balancing, ideal for products that require low-loss energy power, leakage current regulation, and OVP. Supercapacitor cells typically operate at a nominal recommended working voltage. However, voltages that exceed the maximum rating for a […]
Power management IC sports 6-µA quiescent current, boosts runtime of portable devices
The MAX77827 buck-boost converter from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. boasts the lowest quiescent current (IQ) in its class of 6µA, as well as the highest peak efficiency of 96 percent in the market. The 1.5A high-efficiency, compact converter allows 1.8V to 5.5V input and 2.3V to 5.3V output, while providing the system stability needed to […]
Sub-PMICs with 4MHz switching frequency reduce inductor size and height
Dialog Semiconductor plc introduced a new power management product family of four new sub-PMICs that offer best-in-class transient response and in-circuit digital programmability, in a smaller form factor than current market solutions. The new product family of Buck converters, which consists of the DA9217, DA9220, DA9121 and the DA9122, represents Dialog’s first sub-PMIC family with a […]
PSMA report addresses reliability of power supply digital control software/firmware
The Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) has published its ground-breaking Power Supply Software/Firmware Reliability Improvement Report. This report, the result of a year-long project undertaken by PSMA’s Reliability Technical Committee, addresses recommended reliability improvements for power supply digital control software and firmware. This new report attempts to present key findings related to the challenges of […]
Buck converters switch at 4 MHz to power mobile processors
A new power management product family consists of four sub-PMICs that offer best-in-class transient response and in-circuit digital programmability, in a smaller form factor than current market solutions. The new product family of buck converters, which consists of the DA9217, DA9220, DA9121 and the DA9122, represents Dialog’s first sub-PMIC family with a 4-MHz switching frequency […]
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