Texas Instruments introduced an ultra-low-power switching regulator with the industry’s lowest operating quiescent current (IQ) at 60 nA – 1/3 that of the nearest competitive device. The TPS62840 synchronous step-down converter delivers very high light-load efficiency of 80% at 1-µA load, which can enable designers to extend the battery life of their systems or use […]
Low dropout voltage regulator IP core optimized for battery-powered devices
Vidatronic, Inc. announced the release of the latest addition to their Power Quencher series, the VLDS0300LS130, a low dropout (LDO) voltage regulator IP core optimized for battery-powered devices where low power is critical. The VLDS0300LS130 Power Quencher IP core is a low-power, fully-integrated LDO voltage regulator that achieves a low-noise output voltage without the use […]
Power Electronics Top Talks in June 2019 on EDABoard.com
Peer-to-peer, engineer-to-engineer questions and answers from the EDABoard.com engineering community around power electronics. Click the “Read more” link and follow the entire conversation and maybe add your two cents by logging in to EDAboard.com 24V to 5V buck converter – I want to design a simple buck converter that converts a 24V input to a […]
Gate-driver system targets new 1.7-kV to 4.5-kV IGBT/SiC dual power modules
Power Integrations announced the SCALE-iFlex gate-driver system for IGBT, hybrid and silicon-carbide (SiC) MOSFET power modules with blocking voltages from 1.7 kV to 4.5 kV. The system consists of a central Isolated Master Control (IMC) and one to four Module-Adapted Gate Drivers (MAGs). The IMC provides a 4.5 kV blocking voltage. A range of MAGs is […]
Power supply monitoring ICs include BIST for functional safety features
A power supply monitoring IC, the BD39040MUF-C, includes BIST (Built-In Self Test) that supports functional safety. This IC targets automotive application power supply systems requiring fail-safe measures such as electric power steering as well as sensors and cameras for autonomous driving and ADAS. Rapid advancements in ADAS and automated driving in the automotive sector have […]
TMR-based closed-loop sensors target high-current, coreless apps
TDK Corporation is expanding its Micronas magnetic sensor portfolio with the CUR 423x sensors developed for current measurements in automotive and industrial applications. The new sensors, marketed under the trademark curSENS, are the first Micronas branded products based on the TDK TMR technology. This technology has already been proven in existing TDK automotive sensor products […]
Temperature indicators protect cables with bilateral USB Type-C connectors
Littelfuse, Inc. announced an expanded PolySwitch setP series of digital temperature indicators, designed to protect USB Type‑C and USB power delivery charging cables from dangerous overheating. The newest addition to the product family, the SETP0805-100-CC, is optimized for use in cables equipped with USB Type-C connectors at both ends. Typical applications for SETP0805-100-CC temperature indicators include […]
Regenerative electronic loads deliver savings in power supply burn-in testing
by Eric Turner, Elektro-Automatik, USA The introduction of regenerative electronic loads has dramatically altered the economics of power supply burn-in testing. This article describes how the use of advanced technology, regenerative electronic loads resulted in energy cost reductions exceeding 90 percent. In addition to the lower energy costs, the use of regenerative loads has also […]
Programmable USB-C charger integrates primary, secondary and PD controller components
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. announced the newest member of its USB-C Power Delivery family, the EZ-PD Power Adapter Generation 1 (PAG1) solution. The PAG1 is a complete AC-DC power solution with an integrated USB Power Delivery (PD) controller that enables OEMs to build reliable, efficient, and cost-effective power adapters for the growing USB-C charger market. The […]
Programmable multi-channel LDO regulator sports low noise, high PSRR performance
A Configurable Mixed-signal Integrated Circuit (CMIC) device claims industry-leading low dropout (LDO) regulator performance. The SLG51000 features the highest Power Supply Rejection Ratio (PSRR) and lowest output voltage noise of any programmable multi-channel LDO on the market, making it ideal to power advanced camera and sensor systems. System power designers face stringent noise budgets when […]
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