L-com Global Connectivity, a designer and manufacturer of wired and wireless connectivity products, announced that they have released a new DIN mountable 3-stage lightning protector to protect RS232 and industrial control lines. The HGLND-D2-12 is a high performance 3-stage lightning protector that provides superior protection of differential or balanced digital or analog lines from transients […]
Power Management
20-A step-down regulator optimized for low V IN/low V OUT
Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTM4639, a 20A DC/DC step-down µModule® (micromodule) regulator capable of converting 2.5V to 7V main-power system rails to point-of-load voltages as low as 0.6V with optimum efficiency. In complex rack-mount systems, improved voltage conversion efficiency results in savings in energy consumption, thermal management and equipment size. Applications include cloud-based equipment […]
Household use wall plug-in power supply now meets IEC 60601, 60335 and 61558 requirements!
GT-41134-0606-W2-TAB Model is addition to GlobTek’s GTM41134 family and represents GlobTek’s 6 Watt wall plug-in series of AC/DC adapters with fixed or interchangeable blades. These converters are ideally suited to provide reliable power globally, as it features factory-configurable outputs ranging from 5Vo to 48Vo, with 0.1Vo increments, fixed or changeable input blade system with individual […]
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 […]
IGBT Modules hit 1,700 V, 450 A
Littelfuse, Inc., the global leader in circuit protection, has expanded its line of IGBT Module Power Semiconductor products designed for motor control and inverter applications. IGBT Power Modules are available in a broader range of package designs, now including half-bridge, six-pack, and PIM modules in S, D, H, W, and WB packages, with ratings up […]
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 […]
Switching regulators target smartphones and tablets
Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ: ISIL), a provider of innovative power management and precision analog solutions, announced five new additions to the ISL911xx family of market leading buck-boost and boost switching regulators, optimized to support system power supplies and peripherals such as Wi-Fi or 3G/4G RF power amplifiers. Intersil’s proprietary four-switch buck-boost architecture extends battery life by […]
Super-accurate power/energy monitor for DC supply rails handles 100V
Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC2946, a high or low side charge, power and energy monitor for DC supply rails in the 0V to 100V range. An integrated ±0.4% accurate, 12-bit ADC and external precision time base (crystal or clock) enables measurement accuracy better than ±0.6% for current and charge, and ±1% for power and energy. […]
Compact fuse for high-wattage smart phones
Littelfuse, Inc. has introduced the compact 777 Series Fuse to provide protection for higher-wattage wall-mount chargers for battery-powered electronic equipment. Although chargers for earlier generations of mobile phones had relatively low wattage (typically about 5W), today’s highly compact chargers must often be able to handle 10-15W of power, which requires withstanding higher levels of current. […]
Corrosion-resistant conductors clad to specification
Custom manufactured corrosion-resistant conductors for use in batteries, fuel cells, petrochemical, power generation, remote power, and alternative energy applications are available from Anomet Products of Shrewsbury, MA. Anomet Corrosion-Resistant Clad Conductors feature an OFHC copper core to provide uniform current distribution and a metallurgically bonded clad exterior layer to achieve specific environmental performance capabilities. Designed […]
