Infineon Technologies AG has launched the EiceDRIVER X3 Enhanced analog (1ED34xx) and digital (1ED38xx) gate driver ICs. These devices provide a typical output current of 3, 6, and 9 A, precise short-circuit detection, a Miller clamp, and soft turn-off. In addition, 1ED34xx offers an adjustable desaturation filter time and soft turn-off current with external resistors. […]
Power Management
Power module integrates 6-channel 1.2-kV gate drivers, SiC MOSFETs
Infineon Technologies AG has launched a 1200 V transfer molded silicon carbide (SiC) integrated power module (IPM) and concludes the massive roll-out of SiC solutions for this year. The CIPOS Maxi IPM IM828 series is the industry’s first in this voltage class. The series provides a compact inverter solution with excellent thermal conduction and a […]
CRPS supplies hit platinum-level efficiency for server, storage, networking apps
Bel Power Solutions announced the PEC Series, a new series of power supplies that offers platinum level efficiency (up to 94 percent) for server, storage, and networking applications. Based on the Common Redundant Power Supplies (CRPS) standard, the first models available in the PEC Series are the AC versions rated at 550 W, 800 W, […]
Power-only USB type C receptacle delivers up to 100 W
CUI Devices’ Interconnect Group announced the latest addition to their line of power-only USB Type C connectors. The UJC-HP-G-SMT-TR is an 8-pin USB Type C receptacle boasting the full 100 W of power delivery supported by USB Type C with its 5 A current rating and 20 Vdc voltage rating. The previously released UJC-HP-3-SMT-TR was […]
Smart lighting base supports presence, light and activity detection
The LUMAWISE Endurance N Enhanced Base from TE Connectivity makes it simple to integrate innovations in street lighting controls. As smart cities become smarter and require more complex systems, LUMAWISE offers a streamlined product platform that supports modularity across lighting control products. LUMAWISE supports applications such as presence, light, and activity detection as well as […]
A look at USB Type-C in power-only applications
Having been around for more than two decades, USB connectors are one of the most popular and well-recognized interconnect components in electronic designs. From Type A to Type-C, USB has gone through an array of changes both in terms of the physical connector as well as their associated standards. USB Type-C is the most advanced […]
Digital power management and PMBus moving into the future
Digital power ICs communicate with each other via the System Management Bus (SMBus) using the Power Management Bus (PMBus) communication protocol and the AVSBus protocol, a subset of the PMBus protocol for implementing adaptive voltage scaling. Using SMBus and PMBus-enabled devices for power conversion provides flexibility and control that is impossible with traditional analog power […]
Bidirectional buck-boost, dual-phase buck DC/DC controllers handle 48-V apps
The ISL81801 buck-boost controller acts as a “UPS on a chip” by enabling bidirectional current flow (forward or reverse) using constant-voltage and constant-current regulation. This allows a battery or supercapacitor to be charged and discharged using a single controller and power path. The ISL81801’s combination of the industry’s highest 80V buck-boost switching frequency (600 kHz) […]
Wide-voltage, high-frequency PoL converters target USB-PD apps
Silanna Semiconductor announced the launch of their newest family of wide voltage, high-frequency point of load converters targeting USB-PD applications. Silanna Semiconductor focuses on ultimate power management challenges with best in class power density and efficiency performance that delights customers with unprecedented BoM savings. SZPL3102A/3103A family of two DC-DC converters (Buck Regulators) operate up to 2MHz. […]
90-A dc-dc converter delvers high power density at 178A/in2
With IT and networking technologies continue to pack more features and processing capacity into smaller packages, printed circuit and wired board space are at more of a premium than ever before. For power engineers and board designers, that can mean less board space available for required power components. ABB is helping to free up valuable […]