TE Connectivity is unveiling several innovations to its LUMAWISE photo control portfolio providing street lighting manufacturers additional design flexibility. TE’s LUMAWISE base assembly, sleeve and covers together integrate power and signal interface to the dimming receptacle to ensure long-term reliability. This interface can be used in applications such as LED outdoor roadway, street and area lighting […]
Power Management
Power management IC handles sequencing, monitoring, regulation for differing IC technologies
Silego Technology Inc. announces the introduction of SLG46580, further expanding the GreenPAK (GPAK) family of Programmable Mixed-signal Integrated Circuits (CMICs). This newest GPAK is targeted to support power systems in wearable and handheld market segments. This device is both highly integrated and highly flexible, and can provide a rich set of features, including voltage monitoring, […]
Top power electronics threads on EDAboard.com – May
(editor’s note: Intrigued by these power electronics problems? Have a question or another solution? Then click the “Read more” link and follow the conversation on EDAboard.com or log in to EDAboard and participate in the power electronics forum threads.) Common mode noise mitigation in offline power supplies – In offline power supplies, common mode emissions […]
Eval kit for design of battery-free systems with energy harvesting power management
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. introduced a new kit to evaluate its energy harvesting Power Management IC (PMIC) family. The CYALKIT-E04 Evaluation Kit provides developers with an easy-to-use platform to create battery-free systems using a solar-powered module or to support battery-life extension, and can be used for evaluation of diverse power management functions used for wireless sensor […]
PMIC delivers 91% efficiency at 1.1 V output voltage for space/power constrained systems
Intersil, a subsidiary of Renesas Electronics Corporation, introduced a highly integrated programmable power management IC (PMIC) that delivers 91% efficiency at 1.1V output voltage for application processors, GPUs, FPGAs and high-performance system power. The new PMIC’s low RDS(on) MOSFETs and programmable PWM frequency allows designers to use fewer low-profile external components, enabling a 50mm2 power-supply […]
Premier Farnell in distribution agreement with Dialog Semiconductor
Premier Farnell announced a new global franchise agreement with Dialog Semiconductor. The agreement further enhances Premier Farnell’s semiconductor power management and wireless product ranges. Dialog Semiconductor products offer high-performance power saving solutions, particularly for smartphones, power adapters, solid state lighting and emerging IoT applications. They bring decades of experience to the rapid development of ICs […]
1000 W next-gen regulator bus converters offers in quarter-brick footprint
Bel Power Solutions, a Bel group company and premier global manufacturer of power management devices, announces the 0RQB-X0S10BG, a next generation regulated bus converter with 45-56 VDC input / 10.4 VDC @ 96.2 A output and offering up to 1000 W in a quarter brick footprint. Bel Power’s next generation of regulated bus converters start […]
Automotive door-zone controllers bring power management and failsafe circuitry on-chip
STMicroelectronics has advanced the state of the art in automotive door-zone controllers with a new family of monolithic devices that integrate power-management and failsafe circuitry previously implemented using external devices. The new L99DZ100G/GP for front-door applications and L99DZ120 for rear-door controls enable designers to save space as well as boost reliability and energy efficiency. With […]
Sager Electronics Announces Stack Light Series from Mallory Sonalert
Sager Electronics, a North American distributor of Interconnect, Power and Electromechanical components, is now stocking Mallory Sonalert’s new stack light series. Stack lights in this series feature state-of-the-art brilliant LED colors (red, yellow, green, blue, or clear) and ultra-low current draw (40 mA max) and are cUL approved with NEMA 4X waterproof rating. Many options […]
SoC power management chips coordinate power use among 256 controllers
Sonics, Inc., today introduced ICE-G3™, the second product in the Energy Processing Unit (EPU) family based on the ICE-Grain Power Architecture™. ICE-G3 includes all of the on-chip power management capabilities of ICE-G1™ EPU with the addition of a key new component called the cluster controller. The cluster controller supports definition of complex power states at […]