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Primary-side switcher raises efficiency for tomorrow's design needs

Enabling power supply designers to conveniently achieve the high conversion efficiency needed to meet Energy Star Level 6 and EU CoC Tier 2 requirements, Diodes Incorporated has unveiled a new family of primary-side power switchers, Oper

Diodes Inc | 09-09-2016

New small-package 60W and 100V automotive N-channel MOSFETs

Toshiba Electronics Europe has announced two new compact, N-channel MOSFETs for load switching in automotive applications. The 60V SSM3K341R and the 100V SSM3K361R deliver class leading low ON-resistance and are qualified according to the A

Toshiba | 09-09-2016

Open frame power supplies have extensive selection range for medical applications

Available from TTI Europe, Mean Well’s open frame 30-400W power supplies come with a broad choice of size 3” x 2”, 4” x 2”, 5” x 3” and 7” x 4.2” and single or multiple output choices, low leakage current

TTI Europe | 09-09-2016

State-of-the-art power management and RF technology solutions for IoT designs

Mouser now stocks the SmartBond DA14680 and DA14681 Wearable-on-Chips from Dialog Semiconductor. Part of the highly-integrated SmartBond SoC family of power-efficient Bluetooth low-energy solutions, these devices claim to deliver the indust

Mouser Electronics | 09-09-2016

Efficient 250W baseplate-cooled quarter-brick DC-DC converter

Murata Power Solutions has announced a new development initiative for Industrial Class DC-DC converter modules. The first in this series is a 250W isolated DC-DC quarter-brick converter, the ICQ series. The highly-efficient converters, t

Murata | 09-09-2016

Compact controllers offer a compact, scalable and flexible automation solution

The SIMATIC S7-1200 series of Compact Controllers from Siemens, and available from Farnell element14, offer a compact, scalable and flexible automation solution with CPUs available as standard and failsafe versions. These basic controll

Farnell element14 | 08-09-2016

USB Type-C and USB PD controller, power switch, and high speed multiplexer combined

This Texas Instruments’ TPS65981 device is a stand-alone, USB Type-C, and PD controller providing cable-plug and orientation detection at the USB Type-C connector. Upon cable detection, the device communicates on the CC wire using the USB P

Texas Instruments | 08-09-2016

New H-bridge module improves UPS, SMPS, solar and welding designs

Vincotech has announced a new fastPACK 0 HC module designed to improve UPS, SMPS, solar and welding applications in speed, efficiency and full-current capability for bidirectional usage. The new H-bridge module is available in the low-induc

Vincotech | 08-09-2016

High-efficiency isolated DC-DC converters in compact rugged packages

CUI has expanded its portfolio of isolated DC-DC converters with the introduction of three new encapsulated models ranging from 10W to 30W. The PDQ10-D, PDQ15-D and PDQ30-D output 10W, 15W and 30W of power respectively in an industry standa

CUI Inc | 08-09-2016

Inductors for power circuits feature high magnetic shield construction

TDK VLS inductors, available from Mouser, are magnetic shield type wound devices for power circuits. This low-profile product lineup features maximum heights of 0.8mm to 4.5mm, allowing for a variety of different usages. These inductors fea

Mouser Electronics | 08-09-2016

Allegro – Two motor drivers in one package reduce required PCB footprint

Allegro MicroSystems has introduced a new 40V motor driver IC capable of driving one stepper motor and one DC motor. The bipolar stepper driver outputs are rated up to 1.6A and the high current DC driver at 3.2A. The A5989 includes fixed o

Allegro | 08-09-2016

LTC2947power and energy monitor for 0V to 15V DC supply rails

A new power and energy monitor for 0V to 15V DC supply rails, the LTC2947 has been introduced by Linear Technology. Most power and energy monitoring ICs use an external sense resistor to measure current. However, choosing a sense resisto

Linear | 08-09-2016

RFMW – New GaN drop-in driver amplifier operates from 2.4 to 6GHz

New from RFMW, the API Technologies’ QB-925 class AB amplifier operates from 2.4 to 6GHz. The QB-925 utilizes rugged, GaN technology to provide up to 10W of saturated output power offering broadband, medium power RF amplification in a sm

RFMW | 08-09-2016

World's first SIP-8 packaged DC-DC converters deliver 9W

Powersolve has introduced what it believes to be the world's first SIP-8 packaged DC-DC converter series to provide an isolated and regulated output voltage with up to 9W of output power. Models in the Tracopower TMR9 series are availa

Powersolve | 08-09-2016

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