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Power factor correction ICs enable highly efficient PFC designs

Power Integrations has announced its HiperPFSTM-4 family of PFC ICs. The new device family serves applications targeting excellent efficiency and power factor performance at both full load and light load conditions. HiperPFS-4 devices incor

Power Integrations | Products | 30-03-2017

IGBT gate driver cores provide a highly flexible solution

Available from Mouser, Power Integrations SCALE-2 IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor) gate driver cores provide a highly flexible solution by including all commonly required driver functions in a single module. The series includes IGBT

Mouser Electronics | Products | 29-03-2017

Small reinforced isolated modulator is highly resistant to magnetic interference

The AMC1306 device, from Texas Instruments, is a precision, delta-sigma modulator with the output separated from the input circuitry by a capacitive double isolation barrier that is highly resistant to magnetic interference. This barrier is

Texas Instruments | Products | 29-03-2017

Mains power cord sets designed to prevent accidental disconnection

A selection of European and American and interconnection to IEC C17 mains power cord sets from Schurter, with the V-Lock interlocking system. The power cords are available now from RS Components. The system is designed to prevent accide

RS Components | Products | 29-03-2017

New single-chip digitally enhanced power analog solution ideal for DC-DC power conversion

A new digitally enhanced power analog (DEPA) product for DC-DC power conversion is now available from Microchip Technology. The single-chip solution controls DC-DC converters and is capable of accepting a high voltage input (up to 42V) whil

Microchip Technology | Products | 29-03-2017

New 2A switching regulator offers broad spectrum of output voltages with high efficiency

RECOM has expanded its R-78B series with a new 2A on-board power supply. These switching regulators can reach efficiencies up to 96%, without heat sinks. The R-78Bxx-2.0 series provides a high power density of up to 17.5W per cm³ in a SIP3

Recom International | Products | 29-03-2017

New power inductor selection tool provides more performance data

Coilcraft has launched a new suite of power inductor selection tools that allows users to easily select the appropriate path for their particular search while also providing more application-specific performance data than previously availab

Coilcraft Europe | Products | 29-03-2017

Automotive grade battery shunt resistor offers improved accuracy and corrosion protection

Vishay Intertechnology has a new automotive grade Power Metal Strip battery shunt resistor that offers a 36W power capacity in the 8518 case size with tin plating on the terminals. Featuring extremely low resistance values down to 50µOhm, t

Vishay | Products | 29-03-2017

New 7” BeagleBone Capes offers streamlined approach to touch development

Newhaven Display International has launched three new 7” BeagleBone Black TFT Capes. When paired with a BeagleBone Black board, the 7” BeagleBone Capes offer a streamlined approach to touch development. Capacitive five-point multi-touch fun

Newhaven | Products | 29-03-2017

Highly integrated USB-C solution selected for ultra-lightweight notebook

Cypress Semiconductor has announced that LG Electronics has selected the company’s EZ-PD CCG3 controllers, the industry’s most highly integrated USB-C solutions, for three new models of its ultra-lightweight LG Gram notebook. CCG3 integrate

Cypress | Products | 29-03-2017

High-performance CDE device designed for applications requiring high-performance

New Yorker Electronics has released the new Cornell Dubilier Electronics (CDE) line of axial-lead aluminum electrolytic capacitors. The new AXLH Series of ruggedized capacitors are designed for applications which require very high-performan

New Yorker Electronics | Products | 29-03-2017

High accuracy precision LCR meters ideal for R&D and quality control applications

Available now from Mouser, B&K Precision Model 894/895 500kHz/1MHz Precision LCR Meters are high accuracy LCR meters capable of measuring inductance, capacitance, and resistance of components and materials at DC or from 20Hz to 500kHz or 1M

Mouser Electronics | Products | 28-03-2017

Automotive precision voltage supervisor can monitor very low system voltages

The Texas Instruments TPS3890-Q1 is a precision voltage supervisor with low-quiescent current that monitors system voltages as low as 1.15V, asserting an open-drain RESET signal when the SENSE voltage drops below a preset threshold or when

Texas Instruments | Products | 28-03-2017

Development board speeds up the development of IoT applications

Arrow SmartEverything LION IoT SoM (System On Module) Board helps speed-up the development of IoT applications based on the LoRa technology. The device is available now from RS Components. LoRa technology allows low data rate communicat

RS Components | Distributors | 28-03-2017