Power

A new power management IC has been announced by Allegro MicroSystems, which integrates a buck or buck/boost pre-regulator, four LDOs, and four floating gate drivers. The pre-regulator uses a buck or buck/boost topology to efficiently convert automotive battery voltages into a tightly regulated intermediate voltage complete with control, diagnostics, and protections. 

According to IC Insights’ new 2018 McClean Report, which becomes available this month, sales of analogue ICs are expected to show the strongest growth rate among major integrated circuit market categories during the next five years. The McClean Report forecasts that revenues for analogue products - including both general purpose and application-specific devices - will increase by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.6% t...

This demo from Texas Instruments features the TAS5825M evaluation module connected to two speakers inside of a custom form factor case designed to look like a portable speaker.

With a new package developed and supplied by CeramTec, manufacturers of medical devices can now incorporate high gain transducers into new products faster and more cost-effectively. Combining a horned transducer and a remote drive electronics board, the kit streamlines the development process for new devices, facilitating shorter lead times for ultrasonic applications. 

Murata has announced the DE1 Type RB series of X1 class leaded ceramic safety capacitors. Suitable for use in high voltage industrial applications such as 3-phase power supplies or inverters driving 3-phase motors, the series is rated at 760VAC (RMS) for X1 class use. The DE1 complies with the internationally recognised standards IEC 60384-14, UL60384-14 and EN60384-14 for X1 / Y1 class capacitors used in EMI suppression circuits.

Watch this video from Texas Instruments to learn how to analyse and adjust DC/DC parameter to match today’s FPGA's and processor power supply requirements.

Data Device Corporation (DDC) has introduced a new 280W converter to supply 28V power for IFEC electronics and USB charging ports for Portable Electronic Devices (PED), to up to 18 aircraft seats, with a compact, high output, and cost effective solution that the company claims delivers the industry's best power efficiency performance.

Network Rail plans to harness the expertise of researchers at the University of Huddersfield in order to solve some of the most pressing issues facing modern railways, such as reliability of electric power supplies and how to maximise safety. Sir Peter Hendy, who chairs Network Rail – the public body that owns and manages most of the network in England, Scotland and Wales – paid a special visit to the University’s Institute of R...

It has been announced by ISL Products International, a value-added manufacturing and engineering services for electronic/electromechanical components company, that it is expanding its brush and brushless DC motor and gear motor modification capabilities to further meet the exact specifications of virtually every specialised OEM application. 

Exhibiting at stand D8 at the Battery Tech Expo on March 15th, 2018 at the International Centre, Telford is medical battery manufacturer Accutronics. The company there will be exhibiting a selection of smart batteries suitable for wearable devices and medical carts from its parent company, Ultralife Corporation.