Micrel, Inc. today rolled out its new SuperSwitcher IITM family of integrated MOSFET buck regulators for high power density DC-DC applications. The new MIC26xxx family comprises six DC-DC buck regulators leveraging Micrel’s proprietary HyperSpeed ControlTM and HyperLight Load® architecture. The devices target distributed power systems, communications networking and infrastructure, and industrial applications. The MIC26601/901/1201 and the M...

Micrel Inc. today launched a new family of pre-bias safe, fully integrated buck regulators targeting the 5V and 3.3V rails. The MIC22705 can supply a maximum output load current of 7A, while the MIC22405 and MIC22205 can handle up to 4A and 2A respectively. These buck regulators achieve more than 95 percent efficiency while switching at high frequencies, utilizing very small external components. Applications such as servers, routers, 4G/LTE base ...

Micrel Inc rolled out the MAQ3203, an AEC-Q100 version of the MIC3203. This new step-down High Brightness LED (HBLED) driver IC reduces the complexity and cost of high current LED driver solutions in automotive lighting applications.

Micrel today rolled out the MIC5281 and MIC5282, two high performance linear regulators designed for noise-sensitive applications such as industrial, networking, telecom infrastructure equipment and bias power supplies. Both the MIC5281 and MIC5282 are currently available in volume quantities, with 1K pricing starting at $1.00 and $1.10 respectively.

Micrel Inc., has unveiled a pair of new linear WLED Drivers to further expand its lighting portfolio of products. The MIC4801/MIC4802 are single channel, constant-current sink LED drivers designed for architectural, landscape, and general LED lighting products. The MIC4801/MIC4802 are currently available in volume quantities with pricing starting at $0.58 and $0.62 respectively for 1Ku quantities. Samples can be ordered on line at: www.micrel.com...

Micrel Inc., has announced that it has introduced the MIC2860, the latest in its product family of high efficiency White LED (WLED) drivers that greatly extends battery life in today's portable and consumer products. The device is designed to drive two WLEDs and features a typical dropout of 50mV at 30mA per channel. The IC is aimed at portable display backlighting, keypad backlighting and camera flash in mobile devices.

Micrel Inc., has unveiled a pair of new linear WLED drivers aimed at further expanding its portfolio of lighting products. The MIC4811/MIC4812 are six channel, constant-current sink LED drivers targeting billboard, marquee, instrument and other large, general-purpose LED displays.

Micrel unveiled a pair of new linear WLED drivers aimed at further expanding its portfolio of lighting products. The MIC4811/MIC4812 are six channel, constant-current sink LED drivers targeting billboard, marquee, instrument and other large, general-purpose LED displays. The MIC4811/MIC4812 are currently available in volume quantities with pricing starting at $0.65 and $0.68 respectively for 1Ku quantities.

Micrel launched the KSZ8895/8875/8864 series. The devices are low-power, highly integrated, 4/5-port Layer-2 switch-on-a-chip ICs. Leveraging Micrel’s latest green physical transceiver and switch technology, the product family achieves a 50 percent reduction in power consumption compared to the previous generation. Meeting the increasing demands for Ethernet connectivity in consumer and industrial applications, the family features advanced p...

Micrel today rolled out its SuperSwitcher II family of integrated MOSFET buck regulators for high power density DC-DC applications. The MIC26xxx SuperSwitcher II family is comprised of three DC-DC buck regulators featuring Micrel’s proprietary Hyper Speed Control architecture. The MIC26400, MIC26600 and MIC26950 devices operate with an input supply voltage range from 4.5V to 26V and deliver an output current of 5A, 7A and 12A respectively. ...

Micrel, Inc. today introduced the KSZ8051/8031 family of ultra low-power, small package single-port 10/100 Physical Layer Transceivers. The ICs provide the MII or RMII interface to transmit and receive data over standard CAT-5 unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable or fiber. The solution is based on Micrel’s enhanced mixed-signal design which enables power consumption to be reduced by half compared to the prior generation. The devices feature h...

Micrel expanded its family of Hyper Speed ControlTM Synchronous DC-DC controllers with the introduction of the MIC2166. The device is a wide input voltage range, high performance, adaptive on-time DC-DC controller capable of driving up to 25A of load current. Built into MIC2166 is an internal VDD regulator that enables single-supply operation.

Micrel has launched a new family of dual low dropout voltage linear regulators. The MIC5380 and the MIC5381 are part of a new family of dual LDOs offering low dropout voltage of 155mV@150mAmp, more than 60db Power Supply Ripple Rejection (PSRR) and low quiescent current 32microA, in the smallest possible form factor.

Micrel has announced a new family of dual Non-Synchronous PWM buck regulators. Operating at 2 MHz and 4 MHz, with a maximum load current of 2Amps per channel, the MIC4742 (2MHz) and MIC4744 (4MHz) are the latest additions to the popular low-voltage family of small footprint, non-synchronous buck regulators. The ICs address the designer’s need for a dual regulator solution for the popular 5 and 3.3V buses, as well as the need for smaller footp...

Micrel has introduced the MIC2605/6, two boost regulators operating at 1.2MHz (MIC2605) and 2MHz (MIC2606). Both devices supply up to 0.5A switch current. The devices, which complement Micrel's recently introduced MIC2601/2 family, are aimed at TV-tuners, broadband communications, TFT-LCD bias supplies, positive output regulators, SEPIC converters, DSL applications and local boost regulators. The ICs are currently available in volume quantitie...

Micrel has launched the MIC23150, the highest output current device in the popular HyperLight Load family of synchronous step-down regulators. The patented architecture implemented in the MIC23150 delivers extremely high efficiency light load for portable products and green home/office appliances. The MIC23150 features internal MOSFETs able to deliver up to 1.5 Amps output current while consuming just 23 Micro Amps of quiescent current inside a...