Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI), the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today published two new standby power supply reference designs using its recently announced TOPSwitch-JX IC product family. TOPSwitch-JX devices feature multi-mode control, minimizing power wasted in standby and delivering maximum efficiency over a wide range of operating loads. The new reference designs target applications tha...

Power Integrations fournisseur majeur de circuits intégrés haute tension pour conversion d’énergie à haut rendement, annonce deux familles de circuits pour commande de LED, intégrant une correction de facteur de puissance à étage unique et supportant la gradation à TRIAC dans les applications d’éclairage à semiconducteurs (SSL ou solid state lighting). Les puces LinkSwitch-PH (optimisée pour les systèmes isolés) et LinkSwitch-PL...

Power Integrations announced two families of TRIAC-dimmable, single-stage, power-factor-corrected LED driver ICs targeting solid-state lighting (SSL) applications. LinkSwitch-PH (optimized for isolated systems) and LinkSwitch-PL (optimized for non-isolated systems) deliver flicker-free monotonic TRIAC dimming and a user experience similar to that provided by incandescent illumination.

Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI), fournisseur majeur de circuits intégrés de puissance pour conversion d’énergie à haut rendement, lance aujourd’hui TOPSwitch-JX, une famille comprenant 16 circuits de conversion d’énergie à haute intégration, incorporant un MOSFET de puissance de 725 V, et destinés aux alimentations flyback. Leur nouvel algorithme de contrôle multi-mode TOPSwitch-JX maximise le rendement pour toutes les condition...

Power Integrations launched TOPSwitch-JX, a highly integrated family of 16 power conversion ICs incorporating a 725 V power MOSFET for use in flyback power supplies. The novel TOPSwitch-JX multi-mode control algorithm maximizes power efficiency across the entire load range. High efficiency at full power minimizes power wasted during normal operation and reduces the complexity and expense of thermal management on the system. At low power levels, h...

Power Integrations today launched its new EuP Standards Finder, an online tool for power supply designers. Providing immediate access to specific requirements of the European Commission’s EuP Ecodesign Directive, this tool eliminates the need for designers to search through volumes of data to figure out what is relevant to them.

Power Integrations today launched Version 7.1.5 of its popular PI Expert power supply design software.

Power Integrations has announced that Balu Balakrishnan, the company’s president and CEO, is the recipient of a 2009 TechAmerica Innovator Award. The awards, given annually since 1959, honor leading innovators in each of seven technology industry segments. Mr. Balakrishnan was named this year’s winner in the electronic components category, recognizing the environmental benefits of Power Integrations’ EcoSmart® energy-efficiency technology,...

Power Integrations has launched a technical microsite, www.powerint.com/smartmeters, focusing on energy-efficient power supply solutions for utility meters used in smart-grid energy networks.

Power Integrations today launched four new Asian-language websites, giving engineers in China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan easy access to a wide variety of design tools and technical information in their local languages.

Power Integrations has today published a new Design Engineering Report (DER-229) which details the design of a 27W power supply for LCD monitors and similar applications. Based on Power Integrations’ TNY380PN, a member of the TinySwitch PK product family, the design is more than 80% efficient at full load under worst-case conditions.

Power Integrations has released a new Design Engineering Report (DER-227) which details the design of a 3W power supply circuit that consumes just 10mW during no-load operation. This minuscule power consumption within the power supply leaves much more power available for use by electronic systems designed to comply with the standby power limits mandated by regulations such as the European Union’s Ecodesign Directive for Energy-Using Products (E...

Power Integrations has released a new engineering report (DER-212) describing a 92%-efficient power supply for LED streetlight applications. The design utilizes Power Integrations’ HiperPLC power supply controller, which enables a simple, cost-effective circuit design by combining power factor correction (PFC) and resonant (LLC) control functions on a single integrated circuit.

Power Integrations has introduced a new online tool that enables designers of external chargers and adapters to instantly determine whether their product complies with worldwide energy-efficiency regulations.

Power Integrations today announced the availability of a new Reference Design Kit (RDK-203), a dual-rail power supply with high loop bandwidth and peak power for home theater systems with up to 650 watts audio power rating. The new reference design enables developers to easily meet new and emerging standby power usage regulations for consumer audio-video equipment.

Power Integrations has expanded its popular LinkSwitch-II product family with the introduction of LNK632DG. Designed for applications with up to 3.1 W of output, the new device enables manufacturers to meet all worldwide energy-efficiency and no-load regulations for low-power chargers and adapters, such as ENERGY STAR EPS v2.0.

Power Integrations has introduced an updated version of its power supply design software, PI Expert Suite v7.1.4. The newly released module, which supports Power Integrations’ new HiperPLC controller IC, speeds the design of resonant LLC power supplies with power factor correction (PFC) by eliminating tedious iterative magnetic design.

Power Integrations has announced that its LinkSwitch-II family of power conversion ICs enables manufacturers of cellphone chargers to achieve the recently announced five-star rating for no-load energy consumption.

Power Integrations has launched five new members of its TOPSwitch-HX family of AC-DC power conversion ICs in the company’s new 2-mm-high e-SIP-L package. The new products are ideal for slim power adapters used with netbook/laptop computers, printers and video game consoles, and for LCD TVs and monitors where the trend recently has been toward lower-profile and more energy-efficient products.

Power Integrations has launched the latest version of its power supply software design tool, PI Expert v7.0. The new software incorporates algorithms to optimize multiple output power supply supplies and to design the primary side clamp circuit and input EMI filtering components. PI Expert v7.0 also includes support for recently released TOPSwitch HX, LinkSwitch II IC families, as well as adding flyback topology support for the DPA Switch range.