Power

The Mini-Fit Connector Family delivers up to 13.0A, while blind-mating and terminal position assurance options provide a connector system for a wide range of applications.

GaN Systems has announced that it has been named a 2020 Global Cleantech 100 company by Cleantech Group. The 2020 Global Cleantech 100 is the 11th edition of the respected annual guide to the companies and themes in sustainable innovation. It features the private, independent and for-profit companies best positioned to contribute to a more digitised, de-carbonised and resource-efficient industrial future.

The BLP05H9S500P LDMOS-based power amplifier transistor from Ampleon is designed for use in industrial heating, defrosting, plasma lighting and medical applications. Operating at a frequency range of between 423 to 443MHz, the device can deliver up to 500W output power in pulsed or continuous wave modes and enables so far untapped drain efficiency levels of typically 75%.

Battery replacement in portable electronics is laborious, so the search is on for more efficient power sources. Among the different energy sources under research, vibration sources seem to be the most suitable for small-scale power generation for low-power electronics. Harvesting energy by converting waste vibration energy into electrical energy is useful in replacing the finite-lifespan batteries used in monitoring sensors and wireless electronic devices.

The new family of SIMPLE SWITCHER converters features pin- and footprint-compatibility from 36-65V, and 1-4A.

ROHM and STMicroelectronics have announced that it signed a multi-year Silicon Carbide (SiC) wafers supply agreement with SiCrystal, a ROHM group company having a top share of SiC wafers in Europe. The agreement governs the supply of over 120 million dollars of advanced 150mm silicon carbide wafers by SiCrystal to STMicroelectronics during this period of demand ramp-up for silicon carbide power devices.

The TPS62864/6 devices from Texas Instruments are high-frequency synchronous step-down converters with I2C interface which provide an efficient, adaptive, and high power-density solution. At medium to heavy loads, the converter operates in PWM mode and automatically enters Power Save Mode operation at light load to maintain high efficiency over the entire load current range.

The THVD1419 and THVD1429 from Texas Instruments are half-duplex RS-485 transceivers with integrated surge protection. Surge protection is achieved by integrating transient voltage suppressor (TVS) diodes in the standard eight-pin SOIC (D) package. 

THVD1419 and THVD1429 from Texas Instruments are half-duplex RS-485 transceivers with integrated surge protection. Surge protection is achieved by integrating transient voltage suppressor (TVS) diodes in the standard eight-pin SOIC (D) package. This feature provides an increase in reliability for better immunity to noise transients coupled to the data cable, eliminating the need for external protection components.

The ADS7028 from Texas Instruments is an easy-to-use, eight-channel, multiplexed, 12-bit, 1-MSPS, successive approximation register analogue-to-digital converter (SAR ADC). The eight channels can be independently configured as either analogue inputs, digital inputs, or digital outputs. The device has an internal oscillator for the ADC conversion process.