Products
ESL 2.0 Technology Release for the Design of Processor- and Software-Intensive Electronic Platforms
CoWare has announced the first product release supporting companies in their transition from the proof-of-concept ESL era to ESL 2.0. It refers to a second generation of ESL solutions, which aim to facilitate the design and development of processor-centric, software-intensive products with complex interconnect and memory architectures, in a production environment.
Entry-level energy meter from Carlo Gavazzi is MID-certified
Carlo Gavazzi's latest MID-certified energy meter offers a solution for single-phase applications where sub-metering is required. Fully certified in compliance with the MID (Measuring Instruments Directive) Annex MI-003, the EM10-DIN fulfils all the directive's accuracy, reliability and safety requirements, and has anti-tamper features enabling billing, cost allocation and sharing measurements to conform to EU and national regulations.
USB Power Manager Li-Ion/Polymer battery applications
Linear Technology has announced the LTC3557, a multi-function power management solution for Li-Ion/Polymer battery applications. The LTC3557 integrates a linear PowerPath manager, a standalone battery charger, ideal diode, three high efficiency synchronous buck regulators and an always-on LDO in a low-profile 4mm x 4mm QFN package. The powerpath manager seamlessly manages the transition between multiple input sources and power to the load, while ...
Tiny 15W DC/DC Converters from Powersolve feature high performance
Leading power solutions specialist Powersolve announces the TRACOPOWER THN-15 series of high performance DC/DC converter modules. They provide up to 15W output power from an encapsulated, shielded metal package with dimensions of only 1.0x1.0x 0.4in. According to Powersolve’s Managing Director Peter Clark, the THN-15 series sets a new benchmark for isolated 15W converters.
Catalogue features Aluminium Enclosures
METcase has published their new 2007 Aluminium Enclosures Catalogue which details their comprehensive range of desktop, portable, wall mounting and 19in enclosures. This 28 page colour catalogue provides design engineers with an invaluable selection of modern, versatile and cost effective aluminium housings. The ordering information, drawings, material specifications and customising options are all set out in a clear and easy to use format.
Molex Expands Industrial Product Line
Molex has introduced Sealed SFP Assemblies in response to customer demands to incorporate SFP transceivers into sealed panel mounted receptacles. These new solutions also meet a market need for upgrades from a copper Ethernet system to an optical transceiver, or can interchange between the two as requirements demand.
Tyco's Polyswitch features small form factor
Tyco Electronics has announced an addition to its PolySwitch resettable PPTC (polymeric positive temperature coefficient) devices surface-mount product family. Useful for the latest generation of high frequency data ports, I/O ports and storage devices, the picoSMD035F device offers circuit designers the smallest PPTC overcurrent protection device available for consumer and computer electronics.
Power Switch from Fairchild said to increases efficiency up to 97 Percent in Resonant Converters up to 450W
Fairchild Semiconductor highly integrated Green FPS power switch, the FSFR2100 , increases power efficiency and system reliability, and reduces valuable design time in resonant converter designs such as telecom power, high end audio amplifiers, large size laser printers and LCD and PDP TV power supplies. Offering a “system-in-a-package” approach that integrates everything necessary to build reliable and efficient resonant converters, this pow...
PSMA Announces a Power Supply in Package (PSiP) Survey
The Power Sources Manufacturers Association PSMA announces that it has undertaken a Special Project to survey the Power Supply in Package (PSiP) and Power Supply on Chip (PSoC) landscape and to provide insight to both PSMA members and the broader industry as to the potential impact of this paradigm shift within the power industry.
Three-phase brushless DC motor pre-driver IC from Allegro
The new A4931 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a 3-phase brushless DC motor pre-driver integrated circuit with outputs for the direct high-current gate drive of an all N-channel power MOSFET 3-phase bridge with a maximum supply voltage of 38 V. The device includes three Hall-element inputs, a sequencer for commutation control, fixed off-time pulse width modulation (PWM) current control and locked rotor protection. Output current is scalable w...