Power
Technology enables mobiles to charge faster & last longer
Qnovo has announced the closing of $8.6M in Series B funding. Intel Capital joins existing investors RockPort Capital, U.S. Venture Partners, and Blue Run Ventures in the new round. The funds are intended to support the 2016 commercial launch of smartphones incorporating Qnovo’s adaptive charging technology. In collaboration with Intel, the company is also expanding the use of its technology into notebook PCs and wearable devices.
Digital power supplies offer cost-competitive reliability & efficiency
Artesyn LCM series AC/DC power supplies have built a reputation for outstanding quality and high efficiency at a competitive cost, with safety approvals for industrial and medical equipment. The quality and reliability of the LCM series is assured through careful component selection, automated production processes, sophisticated circuit design and a digital control loop.
GaN Systems to showcase 650V, 100A GaNpower transistors
GaN Systems will be displaying its GS66540C 650V, 100A GaN power transistors for the first time at the 17th Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, EPE’15 - ECCE Europe. Hosted by CERN in Geneva from 8th to 10th September, the conference and exhibition bring together leading industry figures in power electronics and experts from research and academic institutions to share knowledge and display cutting-edge developments in power te...
DC/DC converters provide a complete circuit
Premier Magnetics has announced additions to its PDCS family of self-contained, SIP DC/DC converters for distributed power applications. These compact, low-profile, power conversion devices are fully integrated and require no external components. Applications for the PDCS family include telecomms, industrial, data acquisition systems, transportation, solar energy, medical, embedded systems, and wherever efficient distributed power is required.&nb...
Synchronous buck regulator consumes just 7µA quiescent
Linear has announced the LT8631, a 1A, 100V input capable synchronous step-down switching regulator. Synchronous rectification delivers efficiency as high as 90% while Burst Mode operation keeps quiescent current under 7µA in no-load standby conditions. Its 3V to 100V input voltage range makes it suitable for 48V automotive systems, dual battery transportation, industrial and 36-72V telecomms applications.
Flexible batteries will become a $400m market in 2025
Primarily by enabling new products, the thin flexible batteries market is set to be worth $400m in 2025 mainly. By Raghu Das, CEO, IDTechEx.
Battery charging transformers support industrial equipment
With their layer coil winding technology, the latest highly reliable battery charging transformer series from Innovative Power (IPI), is designed to support a wide range of standard and custom voltage battery-powered devices that operate in rugged industrial plant environments.
PMIC targets IoT applications processor
The PF3000 Power Management Integrated Circuit (PMIC) from Freescale Semiconductor is in stock at distributor Mouser Electronics. Developed as a companion device to Freescale’s i.MX 7 series and i.MX 6SoloLite and i.MX 6SoloX series of application processors, the PF3000 is a single-chip power management solution. It is capable of driving the core processor, external memory, and peripherals to help reduce design complexity and cost, while al...
Power supplies meet strict EMI & EMC parameters
Power supply series that comply with the U.S. Department of Energy’s level VI efficiency requirements and provide enhanced performance to meet strict EMI and EMC parameters have been introduced by SL Power Electronics.
Distributed power amp supplies +25dBm saturated output power
Analog Devices has introduced a medium-power, distributed driver amplifier which operates between 24 and 35GHz. The HMC1131 provides 22dB of gain, +35dBm output IP3, and +24dBm of output power at 1dB gain compression. The amplifier reduces the number of components required to achieve the desired output power and small signal gain, which lowers development costs and design time by enabling simpler transmit line-ups and higher integration.