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Analog Devices Synchronous Buck‑Boost DC/DC Controllers | Featured Product Spotlight

Analog Devices Synchronous Buck‑Boost DC/DC Controllers | Featured Product Spotlight

This Featured Product Spotlight is part of a video series exploring the specifications, applications, and market context of new products.


Diodes Incorporated Designs Buck LED Drivers to Withstand Extreme Voltage Variations

Diodes Incorporated Designs Buck LED Drivers to Withstand Extreme Voltage Variations

Geared for automotive lights, the AL8843Q and AL8862Q are built to drive single LEDs and multiple LED strings with up to 97% efficiency.


News Dec 20, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
u-blox Tackles Ails of Communication in Harsh Environments with Bluetooth 5 Module

u-blox Tackles Ails of Communication in Harsh Environments with Bluetooth 5 Module

The module is housed in a 7.5mm × 9.5mm × 1.5mm package and supports Thread and Zigbee.


News Dec 19, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
 Maxim Calls Its Isolated SiC Gate Driver “Best in Class” for Reducing Power Loss by 30%

Maxim Calls Its Isolated SiC Gate Driver “Best in Class” for Reducing Power Loss by 30%

The MAX22701E features a typical 300kV/µs common-mode transient immunity (CMTI)—the "industry’s highest."


News Dec 18, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
On Semiconductor Debuts Two Power Modules for Traction Inverters in EVs

On Semiconductor Debuts Two Power Modules for Traction Inverters in EVs

ON Semiconductor has rolled out the first two devices in its VE-Trac family of power modules for traction inverter designs.


News Dec 17, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Toshiba Sends General-purpose Power ICs to the Road for Automotive Safety

Toshiba Sends General-purpose Power ICs to the Road for Automotive Safety

The new ICs are available in four versions for automotive applications and feature output voltages that range from 1.1V to 1.5V.


News Dec 17, 2019 by Cabe Atwell
New Quad-output DC-DC Regulators from Analog Devices Can Be Paralleled for 4.8A

New Quad-output DC-DC Regulators from Analog Devices Can Be Paralleled for 4.8A

The LTM4668 and LTM4668A accept 2.7V to 17V inputs and produce four parallelable 1.2A outputs.


News Dec 13, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Vicor Isolated & Regulated DC-DC Converters | New Product Brief

Vicor Isolated & Regulated DC-DC Converters | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


Renesas and MinebeaMitsumi Design Stepping Motor Solution for Robots

Renesas and MinebeaMitsumi Design Stepping Motor Solution for Robots

The new high-torque resolver stepping motor and control circuity is aimed at robotic, automation, and medical applications.


News Dec 12, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Introduction to the Synchronous Demodulation

Introduction to the Synchronous Demodulation

This article will discuss the basic idea behind the synchronous demodulation technique.


Cosel Adds Four New, Open-Frame Power Supplies for Low-Power Applications

Cosel Adds Four New, Open-Frame Power Supplies for Low-Power Applications

The four additions to the LHA series are said to be low-profile and compact, offering a range of 30-watts to 100-watts.


News Dec 10, 2019 by Cabe Atwell
ST Praises Power Management IC for Saving Board Space, BOM, & Power

ST Praises Power Management IC for Saving Board Space, BOM, & Power

ST’s STPMIC1 is both a general-purpose system power management device and a companion chip for the STM32MP1 microprocessor.


News Dec 10, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Littelfuse PSR Series High-Speed Square Body Fuses | Tech Specs

Littelfuse PSR Series High-Speed Square Body Fuses | Tech Specs

This episode of Tech Specs is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


new products Dec 10, 2019 by TTI, Inc
Microchip Announces First RISC-V-based SoC FPGA to Use Half the Power of Other FPGAs

Microchip Announces First RISC-V-based SoC FPGA to Use Half the Power of Other FPGAs

Microchip's new RISC-V-based PolarFire SoC family is said to provide 50% lower power than competing mid-range FPGAs.


News Dec 10, 2019 by Lisa Boneta.
Predicting Battery Degradation with a Trinket M0 and Python Software Algorithms

Predicting Battery Degradation with a Trinket M0 and Python Software Algorithms

Learn how to build a setup that will help you predict a battery's performance as it ages using a Trinket M0 and software algorithms.


Projects Dec 09, 2019 by Aaron Hanson
UnitedSiC Titles New SiC FETs as the “Lowest RDS(on)​​​​​​​ SiC Power Devices on the Planet”

UnitedSiC Titles New SiC FETs as the “Lowest RDS(on)​​​​​​​ SiC Power Devices on the Planet”

The new SiC FETs combines a SiC JFET and a cascade-optimized Si MOSFET, offering an RDS(on)​​​​​​​ as low as 7mΩ.


News Dec 09, 2019 by Cabe Atwell
Diodes Incorporated Revamps Piezo Sound Driver to Drive Loads Up to 47nF

Diodes Incorporated Revamps Piezo Sound Driver to Drive Loads Up to 47nF

The PAM8940E can generate its own drive voltage while still driving large external loads up to 47nF.


News Dec 06, 2019 by Robin Mitchell
Rimac Chooses Analog Devices ICs as the “Brain” for Their EV Battery Management System

Rimac Chooses Analog Devices ICs as the “Brain” for Their EV Battery Management System

Analog Devices’ precision BMS (Battery Management System) ICs will be incorporated into Rimac’s BMS for increased performance and efficiency.


News Dec 04, 2019 by Cabe Atwell
Microchip Addresses Power Loss, Data Loss Concerns With New SPI EERAM Memory Chips

Microchip Addresses Power Loss, Data Loss Concerns With New SPI EERAM Memory Chips

The new series of SPI EERAM memory chips were designed to retain data during power loss without the aid of external batteries.


News Dec 04, 2019 by Cabe Atwell
CUI Extends Family of Open-frame AC-DC Switchers for Green Technology

CUI Extends Family of Open-frame AC-DC Switchers for Green Technology

CUI has added six new lines of powers supplies, offering 15 watts to 65 watts, to its VOF product family.


News Dec 04, 2019 by Gary Elinoff