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Silanna Semiconductor’s Active Clamp Flyback Controllers Combine Four ACF Subsystems

The SZ1101 (33W) and SZ1105 (65W) incorporate four key ACF subsystems to simply design and reduce BOM count.

January 16, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Historical Engineers: James Clerk Maxwell, Founder of the Electromagnetic Theory

A pioneer of electromagnetism, James C. Maxwell redefined how mathematicians—and students—have approached both quantum mechanics and special relativity.

January 04, 2020 by Tyler Charboneau

Historical Engineers: Harvey C. Nathanson Leaves Legacy as the Father of MEMs

On November 22, Harvey C. Nathanson passed away, leaving a legacy as the father of the first MEMs device.

December 07, 2019 by Robin Mitchell

ROHM Touts 200V Schottky Diodes for Ultra-Low Leakage Current

The latest line of RBxx8 Schottky diodes is able to withstand 200V forward voltage while their predecessor was able to withstand up to 150V.

November 20, 2019 by Robin Mitchell

GaN Systems and ON Semi Develop Half-Bridge Evaluation Board to Drive GaN Power Switches

The new evaluation board simplifies the process of evaluating gallium nitride-based, half-bridge or full-bridge power supplies.

November 11, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

Diodes Incorporated Reveals 2A Load Switch Aimed to Improve High-Side Load Switch Reliability

The AP22913 features slew-rate control and true reverse-current blocking for single-channel load switching.

October 25, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

Silicon Labs Debuts Si834x Family of Isolated Smart Switches for Industrial Applications

The new SiLabs units aim at the PLCs, relay drivers, and servo motor controllers employed in industrial automation.

August 30, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

Industrial Robotics Roundup: Articulated vs. SCARA vs. Cartesian Robots

From the typical pick-and-place down to the high-precision cobots, industrial robotics are changing rapidly.

August 26, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

3D Printing Electronic Components? Nano Dimension Releases DragonFly LDM Manufacturing Platform

DragonFly LDM extends the scope of 3D printing to the unattended, low-volume manufacturing of electronic circuitry.

July 29, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

Vesper Releases New MEMS VM3000 Microphone

Vesper has announced their first piezoelectric digital MEMS microphone for audio applications in voice recognition.

July 26, 2019 by Robin Mitchell

SiTime Introduces Rugged Endura MEMS Oscillators for Military and Aerospace Applications

Learn about SiTime's newest MEMS oscillators.

July 25, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

The Benefits and Potential Drawbacks of the Switch to 5G Antennas

5G is the latest wireless technology for mobile devices and promises considerably higher data rates, lower latency, and increased number of instantaneous connections. But how will current infrastructure cope with the change and what will this mean to current 4G hardware?

July 15, 2019 by Robin Mitchell

Microchip Lays Out Vision for Power Over Ethernet in Building Automation with New Eight-Port Switch

What's a digital ceiling, anyway? Microchip announces new PoE switch for Ethernet building automation design.

May 23, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

SiTime Releases MEMS Temperature-Compensated Oscillators for 5G in Harsh Environments

5G continues to dominate 2019, this time with the wide release of MEMS oscillators for 5G in harsh conditions.

May 16, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

STMicroelectronics Annouces Tiny, Low-Power MEMS 3-axis Accelerometer and Thermometer on a Single IC

STMicro claims their new MEMS device is the first to measure acceleration and temperature in one IC package.

April 24, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

TT Electronics Announces New Gate Drive Transformers for Automotive Battery Management Applications

As the EV market grows, TT Electronics offers new small, rugged gate drive transformer options for automotive.

April 17, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

Silanna Semiconductor Announces New Active Clamp Flyback PWM Controller for Efficient Power Design

Silanna Semiconductor releases new active clamp flyback PWM controller for power design.

April 16, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

UnitedSiC Announces SiC JFET Family for Low Power AC-DC Flyback Converters

These normally-ON devices are well-suited to form the nucleus of cascode-based 20-100 Watt flyback products.

March 28, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

Silanna Touts Efficiency and Ease of Design with World’s First Active Clamp Flyback Controller

Silanna announces an active clamp flyback controller with built-in UHV components for AC/DC power adapters.

March 20, 2019 by Baker Lawley

New STMicro BLDC Controller Takes a Highly Integrated Approach to Motor Control

Take a closer look at the STSPIN32F0B SiP from STMicroelectronics.

March 14, 2019 by Robert Keim