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

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.


News Apr 16, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Trinamic Introduces the TMC5160 SilentStepStick for Silent Stepper Motor Operation

Trinamic Introduces the TMC5160 SilentStepStick for Silent Stepper Motor Operation

The TMC5160 SilentStepStick is a tiny breakout board that can drive motors up to 3A phase current at 35V.


News Apr 11, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Trinamic Introduces High-Power Gate Driver for BLDC and PMSM Motor Control Solutions

Trinamic Introduces High-Power Gate Driver for BLDC and PMSM Motor Control Solutions

The TMC6200 integrates in-line current sensing for complete Field Oriented Control solutions for servo motors.


News Apr 10, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Apple Cancels AirPower Program Just as the Wireless Charging Power Application Heats Up

Apple Cancels AirPower Program Just as the Wireless Charging Power Application Heats Up

Apple pulls its wireless charging platform as the application gets more chip-level hardware. What gives?


News Apr 09, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
InnoMux Chipset from Power Integrations Reaches 91% Efficiency

InnoMux Chipset from Power Integrations Reaches 91% Efficiency

Single-stage architecture provides independently-regulated constant voltage and constant current outputs.


News Apr 08, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
STMicroelectronics Announces Power-over-Ethernet Chipset for 5G and Smart-Building Applications

STMicroelectronics Announces Power-over-Ethernet Chipset for 5G and Smart-Building Applications

The chipset utilizes the latest IEEE 802.3bt Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) specification for powered devices.


News Apr 05, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Industry Trends in Automotive Power Showcase Breakthroughs in Speed and Materials

Industry Trends in Automotive Power Showcase Breakthroughs in Speed and Materials

Learn what innovative components are driving EVs, 5G, and sophisticated applications toward widespread use.


News Apr 02, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
ADI’s Director of Power Business Development, Tony Armstrong, Talks Dream Jobs and PCB Design

ADI’s Director of Power Business Development, Tony Armstrong, Talks Dream Jobs and PCB Design

Tony Armstrong of Analog Devices, Inc., shares his thoughts in an interview with AAC on smart risks, thinking big, and the importance of reading data sheets.


News Mar 31, 2019 by Mark Hughes
ROHM Announces New Automotive-Grade SIC MOSFET Series

ROHM Announces New Automotive-Grade SIC MOSFET Series

The AEC-Q101-qualified MOSFETs utilize a trench gate structure and feature 650V or 1200V breakdown voltages.


News Mar 29, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Murata Features Low-Power, High Efficiency with New Buck Regulator and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Combo Module

Murata Features Low-Power, High Efficiency with New Buck Regulator and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Combo Module

New Wi-Fi/Bluetooth combo module and buck regulator promise small form factors along with high efficiency.


News Mar 29, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
UnitedSiC Announces SiC JFET Family for Low Power AC-DC Flyback Converters

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.


News Mar 28, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
New Renesas Power Modules Claim Highest Density at 10A and 15A, Leverage New Packaging and PMBus

New Renesas Power Modules Claim Highest Density at 10A and 15A, Leverage New Packaging and PMBus

At APEC 2019, Renesas highlighted new PMBus DC-DC power modules.


News Mar 27, 2019 by Kate Smith
Innovative Isolated ICs from Silicon Labs Promise Precision and Stability

Innovative Isolated ICs from Silicon Labs Promise Precision and Stability

The newly-announced Si89xx product family provides voltage, current, and package options.


News Mar 26, 2019 by Mark Hughes
TDK Claims World’s Smallest Point-of-Load DC-DC Converter

TDK Claims World’s Smallest Point-of-Load DC-DC Converter

Tiny DC-DC converters with highest power density point-of-load, work with a wide variety of applications.


News Mar 25, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
“Faster, Smaller, Quieter”: Analog Devices Shows Off Silent Switcher 2 Buck Regulator at APEC

“Faster, Smaller, Quieter”: Analog Devices Shows Off Silent Switcher 2 Buck Regulator at APEC

A look at the Analog Devices Silent Switcher 2 buck regulator.


News Mar 25, 2019 by Mark Hughes
New LED Drivers from Taiwan Semiconductor Reach Many Automotive Applications

New LED Drivers from Taiwan Semiconductor Reach Many Automotive Applications

Taiwan Semiconductor releases two new low-side constant current regulators for automotive LEDs.


News Mar 22, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
New Osilloscopes from Keysight Aim For Maker and Education Markets

New Osilloscopes from Keysight Aim For Maker and Education Markets

At APEC 2019, Keysight displayed their InfiniiVision 1000 X-Series with powerful features for most engineers.


News Mar 21, 2019 by Mark Hughes
Silanna Touts Efficiency and Ease of Design with World’s First Active Clamp Flyback Controller

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.


News Mar 20, 2019 by Baker Lawley
New I/O Expander from Diodes Incorporated Offers Low-Voltage Compatibility

New I/O Expander from Diodes Incorporated Offers Low-Voltage Compatibility

The PI4IOE5V6416 allows you to incorporate 16 additional I/O pins into a wide variety of microcontroller- and FPGA-based applications.


News Mar 20, 2019 by Robert Keim
APEC 2019 Focuses on the Needs of the Practical, Practicing Power Engineer

APEC 2019 Focuses on the Needs of the Practical, Practicing Power Engineer

Learn what's in store and get the latest power engineering news from AAC reporting live from the conference.


News Mar 18, 2019 by Gary Elinoff