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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
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
e-peas Announces PMIC for Energy Harvesting from Thermoelectric Generators

e-peas Announces PMIC for Energy Harvesting from Thermoelectric Generators

e-peas releases the AEM20940 PMIC, which enables energy harvesting from thermoelectric generators.


News Mar 04, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Smart Homes to Smart Cities: Building Automation Roundup

Smart Homes to Smart Cities: Building Automation Roundup

While IoT devices find more ways into our homes, building designers are largely taking a wait-and-see attitude towards automation. Have a look at some trends and cutting-edge innovations in building automation.


News Feb 18, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
A New DC/DC Converter for Wearables, Sensors, and Low-Power Wireless Devices

A New DC/DC Converter for Wearables, Sensors, and Low-Power Wireless Devices

STMicroelectronics has announced a new power-management IC that provides high efficiency, low quiescent current, and variable output voltage in a (very) small package.


News Feb 11, 2019 by Robert Keim
Silicon Labs Releases New Low-Power Wi-Fi Module Portfolio

Silicon Labs Releases New Low-Power Wi-Fi Module Portfolio

Take a look at a new range of Wi-Fi modules from Silicon Labs.


News Jan 27, 2019 by Robin Mitchell
Managing USB Type-C Power: A New USB Power Delivery Controller for Sink Devices from STMicro

Managing USB Type-C Power: A New USB Power Delivery Controller for Sink Devices from STMicro

This article takes a look at STUSB4500 which is a standalone USB Power Delivery controller from STMicroelectronics.


News Dec 17, 2018 by Dr. Steve Arar
Newest Dialog Semiconductor PMIC Tackles Big IoT Design Issue: Extending Battery Life for Wearables

Newest Dialog Semiconductor PMIC Tackles Big IoT Design Issue: Extending Battery Life for Wearables

Dialog Semiconductor's newest PMIC (power management IC) aims to help solve the battery life issue with wearables and other small, portable applications.


News Nov 20, 2018 by Kate Smith
An EV Made to Demo Motion Control: Monolithic Power Systems’ mCar Shows Off Angular Sensors

An EV Made to Demo Motion Control: Monolithic Power Systems’ mCar Shows Off Angular Sensors

The Monolithic Power Systems mCar EV demo at electronica 2018 showed off angle position sensors and motion control.


News Nov 19, 2018 by Kate Smith
Power Integrations Introduces New Family of Brushless DC Motor Drive ICs

Power Integrations Introduces New Family of Brushless DC Motor Drive ICs

Power Integrations’ BridgeSwitch™ family of ICs achieve conversion efficiency of up to 98.5% in brushless DC (BLDC) motor drive applications of up to 300 W.


News Nov 16, 2018 by Gary Elinoff
Scaling Power Racks for Data Centers: A Look at a Modular Power Shelf from Bel Power

Scaling Power Racks for Data Centers: A Look at a Modular Power Shelf from Bel Power

This News Brief takes a look at a new power shelf offered from Bel Power.


News Sep 05, 2018 by David Jones
“Ultra-Low” Current Consumption: A Battery Charger from STMicroelectronics

“Ultra-Low” Current Consumption: A Battery Charger from STMicroelectronics

This article will look at the most important features of the STBC15 which is STMicroelectronics newly released ultra-low current consumption linear battery charger.


News Jul 02, 2018 by Dr. Steve Arar
Teardown Tuesday: Battery Charger

Teardown Tuesday: Battery Charger

In this teardown, we open up a six-pack sequential battery-charging station, from Milwaukee.


News Apr 24, 2018 by Nick Davis
Two Programmable Buck Converters and Two Programmable Linear Voltage Regulators in a Single Package

Two Programmable Buck Converters and Two Programmable Linear Voltage Regulators in a Single Package

Texas Instruments recently announced their new dual high-current buck converter and dual linear regulator all in a single IC.


News Mar 30, 2018 by Nick Davis
Power Integrations’ InnoSwitch3-Pro Allows In-Field Programmability for Rapid-Charge Designs

Power Integrations’ InnoSwitch3-Pro Allows In-Field Programmability for Rapid-Charge Designs

The key target of the InnoSwitch3-Pro is to support both fast-charging protocols in consumer devices, and non-charging applications requiring either a load-controlled or configurable output.


News Mar 22, 2018 by Karissa Manske
Automatically Connect One of Two Power Supplies: A Dual Channel Prioritized Power Path Controller

Automatically Connect One of Two Power Supplies: A Dual Channel Prioritized Power Path Controller

This article discusses an intelligent power switch that automatically connects one of two input voltage supplies to a common output node.


News Feb 22, 2018 by Nick Davis
A Battery Buck-Boost Charge Controller for Multi-Chemistry Battery Charging Applications

A Battery Buck-Boost Charge Controller for Multi-Chemistry Battery Charging Applications

Texas Instruments recently released their new SMBus multi-chemistry battery buck-boost charge controller for rechargeable battery systems that require high-efficiency solutions.


News Feb 08, 2018 by Nick Davis
Wireless Charging: A New Wireless Battery Charger Transmitter from STMicroelectronics

Wireless Charging: A New Wireless Battery Charger Transmitter from STMicroelectronics

A new wireless battery charging transmitter from STMicroelectronics tries to raise the bar with faster charging times with higher efficiencies.


News Dec 14, 2017 by Nick Davis
Teardown Tuesday: Samsung Wireless Charger (EP-PG9201)

Teardown Tuesday: Samsung Wireless Charger (EP-PG9201)

In this teardown, we tear open Samsung's wireless charger to examine its internal components.


News Dec 05, 2017 by Nick Davis
Maxim Integrated Releases New PMICs Optimized for Small Li-ion Batteries in Wearables

Maxim Integrated Releases New PMICs Optimized for Small Li-ion Batteries in Wearables

Two new PMICs boost integration with single inductor multiple output (SIMO) regulator to maintain a very long battery life.


News Aug 01, 2017 by Majeed Ahmad