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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
Teardown Tuesday: Bluetooth Battery Charger

Teardown Tuesday: Bluetooth Battery Charger

This Teardown Tuesday looks at the Bluetooth LE enabled E4 battery charger by ESyb.


News Jul 04, 2017 by Mark Hughes
Silego Announces the New SLG59H1302C Power Splitter for USB Type-C

Silego Announces the New SLG59H1302C Power Splitter for USB Type-C

Silego just announced the SLG59H1302C integrated power splitter and switch for USB Type-C. Can this little IC help ease USB-C's growing pains?


News Jun 20, 2017 by Tim Youngblood
Silego Announces New SLG46580 Flexible Power Island to Improve PMIC Functionality

Silego Announces New SLG46580 Flexible Power Island to Improve PMIC Functionality

This News Brief covers Silego's new flexible power island device, announced today.


News Jun 06, 2017 by Kate Smith
STMicroelectronics Teams Up with Chinese R&D to Develop Electric Vehicle Battery Management Systems

STMicroelectronics Teams Up with Chinese R&D to Develop Electric Vehicle Battery Management Systems

China is the world's strongest new-energy vehicle market. STMicroelectronics is getting in on that.


News May 16, 2017 by Kate Smith
Teardown Tuesday: Qi-Compatible Samsung Wireless Charger

Teardown Tuesday: Qi-Compatible Samsung Wireless Charger

In this teardown, we will look at a Samsung wireless charger that can charge mobiles (with the needed technology) to be charged by simply placing the phone on the unit.


News May 02, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Teardown Tuesday: Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet

Teardown Tuesday: Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet

The Amazon Kindle Fire tablet is a 7" color tablet. This Teardown Tuesday opens one up and looks inside.


News Mar 28, 2017 by Mark Hughes
Teardown Tuesday: Portable Power Bank and Solar Charger

Teardown Tuesday: Portable Power Bank and Solar Charger

In this teardown, we look at the Hiluckey solar charger with an inbuilt lithium-ion battery.


News Mar 14, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Improve Your Power: New Products for Generating and Monitoring Your Supply Voltages

Improve Your Power: New Products for Generating and Monitoring Your Supply Voltages

In this article, we’ll take a look at three new power-management ICs—two linear regulators and one power supply monitor.


News Feb 09, 2017 by Robert Keim
What Does Renesas’ Intersil Deal Mean for the Evolution of MCUs?

What Does Renesas’ Intersil Deal Mean for the Evolution of MCUs?

Microcontrollers meet analog and power management ICs for creating powerful automotive SoCs.


News Sep 16, 2016 by Majeed Ahmad