Power MOSFET with fast body diode 26 October 2022, Electrocomp Vishay’s new 4th generation EF series power MOSFET technology currently offers the industry’s lowest on-resistance of only 0,045&nsp;O at 25°C when compared to similar devices.
Toshiba releases small stepping motor driver IC 26 October 2022, RS South Africa The TB67S549FTG is a stepping motor driver IC housed in a small package, with built-in constant-current control that does not require external circuit components.
New high-power reference designs 26 October 2022 Vishay has added new reference designs to the existing ones to accelerate development of new power projects. All schematics, PCB layouts, BoMs, 3D views and Gerber files are available for download.
Reference design: protection for AC solid state relays 26 October 2022 Texas Instruments has released a refence design which shows how to achieve overcurrent and overtemperature protection for an AC solid state relay, while supporting 350 V AC switching of up to 4 A loads.
Drone enables life-saving communications amid natural disasters 26 October 2022, Altron Arrow Responding quickly to natural disasters and restoring communications is important to reinstating the supply line of essential services such as drinking water, food, and electricity. This enables first responders to support the time-critical needs of victims and helps ensure their safety.
PCB-mount AC-DC converters 26 October 2022, Current Automation MEAN WELL’s new IRM-20 series is an AC-DC PCB-mount green power module PSU, which is capable of supplying 20 W of power in a compact footprint of 52 x 27 mm.
Unregulated 3 kW power modules 26 October 2022, Conical Technologies These new, high-power, high-efficiency unregulated DC-DC converters are based on SynQor’s next-generation, isolated, fixed frequency synchronous rectifier technology.
Contacting solutions for various battery geometries 26 October 2022, Electronic Industry Supplies INGUN not only offers products for contacting high currents, but also for four-wire and temperature measurement on the contact surface, and for diverse installation situations accommodating the most varied battery geometries.
Switching PSU suitable for harsh environments 26 October 2022, Conical Technologies The LMF200-23B24UH power supply series is an enclosed, fanless, semi-potted and ultra-narrow AC to DC switching power supply that is suitable for use where the application environment is relatively harsh.
Wind turbine designs and challenges 26 October 2022, Altron Arrow There are currently two major wind applications clusters, each with its own challenge. Onshore wind turbines are typically located closer to the electric grid network, whereas offshore solutions enable larger power-rated turbines, but generally have a higher construction cost.
New supercapacitors to reduce battery surges 26 October 2022, Electrocomp Kyocera AVX has introduced a series of pouch-style supercapacitors for decreasing current surges in batteries.
eFuse with digital telemetry controller 26 October 2022, Altron Arrow Texas Instruments’ new TPS25990x is an integrated, high-current circuit protection and power management solution that provides multiple protection modes using very few external components.
Radiation-tolerant negative linear regulator 26 October 2022, RS South Africa The TPS7H1210-SEP from Texas Instruments is a negative voltage linear regulator that can regulate an input voltage range of -3 to -16,5 V to an output of between -1,2 and -15,5 V.
1 A adjustable LDO regulator 26 October 2022, Altron Arrow Texas Instruments’ TPS73801-SEP 1-A is an adjustable, low-noise, fast-transient-response, low-dropout regulator in space-enhanced plastic.
Latest buck converter has a wide input range 28 September 2022, Altron Arrow The AP64060Q from DIODES Incorporated is a 600 mA, synchronous buck converter with a wide input voltage range of 4,5 to 40 V.
300 W step-down DC/DC micromodule 28 September 2022, RS South Africa The LTM4660 from Analog Devices is a complete 300 W output switching mode hybrid-topology step-down DC/DC µModule non-isolated bus converter.
Industry’s smallest 6 A load switch 28 September 2022, RS South Africa The TPS22992 is a single-channel load switch with an 8,7 m? power MOSFET designed to maximise power density in applications up to 5,5 V and 6 A.
Five key routes to better Li-ion batteries 26 October 2022, Editor's Choice The current iteration of Li-ion batteries, which are based on graphite anodes, liquid electrolytes, and cathode materials such as NMC and LFP, are generally considered to be reaching their performance limits. However, from cell materials to battery designs, there are still several routes that can lead to further improvements in performance and cost.
Personality profile: Michael Rogers 26 October 2022, Uniross Batteries Michael Rogers, managing director of Uniross Batteries, tells how it all started for him, including the setbacks that have shaped who he is in the electronics industry.
Single-phase energy-sensing ICs 26 October 2022, CST Electronics The SY7T501 and SY7T502 are Silergy’s latest single-phase energy-sensing ICs for cost-sensitive IoT applications such as smart plugs, dimmers, power strips, smart lighting, and building automation.
