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0.37-mm ultra-flat package Schottky rectifiers handle currents up to 1.5-A February 03, 2012
NXP Semiconductors is claiming a major new benchmark in miniaturization with the launch of the company’s next-generation family of low VF Schottky rectifiers targeting the mobile device market. With a typical thickness of just 0.37 mm and an outline of 1.6 x 0.8 mm, the new DFN1608D-2 (SOD1608) plastic ...
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1-kW industrial quality DC/DC converter offers convection cooling
February 03, 2012
Absopulse Electronics has released the BAP 1K-U7712 Series of DC/DC converters which generate up to 1 kW output power with convection cooling. Housed in a compact, ruggedly constructed 7 x 7 x 12 inch chassis-mount enclosure, the converters are suitable for demanding industrial applications where the ...
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Signal Transformer unveils more than 150 new SMD power inductors
February 02, 2012
Maxim Integrated Products'MAX16919/MAX16969 high-speed USB 2.0 automotive-grade protectors come with iPod/iPhone fast-charge detection and USB host-charger detection for all USB gadgets. The protectors’ fast-charge detection supports both high-speed USB (480Mbps) and full-speed USB (12Mbps) operation, ...
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1700-V SiC Schottky diodes enable cost savings for solar, motor drive and traction applications
February 02, 2012
Cree, Inc., has introduced a series of packaged diodes that deliver the industry's highest blocking voltage available in SiC Schottky technology. Cree's 1700 V Z-Rec Schottky diodes virtually eliminate the reverse recovery losses suffered in silicon PiN diode alternatives, enabling ultra-efficient, smaller ...
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LED-backlit 8.5 inch super wide viewing angle LCD has up to 70,000 hours of operating life
February 02, 2012
Kyocera has added a new wide format 8.5-inch LCD to its portfolio, featuring a viewing angle of 170 degrees horizontally and vertically. The low-power LCD comes in WVGA (800x R,G,B x480) resolution, with long-life LED backlighting for up to 70,000 hours of operating time.
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Wideband PLL with integrated VCOs
February 01, 2012
Hittite Microwave Corporation has launched two SMT packaged wideband PLLs with integrated VCOs, the HMC833LP6GE and the HMC834LP6GE. These devices deliver industry leading phase noise and spurious performance and are ideal for a wide range of applications including high performance cellular/4GWiMax infrastructure, ...
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5-W and 10-W encapsulated power supplies focus on medical applications
February 01, 2012
TDK-Lambda UK, a group company of the TDK Corporation, has introduced a 150 W range to its CSS series of AC-DC medical power supplies – the single output CSS150 combines a 4 kVac reinforced input-to-output isolation with dual fusing and an input-to-ground isolation of 1.5 kVac to meet global 60601-1 ...
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PCB design tool suite comes with integrated IR-drop and power integrity solvers
February 01, 2012
The 2012 release of Computer Simulation Technology’s CST PCB Studio comes with a new CST PCBS IR-drop solver that allows the quick calculation of the current distribution and voltage drop on multilayered PCBs and packages.
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