MILPITAS, CA -May 10, 2016 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the availability of a low loss 3-phase ideal diode bridge rectifier reference design, demonstrated on evaluation board DC2465. Conventional 3-phase... Read More
8µA IQ Surge Stopper Protects Electronic Systems from Overvoltage & Overcurrent Transients
MILPITAS, CA – April 25, 2016 – Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC4380, an ultralow quiescent current (IQ) surge stopper, providing compact overvoltage and overcurrent protection for always-on 4V to... Read More
Vishay Intertechnology Medium-Power Planar Transformer Provides Higher Efficiency, Space Savings Over Traditional Winding Technology
MALVERN, Pa. — April 14, 2016 — Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced a new planar transformer offering power from 1 kW to 3 kW in a compact 70... Read More
Lattice Expands Award-Winning MachXO3™ Product Family New Product Offers 35 Percent Increase in LUTs and 15 Percent More I/Os, Continuing to Deliver on the Promise of Lowest Cost Per I/O Device
Addition of largest density member, MachXO3-9400, delivers more I/Os and on-chip memory New features help reduce BOM cost, provide best value for I/O intensive, and high-resolution video applications Integrates support... Read More
1.5A Synchronous Step-Down DC/DC Converter Delivers 93% Efficiency at 2MHz & Operates from 3.0V to 42V Inputs
Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT8608, a 1.5A, 42V input synchronous step-down switching regulator. A unique synchronous rectification topology delivers 93% efficiency while switching at 2MHz enabling designers to avoid... Read More
Toshiba Launches Opto-Isolated IGBT Gate Pre-Driver IC for In-Vehicle Inverters
TOKYO– Toshiba Corporation’s (TOKYO: 6502) Storage & Electronic Devices Solutions Company today announced the launch of “TB9150FNG,” an opto-isolated IGBT *1 gate pre-driver IC with various enhanced protective functions for... Read More
Epson Begins Shipping Samples of Low-Power, 16-bit Microcontrollers with High-Performance LCD Drivers
– High-capacity, high-resolution models ideal for feature-rich watches – Seiko Epson Corporation (TSE: 6724, “Epson”) has developed and recently begun shipping samples of three new models in the company’s S1C17W... Read More
Robust ±60V RS485 Transceivers Fortify PROFIBUS-DP Networks
Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC2876 and LTC2877, exceptionally rugged, high voltage tolerant RS485 transceivers targeted for PROFIBUS-DP (decentralized periphery) master and slave devices. As with any fieldbus, PROFIBUS-DP systems... Read More
60V, 4A Synchronous Step-Down Regulator for Inverting Outputs
The LTC7149 is a high efficiency, 60V, 4A synchronous buck regulator for negative output voltage supplies. It incorporates a current mode architecture with user selectable internal or external loop compensation... Read More
Epson to Provide Low Power Microcontrollers with 16-bit On-Chip Flash Memory and Smart Card Interfaces
Seiko Epson Corporation (TSE: 6724, “Epson”) has developed and recently begun shipping samples of the S1C17M10, a new low-power, 16-bit microcontroller with on-chip Flash memory. The new product halves operating... Read More