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DSPs Take Control (19/01/2006)

... DSP-system designers have many ways — from microcontrollers to FPGAs — to include digital signal processing (DSP) functions in a product. Designing with and programming this variety of DSP devices has never been easier.To simplify designs, ...

Get the message: Power-management protocol rides on industry bus (19/01/2006)

... The PMBus—based on the tried and true I2C hardware interface—offers a power-management communications protocol for power-conversion subsystems.As system power requirements have increased in complexity for telecom and datacom applications, so ...

New Energy Efficiency Standards for External Power Supplies (19/01/2006)

... that can still require an engineer’s attention, which increases design cycle time and cost.Highly Integrated Power Conversion ICs Meet the StandardsAs energy-efficiency standards first began to emerge a few years ago, some power conversion ...

Energy-efficiency standards play a role in external-power-supply design (19/01/2006)

... says Doug Bailey, vice president of marketing at Power Integrations, a vendor of high-voltage analog ICs for power conversion.Although the details of the standards and specifications vary, the underlying objective, according to Energy Star, is ...

Thick Film Power Resistors in TO220 and TO247 Packages (19/01/2006)

... metal tab) for direct-mounting on heatsinks, and feature an inductance of less than 0.1H, suiting them for use in power conversion and control applications in a wide variety of industries. The new Vishay Sfernice devices are available in a range ...

Ask the Search Engineer (18/01/2006)

... electronically without much loss in power. If none of these work for you, check the torque results of using an ac power conversion system, then price it out and compare to the other ...

Plug-In Power Modules (18/01/2006)

... 60-A POLA™-compatible, non-isolated, plug-in power modules with a multi-phase switching topology. Said to achieve power conversion efficiency up to 96 percent, these ready-to-use modules are capable of powering most of the densely populated power ...

Silicon Labs Enters Power Market (12/01/2006)

... billion market in 2009, the combined ac-dc and dc-dc power market is increasingly interested in digital control in power conversion and power management due to the growing complexity of system applications," said Jeff Shepard, president of The ...

Digital Signal Controller for Cost-sensitive Applications (11/01/2006)

... cost-sensitive applications that require a 16-bit device such as motor control for appliances as well as digital power conversion, smart sensing, lighting control and instrumentation. The unit is based on the company’s 56800/E digital signal ...

Siemens to acquire Robicon for $197 million (10/01/2006)

... China; High Wycombe, U.K.; Sao Paolo, Brazil; and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Robicon manufactures industrial power conversion and control devices and systems. Siemens adds that Robicon will continue operating in New Kensington, and that all of its ...

Digital Power Products (10/01/2006)

... digital signal processor (DSP)-based and microcontroller-based controllers contribute in several areas of complex power conversion, including multi-phase control, non-linear control, load-sharing and predictive failure — functions difficult to ...

APC, Rockwell launch UPS for industrial control (10/01/2006)

... Kingston, RI—American Power Conversion (APC) and Rockwell Automation have introduced a jointly developed, uninterruptible power system (UPS), Allen Bradley Bulletin 1609 Industrial AC UPS, which is designed for use in factory environments. ...

Ask The Search Engineer (10/01/2006)

... without much loss in power. If none of these work for you, check the torque results if you're using an ac power conversion system, then price it out and compare it to the other options. Be prepared for nasty surprises. Don't forget you can simply ...

Digital Signal Controllers with 100 MIPS, 32-bit DSP Performance (10/01/2006)

... and ease of use of a microcontroller (MCU), the TMS320F28x™ devices are suited for motor control, digital power conversion, and intelligent sensor control in industrial, appliance, automotive, medical, and consumer applications. A mix of ...

SMT Flat Coil Inductors for PC Notebook Applications (10/01/2006)

... to 7.0 milliohms and low alternating current loss result in lower copper losses, providing high efficiency in DC/DC power conversion applications. These RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) compliant components have a standard footprint of ...

Beyond FISCO – split architecture solution (24/11/2005)

... further augment the overall systems reliability, the MooreHawke design also incorporates full ac/dc power conversion, simple linear power supply, and full galvanic isolation, with built in redundant supplies. In this case, fewer components ...

High power transient suppressor (24/10/2005)

... excellent solution for ac line protection in susceptible applications such as TVSS panels, motor controls, UPS and power conversion where both space and performance can be an issue.The AK series has been shown to increase manufacturing yields ...

Controller for forward active clamp reset converters (19/10/2005)

... compared to conventional forward converters.It is well-suited for communication system dc-dc and ac-dc power conversion, as well as industrial power systems, including single- and multi-output industrial power supplies.The LM5026 provides ...

Accurate PWM controllers simplify dc-dc power conversion (13/10/2005)

... INTERNATIONAL Rectifier (IR) has introduced two 1% accurate, single output, synchronous buck PWM controllers with 4.5V to 16V input voltage capability.The new IR3637SPbF and IR3637ASPbF are compact and simple solutions for up to 15A dc-dc ...

The Littelfuse AK series has low slope resistance.

High power transient suppressor (9/09/2005)

... excellent solution for ac line protection in susceptible applications, such as TVSS panels, motor controls, UPS and power conversion where both space and performance can be an issue.The AK series has been shown to increase manufacturing yields ...

Small dimensions make it easier for designers to place the converters next to the devices they are powering to maximise performance.

Vertical-mount POL converters (27/07/2005)

... standards, providing users with the flexibility and security of multiple sources of supply.They also pack power conversion and control technology into small modules. The PTV03010 is the smallest model in the series. It is a 3.3Vin, 8A output ...

High quality broadband TWT amplifiers (4/07/2005)

... port, and solid state pre-amplifier.By utilising a high efficiency, high frequency switching inverter for power conversion, TMD is able to produce amplifiers that are compact and lightweight (e.g. a 300W,6-18GHz amplifier weighs only ...

Resistance Range of 0.01Ω to 1MΩ, inductance of Less than 0.1mH.

Thick-film power resistors in TO220 and TO247 packages (4/07/2005)

... metal tab) for direct-mounting on heatsinks.They offer an inductance of less than 0.1H, suiting them for use in power conversion and control applications in a wide variety of industries.The Sfernice devices are available in resistance ...

SMT flat coil inductors for PC Notebook applications (17/06/2005)

... to 7.0mΩ and low alternating current loss result in lower copper losses, providing high efficiency in dc/dc power conversion applications. These RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances)-compliant components have a standard footprint of ...

Digital power products (17/06/2005)

Digital signal controllers with 100 MIPS, 32-bit DSP performance (17/06/2005)

... efficiency and ease of use of a microcontroller (MCU), the TMS320F28x devices are suited to motor control, digital power conversion, and intelligent sensor control in industrial, appliance, automotive, medical, and consumer applications.A mix ...

High voltage phase control thyristors (19/05/2005)

... thyristors, with repetitive voltage ratings at 125°C from 1800V to 6500V, aimed at high voltage power supplies and power conversion.Two new designs are introduced in the 1200 - 1800V band. The first is DCR720E, a 724A device at Tcase = 60°C ...

High efficiency synchronous boost converter (25/01/2005)

... and features programmable pulse-width modulation (PWM) and pulse-skipping mode (PSM) output controls to optimize power conversion efficiency in standby and idle modes, thereby prolonging overall battery life and end-system on-time.With 100% ...

30A point-of-load converter modules (25/01/2005)

... needs of many of the latest ASICs, network processors and DSPs.SIL30E and SMT30E series POL converters use power conversion techniques to preserve efficiency at high current levels. Their design is based on a two-phase synchronous buck ...

Rectifier and TVS in smaller package (15/12/2004)

... rectifiers as well as transient voltage suppressors (TVS).The new devices are aimed at power supply and power conversion applications in desktop and notebook PCs, servers, disk drives, mobile phones, PDAs, hybrid ICs, and automobile electronic ...