Protecting single-cell Li-ion or Li-poly battery packs, the AP9101C battery protection IC has been announced by Diodes Incorporated. The device can turn off external MOSFET switches when detecting over-charge voltage, over-discharge voltage, over-charge current, over-discharge current and other abnormalities. This is particularly important in consumer markets for products such as smartphones.

Offering a substantial set of protection features, the AP9234L IC introduced by Diodes Incorporated is specifically designed to provide a high-accuracy, single-chip solution for 1-cell Li-ion or lithium-polymer rechargeable battery packs. Key markets for this device are manufacturers of battery protection circuit modules for smart phones, cameras and similar consumer electronics equipment.

Specifically designed for load switching in high-efficiency battery management of portable consumer electronics and IoT applications, two P-channel MOSFETs have been introduced by Diodes Incorporated. The 2x2mm, DFN2020 packaged DMP1022UFDF and DMP2021UFDF are rated at 12V and 20V, respectively.

Offering a simple method of driving low-power linear LED strips, the BCR420U and BCR421U Constant-Current Regulators (CCR) have been introduced by Diodes Incorporated. Target applications, such as LED strips for mood lighting, emergency and advertising signage and decorative lighting for retail refrigeration and vending machines, will benefit from the improved efficiency, flexibility and longer life offered by LEDs as an emerging lighting source.

The AP3785T AC-DC primary-side switched-mode power supply controller introduced by Diodes Incorporated is aimed at 8W to 15W 5V output USB chargers that necessitate ultra-low standby power. This market requirement is driven by smart phones and tablets with larger battery capacities and increasingly tight power supply efficiency regulations.

Designed to provide robust rectification, blocking and reverse-battery protection for automotive ECUs, two AEC-Q101-qualified high-voltage rectifiers have been introduced by Diodes Incorporated. The compact, small form factor and thermally efficient SOD123F package enables the S1MSWFQ standard rectifier and RS1MSWFQ fast rectifier to deliver a superior level of performance from a PCB footprint that is less than half that of similar SMA packaged r...

The AP3127/H current-mode PWM controllers from Diodes Incorporated are optimised for quick-charge applications in portable consumer products. The controllers provide a high-performance and cost-effective solution in end equipment such as such as intelligent phone chargers, notebook adaptors, STBs, game consoles, modems and networking equipment.

Diodes Incorporated has announced the DMP4015SPSQ 40V P-channel MOSFET, designed to protect automotive Electronic Control Units (ECUs) against the risk of reverse-battery connection. ECUs are used in a growing number of automotive control applications and, with some vehicles deploying up to 80 ECUs, the need to protect each one demands a simple and cost-effective solution, which this MOSFET provides.

The AP91352 electronic fuse introduced by Diodes Incorporated provides protection from fault conditions that could result in catastrophic equipment failure. It targets applications in consumer products such as plug-and-play hard disk drives, solid-state drives and similar hot-plug computer applications, as well as manufacturers of motherboards, printers and servers.

The DMN3027LFG 30V N-channel MOSFET introduced by Diodes Incorporated is designed as a switch to rapidly and safely discharge large bulk capacitors used on FPGA power rails. The latest FPGAs found in telecomms, servers and data centres have multiple power rails that need to be correctly sequenced to safely power these systems up and down.

Designed to quick charge cell phones, tablets and other consumer devices based on Qualcomm SoCs featuring its Quick Charge (QC) technology, Diodes Incorporated has announced the AP4370 decoder IC. By ensuring compatibility with Qualcomm’s high-voltage dedicated charging port QC 2.0 protocol, this decoder provides a highly integrated and cost-effective solution for designers of chargers and adaptors that need to support the QC function.

Providing various operating magnetic thresholds, the AH37xx family of high-voltage Hall effect latch ICs from Diodes Incorporated address applications such as: controlling the commutation of BLDC motors in washing machines, dishwashers, fridge-freezers, air-conditioners, food processors, power tools and cooling fans; the measurement of speed in motors, pumps and flow meters; and contactless position sensing/indexing in printers, scanners and wind...

Designed as a switch for IEEE 802.3 compliant 48V PoE systems, the DMN10H120SFG MOSFET from Diodes Incorporated enables the delivery of power through the Ethernet cable to end-applications such as wireless access points, VoIP phones, point-of-sale terminals, call systems, IP security cameras and building management devices.

Integrating a comparator, OR gate and N channel MOSFET into a miniature package, the AZV5001 headset detection IC has been announced by Diodes Incorporated. The device enables the connection of a headset with microphone to be quickly and simply detected in cost- and power-sensitive consumer electronics such as mobile phones, tablet computers and media players.

Operating from 2.7 to 5.5V inputs to supply loads up to 2A, the AP3402, AP3419 and AP3429 DC/DC step-down converters have been introduced by Diodes Incorporated. A high switching frequency of 1MHz reduces the size of external components which, combined with small TSOT25 or TSOT26 packages, ensures a small circuit board footprint in end-equipment such as TVs, monitors, set-top boxes, routers, notebook PCs and security systems.

Suited for consumer electronics, such as displays, STBs and home audio, the 1.5A AP65101 and 2A AP65201 synchronous DC/DC buck converters have been introduced by Diodes Incorporated. Supplied in a standard pinout, space saving TSOT26 package, the devices achieve maximum continuous current efficiencies up to 97% with improved efficiency at lower loads ensured by an automatic light-load algorithm.

Designed for automotive inductive load-switching applications, such as window, door latch and antenna relays, solenoids and small DC motors, the DMN61D8LVTQ dual-channel inductive-load driver has been introduced by Diodes Incorporated. The on-chip integrated Zener diodes and bias resistors eliminate the need for several external components, reducing both the cost and the PCB footprint.

Providing both analogue and PWM dimming control, the AL179x single-, dual-, triple- and quad-channel DC to constant current (DC/CC) LED driver ICs have been unveiled by Diodes Incorporated. When combined with an AC/DC power conversion block and an MCU, these current-ratio-optimised regulators provide a cost-effective, scalable and easy-to-implement solution for smart connected lighting applications that use tunable white and colour LED bulbs.

Designed to provide the power and I/O supplies for fingerprint recognition modules in consumer electronics, the AP7346 dual LDO regulator has been introduced by Diodes Incorporated. The device’s 1.7 to 5.25V input voltage range allows it to operate over a full Li-ion battery charge/discharge cycle and provides an output voltage between 1.2 and 3.6V in fixed 0.1V steps, accurate to 1.5%.

  Suitable for driving non-dimmable retrofit LED bulbs in general illumination applications that do not require high power factor, the AL1678 family of LED drivers has been introduced by Diodes Incorporated.