Diodes Incorprated has today announced an extension of its Hall effect switches family with the introduction of the AH1902 and AH1903 high sensitivity, micropower devices. Offering greater design flexibility as well as power and space savings, the new Hall effect switches help raise the performance of a wide range of contact-less switch applications in consumer, domestic, office and industrial products.

Diodes Incorporated has announced the AP1684, a power factor-corrected AC-DC LED driver suiting a variety of offline LED lamp types, including E26, GU10, PAR and T8.  Using pulse-frequency modulation technology and operating in boundary-conduction mode, this device provides tight current regulation to an accuracy of ±2%, while achieving a power factor of .97 and THD of less than 20%.

Diodes Incorporated has introduced six high-performance Hall effect sensor switches, designed to save power in position and proximity detection roles in a variety of consumer, home appliance and industrial equipment. Optimised for a supply voltage range from 1.6V to 3.6V and using a hibernating clocking system to minimise power consumption, the switches’ average supply current is typically 4.3µA at 1.8V. Diodes Incorporated has i...

Diodes Incorporated has introduced a family of its Super Barrier Rectifiers (SBR) qualified to the AECQ101 high-reliability automotive standard and backed by PPAP level 3 documentation. The parts are 100% avalanche tested and proven to deliver a reverse-avalanche capability of between three to ten times greater than competing Schottky alternatives.

Diodes Inc has today introduced the industry’s first small-signal bipolar transistors in a miniature DFN0806-3 package. The new MMBT3904FA, MMBT3906FA, BC847BFA and BC857BFA transistors feature a footprint of 0.48mm2 and an off-board profile of only 0.4mm. This makes the bipolar transistors 20% smaller than equivalent devices in DFN1006, SOT883 and SOT1123 packages.

Diodes Incorporated has introduced a miniature DC-DC converter supporting boost, buck and voltage-inverting circuit topologies for LED lighting and general-purpose power management applications. The AL8811 is available in the 3.0mm x 4.9mm x 1.1mm MSOP-8L package and requires minimal external components enabling significant reductions in both circuit footprint and BOM cost.

Diodes today announced the ZXBM1021. This single-phase, brushless, DC motor pre-driver provides a small, feature-rich variable speed control solution for cooling fans, blowers, extractors, motors and pumps deployed in a variety of consumer and industrial products.

Diodes Incorporated is pleased to announce today the addition of standard shift register and decoder logic ICs to its enhanced 74HC, 74HCT, 74AHC and 74AHCT CMOS logic families. The 8-bit shift register with 8-bit storage register (with and without tri-state outputs) and 3-to-8 line decoder are direct drop-in replacements for industry-standard logic devices, and are available in a choice of SO-16 and TSSOP-16 packages.

Diodes Incorporated today announced the monolithic integration of a transistor, Zener diode and resistor into a standard SOT89 package. With this integration, the ZXTR200x family of high-voltage regulators from Diodes Incorporated boosts power-circuit densities through reductions in component count and footprint.

With the introduction of its first wafer level chip scale packaged Schottky, Diodes Incorporated is providing smartphone and tablet designs with an alternative to miniature DFN0603 devices that offers twice the power density for the same PCB footprint. In the X3-WLCUS0603-3 solder pad package, the 30V, 0.2A SDM0230CSP Schottky diode has a typical thermal resistance of just 261ºC/W.

The 15A rated SBR15U50SP5 Super Barrier Rectifier from Diodes Incorporated has been introduced to meet the needs of next-generation smartphone and tablet chargers. Characterised by low forward voltage and low reverse leakage, this miniature SBR has been designed to tolerate the higher current pulses and operating temperatures of low-profile, discontinuous mode flyback charger designs.

Offering high current handling in an ultra-small (2mm x 2mm) package, the latest family of current-limited power switches from Diodes Incorporated enables power density to be increased in the protection of multiple USB3.0 ports used in applications such as set-top boxes, LED TVs and notebook computers. The six new single-channel devices introduced have an on-resistance of only 70mOhm, cover maximum continuous output currents up to 2.5A and are be...

Diodes Incorporated introduce a programmable omnipolar Hall effect switch enabling designers to use the same contactless detection circuit in multiple applications or with different field strengths. The miniature and micropower AH1898 is suitable for numerous portable consumer applications including cell phones, tablets and cameras as well as a variety of domestic, office and industrial equipment.

Diodes Incorporated today announced that it has completed its acquisition of BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing Limited (BCD) in an all cash deal, valued at approximately $151 million. Under the terms previously announced, each ordinary share, par value $0.001 per share, of BCD (the “Shares”), including Shares represented by American Depository Shares (“ADSs”), has been converted into the right to receive cash.

Continuing the rapid expansion of its standard logic product line, Diodes Incorporated has announced the availability of more package options added to its four families of high-speed and advanced high-speed CMOS parts. Provided in a choice of SO14 and TSSOP14 packages, the HC, HCT, AHC and AHCT logic families each offer 10 of the most popular logic functions in quad and hex configurations.

Diodes have today unveiled the AP2552 and AP2553 power switches. These programmable current-limiting power switches provide over-current protection for two USB3.0 ports or up to four USB2.0 ports. The AP2552 and AP2553 are able to protect loads of up to a maximum of 2.1A, making them suitable for notebook, set-top boxes, LCD TV products and other applications that require reliable over-current protection on 3.3V and 5V power rails.

Diodes Incorporated and BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing Limited today announced that Diodes has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger to acquire BCD.

Diodes Incorporated has introduced a pair of ultra low dropout (LDO) linear regulators, capable of delivering a continuous 3.0A output for a dropout voltage of just 0.23mV. With maximum input voltages of 3.65V and 5.5V, respectively, the AP7175 and AP7176B provide an adjustable output voltage suitable for high-efficiency systems in a wide range of products including notebooks, PCs and set-top boxes.

Diodes Incorporated today introduced the AP65200 synchronous DC-DC buck converter. Designed to help meet energy efficiency standards under light load and standby conditions, the AP65200 achieves efficiency as high as 96% for a light load of 200mA and maintains efficiency above 70% down to 20mA. Its high level of integration and minimal external component count is well suited for distributed power architectures in consumer electronics products, in...

Diodes Incorporated today announced four omnipolar Hall effect switches offering sensitivities to closely match the magnetic field strengths used in proximity and position detection duties in a variety of different product designs. These micropower devices have also been optimized for battery and low power operation, typically consuming just 24μW with a 3V supply.