John reviews traditional approaches to gate drives, shows the advantages of the UCC27531 and demonstrates performance on the evaluation board. UCC27531 is ideal for inverters, UPS, HEV/EV and industrial applications for switching IGBTs.

Expanding its line of energy-efficient, no-load adapter power controllers, Texas Instruments announce the industry's first flyback controller that exceeds Energy Star 5 standby power requirements for 10- to 65-W AC-DC adapters used with notebooks, motor control, smart meters, micro-inverters and other high-powered applications. Used in conjunction with TI's award-winning WEBENCH online design tool, the LM5023 flyback controller simplifies and spe...

Digital power designs are now even easier with two new development kits from Texas Instruments. The TI C2000 microcontroller Interleaved Power Factor Correction Kit offers best-in-class efficiency, power factor and total harmonic distortion performance, supporting advanced power metering functions and alternating current lines. The first of its kind, providing complete training materials, the Digital Power Workshop Kit provides a robust, low-volt...

Expanding its broad portfolio of analog and digital power management products, Texas Instruments Incorporated today introduced a highly integrated and configurable digital power management controller with 64 kB of program Flash memory for AC/DC and isolated DC/DC power supplies.

Texas Instruments Incorporated today introduced three wide-input voltage synchronous boost controllers with high efficiency and high power density. The LM5122Q multi-phase boost controller features the industry’s widest input and output voltage range. The low quiescent-current TPS43060 and TPS43061 boost controllers feature 1-MHz operation and a small QFN package.

To further support the development of the Internet of Things, Texas Instruments announce support of the Thingsquare Mist IoT open source firmware for select TI hardware platforms for connected home automation products, connected lighting, and smart city projects. For maximum scalability, manufacturers can select from several TI IP/6LoWPAN solutions including the sub-1 GHz CC1101 or CC1120 RF transceiver combined with an ultra-low power MSP430 MCU...

Texas Instruments introduce a smart bypass diode in a standard surface-mount package with 15-A current handling capability and the industry’s lowest power dissipation. In a typical application, each SM74611 lowers power dissipation by 80 percent and reduces the operating temperature inside the junction box by 50 degrees C when compared with a similar box using three conventional Schottky diodes.

Answering the growing need for smartphone and tablet applications that update seamlessly, Texas Instruments announces a truly wireless solution with a unique over-the-air-download feature in its BLE-Stack 1.3 software for use with the CC2540 and CC2541 Bluetooth low energy system-on-chips. Single-mode Bluetooth low energy or Bluetooth Smart is increasing in popularity because it allows consumers to connect to their smartphones and tablets to auto...

Texas Instruments and 4DSP announce their collaboration on a new mezzanine card, the FMC667, for mission critical applications. 4DSP’s FMC667 mezzanine card, based on the emerging FMC form factor, includes TI’s KeyStone-based TMS320C6678 multicore digital signal processor, DRAM memory and peripherals.

Texas Instruments lance le LM10011, un CNA dont la fonction est de contrôler la tension de sortie du convertisseur DC-DC alimentant le cœur d’un processeur. Le LM10011 est spécifiquement destiné aux processeurs disposant d’une interface VID (voltage identification), comme par exemple, les DSP C6000 ou les KeyStone multicoeurs de Texas Instruments.

Texas Instruments and Sub10 Systems have today revealed their collaboration on a differentiated and future-proof backhaul solution for small cell base stations. By using TI’s KeyStone-based TMS320C6678 multicore digital signal processors in their new Liberator V100, Sub10 Systems is able to more effectively and rapidly meet the operators’ challenges of improving resilience in hostile radio conditions.

ZTE Corporation has selected the KeyStone multicore System-on-Chips from Texas Instruments for its small cell base station products. TI’s KeyStone SoCs are programmable multicore processors which enable ZTE to develop wireless base stations capable of concurrently supporting multiple 3G and 4G air interface standards.

Texas Instruments have introduced two new software packages for its KeyStone-based multicore System-on-Chips. The first software offering is a new production ready small cell Physical software package, enabling developers to quickly, easily and cost effectively design highly differentiated small cell base stations. The second software offering is a transport software package for wireless and other network-oriented applications.

Texas Instruments unveil the industry’s first 35-V, single-channel, output stage power management gate drivers for insulated-gate bipolar transistors and silicon carbide FETs. TI’s new UCC27531 and UCC27532 output stage gate drivers with split output provide the most efficient output drive capability, shortest propagation delay and increased system protection for isolated power designs, such as solar DC/AC inverters, uninterruptible power sup...

Motor control system designers can now concentrate on differentiating designs rather than spending weeks and months tuning their motor control systems. With the new InstaSPIN-FOC (field-oriented-control) solution from Texas Instruments, designers can now identify, tune and fully control (through variable speeds and loads) any type of three-phase, synchronous or asynchronous motor in five minutes or less.

Expanding its effort to bring wireless power capabilities to the market, Texas Instruments has today announced plans to develop multi-mode wireless power integrated circuits for smartphones and other portable electronics. TI will continue to develop new bqTESLA wireless power receiver and transmitter integrated circuits that comply with existing and future versions of the Wireless Power Consortium Qi standard.

Texas Instruments announce two 3-phase, brushless DC motor drivers that allow designers to spin motors in minutes rather than months. Traditional BLDC motor designs require five to 10 components, along with firmware. The sensorless 5-V, 680-mA DRV10866 and the 12-V, 1.5-A DRV11873 cuts this component count to one with no firmware required, significantly reducing board space and system costs, while helping customers speed their time to market.

Texas Instruments has today announced the introduction of the industry’s smallest monolithic point-of-load DC-DC converters for harsh environments, including radiation tolerant, geological, heavy industrial, and oil and gas applications. The 6.3-V, 6-A TPS50601 and the 6.3-V, 3-A TPS50301 are synchronous step- down converters optimized for small form factor designs.

Texas Instruments Incorporated today introduced the industry’s smallest off-line, phase-dimmable, constant-current lighting controller and an easy-to-use lighting driver that simplify the retrofit of a variety of LED bulbs, including E14, GU10, A19, PAR20/30/38, MR16 and AR111. The TPS92075 controller and TPS92560 driver reduce component count and solution size while improving compatibility with legacy lighting controls.

Texas Instruments Incorporated today introduced a low-voltage power management unit with the fastest start-up time of under 10 mS for demanding instant-on automotive applications, such as graphical cluster, infotainment and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).