Power

Semtech has announced the SC250 and SC251, the first members of a DC/DC step-down power converter family designed to improve battery life by providing adaptive DC power control in CDMA and WCDMA handsets.

Texas Instruments has introduced a 26-watt Power over Ethernet (PoE) controller that allows Ethernet-powered devices, such as IP surveillance cameras, WiMAX access points and conference IP phones, to use twice as much power from a standard Ethernet cable - without the need of an AC line. TI will demonstrate the new power management integrated circuit (IC) in a high-power PoE reference design at the ASIS International security conference in San Di...

Up to 40kVA inverter power Isolated three-phase IGBT and CIB modules Up to 200A @ 600V and 100A @ 1200V

AnalogicTech has introduced the AAT2554, the industry’s first power management IC to combine a 500mA battery charger, 250mA step-down converter, and 300mA low dropout (LDO) linear regulator in a tiny 3x4mm package. Part of AnalogicTech’s rapidly expanding SystemPower product family, this multi-function device offers designers of ultra-low-power products a highly compact power management solution that reduces product footprint and design comp...

Power-One has introduced the Aspiro 48V power system, providing shelf-based rectification, battery management, and distribution. The Aspiro power system utilizes digitally-controlled rectifiers that can adapt, without derating, to a wide range of line, load, and temperature conditions. This unique adaptive capability can significantly reduce logistics costs for service providers by enabling a one-solution worldwide deployment to power a wide rang...

Semtech has announced the SC452 and SC454 pulse-width-modulation power supply controllers for notebook computers that incorporate Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology. The two controllers are IMVP-6 compliant and represent the latest devices stemming from Semtech’s developer’s agreement with Intel. The devices feature 5V input voltage and meet all of Intel’s standards designed to extend battery life and manage heat levels.

Texas Instruments Incorporated today introduced four new Fusion Digital PowerT products that enable point-of-load digital power management in telecom and data-centric applications. TI plans to demonstrate several innovative digital power platforms, including its new configurable, dual-phase synchronous buck controller, at the Digital Power Forum (DPF) 2006 in Dallas, September 18-20.

Avago Technologies has announced the availability of its ACPM-7886 TD-SCDMA-based power amplifier modules for the Chinese market. The energy efficient and slim design of the ACPM-7886 enables handset OEMs to cost effectively build ultra-thin, third-generation (3G) cell phones with long battery life. Commit, a leading TD-SCDMA terminal chipset solution provider, has selected the ACPM-7886 for its next-generation TD-SCDMA/GSM handset reference desi...

SL Power Electronics Corporation, the company established following the merger of Condor DC Power and Ault, announces a new range of mid power commercial and medically approved power supplies.

With the introduction of 11 new MicroFET MOSFET products, Fairchild Semiconductor now claims the industry’s broadest portfolio of thermally enhanced ultra-compact, low-profile (2 x 2 x 0.8mm) devices targeting low-power applications in the