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MAX16839: High-input-voltage, linear 100mA HB LED driver provides fault output and multichip interoperability for automotive lighting
Maxim has announced the MAX16839, a low-cost, high-input-voltage linear HB (high-brightness) LED driver capable of delivering up to 100mA. This device minimizes external component count by integrating a pass element and fault detection. In addition, it allows interoperability of multiple drivers in multistring applications. With its wide input-voltage range (5V to 40V), the MAX16839 provides a cost-effective solution for automotive tail-light, si...
LED driver slashes backlighting costs in LCD TVs, monitors, and automotive displays
Maxim has introduced the MAX16814, a highly integrated four-string HB (high-brightness) LED driver capable of delivering up to 150mA per string. This device packs in all the features necessary to implement a high-performance backlight driver for LCD TVs, monitors, and automotive displays. Through this integration, the MAX16814 gives designers a cost-effective solution that greatly simplifies their lighting designs while offering unmatched perform...
Semtech Brings Phase-Shifted LED Backlight Drive to the Panel for the First Time for Ultrabook and Ultra-Thin Notebooks
Semtech Corp. today launched the first device in its innovative platform of phase-shifted boost LED drivers. The new SC5010 is an 8-channel white LED driver with an innovative PWM phase-shift dimming control that uses very low-profile inductors, allowing LED drivers to be built directly into the LCD panel in Ultrabook PCs and ultra-mobile PCs (UMPC) for displays as thin as 4mm. It also enables ultra-thin LCD displays with longer battery life in t...
Semtech Debuts 4D-Touch™ Platform to Enhance User Experience by Sensing all Four Dimensions
Semtech Corp. is launching its 4D-Touch™ touchscreen controller platform suited to bring out the best user experiences by enabling the capability to sense in the X, Y, Z+ (proximity), and Z- (pressure) directions in many touch-interface applications including smart phones, tablets, handheld GPS, automotive consoles, and POS terminals.
White LED Step-Up Converter from Semtech Integrates Schottky Diode for a Tiny Total Solution
Semtech Corp has announced the SC4509, the newest product addition to its handheld power management portfolio. The SC4509 is a step-up converter for white LED backlight applications with an integrated Schottky diode in a 2 x 2 x 0.8mm package. The SC4509 can drive up to five white LEDs in series to provide a tiny solution for small LCD displays. The device’s built-in Schottky diode saves board space and reduces costs while still providing eff...
Nextreme's OptoCooler HV14 Passes 3000g Shock Testing
Nextreme Thermal Solutions, a leader in microscale thermal and power management products for the electronics industry, today announced that its OptoCooler HV14 has passed the 3000g shock test as defined in the MIL-STD 883E Method 2002 Mechanical Shock standard.
Nextreme Breaks Temperature Barrier With Latest Optocooler
Nextreme Thermal Solutions claims its OptoCooler HV14 is the industry’s first high voltage, low current thin-film thermoelectric cooler (TEC) targeted at laser diode cooling for the telecommunications market to achieve a 60°C temperature difference between its cold and hot sides. This temperature difference, known as the ΔT, reflects the ability of the device to pump heat efficiently. For customers in the optoelectronics and telecommunica...
ROHM High-Performance Infrared LEDs are Ideal for Proximity Sensing
A new series of high-performance infrared LEDs ideally suited for proximity sensor applications is now available from ROHM Semiconductor . The SIM-030/031ST and SIM-040/041ST surface-mount IR LEDs feature breakthrough IR wavelength technology providing peak output of 850/870 nm, compared to 950 nm for comparable devices. The 850/870 nm level is much closer to the peak wave sensitivity of phototransistors (sensors), thus achieving higher efficienc...
ROHM LED Driver Targets Automotive Headlamp Cluster Functions
ROHM Semiconductor announced the availability of the Model BD8381EFV-M high-brightness LED driver for automotive forward illumination applications. With this new flexible IC, designers can now specify the same driver for use in high-beam, low-beam and daytime running light (DRL) circuits.
NXP Showcases Technology and Lifestyle Innovation at CES 2010
Innovation continues to remain a hot topic and is considered the essence of a prospering economy. NXP Semiconductors will be showcasing a wide range of innovations at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, spanning across the digital home, automotive and industrial spectrum. Through cutting edge semiconductor technology provided by NXP, the company is bringing an affordable and intelligent technology experience to every consu...