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2W LED Driver Addresses High-Power Backlighting Applications
Catalyst Semiconductor has announced a 2W LED driver to address high-power backlighting applications. The CAT4240 boost converter provides a high switch current up to 750mA and high voltage up to 38V, making it ideal for driving a wide range of backlighting applications ranging from 1W LEDs in series to multiple strings of lower-power LEDs.
FTDI unveils VINCULO, a powerful development platform for embedded systems requiring USB 2.0 connectivity
USB silicon and software specialist Future Devices Technology International Limited (FTDI) announced Vinculo, an embedded development platform inspired by the popular Arduino Duemilanove / Uno. The Vinculo platform allows designers to integrate powerful USB 2.0 interfacing by incorporating FTDI’s Vinculum II VNC2-64 dual-channel USB Host/Slave controller with the capability of interfacing to the growing range of I/O application boards (shields...
60V Step-Down LED Driver Drives Three Independent LED Strings of 100mA LEDs & Offers 10,000:1 True Color PWM Dimming
Linear Technology announces the LT3597, a 60V, 1MHz, step-down DC/DC converter designed to operate as a three channel, constant current LED driver. Each channel of the LT3597 contains a constant current sink LED driver with a dedicated adaptive-output buck converter.
16-Channel LED Driver Offers 5000:1 True Color PWM Dimming
Linear Technology has announced the LT3595, a 45V 2MHz DC/DC buck mode converter designed to operate as a 16-channel constant current LED driver. Each channel of the LT3595 can drive up to ten 50mA LEDs in series, enabling the LT3595 to drive up to 160 50mA LEDs while delivering efficiencies up to 92%. Its multichannel capability makes it ideal for large TFT-LCD backlighting applications. Each of the 16 channels is independently operated and can ...
100V LED Controller for Boost, Buck or Buck-Boost High Current LED Applications
Linear Technology has announced the LT3756, a 100V, high-side current sense DC/DC converter designed to drive high current LEDs. Its 6V to 100V input voltage range makes it ideal for a wide variety of applications, including automotive, industrial and architectural lighting. The LT3756 uses an external N-channel MOSFET and can drive up to 20 1A white LEDs from a nominal 12V input, delivering in excess of 70 watts. It incorporates a high-side curr...
Excelsys Xgen Configurable Power Supplies meet latest Medical Approvals
Excelsys Technologies has successfully had its Xgen range of configurable power supplies approved to IEC 60601-1:2005 3rd Edition. This is in addition to the existing approval to the 2nd Edition and ensures full medical approval is maintained during the transition period from 2nd to 3rd editions.
Mouser Now Stocking FTDI’s V-EVAL Development Platform
Mouser Electronics, Inc. has announced it is stocking FTDI’s V-EVAL hardware development platform for Vinculum VNC1L-based embedded USB host designs. FTDI (Future Technology Devices International Limited) is a leading supplier of silicon and software solutions for the Universal Serial Bus (USB).
16 mm miniature control units
Idec A6-series miniature control units from Live Electronics, the new specialist electromechanical distributor, comprise illuminated and non-illuminated pushbutton switches, pilot lights, selectors, key switches and a push-lock/turn-reset switch. The devices offer a long life, 16mm circular mounting-hole format and a wide range of switching functions and actuator styles.
Software Defined Silicon development kit from XMOS accelerates electronic design
XMOS Semiconductor has introduced a development kit providing everything needed to develop a wide range of applications using its XS1-G4 programmable device. Designs are created using a C-based software development flow that dramatically shortens the time required to build electronic products and systems.
NEC LCD Technologies to Enhance Lineup of TFT LCD Modules
NEC LCD Technologies has announced five new amorphous-silicon thin-film-transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) modules incorporating a newly designed LED unit that achieves both long operating life of 70,000 hours and low power consumption in the backlight system. These new products enhance NEC LCD Technologies’ core product lineup of TFT LCD modules featuring white LED backlight systems.