VisIC Technologies, Ltd. announced their first normally-off GaN power switch. Using VisIC’s gallium nitride power transistors, the ALL-Switch (Advanced Low-Loss Switch) is expected to provide the fastest power-switching devices available amongst all low-resistance switching components. ALL-Switch will be used in a range of customer applications including photovoltaic inverters, UPS, hybrid electric vehicles/electric vehicles and high voltage dc-dc conversion. Recommended: Powerwall
Micrel, Inc. today introduced the MIC1344, a 3A power ORing smart switch offered in a small 2mm x 2mm QFN package. The MIC1344 targets handheld devices and systems powered from multiple sources such as wall adapters and auxiliary battery power sources. It is also suited for applications that require a diode OR function between two input power sources. The MIC1344
Artesyn Embedded Technologies today launched the ADQ600 series, new 600W quarter-brick isolated dc-dc converters with the high efficiency and thermal performance demanded by telecom network and data center equipment. Capable of delivering up to 50 A output current with a single fully-regulated 12 V output, the converters have no minimum load requirement. The ADQ600 series has an input voltage range
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Socomec and JSR Micro N.V. announce the launch of a lithium-ion capacitor based UPS as a result of a joint collaboration effort. The system is using Socomec’s state of the art UPS equipment in combination with ULTIMO® lithium-ion capacitors, supplied by JM Energy Corporation. The UPS system, supplied by Socomec, has been designed to provide short-term back-up power to critical
Maxwell Technologies, Inc. today announced the availability of its 24-volt ultracapacitor-based engine start module (ESM), designed for improving equipment uptime and power reliability in buses and industrial vehicles, such as cranes, backhoes, bulldozers, graders, pavers, off-road trucks, portable compressors and others with diesel engines. The 24-volt ESM enables vehicles to start and operate reliably in the face of cold weather
Harwin, Inc. has announced a quick turn around sample service on its Archer range of 1.27mm pitch M50 and M52 fine pitch board-to-board and cable-to-board connectors which are available on tape and reel packaging for easy PCB assembly. The range is available in a wide variety of mating heights, with board-mounted sockets from 2.2 to 8.5mm, and with different mounting
Supporting the trend from relay to more robust semiconductor solutions, Infineon Technologies AG rolls out its HITFET™+ family of protected low-side switches. The HITFET+ family (High Integrated Temperature protected MOSFET) offers a compelling feature-set with its diagnosis function, digital status feedback and short-circuit robustness, and, not available until today, controlled slew rate adjustment for easily balancing switching losses and EMC
Murata announces the expansion of the PAH series half-brick dc-dc power converters from Murata Power Solutionswith the addition of the PAH-28/12.5-D24 model. These compact modules measure 2.3″ X 2.4″ X 0.5″ (58 X 61 X 12.7mm) and offer the industry-standard half-brick footprint. The PAH series is designed for power amplifier applications, wireless networks, and telecom applications. The baseplate provides a
Excelsys Technologies Ltd. has introduced the new family of extended trim range powerMods to complement the existing UltiMod and Xgen platforms. These modules; XgM XgN XgP XgQ are available with nominal output voltages of 5V, 12V, 24V and 48V respectively and each can be dynamically trimmed down to 1V. This feature offers unparalleled flexibility to system designers who need dynamic