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Mean Well Enterprises Co., Ltd. has unveiled the GSC18/25/40 series (18W, 25W, and 40W, respectively) constant current output external LED power supply with built-in power factor correction. For the input side, the IEC320-C8 inlet is adopted for the desktop type (B type), and the 2-pole European plug is exploited for the wall-mounted type (E type). In each case, these power

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Astrodyne TDI has introduced a rugged and portable test rectifier. The Lightweight Test Rectifier (LTR), part of the Defender product line, is designed to test impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) installation sites. Weighing less than 25 pounds and housed in a durable, compact case, this new unit can easily be carried into the field for testing. Astrodyne TDI’s LTR offers

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XP Power plc today announced three SIP packaged 1-Watt dc-dc converters with both single- and dual-output models. Aimed at applications requiring a high performance dc-dc converter, the products feature industry standard pinouts and offer an increased efficiency, higher isolation, and a wider operating temperature range than previous products. The ITA, ITB and ITV series converters provide an unregulated output in

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Solectria – A Yaskawa Company, announced the introduction of the PVI 36TL adding to its three-phase, 1000-Vdc, transformerless string inverter line. The PVI 36TL sets the standard for the industry with 98.6% peak efficiency, 98.0% CEC efficiency and standard, integrated dc and ac disconnects. Solectria’s PVI 23/28/36TL line of inverters are designed to maximize return on investment (ROI) through their

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The new TS250 waveform amplifier fromAccel Instruments Corp. is a unique instrument designed to be used as function generator amplifier. It amplifies current or voltage or power for driving heavy loads. The TS250 is suited for many test and measurement applications such as LDO and amplifier PSRR test, battery simulator, op-amp CMRR measurement, high-frequency electromagnetic coil driver, general function generator

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Diodes Incorporated introduces a single-channel load switch designed to operate from 4.5V up to 12V with a near-zero quiescent supply current that makes it suitable for use in battery-powered netbooks, tablets and e-Readers. The AP22850 can handle power up/down sequencing with load currents up to 8A and adjustable start-up and discharge rates. It is offered in the space-saving, thermally efficient

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Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) today announced the world’s first multichannel inductance-to-digital converters (LDCs). The four new devices in the LDC1614 family expand the innovative LDC portfolio, a data converter category that TI first introduced in 2013. The devices offer two or four matched channels and up to 28-bit resolution in a single IC. The combination of precision and multichannel functionality

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Linear Technology Corporationintroduces the LTC4234, a 20A Hot Swap™ controller with integrated MOSFET and current sensing, providing a small footprint hot-plug solution for high-density circuit boards. The LTC4234 ensures safe board insertion and removal from live 2.9V to 15V backplanes by controlling an internal N-channel power MOSFET to gently power up bulk capacitors, avoiding sparks, connector damage and system glitches.

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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. announced that it has extended its RCWE series of thick film surface-mount wraparound chip resistors with new devices in the 0612 and 1020 case sizes. Featuring long side terminations, the Vishay Dale RCWE0612 and RCWE1020 provide four times the power dissipation of standard devices in equivalent 1206 and 2010 footprints, saving space and reducing component counts in

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In order to meet the growing demands for the “plug and play” style, 60W external LED power supply from North America LED lighting market, Mean Well Enterprises Co. Ltd. has unveiled the OWA-60U series to complement the recently-released OWA-90U series. The whole series complies with UL8750 LISTED safety regulation; it is thus ideal for OWA-60U to be applied to the

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