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The AP7342 low dropout regulator (LDO) introduced by Diodes Incorporateddelivers dual 150mA outputs with high 1% voltage accuracy from a wide 1.7V to 5.25V input voltage range. With a low 35µA quiescent current, low RDS(ON) and tiny 6-pin X2 DFN1212 package, this part is particularly well-suited for compact, low-power, handheld, consumer electronic products such as smart phones, tablets, cameras and

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SolarWorld AG announced today that the company is following its group-wide conversion to high-power PERC technology with adoption of even higher-efficiency cells featuring five bus bars. Taken together, the innovations will extend the company’s leadership in producing high-power conventional crystalline silicon solar panels at significant volumes. By moving from three to five bus bars, the primary electrical contacts that stripe

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Taking advantage of the strong interest generated by Tesla’s introduction last weekof a battery energy storage system for residential and commercial customers, a growing number of companies around the world are making BESS announcements. For example, today AGL Energy Limited (AGL) is launching a battery energy storage system (BESS) into the Australian market, making it the first energy retailer to

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VPT, Inc., a HEICO company, launched its new VXR Series of dc-dc converters and emi filters today at the annual Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) conference being held in Atlanta, Georgia. The VXR Series of dc-dc converters and emi filters represent VPT’s most advanced offering of its extensive line of high-reliability COTS dc-dc converters and accessory products. Available

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Ericsson Power Modules has introduced a new dc-dc converter module based on the company’s innovative and proprietary power topology known as Hybrid Regulated Ratio (HRR) technology. The latest member of the PKM-NH series, the PKM4817LNH has been optimized for parallel operation to power 2200W boards in extreme-data-demand applications in the datacom industry. Offering 800W of power per unit, up to

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Molex Incorporated introduces the Super Sabre™ Power Connector System for all high-current applications where flexible wire-to-wire and wire-to-board configurations are required. Delivering 34.0A per blade and withstanding up to +125 degrees C operating temperatures (USCAR-2, level 3), Super Sabre power connectors are well-suited to automotive and commercial vehicle applications as well as the appliance, medical, datacom and industrial control industries.

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ZMD AG (ZMDI) has released the ZSPM1511, ZSPM1512 and ZSPM1513 single-phase, true-digital pulse-width modulator power controllers optimized for non-isolated point-of-load (POL) applications. The ZSPM1511, ZSPM1512 and ZSPM1513 are pre-configured to provide customers with a fast time-to-market and easy-to-design solution for high-performance, digitally-controlled power supplies with one of ZMDI’s integrated MOSFET power stage DrMOS products: the ZSPM9000, ZSPM9010, ZSPM9015 or ZSPM9060.

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Allegro MicroSystems, LLC announced two new current sensor ICs that are economical and precise solutions for ac or dc current sensing in industrial and commercial systems. Allegro’s ACS722 and ACS723 are highly-accurate devices that offer superior isolation performance, low power consumption, and a wide operating temperature range with near zero magnetic hysteresis in a surface mount package. The small package

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Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) announces the 60V EPC2035 and 100V EPC2036 eGaN power transistors designed to compete in price, while outperforming silicon. Price, the last major barrier to widespread adoption of GaN transistors as silicon MOSFET replacements, has fallen. These products demonstrate that gallium nitride can displace silicon semiconductors and drive the industry back onto the Moore’s Law growth

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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today introduced a new series of AEC-Q200-qualified, high-precision dual-in-line thin film resistor networks. The Vishay Dale Thin Film AORN series features low TCR tracking of ± 5 ppm / degree C, tight ratio tolerances to ± 0.05 %, and excellent long-term ratio stability of 0.015% after 1,000 hours at +155 degrees C. For improved ESD and moisture

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