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Spansion is sampling its S6AP412A series of multi-channel DC-to-DC power management ICs (PMICs) and expects to have production volumes available in September starting at $3.60 in volumes of 1,500 units. The S6AP412A series — an expansion of the Spansion MB39C031 family of DC-to-DC buck-converter, programmable PMICs — supplies three channels of power on a single chip to cutting-edge system-on-chip (SoC)

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ON Semiconductor Corp. has announced a new Lithium-ion battery protection controller for smartphones and tablets. The highly-integrated LC05111CMT utilizes analog circuit technology, MOSFET technology, and advanced packaging expertise to incorporate controller and driver functions in a single circuit. The LC05111CMT enables high-precision current control without using a current detection resistor. This current control reduces charging time by enabling higher charging

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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. announced that it has extended the power rating of PTN series precision surface-mount thin film chip resistors in the 2512 case size to 2 W. Built using a self-passivated, moisture-resistant tantalum nitride resistive film technology, the Vishay Dale Thin Film devices combine their high power rating with a low absolute TCR of ± 25 ppm/°C and laser-trimmed

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One of the latest Linear Technology dc-to-dc converter ICs is the LTC3124, whose application circuit is shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 1. The LTC3124features fixed frequency, current mode PWM control for good line and load regulation as well as Burst Mode control that improves efficiency at light loads and reduces standby current at no load. The regulator employs an external

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The news at Techno Frontier from Transphorm, Inc. is the continuation of the story begun late in 2013 when the acquisition of the Fujitsu GaN Business unit was announced. This year, Transphorm is announcing that it is now working with three distributors in Japan. They are UKC Electronics Corporation, IIDA Electronics (TSUSHO) Co., Ltd, and FEI (Fujitsu Electronics Incorporated). Manning

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Following in the footsteps of its tri-state neighbors, New Jersey is establishing an infrastructure bank that is focused on energy resiliency. The names of these institutions vary across Connecticut, New York and New Jersey, but the idea is similar: leveraging public and private capital and the authority of the state to fund energy projects that provide cleaner, more reliable sources

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In today’s high-tech industries, sophisticated materials testing is one of the precondition for constant output quality at the product level. In industries like automotive, aerospace or tool machine building, magnets with customised magnetic properties and tight tolerances are increasingly used. Examples are magnetic encoders as sensors for angular and path measurement. For these components to function properly and reliably, it

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The Whisper Radio Processing Unit (RPU) from its Ensigma division uses optimized, configurable PHY and MAC blocks to support common IoT protocols such as WiFi, Bluetooth and Zigbee with low power and low cost. It will also support the coming 802.11ah sub-GHz version of WiFi but will not support them all at the same time. “If someone wants the fully

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Kiva is a world leader in microlending and has helped many people pull themselves out of poverty by lending them money to start small businesses. What may not be known as much is that Kiva also supports renewable energy projects. Below is an interview with them about their work in this area. How does Kiva develop renewable energy projects? Kiva

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The latest “Energy Infrastructure Update” reports that renewable energy sources provided 55.7% of new installed U.S. electrical generating capacity in the first half of 2014, with solar coming in at 1,131 MW. The trend is expected to continue, both in the U.S. and globally. Solar power accounts for nearly a third of new U.S. generating capacity installed so far in

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