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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today launched a surface-mount Power Metal Strip® resistor with a wide side terminal construction that yields a high 1W power rating in the compact 0612 case size. The new WSL0612 combines its high power-to-footprint-size ratio with extremely low resistance values down to 0.001 Ω and stable resistance tolerances to 1.0%. Recommended: 60V Synchronous Buck Controller Simplifies Power

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Aimed at increasing the power density of dc-dc converters, the DMC1028UFDB complementary MOSFET pair introduced by Diodes Incorporated integrates an N-channel MOSFET and a P-channel MOSFET in a single DFN2020 package. The design is customized for point-of-load (POL) converters that step down from 3.3V to 1V for core voltage supply to ASICs. Target applications are Ethernet network controllers and processors

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Linear Technology Corporationintroduces the LTC4040, a complete lithium battery backup power management system for 3.5V to 5V supply rails that must be kept active during a main power failure. Batteries provide considerably more energy than supercapacitors, making them superior for applications which require backup for extended periods of time. The LTC4040 uses an on-chip bidirectional synchronous converter to provide high

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Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (AOS) today introduced the new E-series IGBT platform with the 1200V AOK20B120E1 and 1350V AOK20B135E1. This new platform has been honed to deliver exceptional performance by lower switching loss in soft-switching home appliance applications such as induction cooking, rice cookers and inverter-based microwave ovens. The devices for the E-Series are built upon AOS’s patent pending

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Lin Engineering, Inc. has released the new Xtreme Torque E5718 Stepper Motor with Enhanced Technology. The Xtreme Torque Stepper Motor with Enhanced Technology has been designed to reduce stalling, skipped steps, and provide efficient torque to keep applications continuously running smoothly. This new enhanced design allows users to stay within the same frame size and still take advantage of the

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XP Power today announced the ITQ series of 6-Watt dc-dc converters. Packaged in an 8-pin SIP format, with a footprint measuring just 0.86 x 0.44 x 0.36 inches, the ITQ series takes up less board space, giving designers more room to add features or the ability to reduce end product size. The converter delivers a power density of up to

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Berk-Tek Leviton Technologies today announced that its CX6850 Cat 6A Premium+ UTP System was successfully tested to deliver 100-Watt Power over Ethernet (PoE), enabling the transmission of power and data to a wider range of remote devices. The ability to deliver 100 Watts supports emerging PoE standards, such as the draft IEEE 802.3bt (type 4) PoE standard scheduled for ratification

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ON Semiconductor has further strengthened its low drop-out (LDO) linear voltage regulator portfolio with the introduction a series of new high performance devices to support double data rate (DDR) memory. The NCP51200, NCP51400, NCP51510 and NCP51199 feature built-in Power MOSFETS, and are targeted at a wide variety of applications in the computing, data networking, industrial and handheld consumer markets for

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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. broadened its optoelectronics portfolio with the introduction of a new SMD low-profile 2.5 A IGBT and MOSFET driver for motor drives, alternative energy, welding equipment, and other high-working-voltage applications. The Vishay Semiconductors VOL3120 features a small footprint with a 2.5 mm height and minimum 8 mm clearance and external creepage distance. In addition to its compact size,

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Orion Fans has designed a super high-performance 60mm 24V dc fan that delivers airflow up to 86 CFM, an increase of more than 25% versus previously available dc fans. The OD6038 XC Series fan offers a superior maximum static pressure value of 2.9″ H20, more than three times that of existing fans on the market. Combining high airflow with high

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