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Murata has announced the latest addition to the OKLP range of “Power Block” products from Murata Power Solutions. In addition to the 25A and 35A, Murata now offers the OKLP-X/60-W12A-C, a 60A Power Block solution. This Power Block concept sits between a discrete Point-of-Load (PoL) design and that of a complete non-isolated buck converter module. The Power Block is essentially

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Stackpole Electronics, Inc. has extended the MLF and MLFM Series to include the smaller 0102 size. This part is approximately the size of an 0805 chip resistor and is rated up to 1/5 watt. Tolerances for this series range from ±5% down to ±0.1% and TCR’s range from ±100 ppm down to ±10 ppm, making the MLF and MLFM useful

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Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) today introduced a four-channel buck dc-dc converter with PMBus/I²C digital interface for applications in space-constrained equipment that experience high ambient operating temperature without cooling, such as small cell base stations, infotainment and solid state devices. The TPS65400 dual- or quad-output configurable dc-dc converter integrates eight power MOSFETs and features efficiency at up to 95-percent in a

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Atmel® Corporation today announced the company is sampling the industry’s lowest power ARM® Cortex®-M based solution with power consumption down to 35µA/MHz in active mode and 200nA in sleep mode. The ultra-low power SAM L family broadens the Atmel | SMART 32-bit ARM-based MCU portfolio and extends battery life from years to decades, reducing the number of times batteries need

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Linear Technology Corporationannounces the LTC3887, a dual output synchronous step-down dc-dc controller with I²C-based PMBus interface for digital power system management. The LTC3887 differs from the previously released LTC3880 with an enhanced feature set that includes a faster 70ms power-up time, higher output voltage capability and a fast ADC mode that provides an 8ms update rate for one parameter. In

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ProTek Devices today introduced a new series of ultra-low capacitance transient voltage suppressor arrays (TVS arrays) for overvoltage circuit protection in applications that include smartphones, Ethernet, USB, sensor nodes, and more. The series consists of five components with rated stand-off voltages between 5-24 Volts. The components are also packaged in a low-profile miniature DFN-2 package. Recommended: High-Voltage 16-Cell Li-ion Monitoring

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GE today introduced its new CP3500 rectifier, the latest addition to its new rectifier product line, providing industry-leading power conversion density capabilities for data-hungry applications. The CP3500 is the industry’s first compact, 3.5-kW ac to 48Vdc rectifier in a 1U module and provides a higher power-to-space ratio than traditional 2-3-kW rectifiers housed in similar 1U rack or cabinet mountings. Recommended:

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Linear Technology Corp. announced the LT3744, a synchronous step-down dc-dc converter designed to deliver constant current to drive high current LEDs. Its 3.3V to 36V input voltage range makes it suited for a wide variety of applications, including industrial, DLP projection and architectural lighting. The LT3744 uses two external switching MOSFETs, delivering up to 20A (80W) of continuous LED current

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Battery applications designers are tasked with meeting increasingly stringent safety standards for ultra-thin notebooks and other portable consumer electronics powered by high-capacity lithium polymer and prismatic cells. In response, TE Connectivity’s business unit, TE Circuit Protection, introduces the new MHP-TAM series. The MHP-TAM device features an ultra-low-profile (L: 5.8mm x W: 3.85mm x H: 1.15mm max.) package and a high

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Lapis Semiconductor, a ROHM Group company, has announced the development of a lithium-ion battery monitoring LSI that supports up to 16 cells in series, significantly reducing the size of lithium-ion battery monitoring systems (for example in energy storage systems). The ML5239 facilitates multi-cell monitoring and allows for multi-stage series connection to support higher-voltage lithium-ion battery monitoring systems requiring more than

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