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Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC) today announced the launch of a new series of LDO regulator ICs. The new LDO regulators are available in an ultra-small package and are suited to a variety of mobile devices that require extended battery lives and high-density board assembly, including wearable devices, smartphones, tablet PCs and portable games. The 200 mA output TCR2LN/LE/LF

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Linear Technology Corp. announces the LTC3118, a dual-input, wide voltage range synchronous buck-boost dc-dc converter with an intelligent, integrated low loss PowerPath™ control. Its unique power switch architecture provides high efficiency operation from either input source to a programmable output voltage above, below or equal to the inputs. Its dual-input capability makes it suited for applications that use batteries or

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GeneSiC Semiconductor, Inc.announced the immediate availability of a line of compact, high-temperature SiC junction transistors as well as a line of SiC rectifiers in TO-46 metal can packages. These discrete components are designed and manufactured to operate under ambient temperatures of greater than 225 degrees C. The use of high-temperature, high-voltage and low on-resistance capable SiC transistors and rectifiers can

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JARO Thermal, Inc. has announced a new line of “fan to sink” coolers for low-profile, lightweight, maintenance-free applications. The design of these IC coolers combines natural and forced-air convection by embedding a bracket fan into a heat sink design, ranging in sizes from 35x35mm to 52x52mm, with heights from 8mm up to 12mm. Their size makes them well-suited for limited-space,

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Targeting key industrial systems, automakers, pharmaceutical, oil and gas, food and beverage and other mid-range power protection applications, SolaHDtoday introduced its new S5KC Industrial Series of modular on-line uninterruptible power systems scalable from 5 to 20 kVA. SolaHD S5KC Series UPS deliver rugged, reliable performance that easily adapts to the most demanding requirements for industrial equipment protection and availability. The

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Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson introduced the Liebert® NXL 400kVA, 575-600V on-line, maximum protection UPS system. The new system extends native 575-600V capabilities to power applications that require a high degree of resiliency. This UL-listed UPS is now available in the U.S. and Canada to meet the needs of 575-600V applications. This UPS expands the 575-600V applications in

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Littelfuse, Inc. has introduced the SLVU2.8-8 Series 2.8V, 30A TVS Diode Array (SPA® Diodes), designed to protect low-voltage CMOS devices from damage caused by ESD and lightning-induced transients. When compared to similar market solutions, SLVU2.8-8 Series provides circuit designers with 25 percent higher power handling capability, which offers more overhead to electrical threats. It also provides 57 percent lower capacitance

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Addressing the need for higher integration and efficiency in portable chargers, Diodes Incorporated has introduced two synchronous rectifiers: the APR3415 and APR34330. These devices combine a driver circuit with an internal MOSFET to provide cost effective rectification with reduced power dissipation and using fewer external components. Target applications include adapters/chargers for cellular and cordless phones, ADSL modems, MP3 players, and

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Panasonic Corporation and Sansha Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd., which offers the SanRex brand, today announced that they have developed a very compact SiC power module together with highly efficient operation of power switching systems. The SiC power module has sufficiently good reliability and greatly helps to reduce the size of power switching systems such as industrial inverters and power supplies.

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Linear Technology Corporationintroduces the LTC2956, a wake-up timer with pushbutton control that manages 1.5V to 36V system power. Using microcontrollers or real-time clocks to track timing overcomplicates many designs. Electronic devices used to perform routine tasks, such as monitoring human body temperature, monitoring strain in a bridge, or capturing images, benefit from adjustable timing options without the need to program

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