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Linear Technology Corporationannounces the LTC3899, a triple output (buck, buck, boost) 29µA quiescent current, synchronous dc-dc controller that maintains output voltage regulation over a 2.2V to 60V input range. A 12V car battery can droop to less than 4V during engine restart or cold crank, causing reset of infotainment systems and other electronics that operate from 5 V and higher.

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Acopian Power Supplies today announced the availability of the WN8B power supply, a member of the Narrow Profile, three-day power supply series of switching regulated power supplies. The ac-dc single-output units provide up to 75 Watts of output power, with convection cooling (no fans required). The convection-cooled design eliminates the need for fan maintenance, along with audible/ambient noise and vibrations.

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Cypress Semiconductor Corp. today introduced a new, low-cost prototyping kit that gives engineers unprecedented access to design with the powerful 32-bit ARM® Cortex®-M3 core in Cypress’s PSoC® 5LP programmable system-on-chip architecture. The $10 CY8CKIT-059 Prototyping Kit delivers PSoC 5LP’s ability to reduce systems costs by integrating analog front-ends, digital logic and user interface ICs with the architecture’s programmable analog and

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TDK Corporation presents the EPCOS RingCap – a power capacitor with an innovative design that is especially suitable for xEV applications. Thanks to its ring configuration, the new RingCap can be integrated into a clutch bell housing or wheel hub motors. The dimensions of the capacitor can be adapted according to the specific requirements of the customer: The outer diameter

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Targeting the makers of LCD monitors, all-in-one PCs and video projectors, the PAM8009 from Diodes Incorporated is a 3W stereo class-D audio amplifier and class-AB headphone driver. Featuring power-limit technology for speaker protection and an advanced dc volume control for precise 64-step gain adjustment, this amplifier minimizes external components to achieve a highly-integrated solution in compact 20-pin QFN or 24-pin

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Infineon Technologies AG has announced a family of robust 650V IGBTs that can deliver highest efficiency in fast switching automotive applications. The AEC-Q-qualified TRENCHSTOP™ 5 AUTO IGBTs will reduce power losses and improve reliability in electric vehicle (EV) and hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) applications such as on-board charging, power factor correction (PFC), dc-dc and dc-ac conversion. Recommended: 3W Power Supplies

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Murata Power Solutions‘ OKDx-T/20-W12 and OKDx-T/25-W12 series of point of load (PoL) dc-dc converters offer high power density, high efficiency, PMBus™ compatible digital power solutions for space constrained embedded applications such as powering CPUs, datacom/telecom systems, distributed bus architectures (DBA), programmable logic, and mixed voltage systems in the networking, computing/servers, telecom, and industrial market sectors. Recommended: New teraAMP Standard AMP’s

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Atmel Corporation today launched its next-generation CryptoAuthentication™ product. Atmel’s ATECC508A is the first device to integrate ECDH (Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman) security protocol—an ultra-secure method to provide key agreement for encryption/decryption, along with ECDSA (Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm) sign-verify authentication—for the Internet of Things (IoT) market including home automation, industrial networking, accessory and consumable authentication, medical, mobile and more. Atmel’s

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Illinois Capacitor, Inc. has added the QPC line of motor start capacitors that are quicker to install and offer durability and reliability. Standard values are from 0.4 to 10µF; 250 to 450 Vac, 50/60Hz. The operating temperature range is from -25 to +85 degrees C. These capacitors include an exclusive locking push-wire contacts that speed installation and eliminate the need

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Linear Technology Corporationintroduces the LTC2875, an exceptionally rugged, high-voltage tolerant CAN (controller area network) transceiver to greatly reduce field failures without the need of costly external protection devices. In practical CAN systems, installation cross-wiring faults, ground voltage faults or lightning induced surge voltages can cause overvoltage conditions that exceed absolute maximum ratings of typical transceivers. The LTC2875 features ±60V overvoltage

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