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Universal Lighting Technologies‘ EVERLINE® LED Drivers simplify driver replacement with a variety of options. As the industry is starting to see the need for field replacement, having the right replacement driver is critical. Drivers must be specifically selected with the precise current and power rating for optimal lighting and color performance. EVERLINE Drivers in the distribution channel make replacement quick

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AVX Corporation has released a new COTS+ version of its TCR Professional Series polymer tantalum chip capacitors. Designed for use in critical military systems, the new TCB Series COTS+ polymer tantalum capacitors feature conductive polymer electrodes, which enable extremely low ESR and reduce the potential for ignition failure. Additionally, each batch undergoes lot conformance testing and additional reliability level verification

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The DSR8F600 600V 8A hyper-fast rectifier introduced by Diodes Incorporated has been designed specifically for use as a boost diode for power-factor correction (PFC) and continuous conduction mode (CCM) applications. The target market is in switched-mode power supplies that need to deliver an output greater than 75W in end-equipment such as flat-panel TVs, servers and telecoms systems, where new regulatory

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Pulse Electronics Corporationannounces the release of a family of six new ultra-low profile SMT shielded inductors for compact point-of-load and mobile devices. With mounted height profiles of 1.0mm to 3.2mm, these inductors are well-suited for today’s mobile computing, home automation, portable POS, and other small handheld devices. Recommended: 2MHz Monolithic GaN Half Bridge targets Class-D Audio These new ultra-low profile

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LAPIS Semiconductor, a ROHM Group company, has recently announced the development of a 10-cell lithium-ion battery monitoring LSI that provides a current consumption of only 25µA (typ.), the lowest in the industry, making it suited for battery protection systems in cordless vacuum cleaners, electric tools, and other portable equipment. The ML5233 also claims an industry-low 0.1µA (typical) current consumption during

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Allegro MicroSystems, LLC expands its automotive regulator portfolio by adding two devices targeted specifically at USB power applications. Allegro’s A8652 and A8653 devices are high output current synchronous buck regulator ICs that provide tight load regulation over a wiring harness without the need for remote sense lines. This remote load regulation is achieved with an integrated open-loop correction scheme that,

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Tri Cascade, Inc. has launched the i-BRIGHT™7x Smart Surge Protector, a Wi-Fi-enabled home energy management tool embedded with online scheduling and power consumption metering on the Microsoft® Cloud. The i-BRIGHT7x Smart Surge Protector features a sleek design boasting seven outlets (two “always on” and five simultaneously schedulable), plus two USB charge ports. In addition, Tri Cascade is launching its proprietary

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The Satechi Aluminum Power Strip, available now, features four ac outlets and four USB ports in a sleek, compact design ideal for reducing clutter and conserving energy. The energy saving Aluminum Power Strip is equipped with IC smart technology, which automatically adjusts the amount of power being used to the amount of power needed to match the plugged in devices’

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CUI Inc. announces a line of ultra-compact 5W wall-plug adapters for the US, Japanese and European markets featuring an integrated USB connector. The SWI5-5-N-I38 and SWI5-5-E-I38 are designed to meet the stringent average efficiency and no load power requirements mandated by the US Department of Energy (DOE) set to go into effect on February 10, 2016. The new Level VI

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With the increasing demand for machine device control and communication over industrial Ethernet, DeviceNet, and other networks, OEMs have found that installing traditional power supplies in distributed and remote locations has become prohibitively complex and costly because of the need for protective enclosures, fans, and excess wiring. In addition, enclosures introduce another potential point of failure into the production line.

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