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‘Synchronous Rectification’

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Start with the news release Power-management controller for standard MOSFETs from Texas Instruments, which we summarised at the time by saying "Texas Instruments has introduced a power-management controller and driver for standard and logic-level N-channel MOSFETs used for low-voltage, secondary-side synchronous rectification. ". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release QDR and DDR SRAMs for reducing power consumption from Cypress Semiconductor: "Cypress Semiconductor has announced Quad Data Rate (QDR) and Double Data Rate (DDR) SRAMs at 36-Mbit and 18-Mbit densities, for networking use in medical imaging and military signal-processing.".
 
In December 2010, we covered the news from Texas Instruments - take a look at TPS54618 for DSP- and FPGA-based communications which says: "The TPS54618 provides 95-per-cent efficiency and operating current of 2.95-6V for point-of-load designs used in DSP- and FPGA-based communications, test and medical equipment. ".
 
Take a look also at the news release from Semtech, Synchronous buck regulator for POL applications, as well as Mosfet designed for 4.5V switching applications from NXP Semiconductors, and Devices target DC/DC converters in telecom apps from International Rectifier.
 

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Lightweight POL DC-DC power converter from VPT (November 2010)

VPT has released the DVPL0503S, its latest point-of-load (POL) DC-DC converter for use in the power architectures of avionics, military and space systems.

DC/DC controller targets ASIC and FPGA supplies (November 2010)

The LTC3856 synchronous step-down DC/DC controller targets applications in high current ASIC and FPGA supplies, power-distribution buses, high-power audio amplifiers and network servers.

DC/DC controller can be used with ASIC supplies (November 2010)

Applications for the LTC3829 DC/DC controller include high-current ASIC and FPGA supplies, power-distribution buses, high-power audio amplifiers and network servers.

Mosfet packaging features top-side cooling (October 2010)

In order to meet the needs for high current capability, high efficiency and smaller form factors, Fairchild Semiconductor has developed the Dual Cool packaging for Mosfets.

Buck regulator includes low-resistance switches (October 2010)

Linear Technology has introduced the LTC3615, a high-efficiency, 4MHz synchronous buck regulator suitable for single-cell Li-ion applications, as well as 3.3V and 5V intermediate bus systems.

Buck regulator ideal for single-cell li-ion apps (October 2010)

The LTC3614 synchronous buck regulator operates over an input voltage range of 2.25 to 5.5V, making it ideal for single-cell li-ion applications as well as 3.3 or 5V intermediate bus systems.

DC/DC converter compatible with all PC card slots (October 2010)

The LTC3521's input range of 1.8 to 5.5V makes it compatible with all types of PC card slots, USB and single-cell Li-Ion or dual/triple-cell alkaline/NiCd/NiMH applications.

Synchronous buck regulator for portable devices (September 2010)

Fairchild Semiconductor has developed a 2MHz, 500mA, synchronous buck regulator for portable devices such as smartphones, 3G/4G data cards, tablets, ultra-mobile PCs and netbooks.

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