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Boost convertor powers up camera flashes

Device uses a supercapacitor to deliver the high peak current needed to support the high intensity flash required for mobile phones.

News from Advanced Analogic Technologies, May 30, 2008

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Regulators save portable power and space

Buck regulators smoothly transition into pulse skipping mode under light loads, reducing the switching frequency to improve power efficiency and provide long battery life.

News from Freescale Semiconductor, May 29, 2008

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Controllers boost current and voltage accuracy

Next-generation highly integrated AC/DC switched-mode power conversion ICs significantly reduce component count, space and system cost while increasing reliability.

News from Power Integrations, May 28, 2008

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Power manager raises system efficiency

PWM controller supports both the half-bridge and full-bridge topologies and reduces overall size and the need for external components.

News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-), May 28, 2008

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Rectifier controller makes MOSFETs behave

Zero point detector driver allows designers to replace lossy Schottky diodes with surface mount MOSFETs for improved efficiency in power supply designs.

News from Zetex, May 28, 2008

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Convertor helps reduce standby power consumption

By integrating a high-voltage startup-current generator as well as essential protection functions, the VIPer17 eliminates the need for external sensing components, as well as a startup resistor.

News from STMicroelectronics, May 26, 2008

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H-bridge device provides efficiency boost

The automotive market is looking to new technologies to replace belt-driven and hydraulic actuators with more efficient systems.

News from Allegro MicroSystems Europe, May 21, 2008

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Novel regulator topology enables wider inputs

Emulated current-mode-controlled buck-boost DC/DC regulator controller has a best-in-class operating voltage range of 3 to 75V.

News from National Semiconductor, May 21, 2008

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Power chip cuts OLED supplies down to size

Device manages power to AMOLED displays by providing positive and negative voltages, and supplying less current and lower voltages than passive matrix displays.

News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-), May 20, 2008

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Boost convertor adds low-voltage regulator

The combination of a high switching frequency and compact QFN package makes the LTC3537 a very compact power supply for dual-rail handheld applications.

News from Linear Technology Corp, May 19, 2008

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Charge pumps power budget backlights

Two new devices help reduce system costs for backlighting low-quality LCDs in low-cost handsets.

News from Advanced Analogic Technologies, May 19, 2008

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Battery chargers cut size and costs

High switching frequency allows the use of smaller passive components, and the option to use N-channel switches reduces costs.

News from Maxim Integrated Products, May 19, 2008

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Gate drivers boost switching efficiency

Increased gate drive currents reduce gate voltage rise and fall times, minimising switching losses and increasing efficiency.

News from Intersil, May 16, 2008

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Hot-swap controller limits inrush currents

Enables safe board insertion and removal from a live backplane, using an external N-channel pass MOSFET in the power path to limit the inrush current during power up.

News from Linear Technology Corp, May 14, 2008

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PSU designer to enhance power IC portfolio

The acquisition of Commergy Technologies will allow TI to broaden its focus on improving energy efficiency in end-equipment designs.

News from Texas Instruments (April 2006-), May 14, 2008

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Isolated gate drivers boost PSU power density

The ISOdriver family offers higher reliability, increased noise immunity and 50% PCB area reduction compared with competing approaches.

News from Silicon Laboratories, May 9, 2008

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Chargers power up camera flashes quickly

The MAX8685C and MAX8685D are the industry's smallest xenon photoflash capacitor chargers that include an integrated switching FET and IGBT driver.

News from Maxim Integrated Products, May 8, 2008

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Driver lights LEDs more uniformly

LED panel manufacturers will be able to produce higher quality images more easily using a next-generation driver device that reduces channel and chip skews to new lows.

News from Macroblock, May 8, 2008

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Switching regulator and linear controller unite

The LT1939's 3 x 3mm DFN-12 package and high switching frequency, which keeps the external capacitors and inductor small, provide a very compact, thermally efficient footprint.

News from Linear Technology Corp, May 5, 2008

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Switching regulator has ultrawide input range

Accepts inputs from 3.6 to 25V, making it suitable for regulating power from a wide variety of sources, including protected automotive batteries, industrial supplies and unregulated wall adapters.

News from Linear Technology Corp, May 2, 2008

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Power chip has all handheld supplies covered

Highly integrated power IC allows designers of portable battery powered devices to optimise performance, reduce footprint and drive down cost.

News from Advanced Analogic Technologies, May 2, 2008

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Motor driver ICs suit fast stop/start cycles

The A1444 and A1445 employ a soft-switching algorithm to reduce audible switching noise and EMI interference.

News from Allegro MicroSystems Europe, May 1, 2008

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Regulator saves board space and cost

By satisfying power requirements for DDR3 memory, the PM6641 will suit new products using the latest high-speed memory standard.

News from STMicroelectronics, May 1, 2008

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LDOs are made for automotive applications

Low-dropout regulators integrate robust protection circuitry, operate over a wide 5 to 40V supply range and withstand load-dump transients up to 45V.

News from Maxim Integrated Products, May 1, 2008

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Bipolar gate drivers sink up to 9A

The new devices prevent latch-up and eliminate shoot-through, so helping to improve circuit reliability and improve EMI performance.

News from Zetex, May 1, 2008

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Power-supply ICs and controllers:

Power-supply integrated circuits take unregulated input voltages and regulate them to provide a steady output voltage. Examples of power-supply ICs are linear regulators and switching regulators.

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