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Power management devices cut consumption

LDO provides power consumption of 50-100nA in standby mode and 3-12uA in no-load mode - an 80-90% reduction in power consumption compared with the industry standard.

News from Oki Electric, Dec 11, 2007

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Controller is simple hot-swap answer

High voltage ideal diode-OR controller offers a simple low-loss replacement to the Schottky ORing diodes in multiple, N+1 redundant, power supply applications and high availability systems.

News from Linear Technology Corp, Dec 10, 2007

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Drivers boost contrast on the big screen

High-brightness LED drivers fit the latest trend in LCD backlighting, which is to synchronise the LCD backlight with the TV picture.

News from austriamicrosystems, Dec 10, 2007

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Motion detector IC turns the lights on

Fully integrated motion detector for PIR sensors incorporates brightness control for lighting circuits.

News from Elmos Semiconductor, Dec 10, 2007

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Allegro products are backed by low-price guarantee

Jameco Electronics has expanded its offering of analogue display, motion control, power drivers and Hall-effect ICs from Allegro MicroSystems.

News from Jameco Electronics, Dec 7, 2007

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Small claims for 500mA LDOs

Compact low-noise low-dropout regulators are ideal for sensitive and space-constrained applications.

News from Maxim Integrated Products, Dec 5, 2007

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Novel LDO design keeps its cool

Current reference allows sharing between multiple regulators with a small length of PC trace as ballast, enabling multi-amp linear regulation in all surface-mount systems without heatsinks.

News from Linear Technology Corp, Dec 3, 2007

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Multiple-output power chips save board space

Triple- and dual-output regulators provide a single, high-efficiency power solution for a variety of point-of-load applications.

News from Intersil, Dec 3, 2007

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Charger and LDOs combine for power in the hand

Multifunction power management device combines a stand-alone Li-ion/polymer battery charger with two high-efficiency synchronous buck regulators.

News from Linear Technology Corp, Nov 30, 2007

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PoL regulators enable cut and paste power design

Wide-input single-output synchronous buck voltage regulators target high-density high-performance data centre and consumer applications.

News from International Rectifier, Nov 30, 2007

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Voice-coil motor driver zooms in to handsets

Voice-coil motor driver IC has a built-in I2C serial interface for precise high-speed digital programming.

News from Allegro MicroSystems Europe, Nov 29, 2007

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Multichannel regulator adds design flexibility

Adjustable three-channel regulator for mobile devices combines a step-down convertor with two low dropout linear regulators.

News from Advanced Analogic Technologies, Nov 29, 2007

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Inverter controllers shed light on LCD TVs

Controller ICs address the trend toward growing display sizes and the increased use of high-supply-voltage backlight inverter solutions in LCD-TV applications.

News from NXP Semiconductors, Nov 29, 2007

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Intelligent power switch cuts its losses

Quad high-side intelligent power switch achieves a 50% saving in on-resistance compared with earlier devices with the same die size.

News from STMicroelectronics, Nov 29, 2007

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LED driver powers green lighting

Boost driver device reduces component count by handling both charging and driving in solar-powered LED lighting applications.

News from Prema Semiconductor, Nov 26, 2007

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LDOs are optimised for noise performance

With the choice of 150 or 300mA output current, the ultra-low-noise LDO family delivers sufficient power for a wide range of applications.

News from austriamicrosystems, Nov 26, 2007

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PSU controller targets automotive displays

Automotive-grade quasiresonant discontinuous flyback convertor control IC provides all the necessary control functions for driving a vacuum fluorescent display.

News from Allegro MicroSystems Europe, Nov 19, 2007

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Five in one for complete power management

Three 2MHz step-down DC/DC convertors and two low-quiescent-current linear regulators combine to produce five regulated output voltages.

News from Maxim Integrated Products, Nov 16, 2007

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Buck regulator boosts efficiency up to 95%

High-efficiency synchronous buck regulator delivers up to 12A of continuous output current at voltages as low as 0.6V.

News from Linear Technology Corp, Nov 16, 2007

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Convertor can power bigger loads

Synchronous step-up convertor delivers more load current than competing products in the same footprint and supporting lower startup and operating voltages

News from Advanced Analogic Technologies, Nov 15, 2007

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Low-cost option for driving multiple-LED arrays

Constant-current LED driver allows closely matched drive currents within +/-1% for up to 16 LEDs using only one programming resistor.

News from Toshiba Electronics Europe, Nov 15, 2007

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Regulator powers low voltage DSPs and MCUs

High-efficiency synchronous buck regulator runs from Li-ion/polymer battery inputs as well as 3.3 or 5V inputs for point-of-load applications.

News from Linear Technology Corp, Nov 13, 2007

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Analog acquisition to expand power portfolio

ON Semiconductor is to acquire voltage regulation and thermal monitoring products for computing applications from Analog Devices.

News from ON Semiconductor, Nov 12, 2007

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Regulator protects against spikes and hot swapping

Overvoltage protection regulator incorporates overcurrent protection and inrush current limiting to improve power supply reliability in high-availability systems.

News from Linear Technology Corp, Nov 7, 2007

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PoE controller combines two functions

The Si3460 dramatically simplifies development efforts, reduces system costs and eliminates specification compliance challenges for designers

News from Silicon Laboratories, Nov 6, 2007

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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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