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Linear deal expands to Asia Pacific

Nu Horizons Electronics Corp has expanded its three-year North American partnership agreement with Linear Technology Corp into the Asia Pacific region.

News from Nu Horizons Electronics Corp, Oct 9, 2006

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Modules adopt soft-punch-through design

Semikron has introduced Semix IGBT and rectifier modules with new SPT+ chip technology.

News from Semikron, Oct 2, 2006

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Driver chip takes on two-phase steppers

Dual full-bridge gate driver IC has integrated microstepping translator circuitry.

News from Allegro MicroSystems Europe, Oct 2, 2006

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Linear sticks to strategy for 25 years

Linear Technology Corp is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its founding in 1981.

News from Linear Technology Corp, Oct 2, 2006

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Photovoltaic relays reduce on-resistance

Photovoltaic relays suit applications such as power supplies, power distribution, audio equipment, and instrumentation, computers and computer peripherals.

News from International Rectifier, Sep 28, 2006

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Bulgarian facility expands IC testing

Melexis has inaugurated a new testing facility in Sofia, Bulgaria.

News from Melexis, Sep 27, 2006

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Switching controller powers up to 10A

National Semiconductor has introduced a 1MHz synchronous buck switching controller in an ultra-small MSOP package that is optimised for powering loads up to 10A.

News from National Semiconductor, Sep 27, 2006

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Regulator cuts drain for always-on applications

A 2A, 36V step-down switching regulator uses burst mode operation to keep quiescent current under 50uA.

News from Linear Technology Corp, Sep 25, 2006

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DC controller boosts dynamic response

Synchronous flyback DC/DC controller provides precision regulation and high efficiency for 10 to 60W isolated power supplies.

News from Linear Technology Corp, Sep 22, 2006

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Energy management IC works with on-chip IP

Second-generation digitally programmable energy management unit and advanced power controller IP package reduces power consumption in battery-powered handheld consumer products.

News from National Semiconductor, Sep 20, 2006

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Charger chip checks cells before starting

A loose-cell NiMH charger detects and avoids charging primary alkaline cells, lithium primary cells and defective NiMH or NiCd cells.

News from Maxim Integrated Products, Sep 20, 2006

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Expansion for European sales and engineering

Peter Devilee, Robert Gabriel and Peter Luns have joined Zetex Semiconductors' European sales and application engineering team.

News from Zetex, Sep 20, 2006

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Award recognises energy efficiency efforts

Power Integrations is to receive a 2006 Star of Energy Efficiency award from the US National Alliance to Save Energy.

News from Power Integrations, Sep 19, 2006

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Power modules keep their cool

Isolated power modules are designed for PCB soldering and use baseplate-free technology to guarantee high reliability and isolation with the lowest overall thermal resistance.

News from Semikron, Sep 18, 2006

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Charger, convertor and LDO are combined

Power management IC combines a 500mA battery charger, 250mA step-down convertor, and 300mA low dropout linear regulator in a tiny 3 x 4mm package.

News from Advanced Analogic Technologies, Sep 18, 2006

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PWM controllers power dual-core mobile designs

Pulsewidth-modulation power supply controllers are designed for notebook computers that incorporate Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology.

News from Semtech, Sep 18, 2006

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Industry veteran to attract design talent

Zetex has appointed accomplished semiconductor industry veteran Dr Franz Riedlberger to head its technology department.

News from Zetex, Sep 15, 2006

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Adaptive fractional charge pumps save LED power

Charge pump architecture delivers high efficiency levels normally associated with inductor-based LED drivers, while eliminating the associated high-profile inductors and unwanted EMI.

News from Catalyst Semiconductor, Sep 14, 2006

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Convertor powers handset backlights and flash

Synchronous buck-boost DC/DC convertor is optimised for driving two banks of white LEDs from a single Li-ion battery.

News from Linear Technology Corp, Sep 14, 2006

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Powerful purchase includes Shanghai design centre

AnalogicTech has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the power management analogue business of IPCore Technologies Corporation.

News from Advanced Analogic Technologies, Sep 13, 2006

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Buck convertors work as LDOs

Two easy-to-use 40V-input dual mode buck convertors incorporate a user-selectable low-dropout mode.

News from Maxim Integrated Products, Sep 13, 2006

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Video crosspoint maintains black-level accuracy

Video crosspoint switch integrates a DC-restore clamp on each input, achieving consistent black-level accuracy throughout all regions of composite video signals with fewer external components.

News from Intersil, Sep 13, 2006

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Driver takes charge of auto DC motors

Driver IC is designed to control two DC motors or up to three different loads via a microcontroller in automotive applications.

News from Atmel Corporation, Sep 12, 2006

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ICs integrate all USB device demands

Power devices combine an autonomous power manager, ideal diode controller and stand-alone high-voltage switching battery charger for portable USB devices.

News from Linear Technology Corp, Sep 11, 2006

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LED driver cuts cost and EMI concerns

High-brightness LED driver can be programmed through an I2C interface to fold back the LED current if input voltage or LED temperature rises above the programmed threshold.

News from Maxim Integrated Products, Sep 8, 2006

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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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