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LED-driver combos answer backlighting tasks

Fairchild has combined its low-forward-voltage LEDs with low-dropout LED driver ICs to provide the most complete choice of backlighting options available in the industry.

News from Fairchild Semiconductor, Feb 10, 2003

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Chipset enables flexible power supply design

National Semiconductor has developed an integrated high-voltage cascaded DC/DC controller ideal for power conversion in computer and communications systems.

News from National Semiconductor, Feb 7, 2003

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Power sequencers watch over DC/DC convertors

Xicor has a new family of time-based power sequencers that can sequence and monitor five independent DC/DC convertors via an SMBus interface.

News from Xicor, Feb 7, 2003

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Controller cuts standby losses

Fairchild Semiconductor has a new PWM controller that meets the International Energy Agency's "1-watt initiative" aimed at reducing standby power losses to below 1W.

News from Fairchild Semiconductor, Feb 5, 2003

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Philippines facility certified

The Fairchild Semiconductor Cebu, Philippines assembly and test facility has received the internationally recognised Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series OHSAS18001 certification.

News from Fairchild Semiconductor, Jan 31, 2003

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Driver/MOSFET combo cuts down PSU design

The Endura ISL6571 SynchroFET combo IC combines a power driver with two MOSFETs in a power-efficient QFN package to significantly save board space, simplify architecture and cut component costs.

News from Intersil, Jan 30, 2003

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Step-down regulator has dynamic output control

The MAX1536 is a 3.6A internal switch, step-down DC/DC convertor ideal for 5 and 3.3V to low-voltage conversion in notebooks, subnotebooks and desk notes.

News from Maxim Integrated Products, Jan 28, 2003

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Top accuracy for dual-output DC/DC controllers

The MAX1955 and MAX1956 are low-input-voltage high-accuracy step-down DC/DC controllers for cellular basestations, storage, network and telecomms systems.

News from Maxim Integrated Products, Jan 27, 2003

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Programmable buffer speeds LCD panel design

Intersil has developed the first TFT-LCD programmable reference voltage generator with an I2C interface tailored designed specifically for LCD and next generation TFT smart panel designs.

News from Intersil, Jan 24, 2003

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Microstepping driver IC has built-in translator

The A3967 from Allegro MicroSystems is a low-cost stepper-motor driver IC that uses Allegro's EasyStepper translator technology to provide microstepping (one-eighth step) operation.

News from Allegro MicroSystems Europe, Jan 22, 2003

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Fairchild continues steady progress

Fairchild Semiconductor has reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended 29th December 2002.

News from Fairchild Semiconductor, Jan 21, 2003

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Driver enables Blu-ray storage device

Plasmon has selected Intersil's new blue-laser diode drivers for use in its latest UDO optical data storage drives, which are the first to use the new Blu-ray consumer optical recording standard.

News from Intersil, Jan 21, 2003

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Smart power process extends to 8in wafers

PolarFab has achieved qualification for production of 8in wafers of its PBC4 0.5-micron BiCMOS process.

News from PolarFab, Jan 20, 2003

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Power chip combines PWM control with LDO

The Endura ISL6226 combo power controller combines a synchronous buck pulsewidth modulation (PWM) controller and a linear low dropout (LDO) regulator in a single 24-lead SSOP.

News from Intersil, Jan 14, 2003

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Hot-swap controllers ease the stress for MOSFETs

Xicor's new generation of negative supply hot-swap controllers provide more design flexibility by integrating functions that promote system reliability.

News from Xicor, Jan 13, 2003

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Zeners shrink to micro-MELF packages

New from Rectron is the GMZJxxx Zener series in micro-MELF packages.

News from Rectron Europe, Jan 9, 2003

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Dynex cleans up its act

Dynex Semiconductor has been awarded ISO14001 certification - the international environmental quality standard.

News from Dynex Semiconductor, Jan 8, 2003

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Single-chip convertors outperform LDOs

Microchip's new regulated charge pump DC/DC convertors provide a space-saving, power management solution for DC/DC conversions in a battery-operated environment.

News from Microchip Technology, Dec 24, 2002

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Power management chips look after telecomms supply

A new range of smart power management products integrates power supply sequencing, system management and hot swap functions for power distribution from a -48V backplane.

News from Xicor, Dec 24, 2002

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All-silicon process accelerates power analogue

Zarlink Semiconductor reckons it has developed the world's most cost-effective and advanced commercial foundry service for producing high-voltage high-speed analogue chips.

News from Zarlink Semiconductor, Dec 23, 2002

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Convertors switch at up to 1.2MHz

The XC9206, XC9207 and XC9208 are three new series of nonsynchronous step-down DC/DC convertors.

News from Torex Semiconductor, Dec 20, 2002

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Dual-rail CMOS LDO boosts efficiency

National Semiconductor has produced the world's first CMOS dual-input low dropout (LDO) voltage regulator.

News from National Semiconductor, Dec 19, 2002

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LED drivers have built in shift registers

Combining LED drivers with a choice of 8-, 12- or 16-bit shift registers, Rohm's latest single-chip driver ICs simplify LED display design.

News from Rohm Electronics (UK), Dec 18, 2002

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Dual diode driver speeds up CD-R/W designs

A new dual laser diode driver can increase CD/DVD DVD read and CD-R/W read/write speeds up to x52.

News from Intersil, Dec 17, 2002

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Controller provides power for the next generation

Intersil has developed the first two- to four-phase power controller IC to power the upcoming AMD Opteron and Athlon processors using AMD's next generation Hammer technology.

News from Intersil, Dec 17, 2002

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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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