Renesas: Photocoupler for Harsh Industrial Applications
RV1S9160A, RV1S9060A and RV1S9960A Deliver Low Threshold Input Current, High Common Mode Rejection, and Smallest Footprint for Noisy Industrial Environments Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced three new 15 Mbps photocouplers designed to withstand the harsh operating environments of industrial and factory automation equipment. The trend toward higher voltage, compact systems is driving stricter …
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Ultra-low current consumption linear battery charger
The STBC15 is a linear charger thin film battery with a maximum charging current of 40 mA. The device uses a CC/CV algorithm to charge the battery. Thanks to the ultra-low consumption architecture, the charger is suitable for low-capacity cells such as thin film batteries and can use low energy sources such as energy harvesters. A 5 V input like …
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Board-Mount Packages for AC-DC Power Supplies Announced by CUI Power Group
This News Brief looks at four new AC-DC power supplies announced by CUI Power Group that can fit in small spaces and be easily mounted on boards. CUI’s Power Group has announced the release of four AC-DC power supplies in board-mount packages. These power supplies are notable for their small size, low-load efficiency, and board-mount packages. The VOF-6B, VOF-10B, VOF-15B, and VOF-20B accept 85 to …
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DDR memory power chip
Texas Instruments (TI) has launched what it believes to be the industry’s first fully integrated power management IC for double date rate DDR2, DDR3 and DDR3L memory subsystems in automotive and industrial applications TheTPS54116-Q1 DC/DC buck converter is a 2.95-V to 6-V input, 4-A synchronous step-down converter with a 1-A peak sink/source DDR termination and buffered reference that reduces system size by …
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AutoResonant wireless power transmitter offers foreign object detection
Linear Technology has introduced the LTC4125, a wireless power transmitter, complementing its wireless receiver ICs for the wireless charging market. The LTC4125 is a monolithic full bridge resonant driver, capable of delivering up to 5W of power wirelessly to a companion receiver. The LTC4125 is claimed to improve upon basic transmitters thanks to an AutoResonant function that is said to …
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