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Power modules shrink pcb size by up to 70% 21/05/2012

Said to shrink pcb size by up to 70% and simplify Class D amplifier design, International Rectifier's new PowlRaudio family of integrated power ...

Mouser, TDK-Lambda announce global distribution partnership 14/05/2012

Mouser Electronics has signed a global distribution deal with TDK-Lambda to supply its range of ac/dc power supplies and dc/dc converters.

Samsung, Qualcomm form wireless power alliance 10/05/2012

Samsung Electronics and Qualcomm have joined forces with five other technology firms to form the Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP).

Toshiba launches high speed, low voltage 60 and 120V mosfets 09/05/2012

Toshiba has expanded its family of low voltage, high speed mosfets with a range of new 60 and 120V devices designed to save space and reduce losses ...

ON Semiconductor announces high efficiency igbts 09/05/2012

ON Semiconductor has introduced a new series of field stop insulated gate bipolar transistors (igbts) optimised to enable high performance power ...

Power modules offer 60% smaller footprint than competing ... 09/05/2012

Targeted at high efficiency appliance and light industrial applications, International Rectifier's µIPM power modules are said to set a new benchmark ...

30V PowerTrench mosfet could save up to 66% board space 26/04/2012

The 3.3 x 3.3mm form factor of Fairchild Semiconductor's FDMC8010 30V Power 33 mosfet could save power supply designers up to 66% board space.

Infineon introduces ‘energy efficient and cost attractive’ ... 25/04/2012

Infineon has launched the 500V CoolMOS CE series as an alternative to standard mosfets in price sensitive applications, such as lighting and consumer ...

Emerson Network Power wins Danaher Test and Measurement ... 24/04/2012

Emerson Network Power's embedded power business has been recognised by Danaher's Test and Measurement Platform with an Outstanding Supplier ...

Diodes reduces mosfet off board height by 50% 19/04/2012

Diodes has launched a new line of N and P channel mosfets in low profile DFN2020-6 packages which are said to be up to 50% thinner than other devices.

Peregrine Semiconductor unveils new power management ... 18/04/2012

Peregrine Semiconductor has announced its first power management products are available for sampling: the UltraCMOS-based point-of-load (POL) dc/dc ...

IR introduces soft switching igbt for hybrid/EV applications 17/04/2012

International Rectifier has announced a new automotive qualified igbt for soft switching applications such as positive temperature coefficient heater ...

Power mosfets enable improved efficiency, smaller form ... 10/04/2012

Renesas Electronics has announced the availability of eight new P and N channel power mosfets for use in portable electronics such as smartphones and ...

Dialog, TSMC create first 0.13µ BCD tailored for portable ... 29/03/2012

Dialog Semiconductor is working closely with TSMC to develop its next generation of bipolar cmos dmos (bcd) technology specifically tailored to high ...

Ambiq announces world’s lowest power RTC chips 26/03/2012

Ambiq Micro has launched a range of real time clock (RTC) chips, which it claims are the lowest power devices in the world.

Maxim unveils industry's smallest 3/8/12/18A dc/dc ... 23/03/2012

Maxim Integrated Products has unveiled what it claims to be the industry's smallest current mode synchronous dc/dc converters that deliver up to 3, ...

ON Semiconductor: Rectifier sets new performance levels 20/03/2012

ON Semiconductor has released an innovative power mosfet ic for wireless charging applications in portable products.

iPower enables optimisation of system architecture design 16/03/2012

A new technique that allows designing system architectures with optimised power consumption, area and cost has been unveiled by imec and the Holst ...

Quarter brick IBC module provides up to 850W output power 15/03/2012

Vicor has announced a new quarter brick intermediate bus converter (IBC) module that can provide up to 850W of output power – exceeding the power ...

World's first single chip wireless power transmitter ... 13/03/2012

Integrated Device Technology has unveiled what it claims to be the world's first true single chip wireless power transmitter, accompanied by the ...

60V driver delivers more than 100W of led power 12/03/2012

Linear Technology has unveiled a synchronous buck boost dc/dc led driver and voltage controller that can deliver more than 100W of led power.

GaN power electronics revenue to top $1bn by 2014? 12/03/2012

Gallium nitride (GaN) Power Electronics will top $1billion in revenue by 2014, due to a cross fertilisation with the led industry, according to ...

RFMD to power devices for ‘top tier’ smartphone manufacturer 09/03/2012

RF Micro Devices has been selected to support multiple next generation devices for a leading manufacturer of 3G/4G smartphones.

MPS step down regulator addresses industrial and automotive ... 07/03/2012

Monolithic Power Systems has unveiled a new step down switching regulator for industrial and automotive applications.

Murata expands micro dc/dc converter line up 07/03/2012

Murata has announced additions to its LXDC series of ultra compact dc/dc converters, aimed at a range of mobile consumer electronics such as ...