Lighting & Illumination

September 2023
AC Losses in Magnetic Components

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Table 1. Losses sources, types and influences

In power supplies, storage inductors play an important role. Unexpected overheating of the magneticcomponent in the inductors used should be avoided at all costs. The AC losses that are often responsible for this are difficult to estimate. The online simulation tool RedExpert facilitates the development work consi
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Date:
09/29/2023
16-bit RL78/G24 MCU Delivers Top-Class Performance for Motor Control and Power Supply Control Systems

16-bit RL78/G24 MCU Delivers Top-Class Performance for Motor Control and Power Supply Control Systems

­Renesas Electronics Corporation announced a new addition to its popular RL78 microcontroller (MCU) Family that includes 8- and 16-bit devices for power-sensitive applications. The RL78/G24 features the highest performance among all the devices in the RL78 family, boosting its performance with an application-specific Fle
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Date:
09/29/2023
Renesas' New 16-bit RL78/G24 MCU Delivers Top-Class Performance for Motor Control and Power Supply Control Systems

Renesas' New 16-bit RL78/G24 MCU Delivers Top-Class Performance for Motor Control and Power Supply Control Systems

­Renesas Electronics Corporation announced a new addition to its popular RL78 microcontroller (MCU) Family that includes 8- and 16-bit devices for power-sensitive applications. The RL78/G24 features the highest performance among all the devices in the RL78 family, boosting its performance with an app
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Date:
09/28/2023
Taiwan Semiconductor's ThinDPAK Schottkys Deliver Power Density Upgrades

Taiwan Semiconductor's ThinDPAK Schottkys Deliver Power Density Upgrades

­Taiwan Semiconductor announces its new ThinDPAK family of ultra-fast-recovery Schottky rectifiers. ThinDPAK devices have the same footprint as standard DPAKs – but come in a thinner (1.33mm) package and offer superior power density and thermal performance. Fully AEC-Q qualified with a maximum operating te
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Date:
09/27/2023
Global Optoelectronics Market is Anticipated to Reach US $97.8 Billion by 2031

Market Snapshot

­The optoelectronics market was estimated to have acquired US$ 42.9 billion in 2021.  It is anticipated to register a 9.1% CAGR from 2022 to 2031 and by 2031, the market is likely to gain US$ 97.8 billion.   The key element driving the market for optoelectronics is the increased
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Date:
09/22/2023
Advanced Energy Launches New Liquid-Cooled Configurable Power Supply

Advanced Energy Launches New Liquid-Cooled Configurable Power Supply

­Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. announces the new high-power, liquid-cooled configurable power solution. The iHP Liquid is the latest addition to a wide range of intelligent, digitally configurable power solutions that provide flexible power in a wide range of industrial, lighting, horticulture, medical and se
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Date:
09/13/2023
TDK Starts Full-Scale Production of SmartSonic ICU-20201 Ultrasonic Time-of-Flight Sensor

Figure 1. Simplified Block Diagram

­TDK Corporation announces the start of full-scale production of its InvenSense SmartSonic™ ICU-20201 ultrasonic Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensor. InvenSense’s SmartSonic™ family of ultrasonic Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensors integrate a MEMS PMUT (Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer) with an ultra-low po
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Date:
09/01/2023
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