Digital Power
April 2014
ARM announced an enhanced suite of higher performance and more energy-efficient products specifically designed for the rapidly growing mid-range mobile and consumer electronics markets. The suite, comprised of processor, graphics processor and physical IP, is an update to ARM’s mid-range IP offering targeting de
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04/30/2014
Investing in product areas where a company has distinct competitive technological advantages only makes sense in markets where there are also large, sustainable opportunities. Power management has evolved from simple regulation and power control to increasingly sophisticated power management devices providing mo
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04/30/2014
International Rectifier, a leader in power management technology, will showcase its latest power management solutions at PCIM (Power Conversion Intelligent Motion) Europe 2014 which will be held at the Nuremberg Exhibition Center, Nuremberg, Germany, May 20-22, 2014.
IR engineering and technical sales staff wi
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04/28/2014
In this episode of PSDtv Angus Murray from Analog Devices describes some of their latest motion-control solutions for Power Systems Design. The demo system is running an AC motor with their latest digital processor and power solutions using their digital isolators with iCoupler technology.
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04/28/2014
In this episode of PSDtv Mark Adams, SVP of CUI, explains their latest digital power solutions for Power Systems Design. Their NDM3Z-60 family is the first non-isolated digital dc-dc converter from CUI to incorporate their proprietary Solus® power topology. The result is a compact 60 A module that delivers im
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04/25/2014
In this episode of PSDtv Analog Devices explains their latest intelligent digital control solutions for Power Systems Design, including a demonstration with their ADP1055, a flexible, feature-rich digital secondary side controller that targets ac-to-dc and isolated dc-to-dc secondary side applications. The ADP1
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04/18/2014
In this episode of PSDtv Parviz Ghaffaripour, SVP & GM of Exar, explains their latest programmable power solutions for Power Systems Design. Among the products described is the XRP9711, a programmable step-down power module providing two 6A outputs. The module package contains the switching controller, power
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04/17/2014
Vicor's ChiP BCM fixed-ratio power converter
Vicor announced their latest entries in its portfolio of isolated bus converter modules (BCMs®) based on the company's award-winning Converter housed in Package (ChiP) power component platform. Supplying up to 1.75 kW at 50 V with 98% peak efficiency and power density of 2750 W/in3, Vicor's ChiP BCM fixed-ratio power
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04/16/2014
Tollgrade LightHouse MV Power Sensor
Tollgrade Communications, an industry leader in redefining the global standard for reliability at the world’s largest electric utilities and telecommunications providers, announced the availability of their LightHouse® Medium Voltage (MV) Power Sensor, the first all-in-one line sensor for monitoring voltage an
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04/15/2014
Flower Technology & EnSilica partner for ASIC mining solutions
Flower Technology, a Canadian start-up focused on the supply of ASIC mining solutions for scrypt-based cryptocurrencies, has partnered with EnSilica, a leading UK design house and provider of the eSi-RISC family of soft processor cores and associated encryption, communications and peripherals IP, for the development of
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04/15/2014
ZON M3 energy-meter solution
Using the ZON™ M3 (MAX71315) single-phase electricity meter SoC from Maxim Integrated Products, engineers now have a highly accurate, low-cost design system for e-meters and solid-state meters. Superior metering metrology is essential for accurate monitoring and billing. Additionally, meter manufacturers must co
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Date:
04/15/2014
In this episode of PSDtv International Rectifier explains some of their demonstrations highlighting their latest digital controllers and PowIRStage® solutions for Power Systems Design. IR's PowIRStage family addresses the challenging power conversion demands of next-generation servers, storage and communi
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04/14/2014
STMicroelectronics STM32F401 microcontroller
STMicroelectronics’ latest STM32F401 microcontrollers are the first in a new line of STM32 Dynamic Efficiency™ devices that combine multiple technologies to offer the best balance of dynamic power consumption and execution performance, while boosting feature integration.
Combining high energy efficienc
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04/11/2014
In this third article about power supply failures, the magnetics are examined for their contribution to the failure rate. These are usually the least understood of all components, and poor magnetics design can lead to many different failure mechanisms in power supplies.
Power Supply Failure Survey
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04/06/2014
In this episode of PSDtv On Semiconductor explains some of the demonstrations at their booth during APEC 2014 for Power Systems Design. The demos range from a BLDC motor controlled by a touch sensor sensitive enough to operate with gloves to a fuel-gauge IC that uses model-based prediction methodology.
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04/06/2014
Continuing to expand one of the industry’s broadest portfolios of ARM-based microcontrollers (MCUs), Freescale Semiconductor introduced the lead families of their latest Kinetis V series, optimized for motor control and digital power conversion applications. To complement the Kinetis V series, Freescale also in
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Date:
04/03/2014
A novel IGBT structure was developed with reverse-blocking capabilities comparable to the forward voltage rating of the IGBT. This new device, known as the RB-IGBT, was used to create a 3 level advanced neutral point clamping power converter that shows better loss characteristics than standard 3 level converters.
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Date:
04/03/2014
In this episode of PSDtv Freescale explains their smart-home solution demonstration to Power Systems Design at embedded world 2014. Freescale Semiconductor and Oracle created a secured service platform to help standardize and consolidate the delivery and management of IoT services for the home automation
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Date:
04/03/2014
Advanced Energy 2014
The Smart Grid Track at Advanced Energy 2014 examines the future of electricity generation and distribution from microgrids to utility-scale systems, and the integration of renewable energy sources. The Manufacturing Energy Efficiency session explores process-related technologies that reduce both energy consumption an
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Date:
04/02/2014
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