Lighting & Illumination

August 2016

Power MOSFETs spearhead greater efficiency

Takashi Akiba, ON Semiconductor

Power MOSFETs have become the preferred choice as the main switching device within power supplies for a wide range of consumer and industrial electronics equipment. Because it has become more important to improve overall power supply efficiency to meet energy saving requirements from governmental and industry st

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Date:

08/29/2016

A6274/6284 current regulator

Allegro's latest linear current regulator and controller family serves automotive LED lighting

Allegro MicroSystems Europe has announced two new adjustable linear current regulators for driving automotive LED arrays. Allegro’s AEC-Q100 qualified A6274 and A6284 devices include many new features designed to further enhance the existing family of linear LED drivers. These new low-EMI ICs integrate an option

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Date:

08/23/2016

LinkCom’s INCORE 18-30 W LED drivers empower commercial and residential lighting

LinkCom Manufacturing, a leading manufacturer of power supplies and magnetic components, announced the latest addition to its family of INCORE high-performance constant-current LED power supplies. The new DBFE Series units are offered in 18 Watt and 30 Watt versions and are compact (84 x 40 x 25 mm; 3.3 x 1.6 x

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Date:

08/05/2016

AL1663 single-stage dimmable LED controller

Diodes' dimmable LED controllers drive up to 150W with high power factor

The AL1663 and AL1663R single-stage dimmable LED controllers introduced by Diodes Incorporated support flyback and buck-boost topologies to provide primary-side regulation that achieves an accurate constant-current output without requiring opto-couplers and secondary control circuitry. Operating at up to 150W an

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Date:

08/02/2016