Lighting & Illumination

    March 2017
    HiperPFS-4 Power Factor Correction ICs from Power Integrations Enable 98% Efficient PFC Designs Up to 550 W

    New PFC IC features high PF at light load, low standby power consumption and supports 305 VAC input

    Power Integrations, the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today announced its HiperPFSTM-4family of power factor correction (PFC) ICs. The new device family serves applications targeting excellent efficiency and power factor performance at both full load and light load conditions. HiperPFS-4 devicesincorporate a 600 V MOSFET suitable for 305 VAC in
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    03/30/2017
    Ultra-Low Dropout 150mA Regulator from Diodes Incorporated Supports Wide Input Voltage Range with Fixed Output Voltages

    Ultra-Low Dropout 150mA Regulator from Diodes Incorporated Supports Wide Input Voltage Range with Fixed Output Voltages

    The AP7380 series of ultra-low dropout regulators introduced byDiodes Incorporated operates from a wide 24V input voltage range and offers various fixed output voltage options to address common system requirements. These features, combined with high accuracy and an ultra-low quiescent current, make this device we
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    03/28/2017
    504W Quarter Bricks offer exceptionally high true useable power

    504W Quarter Bricks offer exceptionally high true useable power

    TDK Corporation announces the introduction of the iQG series of 504W rated DC-DC converters, further expanding its isolated DC-DC product portfolio.   Packaged in the industry standard ¼ brick form factor, the iQG models offer exceptionally high true useable power, even in demanding thermal environments.  Ap
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    03/28/2017
    ON Semiconductor Introduces Industry’s First 100 V Bridge Power Stage Module for Half-Bridge and Full-Bridge DC-DC Converters

    Introduces Industry’s First 100 V Bridge Power Stage Module for Half-Bridge and Full-Bridge DC-DC Converters

    ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON), driving energy efficient innovations, has launched the FDMF8811, the industry's first 100 V Bridge Power Stage module for half-bridge and full-bridge isolated dc-dc converters. The 25 A-rated device integrates a 120 V driver IC, a bootstrap diode, and two highly efficient power MOSFETs in a PQFN-36 package. The FDMF8811 reduces the b
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    03/28/2017
    Coilcraft’s New Power Inductor Selection Tool Provides Significantly More Performance Data

    Coilcraft’s New Power Inductor Selection Tool Provides Significantly More Performance Data

    Coilcraft has launched a new suite of Power Inductor Selection Tools that allows users to easily select the appropriate path for their particular search while also providing more application-specific performance data than previously available on any industry site. Len Crane, Coilcraft’s Director of Technical Marke
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    03/27/2017
    Now at Mouser Electronics: Microchip PIC18F K40 MCUs  with Core Independent Peripherals

    Microchip PIC18F K40 MCUs with Core Independent Peripherals

    Mouser Electronics, Inc.,the industry's leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking PIC18FxxK40 microcontrollers from Microchip Technology. The 8-bit PIC18FxxK40 microcontrollers combine flash, EEPROM, and RAM memory; r
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    03/27/2017
    Downloads of Toolbox App from RS Components exceeds 60,000

    Toolbox App from RS Components

    RS Components (RS), the global distributor for engineers, today announced that the company’s Toolbox App has reached a cumulative total of more than 60,000 user downloads. Launched at the end of 2013, the app is available for iOS devices including iPhones and iPads, as well as for Windows-based PCs. Availa
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    03/27/2017
    Danfoss and General Electric join forces in strategic collaboration
    Danfoss Silicon Power is establishing production in the US and entering into a collaboration with industrial giant General Electric (GE). The collaboration means that Danfoss Silicon Power will become the world’s leading provider of silicon-carbide (SiC) power modules. The SiC power modules will create sm
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    03/27/2017
    Versatile DF40GL Series FPC connector supports transmission speeds up to 10Gbps...

    Industries first low-profile FPC-TO-Board connector with positive lock

    Hirose, a leader in the development of innovative connector solutions, has launched a new low-profile flexible printed circuit (FPC) connector that supports FPC applications in a small package, and operates at USB 3.1 gen 2 speeds up to 10Gbps. The DF40GL Series is an excellent choice for daughter boards in US
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    03/27/2017
    Wuerth Electronics is proud to have its transformer featured in Texas Instrument’s new high power IEEE802.3bt power over Ethernet connected lighting power supply system. Expecting publication in 2018, the IEEE802.3bt standard, also known as four-Pair PoE, will enable systems capable of delivering power at
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    03/27/2017
     Littelfuse, Inc., the global leader in circuit protection, and Monolith Semiconductor Inc., a Texas-based start-up company developing silicon carbide technology, today announced demonstrations and other activities planned for their booth (#536) at the Applied Power Electronics Conference & Exposition (APEC 2017), March 26-30, 2017. The theme
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    03/27/2017
    Fusible resistors from TT Electronics save PCB space

    Fusible resistors from TT Electronics save PCB space

    TT Electronics, a global provider of engineered electronics for performance critical applications, today launched its ULWP2R range of fusible wirewound resistors. By combining the functions of a fuse and a line input resistor in a single, vertical radial formed component the resistors save valuable PCB space. Th
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    03/27/2017
    Ruggedized Axial-Leaded Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitor Meets Specs from -40 ° to +150 °C

    Ruggedized Axial-Leaded Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitor Meets Specs from -40 ° to +150 °C

    Cornell Dubilier Electronics, Inc. (CDE) has introduced a new line of axial-lead aluminum electrolytic capacitors for applications which require very high-performance under all operating conditions.  The AXLH is a uniquely-designed axial-lead electrolytic that has the performance characteristics required fo
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    03/21/2017
    Mouser Offers Amphenol Advanced Sensors’ Air Quality Eval Boards

    Amphenol Advanced Sensors’ Air Quality Eval Boards

    Mouser Electronics, Inc., the authorized global distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking Telaire AAS-AQS-UNO air quality evaluation boards from Amphenol Advanced Sensors. The AAS-AQS-UNO evaluation boards help engineers evaluate Telaire air quality sensors and other s
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    03/21/2017
    Smooth traffic flow through automatic barriers: infrared LED optimizes license plate recognition

    Smooth traffic flow through automatic barriers: infrared LED optimizes license plate recognition

    Osram Opto Semiconductors is expanding its family of high-power infrared Oslon LEDs for illumination solutions to include a new wavelength, 810 nm. The new SFH 4703AS infrared emitter will improve the performance of inspection and scanning camera systems, such as those used to read license plates. The additional
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    03/21/2017
    Telink Semiconductor, developer of highly integrated low power radio-frequency and mixed signal system chips for Internet of Things (IoT) applications, has announced it is releasing an updated version of its Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) software development kit (SDK) for Apple HomeKit. This means that any Apple Ho
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    03/20/2017
    Exar, a leading supplier of analog mixed-signal application specific technology solutions serving the industrial, infrastructure, automotive and audio/video markets, will showcase its latest power management and interface products at the Embedded World 2017 conference in Nuremberg Germany March 14-16, 2017. Exa
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    03/10/2017
    Ultra-low-current LDO from Diodes handles up to 150mA with 1% accuracy

    AP7350 low dropout voltage regulator

    Available with output voltages from 1.2V to 3.3V and supporting load currents up to 150mA, the AP7350 low dropout voltage regulator (LDO) introduced by Diodes Incorporated targets low-power handheld and wearable device applications. Its ultra-low quiescent current of just 0.25μA and 1% accuracy enable designs to
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    03/09/2017
    The Sumida ESMIT-4180/C Series Isolation Transformer is the latest entry into Sumida’s line of low-profile, surface mounted isolation transformers. It was developed to better respond to the demands of the embedded-circuit based products, including automotive battery monitoring, high-speed modems and other cir
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    03/08/2017
    Stackpole SMD varistors serve LED lighting

    PV Series SMD varistors

    Stackpole’s PV Series SMD varistors offers superior voltage protection in a molded surface mount package. Ideally suited for LED drivers, the PV Series offers working voltages from 11Vrms to 300Vrms so it can handle any design based on 120VAC or 240VAC. The PV is available in 3225 and 4032 chip sizes and
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    03/02/2017
    Wuerth Elektronik eiSos at Embedded World 2017

    At embedded world, Wuerth Elektronik eiSos will present the WE-MAPI SMD storage choke, the world’s smallest wrapped metal alloy power inductor.

    Wuerth Elektronik eiSos, one of the leading European suppliers of electronic and electromechanical components, is taking the stage at the embedded world exhibition in Nuremberg (14 to 16 March 2017). The focus of the presentation at Stand 3-359 in Hall 3 will be on miniature components for embedded applications. Th
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    Date:
    03/02/2017
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