Power Supplies

April 2019
Semiconductor Device Business Transfer: Panasonic to ROHM
Kyoto and Santa Clara, Calif. – April 26, 2019 –  ROHM today announced the acquisition of a part of the diode and transistor business from Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions Company, a Group Company of Panasonic Corp. The transfer is scheduled for October 2019 with ROHM handling sales of these products to Panasonic’s current customers thereafter. 1. Background and aims of this business acquisition Since the 1960s, ROHM has been developing, producing and selling semiconductor devices as a core business of the ROHM Group and has today the largest shares of the global markets for small signal transistors and diode
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04/26/2019
6 & 10 Watt Chassis-Mount DC/DC Converter Modules
San Jose, Calif. – TRACO POWER announces the addition of the TMDC 06 and TMDC 10 series of 6 and 10 watt products to its TMDC Family of Industrial DC/DC Converter modules. These DC/DC Converter modules are fully encapsulated with terminal strip connections and equipped with integrated filters which limit conducte
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04/24/2019
High Current Shunts Add 25 Milliohm Resistance Value
RALEIGH, NC - The popular HCSM2818 from Stackpole is a molded, all-metal element shunt capable of handling up to 5W of power at temperatures up to 100 degrees C. A 25 milliohm value with TCR of 25 ppm has recently been added to the existing values of 4, 5, 10, 15, and 20 milliohm values. The RoHS compliant
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04/24/2019
Power Supplies Meet U.S. Energy Efficiency Standards
CARLSBAD, Calif. – Brightworks Technology, Inc., announces the addition of the new Cortina Series of external power supplies as part of a recent global corporate development initiative to meet the demanding requirements of industrial and medical applications. The new Cortina family of isolated AC/DC conve
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04/23/2019
Radiation-Tolerant PWM Controller and GaN FET Driver
The ISL71043M single-ended current mode PWM controller and ISL71040M low-side GaN FET driver are ideal for isolated flyback and half-bridge power stages, and motor control driver circuits in satellite buses and payloads. Private ‘new space’ companies have begun launching smallsats to form large constellations
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04/18/2019
Filter ferrite bead for high frequency, high current applications
As vehicles become more complex and sophisticated and especially as a result of increased image sensing, data communication needs within vehicles have increased significantly. Multiple protocols exists including CAN, LIN, FlexRay and Ethernet and the wiring, along with the associated power cabling, has increased
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04/18/2019
MORNSUN 20W High Isolation Medical Power URH-LP-20WR3 Series
Applications: URH-LP-20WR3 can be widely used in medical equipment and medical products that have direct contact with patients.   Features: • Reinforced I/O isolation test voltage 5000VAC • Ultra-wide 4:1 input voltage range: 9~36VDC,18~75VDC • Operating ambient temperature r
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04/18/2019
RS Components introduces Siemens DIN rail power supply range
Designed for use in distributed power applications in machine control boxes or in small cabinets, the single-phase SITOP PSU6200 power supplies are slim and space-saving, with plug-in terminals that support easy electrical connection. A key feature of the series is its very low power loss across the entire loa
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04/18/2019
ROHM highlights high-performance D/A converter IC
The show will be held at the same time as HIGH END, the trade fair for audio equipment in Munich, Germany (May 09 – 11, 2019).   The increased adoption of high-resolution audio sources has strengthened the demand for high-fidelity audio equipment that can deliver an equally high sound quality. Mo
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04/18/2019
Developers of various infrared applications can be sure that the spectra of emitters and detectors match. All infrared components are available from stock any time, and free samples can be requested.   Infrared light (IR), invisible to the human eye, offers a huge number of possible applications - especial
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04/18/2019
MORNSUN 6-16A Non-isolated POL DC/DC Converter K12T Series
The devices’ output voltage can be accurately adjustable from 0.75V to 5.0V. The 6-16A non-isolated POL DC/DC converters can supply a large high speed transient response current for high speed chips such as FPGA, DSP, ASIC to simply its system design, which are suitable for a wide range of industrial appl
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04/15/2019
Titanium Efficiency Power Supplies for Server Applications
Bel Power Solutions announced the TET2500 Series, 2500 W power supplies that bring Titanium level efficiency to servers, storage and networking equipment. With AC-DC power-factor-corrected (PFC) and high voltage DC-input variants, TET2500 Series power supplies provide a main output of 12 VDC for powering intermediate bu
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04/09/2019
An Exciter System for Large-Scale Modal Testing
Cleveland, Ohio, USA –  MB Dynamics, Inc. has announced its Modal 1000 exciter system for large-scale modal and structural testing.   The MB Modal 1000 can excite sine forces of up to 4000N (900 lbf), with a 2-inch (50 mm) peak-to-peak stroke and 1. 5 m/s peak velocity (60 inches per second),
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04/04/2019
PFC is Critical to Achieving Energy Efficiency Goals

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Figure 1: Voltage (blue) and current (red) for a reactive load (left) and non-linear load (right)

Almost everyone is aware of the need for optimal efficiency, from consumers and business operators seeking to constrain costs in times of high energy prices, through to designers looking to meet the requirements of an increasingly complex and numerous set of standards. If not already motivated by the high cost of
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04/03/2019
Minimizing Emissions of a SEPIC Converter

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Figure 1: Rapid switching transitions cause interference

Every switch-mode regulator for voltage conversion causes interference. These are partly line-bound at the input side and output side of the voltage converter, but partially these are also radiated. Those interferences are mainly caused by the rapid switching edges. They are only a few nanoseconds long in modern sw
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04/03/2019
A Focus on Industry
It’s always a relief to get the first event of the year out of the way. As I mentioned last month, I had to travel to Embedded World in Nuremberg this past February. It was also my first event of last year, and in 2018, it took me three days to get home because of the weather. This year couldn’t have been
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04/03/2019
Vicor Introduces 10kW Power Tablet AC-DC Converter
Andover, MA – Vicor Corporation announced a 3-phase, AC-DC converter module (“RFM”), capable of delivering 10kW of regulated 48VDC in a power tablet configuration measuring 9.4 x 5.9 x 0.6in (24 x 15 x 1.5cm). The RFM provides a power-factor-corrected, regulated, and isolated DC output with integrated filt
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04/03/2019
The Industrial Side of the House
If you weren’t fortunate enough to attend the most important power show of the year, APEC, be sure to check out our editorial that covers the wide-bandgap highlights from the ground floor in Anaheim. Meanwhile, we close out the first quarter of 2019 with a deep dive into the industrial side of the house. M
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04/03/2019
New ADF Series Programmable AC Power Sources
IRVINE, Calif. – Pacific Power Source has released an new line of compact yet high power programmable AC sources. The new ADF Series of products offers cost-effective, stable and well-regulated AC power conversion from 45Hz to 500Hz with output voltages up to 300Vac on single-phase models and 300VLN and 520VLL on
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04/02/2019
Amplifier ICs Deliver High-Output Current Performance
TUCSON, Arizona, U.S.A. – The PA164 and PA165 from Apex Microtechnology establish new benchmarks for power amplifier performance in a single chip design. By combining advances in packaging technology, MOSFET technology and a proprietary silicon design, the PA164 and PA165 can deliver enhanced amplifier features th
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Date:
04/01/2019