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2019-08 Power EPC

[Aug 8 2019] EPC Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) announced the launch of the 100 V EPC2052 gallium nitride field-effect transistor, which has A board area of just 2.25 square millimeters, a maximum on-impedance (RDS(on)) of 13.5 mΩ and a pulse output current of up to 74 A to support efficient power conversion. Applications requiring higher efficiency and higher power density do not need to choose between s ...

2019-08 Power Maxim Integrated

[Aug 7 2019] Maxim has introduced the MAX77860 3A Switching mode charger to help designers easily add USB Type-C (USB-C) charging to portable lithium-ion battery-powered devices. The device is the industry's first USB-C buck charger to integrate USB-C port control and charging, eliminating the need for a separate host controller, simplifying the software development process and reducing overall bill of materi ...

2019-08 Connectors Diodes Incorporated

[Aug 6 2019] Diodes Corporation expands its PCI Express (PCIe) Gen 2.0 solution portfolio with the introduction of four new 3 -, 4-port, 4-channel packet switches designed for the needs of 5G, IoT, and AI networks. These products are ideal for applications such as 5G/LTE, Wi-Fi routers, STBS, security systems, IPC, NAS and other high performance networks where power is important. The PI7C9X2G304SV, PI7C9X2G30 ...

2019-08 Power Flex Power Modules

[Aug 6 2019] Flex Power Modules has introduced its latest family of miniature DC-DC converters for industrial applications: PUA-A, PUC-B, and PUB-M. These new devices are isolated converters that provide up to 1W of output power without minimum load. At full load, their typical efficiencies are 84% (PUA-A), 80% (PUC-B), and 81% (PUB-M). Input-output isolation voltages are 2000V (PUA-A), 6000V (PUC-B), and 300 ...

2019-08 Connectors Bourns

[Aug 5 2019] Bourns has introduced a new range of polymer temperature Protectors (P-TCO) that feature the protection of USB-C cable lines from damaging and potentially dangerous thermal runaway events. Bourns' new P-TCO series offers overtemperature protection solutions optimized for USB C-C, C-B and C-A connector configurations for USB 3.2, 3.1, 3.0 and 2.0 and other types of data/charging cables. The USB Ty ...

2019-08 Semiconductors ON Semiconductor

[Aug 4 2019] On Semiconductor has introduced two new silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs. The industrial grade NTHL080N120SC1 and the automotive grade NVHL080N120SC1 compliant with AEC-Q101 bring wide band-gap technology capabilities and broad performance benefits to important high-growth end-use applications such as automotive DC-DC, EV on-board charters, solar, uninterruptible power supplies and server power supp ...

2019-08 Connectors TE Connectivity

[Aug 3 2019] TT Electronics has introduced improved OPF350A and OPF352A fiber optic transmitter solutions based on 850nm LED technology. This new device with field-proven reliability and consistently high output performance can help equipment manufacturers reduce turnaround times and simplify procurement and planning processes. The solution's lead time has also been reduced to 10 weeks. The OPF350A and OPF352 ...

2019-08 Power Flex Power Modules

[Aug 2 2019] Flex Power Modules has announced the launch of the BMR469 series, a digital Point of Load (PoL) regulator ideal for high-current ICT applications. The BMR469 has a high power density of up to 160A per square inch, saving valuable board space. The series comes in two models with different output currents, both in small packages. The 80A BMR4690000 measures 25.4×12.7×11.6mm (1.00×0.50×0.46in), whil ...

2019-08 Power Texas Instruments

[Aug 1 2019] Texas Instruments (TI) introduces several new isolated gate drivers. Not only do they provide excellent monitoring capabilities, they also provide a strong protective barrier for high-pressure systems. UCC21710-Q1, UCC21732-Q1 and UCC21750 help designers develop smaller, more efficient and superior performance traction inverters, on-board chargers, solar inverters and motor drive designs. These d ...

2019-07 Connectors Renesas Electronics America

[Jul 31 2019] Renesas Electronics has introduced a suite of full-package hybrid digital DC/DC PMBus™ power modules: the 10A ISL8280M and 15A ISL8282M in 12mm x 11mm packages that deliver industry-leading 115mA/mm2 power densities with peak efficiency of up to 95%. These two products are complete step-down regulated power supplies that operate in a wide input voltage range of 5V to 16V. Two new analog power mod ...

2019-07 Connectors TE Connectivity

[Jul 30 2019] TE Connectivity, a leading global provider of connectivity solutions, announces the BUCHANAN WireMate ITB (Reverse Threading Board) connector. These wire-to-board connectors are suitable for linear and circular LED modules in all types of commercial and industrial lighting systems. The new reverse Poke-In connector has easy-to-use in-line and wire release features that help reduce installation ti ...

2019-07 Power Semtech

[Jul 29 2019] Semtech Corporation announced the launch of LoRa Cloud, a new, cloud-based geolocation service that is compatible with the LoRaWAN protocol and the vast majority of web servers. The geolocation service can be easily integrated to provide low-cost, performance-optimized solutions. It will be the first of a variety of cloud services offerings from Semtech to support the development of iot applicati ...