This high-efficiency IC with charge pumps and associated circuits reduces input voltage up to one-eighth while providing a 15-W drive for external point-of-load regulators. Helix Semiconductors’ HS200 DC/DC MuxCapacitor Power IC is a new type of voltage divider that can play an integral role in a distributed power architecture system...
Voltage-Divider IC Drops 48-V Input to 6 V for Point-of-Load Regulators
XDPL8221: the device for advanced, smart and connected LED driver
Infineon Technologies introduces the new member of its XDP LED series, the XDPL8221 for cost-effective dual-stage drivers with advanced features...
Electronic Skin points the Way North
While birds are able to naturally perceive the Earth’s magnetic field and use it for orientation, humans have so far not come close to replicate this feat – at least, until now...
Using PCBWay Free Gerber Viewer to Visualize Your PCB Designs
We are usually eager to see how the PCB we design shows after it is manufactured. Professional makers probably have various software to visualize their designs. But, novices and hobbyists are unlikely have access to those software and may be not clear about the software feature and how to use them...
iMOTION IMM100 series from Infineon reduces PCB size and R&D efforts significantly
Infineon Technologies introduces smart IPM motor controllers featuring full hardware and software integration needed for BLDC motor drives of up to 80 W without heatsink...
Achieve MPPT Control Without Power Calculation
A maximum power point tracking controller circuit is extremely useful in solar photovoltaic systems for boosting power usage efficiency. The traditional MPPT design, though, requires the use of a multiplier to calculate power from source voltage and current measurements...
New SAR ADC Family Enables High-Speed, High-Resolution Analog-to-Digital Conversion in Harsh Environments
To address applications that demand higher-speed and higher-resolution analog-to-digital conversion, Microchip Technology announced 12 new Successive Approximation Register Analog-to-Digital Converters along with a companion differential amplifier...
Get buck-boost performance from a boost regulator
The SEPIC topology is generally a good choice for voltage regulators that must produce an on output voltage that falls in the middle of the input-voltage range, such as a 5 V output from a 2.7 to 6 V input. The topology has some disadvantages, however...
Robust 100-V, 1-A synchronous buck converter enables designers to shrink board space, improve efficiency and simplify power-supply design
Texas Instruments introduced a wide-input-voltage synchronous DC/DC buck converter with the industry’s best combination of light load efficiency, ease of design and overall power solution cost...
LED bulbs can bring heat
I had a CFL fail the other day at our upstate house but when I went to the local hardware store to buy a replacement, there was nothing like it to be found. I did find a light emitting diode bulb though so I bought that and installed it with a plastic-shelled adapter having an on/off pull chain like this...