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Most dc-dc converters require a soft-start circuit to limit the in-rush current at startup. Although a smooth soft start is required for systems with power-on reset, this is difficult to implement in an isolated converter with a controller on the primary side and a limited duty cycle or current...

Infineon Technologies takes the EconoDUAL 3 modules to the next level of integration: They are now available with integrated shunt resistors for current monitoring in the AC path...

As of Dec. 23, 2017, the transistor was officially 70 years old. The invention of the transistor may have been the greatest technology development of the 20th century. It has given us the integrated circuit and its progeny computers, TVs, smartphones, and all the other electronic stuff we use every day...

Toshiba Electronics Europe has started to ship five new high-current photorelays in DIP4 and DIP6 packages. These additions to its portfolio of photorelays incorporate MOSFETs fabricated with the latest U-MOS VIII process...

Bringing capacitive-sensing capabilities to cost-sensitive applications, Texas Instruments announced an expansion of its MSP430 microcontroller family with CapTIvate™ technology. Developers can use the new MSP430FR2512 and MSP430FR2522 MCUs with integrated capacitive touch to add as many as 16 buttons as well as proximity sensing...

Toshiba Electronics Europe has started shipping a new low-dropout regulator series in the industry’s smallest WCSP6F package measuring just 1.2 mm × 0.8 mm × 0.3 mm. The TCR15AG series comprises of 47 different voltage options and is suitable for any mobile or modular application...

Charge pumps are ideal for designs using a larger, main single-voltage power supply that requires lower-current auxiliary voltage sources, and can handle ICs and components that demand multiple voltages. A charge pump is a type of switch-mode power-supply circuit that’s used as a dc-dc converter or regulator with appropriate feedback control...

Toshiba Electronics Europe announced the launch of two new N-channel MOSFET drivers suitable for rapid-charging and other high current applications...

TDK Corporation presents the miniaturized TPLC553030-592H automotive transponder coil for tire pressure monitoring systems that operate at a center frequency of 125 kHz. With its dimensions of just 5.5 mm × 3.0 mm × 3.0 mm, the new component features a footprint that is 30 percent smaller than its predecessor...

Diodes Incorporated announced the AL5814, AL5817, and AL5816 linear LED controllers. These devices deliver dimmable and adjustable drive current for LED strings with more than 80% efficiency...