High efficiency: A multi-mode, forced-frequency-resonant digital controller IC for SMPS applications
Infineon Technologies launches the XDP™ digital power XDPS21071, the first flyback controller in the industry with zero-voltage switching (ZVS) on the primary side to achieve high efficiency. This controller is aimed at fast-charging applications such as USB-PD or QuickCharge....
Continue ReadingArrow Electronics introduces low-cost, rapid prototyping data acquisition platforms
Low-power, low-noise Analog Devices ICs and Intel MAX 10 FPGA in compact 86.5mm x 25mm outline Analog Devices and Arrow Electronics have worked with Trenz Electronic GmbH to produce three ready-to-use data-acquisition platforms that relieve the design and electronics manufacturing...
Continue ReadingMini USB-C PD sink board enables Power regulation for any device
The USB-C PD-Sink is a board by Pier 42 that enables any device to be powered from a USB supply. It allows the option to set the voltage at 5V, 9V, 12V, 15V or 20V and allowing current as high as 5A. The current settings are very flexible in steps of 250mA from 0 to 5A, but this...
Continue ReadingArduino Ethernet Shield powered by the PIC32MX controller
Angelu (Elsofgel), a Canadian-based electrical engineer has developed an Arduino shield to implement an SPI to Ethernet Interface (SEI) on the PIC32 microcontroller. While it seems very similar to the Wiznet’s chips, the major difference being that it is a software implementation and...
Continue ReadingL6983 38 V Step-Down Converter is a synchronous monolithic step-down regulator
STMicroelectronics' step-down converter is an easy to use synchronous monolithic step-down regulator STMicroelectronics L6983 Synchronous Step-Down Converter is an easy to use monolithic step-down regulator capable of delivering up to 3A DC to the load. The wide input voltage...
Continue ReadingLow Power Brushed DC Motor Driver IC from Toshiba in Compact HSOP8 Package
Toshiba Electronic Devices has added the TB67H451FNG Motor Driver IC to its lineup of low power consumption brushed DC motor driver ICs. The new IC comes in the popular pin-assignment HSOP8 package and features automatic return after over-current detection. Over-current detection is a...
Continue ReadingR&S NGP800 Power Supplies Offer up to Four Independent Channels in a Single Instrument
Rohde & Schwarz released the R&S NGP800 family of power supplies, which include two and four channel models. Channels can be operated fully independently or synchronized, and features include a 5” high-resolution touch screen, which also displays detailed statistics. The...
Continue Reading42V, 15A Synchronous Step-Down DC-DC Regulator
The LT8648S synchronous step-down dc-dc regulator from Analog Devices features second generation Silent Switcher architecture designed to minimize EMI emissions while delivering high efficiency at high switching frequencies. This includes the integration of input and boost capacitors to...
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