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2019-10 Power Nexperia

[Oct 21 2019] Nexperia has announced new packages for its MOSFET and LFPAK families. The package, combined with its latest silicon technology, produces a 40 V MOSFETs and offers a low RDS(on) of 0.7 mΩ. The LFPAK88 device replaces larger power packages such as the D²PAK and D²PAK-7. The 8 x 8 mm size reduces the space area by 60% and the overall size by 64%. Unlike other packages where performance is often lim ...

2019-10 Power EPC

[Oct 20 2019] EPC Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) has announced that one more automotive gallium nitride (eGaN) device, the 80-V EPC2214, has been successfully certified for AEC Q101 testing to support a variety of new applications in automotive and other harsh environments. Products based on gallium nitride (eGaN®) technology have been in mass production for more than 9 years, accumulating billions of hour ...

2019-10 Semiconductors STMicroelectronics

[Oct 19 2019] The STSPIN32 programmable motor controller/Driver family adds a cost-effective phase current single Shunt detection motor control chip, the STSPIN32F0B SiP (System Level Package). This ideal all-in-one new motor controller meets the growing demand for battery-powered tools. By integrating a current detection op amp, the STSPIN32F0B saves three separate coil current detection resistors in three-ph ...

2019-10 Power Power Integrations

[Oct 18 2019] Power Integrations has released a new off-line switching power supply IC with integrated 900V primary MOSFETs. It includes ics suitable for high efficiency isolated flyback power supplies and ics suitable for simple non-isolated buck converters. Its applications include 480 VAC three-phase industrial power supplies as well as high-quality power supply designs for consumer electronics in areas wit ...

2019-10 Passive Components TE Connectivity

[Oct 17 2019] TT Electronics has announced the launch of High Energy Double Sided Patch (HDSC) resistors, the latest in a family of pulsed resistance patch resistors. To improve pulse performance, the HDSC Patch resistor is the only untrimmed double-sided patch resistor on the market and is ideal for industrial and medical applications (For example:power supply, circuit breaker and medical monitor input protec ...

2019-10 Connectors Texas Instruments

[Oct 16 2019] Texas Instruments has introduced a fully tested battery management and traction inverter system reference design, as well as new analog circuits with advanced monitoring and protection features that help reduce carbon dioxide emissions and enable hybrid electric vehicles and electric vehicles (HEV/EV) to last longer. Texas Instruments' new Battery Management System (BMS) reference design - Scalab ...

2019-10 Connectors Infineon Technologies

[Oct 15 2019] Infineon Technologies is launching a new family of current sensors and will present its first product members at this year's PCIM show. The series will include precisely stable coreless Hall sensors. They are highly flexible because customers can individually program this product parameter, such as current range, overcurrent threshold and output mode. The first product, XENSIV TLI4971, has A meas ...

2019-10 Connectors US Relays and Technology, Inc.

[Oct 14 2019] U-blox announced the launch of the u‑blox ZED-F9K High precision multi-frequency GNSS(Global Navigation Satellite System) module with built-in inertial sensors. This module combines the latest generation of GNSS receiver technology, signal processing algorithms and calibration services to deliver centimeter-level accuracy in seconds to meet the evolving needs of the ADAS(Advanced Driver Assistanc ...

2019-10 Semiconductors TE Connectivity

[Oct 13 2019] TT Electronics, a global supplier of engineered electronics for performance-critical applications, announced the launch of the TJC series of thermal jumper chips that enable circuit designers to manage the temperature rise of compact power electronic components. These components provide thermal conduction paths with electrical isolation for managing PCB hot spots. Aluminum nitride has a thermal c ...

2019-10 Power XP Power

[Oct 12 2019] XP Power officially announces the HPT5K0 series, a high power density, high efficiency, resonant zero voltage switch (ZVS) 5 kW AC-DC power supply certified by communications/industrial and medical institutions with three-phase, three-wire, 180 to 528VAC inputs. This greatly simplifies installation, eliminating the need for a neutral connection, as this is not usually available in industrial appl ...

2019-10 Semiconductors ON Semiconductor

[Oct 11 2019] ON Semiconductor introduces new Silicon carbon-based (SiC) hybrid IGBT and related isolated high-current IGBT gate drivers. AFGHL50T65SQDC Uses the latest field cutoff IGBT and SiC Schottky diode technologies to provide low on-off and switching losses for a wide range of power applications, including those that will benefit from lower reverse recovery losses, such as totem pill-based bridgeless p ...

2019-10 Sensors Melexis Technologies NV

[Oct 10 2019] Melexis, a global microelectronics engineering company, announced the MLX81206, the latest addition to its second generation embedded motor drive product family for automotive applications. This single-chip solution is equipped with 64 KB flash memory for higher integration and can drive DC brushless motors from 100W to 1000W. Supporting the automotive industry's most widely used LIN 1.x/LIN 2.x ...