Efficient DC/DC Converters for Industrial, Railway and Challenging Environments
With its HAE300W series P-DUKE increases the output power capacity of its compact half-brick design DC/DC converter portfolio to up to 300 W. This series is engineered to fulfill the stringent requirements of industrial and railway (rolling stock) applications.
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Solar Optimizers with GaN FETs
Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) launched the EPC9178, a reference design for photovoltaic (PV) optimizers. Designed to deliver high reliability while addressing critical challenges in energy efficiency and cost-effectiveness through the reduction of passive components in solar energy systems, the EPC9178 demonstrates the transformative potential of GaN technology for renewable energy solutions.
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2300-V SiC Power Modules
The first family of 2300-V Wolfspeed WolfPack™ power modules from Wolfspeed was designed for 1500-V DC bus systems to maximize performance while reducing BoM, production and maintenance costs. Using a 2300-V SiC module reduces component count and system size by moving to 2-level power conversion architectures.
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Wide-Creepage Switcher IC for 800 V Automotive Applications
Power Integrations introduced a wide-creepage package option for its InnoSwitch3™-AQ flyback switcher IC for automotive applications. A drain-to-source-pin creepage distance of 5.1 mm eliminates the need for conformal coating, making the IC compliant to the IEC60664-1 standard in 800 V vehicles while simplifying manufacturing and increasing system reliability.
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PMICs for SoCs Adopted in Reference Designs for Cockpits
ROHM Semiconductor announced the adoption of its PMICs in power reference designs focused on the next-generation cockpit SoCs Dolphin3 (REF67003) and Dolphin5 (REF67005) by Telechips, a fabless semiconductor manufacturer for automotive applications headquartered in Pangyo, South Korea.
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Power Sensors for accurate Measurements up to 18 GHz
With its R&S NRPxE RF power sensors, Rohde & Schwarz claims to set "a new standard for accurate and reliable power measurements in frequency ranges up to 18 GHz, while offering an unprecedented level of affordability". They feature a dynamic range of 80 dB, a video bandwidth of 100 kHz, and the ability to perform up to 1,000 measurements per second.
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Instrument for (Power) Designs
The DL950 is a from Yokogawa is a combination of a mixed signal oscilloscope and portable data acquisition recorder that can be used to capture both high speed transient events and long run trends. Such a ScopeCorder offers a combination of channel count, input types, triggering, and recording to tackle the job of electromechanical systems development and troubleshooting.
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Supercaps under Development
Supercaps, also known as supercapacitors, are a special type of energy storage device that combine certain properties of batteries with those of capacitors. In this way, they can store enormous amounts of energy and release it again very quickly, which makes them particularly valuable for many applications.
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Silicone Gap Filler for Thermal Management
With WEVOSIL 26040 FL, Wevo is expanding its portfolio of thermal interface materials (TIMs) with a specially optimised silicone gap filler. The material features a thermal conductivity of 4 W/m*K, a bond line thickness of less than 70 µm and enhanced sedimentation stability.
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High Current Metal Shunt For E-Bike Power Systems
As power electronics evolve, the requirements for high current, low resistance sensing resistors continues to increase. Emerging applications, such as electric bikes and scooters may require high power, high accuracy, and low thermal resistance. Stackpole's HCS series provides high power, precise sensing and low thermal resistance.
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Automotive-Compliant Synchronous Buck LED Driver
Diodes Incorporated (Diodes) introduced the automotive-compliant LED driver AL8891Q. This device is a synchronous Buck LED driver with high-side current sense driving up to 2 A from a 4.5 V to 65 V input voltage range. It supports up to 95% duty cycle, allowing the drive of longer LED chains.
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