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AC/ DC Power Conversion :: National Semiconductor Introduces Six PowerWise Energy-Efficient Subsystem Reference Designs

Six new PowerWise reference designs from National Semiconductor Corp. empower design engineers to speed through the design process, delivering products that consume less power, extend battery life...  >>  

DC/ DC Power Conversion :: Fairchild Semiconductor's 40V Synchronous Rectifier Offers Industry's Best Figure of Merit for Switching Designs

Fairchild Semiconductor enables designers to achieve higher levels of efficiency in their power designs with its 40V breakdown DC-DC synchronous rectifier.  >>  

DC/ DC Power Conversion :: Micrel Gives Consumer Market A Jolt With Cost Savings For DC-To-DC Converters

Micrel today gave the consumer market a boost in cost savings and enhanced voltage with its new Non-Synchronous PWM buck regulator.  Operating at 2 MHz, the MIC4724 is the latest addition to...  >>  

DC/ DC Power Conversion :: Fairchild Semiconductor Releases Industry's Fastest Two-Bit Auto Direction Detection Translator

Fairchild provides designers a voltage translation solution that minimizes the delay in the timing budget of signal path applications such as notebooks, cell phones, GPSs and displays.  >>  

Digital Power Management :: IR Introduces 25W to 500W Scalable Output Power Class D Audio Power Amplifier Reference Design

International Rectifier has introduced the IRAUDAMP7 reference design for Class D audio amplifiers for home theater applications, musical instruments and car entertainment.  >>  

Battery Management :: TI unveils industry's thinnest 500-mA power converter solution

Giving portable designers the ability to add more features and functions on a handheld device, Texas Instruments announced the industry's smallest and thinnest 500-mA, step-down DC/DC converter...  >>  

Power-over-Ethernet :: Sourcing Power Over Ethernet Reference Design

This Reference Design describes ZiLOG’s Z8 Encore! XP based power sourcing equipment (PSE) design for Power over Ethernet (PoE) enabled devices connected to local area network (LAN). Power...  >>  

Battery Management :: MCP1630 Li-Ion Multi Bay Battery Charger Reference Design

The MCP1630 Multi-Bay Li-Ion Charger is used to evaluate Microchip’s MCP1630 used in a SEPIC power converter application.  >>  

Battery Management :: Z8 Encore! Based AA Type NiMH and NiCd Battery Charger

This reference design demonstrates AA type NiMH and NiCd battery charger using 28-pin Z8 Encore!® 8K Series MCU. The battery status information and battery type selection are controlled by the...  >>  

Battery Management :: Design Idea for 5 W Charger/Adapter

Design Idea 158 showcases a design for a 5 W universal input, constant voltage/constant current (CV/CC) charger using LinkSwitch-II. This design is useful for battery chargers for cell phones, USB...  >>  

Power-over-Ethernet :: Fairchild Semiconductor's Global Power Resource Center Releases Industry's First Power Supply Reference Design for 400W Ecodesigns

Fairchild has developed power supply reference design for 400W eco designs, which shows how the combination of two the Green FPS power switch (FSFR2100) and Power-SPM (FPP06R001) creates an elegant...  >>  

Power-over-Ethernet :: Microsemi and Vitesse Introduce Joint Reference Design for Gigabit High Power Over Ethernet Switches

Microsemi a manufacturer of analog mixed signal integrated circuits and high reliability semiconductors, and Vitesse Semiconductor a provider of advanced IC solutions for Carrier and Enterprise...  >>  

Digital Power Management :: The World's First Mixed-Signal FPGA for MicroTCA Simplifies Designs and Lowers Costs

Actel has introduced a Fusion-based MicroTCA PM reference design that meets the MicroTCA specification version 1.0 and includes an enhanced module management interface (EMMC). Core8051 and two...  >>  

Digital Power Management :: System Management Development Kit

System management continues to gain importance in the design of all electronic systems. Smaller process geometries drive more multi-volt devices and are more susceptible to voltage and temperature...  >>  

DC/ DC Power Conversion :: Power Management Solution for Spartan(TM)-3 (Design 1) PR213

Spartan™-3 Design 1 - TPS64203 Switching DC/DC Controller-Based Power Management Solution Providing up to 3 A from VIN = 5.0 V or 3.3 V.  >>  

Power Conversion :: IR Adds Optimized Single-Phase 5A and 12A Synchronous Buck Reference Designs to POWIR+ Family

International Rectifier has introduced two new POWIR+™ chipset reference designs, the IRPP3624-05A and IRPP3624-12A. Simplifying and accelerating circuit design, the new reference designs...  >>  

DC/ DC Power Conversion :: Power Management Solution for Spartan(TM)-3 (Design 1) PR213

Spartan™-3 Design 1 - TPS64203 Switching DC/DC Controller-Based Power Management Solution Providing up to 3 A from VIN = 5.0 V or 3.3 V.  >>  

Power-over-Ethernet :: Power Supply Design for Power-over-Ethernet Applications

The Internet is becoming as essential and ubiquitous a tool for communication and entertainment as are television and the telephone. An ever-growing variety of powered devices (PDs) such as...  >>  

Power Conversion :: International Rectifier Introduces 12V, 100A Active ORing Reference Design that Reduces Component Count and Size by 50%

International Rectifier has introduced a reference design for +12V, 100A ORing applications. Active ORing has long replaced diode ORing in high current 12V systems due to system efficiency and cost...  >>  

Digital Power Management :: Si825x Single-Phase POL Reference Design

The Si825x Single-Phase POL Reference Design demonstrates the Si8252 digital power controller in a single-phase point-of-load (POL) application. The kit includes an assembled and tested evaluation...  >>  

DC/ DC Power Conversion :: DC-DC Reference Designs

International Rectifier offers a wide range of reference designs for DC-DC applications. Each reference design kit includes a fully assembled and tested demo board along with applicable datasheets...  >>  

Power Conversion :: Universal Design Kit and Online PFC Design Tool for Faster PFC Designs with the IR1150 µPFC Control IC

The Design Kit features the IR1150 µPFC for AC-DC PFC and is a small, 1.1-inch-square, fully-assembled PFC control circuit that engineers can drop in to an existing power supply, replacing its old...  >>  

DC/ DC Power Conversion :: DC-DC Reference Designs

International Rectifier offers a wide range of reference designs for DC-DC applications. Each reference design kit includes a fully assembled and tested demo board along with applicable datasheets...  >>  

AC/ DC Power Conversion :: 60W WIDE-RANGE POWER SUPPLY FOR LCD MONITOR OR TV, USING THE L5991

This document describes a reference design for a 60W Switch Mode Power Supply dedicated to LCD TV sets or monitors. The board accepts full range input voltage (90 to 265Vrms) and delivers 5V and...  >>