Power

New N-channel power MOSFETs leverage advanced heat dissipation capabilities to support larger automotive currents

Toshiba has launched two new automotive-grade 40V N-channel power MOSFETs that will have real impact on next-generation vehicle designs. The XPQR3004PB and XPQ1R004PB utilise the game-changing large transistor outline gull-wing leads package format – referred to as L-TOGL. Thanks to their L-TOGL packages, and the enhanced heat dissipation characteristics derived, …

Read More »

Pickering Electronics to launch new high temperature high voltage relay at Electronica China

Pickering Electronics, the specialist in reed relays for over 50 years, is all set to unveil its latest reed relay at the Electronica China show in Shanghai (Booth 6.2C136, July 11-13, National Exhibition and Convention Center). Introducing the 104 series high voltage single-in-line reed relay, designed to withstand higher temperatures. …

Read More »

Navitas and GravaStar “roll out” world’s first 65 W GaNFast chargers customized to Transformers movie characters

Navitas Semiconductor has announced that GravaStar’s new Alpha65 Transformers-branded fast chargers use the next-generation GaNSense Control power IC. These custom chargers celebrate the world-wide release of the action-packed movie “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.” Well-crafted, with unique design, the chargers combine real-world, high-performance gallium nitride (GaN) with sentient ‘mecha’ robot …

Read More »

Toshiba releases a new range of low current, high input voltage LDO regulators

Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH (“Toshiba”) has launched the first three devices in the new TCR1HF series of low drop-out (LDO) regulators. Featuring high input voltage and low current consumption the TCR1HF18B, TCR1HF33B, and TCR1HF50B offer fixed output voltages of 1.8V, 3.3V, and 5.0V respectively. The new additions offer a wide …

Read More »

Automotive-compliant current shunt monitors from Diodes Incorporated enable high-precision voltage sensing in electric vehicles

Diodes Incorporated has introduced a series of high-precision current shunt monitors designed to measure small sense voltages across a wide common-mode voltage range in electric vehicles (EVs): the ZXCT21xQ family. Automotive applications for these single-stage instrumentation amplifiers include current sensing of load/rail currents in brushless DC (BLDC) motor controllers, e-compressors, …

Read More »

Danisense starts work on expansion of Taastrup headquarters

Danisense, the specialist in high-accuracy current sense transducers for demanding applications, has recently broken ground and started work on the extension of their headquarters in Taastrup, Denmark. Loic Moreau, sales & marketing director at Danisense, said: “Thanks to our significant growth over the last couple of years, we have simply …

Read More »

BLOCK PCB Power Transformers now available from Agile Electronics

Agile Electronics, specialists in supply chain solutions, electronic kitting and turnkey manufacturing, can now supply PCB mounted power transformers from BLOCK. Block is one of the largest manufacturers of transformers, power supplies, electronic circuit breakers and uninterruptible power supplies for the reliable supply and distribution of power. BLOCK PCB transformers …

Read More »

CGD signs global distribution deal with high service leader, DigiKey

Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD), the fabless, clean-tech semiconductor company that develops a range of energy-efficient GaN-based power devices to make greener electronics possible, has signed a distribution deal with high-service leader, DigiKey. Under the terms of the global agreement, DigiKey will hold substantial stocks of CGD’s easy-to-use, rugged and highly-efficient …

Read More »

CGD CTO Florin Udrea enters ISPSD Hall of Fame

Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD), the fabless, clean-tech semiconductor company that develops a range of energy-efficient GaN-based power devices to make greener electronics possible, is delighted to announce that co-founder and CTO, Professor Florin Udrea was recently inducted into the IEEE ISPSD (International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices) Hall of Fame, …

Read More »

Advanced Energy adds 150 W offerings to high-efficiency medical and industrial power supply family

Advanced Energy Industries, a global specialist in highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions – has expanded its SL Power™ NGB family of AC-DC power supplies with the addition of a new 150 W series. As with the company’s existing NGB family ranging from 250 W to 1200 …

Read More »