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  • PULS, the power supply specialist, extends its activities to Southeast Asia. The sales office and logistics center in Singapore starts on 1st March.

    PULS, based in Munich, the leading developer and manufacturer of DIN-rail power supplies, is opening new premises in Singapore for supporting its customers in developing the Asian market outside China. In Singapore, a qualified sales team, with access to the strong Application Support Team in China, will provide customer care. The extensive local inventory ensures short delivery times.

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  • Latest Power Supply News From NEXTYS

    NEXTYS introduces a range of innovative new products including a 480W SMPS for 1/2/3 Phase and DC Input, a universal voltage Redundancy Module (ORING Controller) and the worlds first 3 Phase IN / 2400W DIN rail power supply.

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  • Murata extends power rating of 5.2 kV isolation miniature DC/DC converters

    Murata today announced the MEJ2 series of fully encapsulated compact through-hole 2 Watt DC/DC converters. Providing a pin-compatible upgrade path from Murata’s NMJ, MEV1 and NMV series, the MEJ2 2W devices are available with either single or dual outputs covering the nominal voltages of 3.3, 5, 9, 12 or 15 VDC. Input voltage variants accommodate 3.3, 5, 12 or 15 VDC.

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  • TDK-Lambda continues to invest in UK manufacturing

    TDK Corporation announces that TDK-Lambda is investing heavily in new production equipment at its power supply manufacturing facility in Ilfracombe. TDK-Lambda’s decision for this new investment in the UK is primarily driven by the company’s aggressive new products development strategy and estimates a significant annual saving will be generated through production process improvements.

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  • Murata: 1.5A miniature SIP Addition to Okami Range of POL DC-DC converter

    Murata has added a miniature 1.5A SIP model to the Murata Power Solutions OKR family of non-isolated point-of-load converters. The OKR-T/1.5-W12-C provides an ideal solution for designs that require low load current with limited board space. In addition, this SIP packaged, through-hole mounted miniature device combines a wide input voltage range with programmable output voltage to give engineers a high degree of flexibility in their designs.

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  • Vicor Demonstrates 400 VDC Power Distribution Capabilities for Telecom and Datacenter Apps at INTELEC 2012

    Today the company announced its participation, on October 2 at INTELEC 2012, in a live demonstration of a high voltage (400 VDC) power distribution system for telecom and datacenter applications. The highly anticipated demonstration highlighted the benefits and feasibility of high voltage DC power distribution using commercial-grade, ETSI EN 300 132-3-1-compliant hardware and was facilitated by a group of leading industry vendors including Emerson Network Power.

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  • Vicor Unveils Output-configurable, Ruggedized MicroPAC Power System for MIL-COTs, Industrial and Other Apps

    Today the company announced its new high-density, output-configurable Westcor MicroPAC AC-DC power systems, providing up to 1300 W of continuous power at up to 92% efficiency and 25 Win3 power density in a ruggedized, compact 4 x 1.72 x 7.45 inch package. Offering semi-regulated output voltages of 12, 24, 36 and 48VDC via four factory-configurable isolated outputs, the new Westcor MicroPACs support a wide range of customer power requirements and are ideally suited for distributed power architect

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  • Vicor Integrates Zero-Voltage Switching into Point of Load Devices with New Picor Cool-Power ZVS Buck Regulators

    Vicor has introduced its new Picor PI33XX Cool-Power® ZVS buck regulator series, affording board-level designers maximum power density and flexibility for high efficiency point of load DC-DC regulation. The integration of a high performance Zero-Voltage Switching (ZVS) topology within the PI33XX series - the first time a ZVS topology has ever been applied to this class of product - increases point of load performance, providing best in class power efficiency up to 98% peak.

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  • TDK-Lambda 2500 Watt Server Power Supply Achieves 80 PLUS® Platinum Efficiency

    TDK Corporation announces that the TDK-Lambda previously released HFE2500-48 power supply has now been certified to the stringent 80 PLUS® Platinum level for redundant, server, and data centre applications.

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  • Vicor Delivers First Direct 48V-to-Processor, Intel x86-compliant Solution for Datacenter and Telecom Applications

    Vicor has just announced that its direct 48V-to-processor power conversion solutions for the datacenter, cloud computing and telecom markets have achieved compliance with Intel's x86 VR12.0 voltage regulation specification. Vicor's industry-unique ability to convert from 48V directly to the 1 V microprocessor load eliminates duplicate functions in traditional 48 to 12 to 1 V solutions and yields more than 5% greater overall efficiency in a package size that's 3X smaller than competing offering

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  • Vicor Introduces Industry's Highest Power IBC at 850W Output

    Today the company announced the newest addition to its IBC050 portfolio of high performance, wide input range VI BRICK™ intermediate bus converters (IBCs). The new IB050Q096T80N1-00 quarter-brick IBC module can provide up to 850W of output power at up to 98% efficiency - far exceeding the power capability and efficiency of competing bus converters - making it ideally suited for demanding applications spanning enterprise, optical access and storage networks.

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  • TDK-Lambda's EFE300M digital power supplies meet latest medical approvals

    TDK Corporation announces that the TDK-Lambda EFE300M is now approved to IEC/EN 60601-1, ANSI/AAMI ES60601-1 and CAN/CSA-C22.2 No 60601-1-08 3rd Edition medical safety standards - this is in addition to the current approval to the 2nd Edition, ensuring full safety approval for medical equipment is maintained during the transition period from 2nd to 3rd Editions.

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  • Baseplate-cooled AC-DC power supplies from TDK-Lambda deliver 1000W

    TDK-Lambda UK, a group company of the TDK Corporation, introduces the CPFE1000F range of baseplate-cooled AC-DC power supplies for applications requiring 1000W bulk power. As with the existing lower power CPFE500F modules, the CPFE1000F is conduction cooled and therefore does not require a fan thus satisfying applications that need high power but cannot use fans or where the unit is sealed in an enclosure.

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  • Ericsson 3E digital voltage-regulators now support 93 PMBus commands to reduce energy consumption

    Based on digital-core controllers, the Ericsson 3E* second generation of voltage regulators, the 12A BMR462, the 20A BMR463 and the 40A BMR464, now support 93 PMBus commands, allowing designers to monitor and control energy distribution from system level to board level.

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  • Murata Bulk Power DCDC supply suits distributed power systems

    Murata Power Solutions today announced availability of D1U4CS front-end 2,100 Watt DCDC power supply.

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  • Ericsson's 12A Digital Voltage regulator completes flexible second-generation product family.

    Ericsson Power Modules 3E series BMR462 is the third addition to the company's family of second-generation, digital point-of-load (POL) regulators.

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  • Ericsson's Digital Voltage regulators offer new levels of control and energy saving at up to 40A output

    Ericsson Power Modules 3E series BMR464 is a new addition to the company's second-generation, digital point-of-load (POL) regulators that extends the maximum output current from such devices up to 40A.

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  • Murata Surface-mount low loss flat coil inductors aimed at high current applications

    Murata Power Solutions today announced three new series of surface mount inductors aimed at high current applications where low loss characteristics are essential.

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  • Siemens Efficient DC Converter covers an input range from 200 to 900 volts

    Siemens industry Automation Division is launching a rugged power supply unit into the market with a high degree of efficieny of 96 percent.

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  • Murata regulated DC/DC bus converter combines high efficiency with wide input range for distributed power applications.

    Murata Power Solutions has introduced a new cost effective Regulated Bus Converter (RBC) that delivers up to 210W output power, with a Vin range of 36-75V, ultra-high efficiency (92.5% @ full load) with Vout regulation (±1.5%) in a quarter brick open frame package.

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  • Ericsson scoops 2nd "Product of the year" award from Electronic products China magazine.

    Ericsson Power Modules’ PKM5000D was launched in June 2010 as a flexible, 4:1 input voltage DC/DC converter.

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  • Ericsson Power Modules Achieves Finalist selection in EDN magazine awards.

    Ericsson Power Modules has been chosen as a finalist in EDN magazine's prestigious "Innovation Awards" for 2010

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  • Ericsson 400W Power Interface Module simplifies Low-EMI Design in ATCA Applications

    Ericsson Power Modules annouces the PIM4328P, a new 390-540W power interface module (PIM) compliant with the 300W de facto industry-standard footprint.

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  • Murata Power Solutions adds wide-input range, programmable output voltage PoL converters to Okami range.

    Murata Power Solutions has introduced the OKI-T/36W seris of SMT point of load (PoL) DC-DC converters to its popular Okami range.

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  • Ericsson Energy-Optimised, intermediate bus DC/DC Converters offer unprecedented efficiency across a wide load range

    Based on a digital core controller embedding an Ericsson efficiency optimizer algorithm, and fully compliant with the "Five-pin" de-facto industry standard for intermediate bus converters (IBC), Ericsson Power Modules introduces a series of variants to its BMR453 and BMR454 DC/DC converters.

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  • Ericsson's Digital Voltage Regulator offers unprecedented levels of Control and Energy Saving

    Ericsson Power Modules' 3E series BMR463 is a second-generation, digital point-of-load regulator with unprecedented functionality. It enables systems architects to fully monitor and dynamically control the energy that is delivered to strategic components such as processors, FPGAs, ASICs and others, down to a very low, highly economical level

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  • New 60V LED Drivers from Infineon Improve Efficiency, Light Quality and Operating Lifetime of Solid State Lighting Systems

    Today at Strategies in Light, Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) introduced two new 60V DC/DC LED drivers that offer excellent power conversion efficiency, benchmark current accuracy that helps assure constant light output, and first-in-the-industry adjustable over-temperature protection that protects light elements from damage through overheating. The new ILD6070/ILD6150 drivers give lighting manufacturers the flexibility to produce multiple products using the same drivers, bas

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  • TI LED driver is the first with frequency synchronization, PWM dimming and thermal foldback

    TI's TPS92510 is a 1.5-A constant current DC/DC buck converter with an industry-leading combination of frequency synchronization, pulse-width modulation (PWM) dimming and thermal foldback. The TPS92510 features a wide 3.5-V to 60-V input voltage operating range and integrated MOSFET. Together with TI's WEBENCHR LED Architect, the lighting developer can quickly design a power management circuit to drive a string of up to 17 high-brightness LEDs at up to 97-percent power efficiency.

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  • Infineon Again Global Leader in Power Semiconductors

    Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) is global market leader in power semiconductors for the ninth consecutive year. According to the most recent report from IMS Research (an IHS company), Infineon held an 11.9 percent share of the total US Dollar 17.6 billion market for power semiconductors, in 2011.

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  • Infineon Introduces 5th Generation thinQ! SiC Schottky Barrier Diodes Delivering Market Leading Efficiency at Attractive Price-Performance Ratio

    Infineon today announces the expansion of its SiC (Silicon Carbide) portfolio with the introduction of the 650V thinQ! ™ SiC Schottky Barrier Diodes Generation 5.

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  • TI introduces smallest 2.5-A power module with 65-V transient protection

    Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced a new power module with 65-V transient protection that integrates a DC/DC converter, inductor and passives in a very small, easy-to-use package. The 2.5-A TPS84250 meets the EN55022 Class B electromagnetic emissions standard and features frequency synchronization to cleanly power noise-sensitive analog circuits in test and measurement, industrial motor control, medical and imaging applications.

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  • STMicroelectronics Reveals Silicon Carbide Solutions to Solar Challenges at Solar Power International 2012

    STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, is revealing innovations in silicon carbide devices at Solar Power International (SPI) 2012 that enable systems producers to build ultra-efficient electronics for converting raw solar energy into grid-quality power. Featuring on the ST booth at SPI, the Company’s 1200V silicon carbide diodes replace ordinary silicon diodes in the DC-DC boost converter and DC-AC inver

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  • STMicroelectronics Reveals Advanced Power MOSFET Family
to Tackle Emerging Eco-Design Standards and Green-Energy Opportunities

    A new family of rugged, high-efficiency power products from STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, enables technology companies to satisfy stricter power and efficiency targets set by eco-design standards and to target green-energy applications such as solar micro-inverters, photovoltaic string inverters and electric vehicles.

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  • TI unveils LDO linear voltage regulator with industry's lowest noise at low frequency

    The TPS7A4700 is a high current, ultra-low noise, low dropout (LDO) voltage regulator that achieves the industry's lowest noise at low frequency. The 1-A TPS7A4700 LDO linear regulator features less than 4.17-uVrms output noise over the 10-Hz to 100-kHz bandwidth, eliminating the need for expensive and bulky filtering.

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  • Fairchild Semi Exceeds USB Charger Standards with High-Frequency PSR PWM Controller

    Designers of power supply applications for portable devices require a USB charger with lower standby power consumption and higher system efficiency in a small form factor. Fairchild Semiconductor's (NYSE: FCS) FAN104W high-frequency primary-side regulation (PSR) PWM controller helps designers meet these challenges.

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  • Infineon Received Technical Development Award from Automotive System Supplier Denso for First Tire Pressure Sensor Chip Supporting Built-In Autolocation

    Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) has announced that it received a 2011 Technical Development Award from the automotive system supplier Denso Corporation. Denso recognized Infineon for its development of a specific tire pressure sensor chip which enables Denso to realize a more cost effective system and supports built-in autolocation. The Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) sensors of Infineon support direct systems, where the tire pressure is measured inside the tire and the

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  • Infineon Awarded New U.S. Government Contract to Supply Secure Chip Technology for World's Largest ePassport Program

    Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) has announced that the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) awarded the company a new contract to supply security chip technology embedded in the U.S. electronic passport. GPO produces the electronic passport for the Department of State, which issues the document to U.S. citizens. The passports include a security chip embedded in the back cover. This chip securely stores the citizen's credentials according to international standards of travel d

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  • TI introduces ultra-small boost power module for smartphones and tablets

    Texas Instruments has introduced the industry's smallest integrated boost DC/DC power module for smartphones, tablets and other portable electronics. The new highly efficient TPS81256 MicroSiPT converter achieves a profile of less than 9-mm2 and sub-1 mm height, simplifying design and saving up to 50-percent of board space.

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  • TI introduces first multi-cell, multi-chemistry battery gas gauge for lithium batteries

    TI has introduced the first in a family of multi-chemistry, multi-cell battery management gas gauge circuits with TI's proprietary Impedance Track™ capacity measurement technology. The bq34z100 power management chip is the first gas gauge in the industry to support a wide range of lithium-ion and lithium iron phosphate chemistries in 2- to 16-cell battery packs, extending battery run-time in applications like medical instruments, power tools, e-bikes and uninterrupted power supplies (UPS).

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