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Microprocessors

Warning against China, White House Report Urges Faster Chip Innovation

Jan. 12, 2017
"China has gained from global openness but has been less committed to sustaining it - and in some cases, has worked against it," the report said.
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DIY Monolithic Power Management ICs

2016年12月20日
A library of selectable standard analog building blocks and unique software enables the in-house design and production of a monolithic power management IC.
Analog

General Electric Spinoff Rethinks the Electronic Switch

Dec. 12, 2016
The industrial conglomerate said that the start-up would sell a new electronic switch for applications like factory equipment, medical devices, and smartphones.
DC-DC Converters

Monolithic Buck-Boost DC-DC Converter Delivers Up to 18 V and 5 A

Dec. 3, 2016
A buck-boost converter maintains a regulated VOUT regardless of whether VIN is above, below, or equal to the output voltage. Ideally, the change from buck to boost and vice versa...
DC-DC Converters

用户可配置的多相转换ers Can Handle Up to 450A Loads

Dec. 1, 2016
Intersil Corporation’s digital multiphase PWM controllers and their associated Smart Power Stages provide a scalable output of 10A to 450A.
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BMW i3 Concept Car Relies on Wireless Feedback of Individual Battery Cell Performance

Nov. 22, 2016
An electric vehicle employs wireless communication to relay performance feedback on individual battery cells to a host processor, replacing hard-wiring previously used for the...
DC-DC Converters

Hysteretic-Mode Converters Demystified - Part 3: Regulator Stability

Sept. 28, 2016
Part 3 will review ac behavior and stability of hysteretic-mode (HM) compared with voltage-mode (VM) and current-mode (CM) control in depth because stability is a major concern...
GaN Transistors

Unique Driver Architecture Enhances GaN-Based Isolated Power-Supply Designs

Sept. 22, 2016
GaN-on-silicon E-HEMT transistors are the choice for maximum performance, efficiency and cost-effective power supplies. Cost-effective driver technology enhances supply performance...
AC-DC Power Supplies

Selecting Power Supplies for Peak Load Applications

Sept. 20, 2016
Selecting and evaluating a power supply for peak load applications based on readily available thermal data, rather than one continuously rated for the full peak power results ...
Power Electronics Systems

Reduce Reactive Grid Currents with Ripple Current Steering Filtering

Aug. 26, 2016
This article describes how off-the-shelf SMD components can be used with a normal PFC inductor for Ripple Current Steering Filtering.
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