Freescale's MC34652 and MC34653 single-chip hot swap controllers provide the load current control and protection needed to help prevent damage that could result from power surges. This is important for users who need the ability to insert or remove circuit boards in live -48 volt back planes without...
Atmel announced the availability of the ATAVRSB100, a smart battery development kit. The ATAVRSB100 is based on Atmel's ATmega406, a highly integrated single-chip smart battery AVR device, targeting Lithium Ion batteries. It demonstrates the smart battery monitoring and protection capabilities. In o...
Semtech announced the SC805 and SC806 battery charger devices designed for cable chargers, personal media devices, mobile phones and others. Both devices charge lithium-ion or lithium-polymer batteries and are packaged in 3mm x 3mm, thermally optimized MLP packages. The chargers produce up to 1A whe...
