Maxwell Technologies unveiled a new family of BOOSTCAP ultracapacitor. The HC family of products includes 25-, 50- 150-farad cells, all rated at 2.7 volts. Key features and benefits include:

• Reliable performance for 500,000 or more charge/discharge cycles
• Zero maintenance over es...

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Linear Technology introduces the LTC4222 dual Hot Swap controller for protecting boards with multiple load supply voltages ranging from 2.9V to 29V. When a board is plugged into a backplane, inrush currents can be large enough to create a glitch on the load supply, causing other boards on the bus to...

AnalogicTech has introduced the AAT1185, a single output, step-down controller capable of providing power conversion for 12V adapters. The controller maximizes design versatility by offering both high and low-side pins to drive a wide variety of external N-Channel MOSFETs. Moreover, by supporting bo...

National Instruments announced the release of a new wireless data acquisition module and two new PXI Express modules for sound and vibration applications. With the NI WLS-9234 wireless dynamic signal acquisition (DSA) module, engineers and scientists can stream vibration data wirelessly over the IEE...

Six new PowerWise reference designs from National Semiconductor combine energy-efficient devices and arrange them in a system to actively lower power consumption and reduce heat dissipation. Each includes applicable design schematic, bill of materials (BOM), board layout, firmware, design documentat...

Texas Instruments introduced a 65-V input, 1.5-A output step-down switcher with integrated FET. The TPS54160 non-synchronous buck’s 3.5-V to 65-V input voltage range provides designers flexibility in applications with input transients. By leveraging TI’s Eco-mode light-load switching technique, the ...