APEC: TI’s 100V 1A dc-dc buck

At the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) next week, TI will demonstrate a 6-100V buck converter capable of delivering 1A, with low waste – 10.5µA no-load input quiescent current (25 to 12V at 1mA) and 3µA shut-down quiescent current. Called LM5164, the constant-on-time synchronous step-down regulator has integrated high and low-side n-channel power mosfets (725mΩ buck switch, 340mΩ synchronous rectifier ...

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150W ac-dc supply for digital signage

Ideal Power, of Barnstaple, is stocking a range of 150W* AC/DC power supplies for signage from Taiwanese manufacturer P-Duke. “Digital signage applications are continuously working at full capacity most of the time,” according to Ideal, adding that: “in digital signage applications, the power supply is often placed in an enclosed space without good ventilation or ...

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1in square dc-dc delivers 12W for rolling stock, and forklifts

Recom is aiming at rail rolling stock with a 25 x 25mm (actually 1 x 1inch) dc-dc converter that can deliver 12W. Called RP12-AR, the modules operate at up to 90% efficiency and up to +88°C ambient at full load – so no derating, and neither forced cooling nor additional heatsinks are required when operating ...

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Nvidia expected to buy Mellanox

Later today. Nvidia is expected to announce it has bought Mellanox  The Israeli networking company specialises in Ethernet and InfiniBand connectivity for servers, cloud and storage. Nvidia is said to have offered $7 billion for Mellanox, about $1 billion more than its market cap on Friday and, in the process, outbidding Xilinx and Intel. Nvidia ...

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Renesas closes fabs as China demand collapses

Renesas is to suspend production at six of its fabs in Japan for a month towards the end of April, and another month in August. Additionally a further three domestic and four overseas back-end facilities will see production halted for several weeks. The suspensions have been caused by rising inventory levels following a collapse in demand ...

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China power semi market grows 13%

China’s power semiconductor market grew 12.76% to $38 billion last year, with the discrete component market growing 14.7% to $28 billion, reports TrendForce which forecasts that the 2019 market will be worth $43 billion. The China power semi market is relatively unscathed by the US – China trade war because of robust local demand from ...

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In search of more female angels

Angel Investment Network (AIN) the UK’s largest onlineplatform connecting angel investors with startups has launched a new platform connecting female founders and investors. The new ‘Female Founders’ platform was set up to address the underrepresentation of women in the industry both as investors and founders. The investor community on 14-year-old AIN in the UK consists ...

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