ECN-Electronic Component News articles from January 2003

ECN-Electronic Component News archives from January 2003

Ultra-low noise precision voltage reference.
January 1, 2003... The MAX6126 is an ultra-low 1.3[micro][V.sub.P.P] noise, precision bandgap voltage reference intended for applications in industrial control, high-resolution 3V or 5V A/D and D/A converters and instrumentation. The device guarantees...

Axis launches complete Linux computer on a single chip.
January 1, 2003... Axis Communications has announced the availability of the AXIS ETRAX 100LX MCM 2+8, a system-on-a-chip that integrates 2 MB Flash, 8 MB SDRAM and an Ethernet transceiver into a single chip with a 27 mm X 27 mm footprint. The chip is designed...

4 KW dual input power supply/DUPS.
January 1, 2003... Model TDS4K is a ruggedized 4 KW dual input power supply that accepts either AC of 230V/400V three phase 50 Hz/60 Hz or 22V DC to 30V DC as input. The output is a tightly regulated 28V that is capable of delivering up to 4 KW continuous....

EMI/RFI shielded electronic enclosures.
January 1, 2003... This line of EMI/RFI shielded electronic enclosures from Equipto Electronics provides an exceptionally high 80 dB of attenuation from 200 MHz to 1 GHz and 60 dB from 1 GHz to 10 GHz. Originally designed for a new defense systems program, the...

15" integrated LCD XGA TFT display module.
January 1, 2003... Data Modul has introduced its 15" TFT "easyPanel," an integrated TFT module for the OEM market with guaranteed long-term availability at least through the end of 2005. This module consists of a 15" TFT panel in MVA technology, controller,...

1984, 2003 or beyond? (Editor's View).
January 1, 2003... As we look to find an area of real growth in the electronics industry, it becomes increasingly impossible to overlook the electronic security portion of the market. According to a Freedonia Industry Study, "Electronic Security: Products &...

Graphics chip vendors get serious about embedded: major players address long-life cycle needs of embedded designs. (Technological Horizons).
January 1, 2003... Economics and market shifts have made the embedded market increasingly attractive for graphics chip vendors over the last several years. The problem is that the embedded market has special demands antithetical to the rapid market churn of the...

Capacitive feedthroughs withstand high temperatures. (Passive & Discrete Components).
January 1, 2003... Thunderline-Z capacitive feedthroughs are designed for eliminating noise and frequency interference in discoidal capacitance filtering applications such as in modulators, switches, amplifiers, filters, multi-function assemblies and other active...

Traditonal Ferrule Fuses. (Passive & Discrete Components).
January 1, 2003... The Cooper Bussmann traditional Ferrule Fuse Series from Cooper Electronic Technologies' overcurrent protection group is available in more than 39 different series, allowing for more than 500 configurations that are said to meet any PCB circuit...

0201 case size capacitors. (Passive & Discrete Components).
January 1, 2003... Taiyo Yuderi (USA) has announced its RM Series of 0201 case size Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors. The small size of these capacitors results in higher component placement density, efficiency and PCB real estate savings. Typical applications...

Current sensing resistors. (Passive & Discrete Components).
January 1, 2003... KOA Speer Electronics has introduced its line of current sensing surface mount resistors made of metal alloy. These components offer resistance to heat and corrosion with exceptional mechanical strength. The TLR series chip-type metal plate...

Advanced electrolytic capacitor bank. (Passive & Discrete Components).
January 1, 2003... Electrocube, Inc. is offering their Seacor AEBank Series, an advanced electrolytic capacitor bank designed to provide advantages for various power applications. The Seacor AEBank product line consists of application-specific configurations of...

Film capacitor line. (Passive & Discrete Components).
January 1, 2003... Unlytic[R] UL30 Film Capacitors from Electronic Concepts are available in values and sizes with identical packaging dimensions of electrolytics for direct replacement. With all the superior performance characteristics of film capacitors, they...

Low noise OCXO. (Passive & Discrete Components).
January 1, 2003... Raltron's low noise OCXO, Model 0X6740, provides exceptional low phase noise parameters for many applications with suitability for base stations, test instrumentation and SATCOM usages. Accurate frequency stability coupled with an SC Cut...

Low-profile, 2 [mm.sup.2] SMT trimmer potentiometer. (Passive & Discrete Components).
January 1, 2003... Matsushita Electronic Components Company Ltd., has succeeded in commercializing a low profile 2 mm square SMT trimmer potentiometer that is suitable for adjustment of the circuits used in electronic equipment. The 2 mm square SMT trimmer...

OCXOs for telecommunications. (Passive & Discrete Components).
January 1, 2003... Fox Electronics has expanded its line of frequency control products by adding the FTS501AH OCXOs, which meet stratum level accuracy requirements for telecommunications applications such as base stations, switching, GPS, LAN/WAN as well as in...

Miniature crystal clock Oscillators. (Passive & Discrete Components).
January 1, 2003... AVX has introduced a crystal clock oscillator series with a low profile ceramic package for miniature portable electronics. Designated the K30 Series, the SMT clock oscillators is said to give design engineers more flexibility in implementing...

Full line of OCXOs. (Passive & Discrete Components).
January 1, 2003... M-tron Industries, Inc. has expanded its product offering to include a full line of OCXOs. Single and double OCXO configurations are available in a variety of through-hole and surface mount packages. These products offer stabilities to [+ or...

Pentium EBX SBC with 10/100 Ethernet, A/D, D/A, VGA. (Advertisement).
January 1, 2003... The SBC2590 from Micro/sys packs a genuine Intel Pentium (100-266MHz), 64M RAM, 144M flash, a USB host controller with dual USB ports, 4 COM ports, SVGA for CRT and flat panel, matrix touchscreen or keypad, IDE, and floppy In addition, 24...

Low cost PC/104 SBC with Ethernet, A/D, D/A. (Advertisement).
January 1, 2003... The SBC119O is a small embedded controller with data acquisition capabilities. Built around the Intel 188 processor, this PC/104 form factor CPU includes 128KB RAM and 256KB flash, expandable to 512KB of both. COM1 and COM2 are RS232. COM1 also...

Linux, A/D, D/A, VGA, Ethernet packed into 486/586 SBC. (Advertisement).
January 1, 2003... The SBC0486 computer includes a wide mix of on-board application I/O in addition to a powerful 486/586-class CPU. Offering a lower system card count, the SBC0486 can provide higher reliability and lower cost. The 5" x 5" computer carries 64MB...

VxWorks and Ethernet on a PC/104 industrial temp SBC. (Advertisement).
January 1, 2003... The new SBC1490ET packs a powerful, high-performance 486/586 CPU in a PC/104 (3.55" x 3.775") footprint. Rugged and reliable, it operates from -40[degrees]C to +85[degrees]C, has up to 64MB RAM, 64 MB flash, and offers speeds from 66MHz to...

True 16-bit PC/104 analog I/O module has filters, IRQs, digital I/O, DMA, ext temp, and autoscan mode. (Advertisement).
January 1, 2003... The plug-on MPC56O from Micro/sys provides high accuracy analog and digital I/O to PC/104 embedded systems. The module includes 32 channels of 16-bit analog-to-digital input, and 4 channels of 14- bit digital-to-analog output Significant design...

Mini SMD clock crystal. (Passive & Discrete Components).
January 1, 2003... ILSI America's Mini SMD IL3X is an X-cut clock crystal at 32.768 kHz. The package measures 3.2 mm X 1.2 mm X 1.0 mm; the frequency tolerance is [+ or -]20 ppm at 25[degrees]C; and the frequency stability is -0.035 [+ or -]9 ppm/[degrees]C. The...

Low voltage (1.8 V) oscillator delivers high frequency (30 MHz to 156.25 MHz). (Passive & Discrete Components).
January 1, 2003... MF Electronics' SMT Model R1800/R3800 clock oscillators offer output to 156.25 MHz while running on a 1.8 V supply. Low voltage operation eliminates the need for builders of 1.8 V equipment to add a special 3.3 V/5 V supply to driver earlier...

2.45 GHz PLL module with built-in temperature compensated crystal oscillator. (Passive & Discrete Components).
January 1, 2003... MyFrequency, Inc. offers a PLL module Series M1320 with excellent stability and design simplification in a 20 mm X 20 mm X 5.8 mm package. The product is a result of a cooperative design effort with Yuhan Engineering College in Bucheon, Korea....

Synchronous clock generator. (Passive & Discrete Components).
January 1, 2003... The SCG4521 from Connor-Winfield has a primary LVPECL OC-3 output and a secondary (OC1) CMOS reference output. Both outputs have a maximum 40/60 duty cycles and are phase locked to one of two selected input references. The SCG4521 phase locked...

High Current Surface Mount EMI/RFI filters. (Passive & Discrete Components).
January 1, 2003... Tusonix has introduced the High Current 4702 Series Surface Mount C filters. The design of the 4702 Series filters makes them suitable for standard production soldering processes, and they are appropriate where currents of 20 A are required....

Amplifiers CD. (Microwave & RF Components).
January 1, 2003... This recently released CD features the company's line of amplifiers and related products plus data sheets, brochures and current ads. Amplifier Research, 160 School House Rd., Souderton, PA 18964; (215) 723-8181; www.amplifiers.com. Write...

Programmable isolating DC transmitters. (Microwave & RF Components).
January 1, 2003... This 2-Wire LPI-D isolating DC signal input to 4~20 mA output loop powered transmitter is complete with field programmable bi-polar input ranges and isolated input to output at 2.0 kV. It features an accuracy range of [+ or -]0.1 percent, a 40...

HBT push-pull amplifier for digital CATV transmission. (Microwave & RF Components).
January 1, 2003... Sirenza Microdevices has announced the availability of its CGA-6618 HBT push-pull amplifier, targeted at applications in new cable TV digital distribution networks. The unit is ideal for use in distribution boxes such as those commonly...

Six switchable frequencies in a single phase locked DRO up to 26 GHz. (Microwave & RF Components).
January 1, 2003... Elcom has designed a series of multi-frequency phase locked DROs with up to 20 percent bandwidth from 1 GHz to 26 GHz. It provides six switchable frequencies in a single unit (nine frequencies optional), offering an alternative for multiple...

Multi-octave linear amplifier. (Microwave & RF Components).
January 1, 2003... Ophir RF has announced the availability of Model 5303075, a 0.8 GHz to 4.2 GHz 1.5W power amplifier module. This multi-octave highly linear amplifier module is suited to boosting the output power from signal/waveform generators by more than 10...

Piezo buzzer, transducer and siren variety improves OEM design capability. (Sensors & Actuators).
January 1, 2003... Shogyo International Corp. offers an expanded selection of Piezo buzzers, speakers, ringers, transducers, indicators and sirens. The company's line of Piezo components feature clear sound output, low power consumption, small size, light weight,...

Portable, three-channel sensor signal conditioner. (Sensors & Actuators).
January 1, 2003... The Model 480B21 from the Electronics Division of PCB Piezotronics is an ICP[R] sensor signal conditioner that features three-channel, portable operation; gain of X1, X10, and X100 for each channel; and frequency response from 0.15 Hz to 50...

Low differential pressure transducer. (Sensors & Actuators).
January 1, 2003... Omega's PX2650 Series economical low differential pressure transducer can be used in HVAC ducts and clean rooms. The amplified voltage provides good immunity to electrical noise. Units are fully protected from incorrect wiring and will operate...

Hall sensor for automotive and industrial apps. (Sensors & Actuators).
January 1, 2003... Micronas announces the release of a programmable Hall sensor that is able to linearize magnetic fields measured by the sensor element. With the HAL 855, automotive system manufacturers effectively only have to store the typical output...

In-line charge converters for conditioning high-temperature piezoelectric sensors. (Sensors & Actuators).
January 1, 2003... Models 422E35 and 422E36 in-line charge converters from the Electronics Division of PCB Piezotronics, Inc. serve to convert charge mode piezoelectric sensor signals into low-impedance voltage signals to input to readout, recording and analysis...

Coreless linear motor actuator with thrust rod. (Sensors & Actuators).
January 1, 2003... THK's Type RDM linear motor actuator is coreless and features a thrust rod for enhanced performance. The use of a coreless motor virtually eliminates the attracting force associated with core motors. A coreless motor also allows for a compact...

Linear stepping actuators. (Sensors & Actuators).
January 1, 2003... Densitron has introduced the DSM4234LN stepper motor that can continuously move a linear pole with precision of 0.0035 mm full-step linear movement, or 0.00175 mm with half-step drive. The leadscrew nut formed in the shaft that has an M4 hole...

Patented torque design incorporated into inclinometer package. (Sensors & Actuators).
January 1, 2003... Columbia Research Laboratories has incorporated its patented "HP" torque design in a popular inclinometer package. The inclinometers are basically accelerometers optimized to measure the component of gravity which is parallel with their axis of...

The arithmetic of charity. (Editor at Large).
January 1, 2003... Editor's note: Mr. Vilgiate's column was originally scheduled to run in the December 15th issue of ECN. While his comments may appear seasonal, they certainly ring true year round. -- Aimee Kalnoskas Mason Cooley, noted author, captured...

Support provided for integrated development platform. (Computers, Peripherals & Networking Devices).
January 1, 2003... Thales Computers announced it will provide support for the latest version of the Tornado[R] integrated development environment (IDE), Tornado 2.2. Thales computers will support the Tornado 2.2 IDE with a Board Support Package (BSP) that...

Fast PC/104-Plus computer. (Computers, Peripherals & Networking Devices).
January 1, 2003... VersaLogic Corp. has introduced the Jaguar, a PC/104-Plus Single Board Computer. This Pentium III/Celeron CPU module offers a combination of small size, fast processing, AGP video and fast Ethernet. The board has a wide range of potential...

Embedded network SBC. (Computers, Peripherals & Networking Devices).
January 1, 2003... Small size, wide operational temperature range, and x86 compatibility combined with connectivity are the basic elements required for an industrial single board computer (SBC). To meet these needs, WinSystems has introduced its SAT-520Plus,...

SBC capable of "booting-from-the box". (Computers, Peripherals & Networking Devices).
January 1, 2003... The ZXE-ST586/104P is a single board comptuer in PC/104 and PC/104+ formats. The SBC is a complete computer system which includes on-board memory and requires no additional hardware or software to boot. This product lineup provides a...

PCB sockets for LEDs. (Advertisement).
January 1, 2003... P-C-LITE Series sockets, mounts for attaching 3 & 5 mm LEDs to circuit boards. Used for status, logic, and fault detection lights. The sockets simplify installation or replacement of LEDs during assembly and field service. Phone VCC Inc. @...

Lenses - PCB mounted LED's. (Advertisement).
January 1, 2003... CLIPLITE lenses increase viewing angle and provide a method of panel mounting discrete 3 & 5 mm LEDs. Styles include round, square, standard height and low profile. PC mounted LEDs can also be displayed using lenses. Phone VCC Inc. @ (800)...

PCB standoff for LEDs. (Advertisement).
January 1, 2003... P-C-LITE bi/tri Lead LED standoffs used for mounting LEDs in both 3 mm and 5 mm sizes. Standoff's cylindrical body has channels for lead separation and LED Lateral stability. Tabs retain the LED and standoff as a package which allows for...

Rack-level power and cooling designs: staying ahead of the curve. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... Any professional who has had any contact with centralized IT environments over the last few years may have noticed many interesting trends which are going on in rack-optimized IT spaces. Moore's Law is allowing more processing power in a...

24 V DC input single-slot power supply. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... Tracewell Systems, Inc. has introduced two 24 V DC input versions of its TTX Series of power supplies for use in rugged applications including mobile systems. Included are a 350 W 3U one-slot and a 700 W 6U one-slot model. This unit has been...

Secondary surge arresters. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... Square D [R] SDSA secondary surge arresters include two models that meet the industry's highest reliability standards for protection against lightning and high current surges up to 40,000 A. Square D/Schneider Electric designed the model...

Low profile, hot-swap power supplies. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... Kepco has announced the addition of low profile (1U) modules to its line of HSF redundant, hot-swappable power supplies. The HSF-1U series allows for mounting of up to four 50 W or 100 W modules in a 1.75" rack adapter, RA 19-lu. This rack...

Slim line power strip mount. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Proctection).
January 1, 2003... GlobTek's "slim line" single-output family, the WR9H(M) series, have low-profile North American and European wall plug-in configurations, output voltage from 3.0 V to 48 V in 0.1 V increments, from 3 W to 12 W output power in a single-platform...

POL converters. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... Artesyn Technologies has launched a series of 10 A non-isolated point-of-load (POL) converters that includes models that are said to be capable of providing a 95 percent conversion efficiency. The SIL 10 series DC/DC converters have been...

High current, low profile SMD power inductors. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... The model CSH 1250S/CSH Series of low profile power inductors from Frontier Electronics have windings that consist of a flat stock conductor wound perpendicular to the axis of the core. This produces the same effect as a planar inductor without...

Isolated output 700 W switcher. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... Taiyo Yuden (U.S.A.), Inc. has introduced its Model PFC700-S, the latest addition to its PFC[TM] Series of modular, power factor-corrected switch-mode power supplies. The PFC700-S is a compact 700 W switcher that provides a single isolated...

100 W switching power supplies. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... Applied Power Conversion has announced its TCP-1KW Series of single output 1,000 W high reliability power supplies. Voltages include 5V, 12V, 15V, 24V and 48 V outputs with output power to 1,000 W. Options include universal input, ruggedized...

Front-end DC power supply. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... The TDI-Transistor Devices Mercury 1.2 kW Front End DC Power Supply (Mercury 1.2 kW) provides +12 V, +24 V or -48 V DC power from a wide range, universal, AC input (90V AC to 264 V AC). It is designed for distributed architectures and rectifier...

Surge protection. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... Pepperl+Fuchs' SafeZap[TM] offers surge protection for electrical equipment connected to measurement and control signal lines. SafeZap combines gas discharge technology with high-speed transient voltage suppressors to eliminate voltage...

DC/DC step-down converters. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... Three new 600 mA synchronous buck converter ICs, designed to prolong the run-times provided by single-cell Lithium-ion batteries, are available from Siliconix Inc. The new high-performance step-down converter ICs, which combine industry-best...

Industrial Online UPS. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... Sola/Hevi-Duty has introduced its next generation 4 K UPS, the S4K, an Industrial Online UPS that can be mounted directly into a standard 19" rack, taking 2U of rack height. It can also be floor-mounted for stand-alone applications. The...

Surge Line Protection Modules. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... Bourns, Inc. announces the launch of six new Surge Line Protection Modules. These products provide secondary overcurrnet protection for Telecom line cards. The modules withstand lightning surge and AC power cross, failing safely under fault...

Monolithic synchronous step-down regulator. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... Linear Technology Corporation has announced the LTC3413, a high efficiency monolithic synchronous step-down switching regulator that is said to he capable of generating a bus termination voltage for DDR/DDR2 memory applications. It has the...

Two-tube inverter. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... The 8mAD Series of DC/AC inverters from Endicott Research Group, Inc. are designed for powering high performance LCDs in the 10.4" and 12.1" diagonal size range. They are well suited for any LCD that is backlighted by a pair of CCFLS (cold...

Low profile lithium coin cell holders. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... Keystone Electronics Corp. has announced a series of holders for quick and easy installation of 2032 lithium coin cells in high-density applications. Offered in thru-hole and surfaces mount versions, these holders are rugged and suitable for...

50 W switching power supplies. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... Kepco has announced the addition of 50 W models to its RKW series of single output, low profile, low emission, switching power supplies. All models conform to EN 60950 for the Low Voltage Directive , meet EN 55011-B and EN 55022-B standards for...

CPCI power supply. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... Cherokee International LLC has announced its CMP/DMP400 Compact Peripheral Component Interface (CPCI) power supply. Based on the PICMG specificadon 2.11 and designed to facilitate telco and industrial computer applications, This CMP/DMP family...

Rack-mount UPS and maintenance bypass products. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... Liebert Corporation has introduced two rackmounted power protection products, the 3Usized UPStation[R] GXT5000R-208 and the MicroPOD (Power Output Distribution) maintenance bypass. The UPStation GXT5000R-208 is 208V, 5 kVA UPS that delivers...

DC/DC converters for Bus Architecture applications. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... Power-One, Inc. has announced three DC/DC converters specifically designed to convert a 36V DC to 75 V DC input into a fully-regulated 12V DC Intermediate Bus Architecture (IBA) output for DPA applications. These products are appropriate for...

High density hot-swap rectifiers. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... Unipower Telecom's Ranger RRP Series hot-swap rectifier modules each produce 25 A at 54.4V DC (48V version) or 50 A at 27.2V DC (24V version). In a three-unit, 19" shelf, they produce 75 A or 150 A, respectively; in a four-unit, 23" shelf they...

CompactPCI power supply. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... Magnetek's Power Electronics Group has introduced a CompactPCI power supply. This 6U modular power supply with 3l2 W of output power is appropriate when 24 V DC input is needed. A major telecommunications application is to power 24 V DC base...

Universal Mini DC power supply. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... The Universal Mini DC power supply is capable of operating on any incoming AC voltage ranging from 90V to 264V and can accommodate global electrical systems. Designed for the company's Series 140, 280 and 420 Structured Media[TM] enclosures,...

International transformers. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... Signal Transformer Co. has announced that its International Flathead (IF) Series of isolation transformers is suited for applications in which high-frequency clock signals are being used, especially computers and telecommunications systems. The...

High energy density VRLA batteries. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... EnerSys Inc. Reserve Power Group has introduced a line of valve-regulated lead-acid (VRLA) batteries that occupy less space than conventional standby power batteries. The Datasafe HR Series of high rate discharge batteries are suitable for UPS...

SO-8 power MOSFETs. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... To address the trend toward higher system power requirements and lower DC voltage levels in communications systems, Siliconix Incorporated has announced three PowerPAK [TM] power MOSFETs intended for Point of Load (POL) DC to DC conversion...

Power entry module. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... Schurter's EC series power entry module has a power rating of 20 A. The EC unit is fully molded and is comprised of an integrated on/off switch and AC receptacle built to IEC/EN 60320-1/C20. The I/O switch is slim, two-pole and pre-wired to the...

Input fuel cell converter. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... The C5800 series of 12,000 W, 6U/9U high, 19" rack compatible converter thrives in fuel cell applications. With the wide 3:1 input range and other options, is suitable for use in fuel cell power conversion applications. The isolation...

250 W AC/DC switching supplies. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... XPiQ Inc. has announced a line of low cost, medium power, high density AC/DC power supplies with a 1U profile. The JPS250 Series is suitable for a variety of applications including network, telecom and industrial systems. Full power is...

Surge protection device protects against transient surges up to 80,000 A. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... Square D/Schneider Electric has introduced the Merlin Gerin[R] Multi 9 Surge Protection Device (SPD). For OEMs, the parallel, DIN-rail mountable Multi 9 SPD ensures design flexibility with terminal connected devices that include one-, two- and...

DC-UPS system. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... Technology Dynamics Inc. is offering standard and custom D-CUPS systems using standard or hot-swap N+1 redundant supplies with included batteries for 28 V DC or 48 V DC battery backup uninterruptible operation. The TCP-BBU Series offers up to...

Rechargeable batteries. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... Cymbet Corp. has announced application-specific solid energy technology (ASSET[R]), thin-film rechargeable batteries that can be customized in physical size and energy capacity to fit on or within integrated circuit packages with little or no...

Ultra-mini SIP DC/DC converters. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... MicroPower Direct has introduced the E2001 series, an ultra-miniature family of 2 W DC/DC converters. These units offer a high 3 kV input/output isolation level, 2 W of output power, ultra-miniature single-in-line (SIP) package and a wide...

Switch-mode Li+ charger in QFN package. (Special Report: Power Sources & Circuit Protection).
January 1, 2003... Maxim Integrated Products has introduced the MAX1925/MAX1926 single-cell lithium ion (Li+) switch-mode battery chargers. The MAX1925/MAX1926 use an external PMOS pass element step-down configuration for applications where low heat dissipation...