LATEST HEADLINES

• Active-Semi Adds Seven Channel ACT88430 To Its ActiveCiPS Product Line

  The ACT88430 is the next generation ActiveCiPS Power Management IC combining seven fully integrated power channels with one 4A buck regulator, three 2.5A buck regulators and three LDOs with digitally controlled features providing seamless and easy sequencing, adjustable protection features, four highly flexible GPIOs and a dedicated external power converter control pin

• Murata To Expand Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors Production At Wuxi Murata Electronics

  Murata announced that it is expanding its multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) production at the Wuxi Murata Electronics Co., Ltd. site in China in response to increased product demand

• Plextek RFI Designs PA Module For Astro Digital

  Plextek RFI, a UK design house specialising in microwave and millimetre-wave IC design, has announced that it has successfully designed and supplied a microwave power amplifier (PA) module for California-based satellite manufacturer and space mission operator Astro Digital.

• Power Integrations Launches 98.5%-Efficient High Voltage BLDC Motor Driver IC Family

  Power Integrations, the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, recently announced the release of its BridgeSwitch integrated half-bridge (IHB) motor driver IC family. BridgeSwitch ICs feature high- and low-side advanced FREDFETs (Fast Recovery Diode Field Effect Transistors) with integrated lossless current sensing, resulting in inverter conversion efficiency of up to 98.5% in brushless DC (BLDC) motor drive applications to 300 W

• Mouser Electronics Partners With SamacSys To Offer Engineers Free PCB Footprints, Schematic Symbols And 3D Models

  Mouser Electronics, Inc. the New Product Introduction (NPI) leader empowering innovation, is pleased to announce a new partnership with SamacSys, a global leader in electronic component library solutions