Mon, 8 Mar 2010 10:48:00 EST

MIT researchers are using fuel-coated carbon nanotubes as "fuses" for thermowave electrical power sources, which store energy like a battery but promise an unlimited shelf life, for use in disposable medical diagnostics, transponders, beacons and signals, rockets and projectiles, and low-current-draw applications.

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 10:48:00 EST

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 10:39:00 EST

High-temperature semiconductor technologies can survive temperatures approaching 400°C, but careful design of the product is required to deliver cost-effective devices achieving stable, predictable performance.

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 10:18:00 EST

Microsemi has introduced a new CCFL controller featuring mega-contrast dimming for 24-volt cold cathode fluorescent light (CCFL) inverter applications in small- to large-sized LCD displays.

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 10:18:00 EST

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 06:00:00 EST

Some basic tests will verify your PCB/IC thermal modeling and reality

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST

A startup led by chip veteran Alex Lidow has officially announced its formation, disclosed its supply-chain partners and unveiled its first products in the emerging gallium nitride (GaN) arena.

Fri, 5 Mar 2010 15:52:00 EST

Low-power analog, mixed-signal, and RF building blocks are needed to transform the power-grid plans into reality

Fri, 5 Mar 2010 15:52:00 EST

Thu, 4 Mar 2010 15:04:00 EST

To be part of the emerging smart power utility grid revolution, you need to get the basics. Here is the lowdown on the design requirements of current basic utility meter apps and how they will evolve to meet future energy needs.

Thu, 4 Mar 2010 13:04:00 EST

Stackpole Electronics' sulfur-resistant, thin-film chip resistor provides stability and long-term reliability in industrial applications

Thu, 4 Mar 2010 13:04:00 EST

Thu, 4 Mar 2010 12:01:00 EST

Agilent's 14 latest models in its InfiniiVision 7000 series mixed-signal and digital-storage oscilloscope portfolio offer bandwidths from 100 MHz to 1 GHz, a 12.1-inch display, and hardware-accelerated search and navigate capability.

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 17:40:00 EST

With the massive toll on energy use that data centers are showing today, the need to find solutions to manage this energy use is essential. Find out one solution using power semiconductors.

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 16:07:00 EST

As someone who has had the opportunity to visit CeBIT a number of times in the past 10 years, it occurred to me that it might be interesting for those who have not, to also cover some of the things about this venue and the show that perhaps do not make the news.

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 16:07:00 EST

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 00:34:00 EST

Brushless DC motors are well suited to meet the efficiency and performance requirements of today's household products and other motor applications. For sensorless control, on-chip arithmetic accelerators

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 00:34:00 EST

Tue, 2 Mar 2010 12:05:00 EST

Good times are here for the IC industry, according to Jim Feldhan, president of Semico Research, who predicts a two-year growth cycle for ICs.

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 07:00:00 EST

LTC4425 from Linear Technology Corp. charges from Li-ion battery, USB port, or DC rail; targets peak power, backup, and "dying gasp" applications.

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 06:00:00 EST

Understand how RMS ripple current can affect power-supply operation, and what to do about it.

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 06:00:00 EST

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:09:00 EST

Maxim Integrated Products' MAX16067/MAX16068 integrate nonvolatile fault registers to facilitate failure analysis and are available with an easy-to-use graphical configuration tool that simplifies diagnostics and configuration.

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:09:00 EST

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:59:00 EST

IRC has tailored its latest SMT current sense resistors with a flameproof alloy, open-air design, enabling metal element resistors to prevent thermal damage.

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:07:00 EST

Power and energy are related but distinct battery attributes

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:36:00 EST

Mentor Graphics Corp. has introduced FloTHERM IC, a productivity tool for semiconductor package thermal characterization and design.

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:54:00 EST

The VITA Standards Organization, a leading standards group for military and aerospace markets, will announce as early as next week a call for participation in a group to explore the feasibility of deploying in 2012 products with optical backplanes and system interconnects.

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:01:00 EST

International Rectifier Inc. has introduced the industry's first family of commercial integrated power stage products utilizing IR's gallium nitride (GaN)-based power device technology platform.

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:12:00 EST

The 25th Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) kicked off this week in Palm Springs with a dynamic plenary session that discussed the past and future of power, exposed the latest improvements to the Tesla Sports Roadster uncovered the hidden dangers and inefficiencies of solar panels and showed how close-coupling cooling can achieve a 31 percent improvement in cooling efficiency for data centers.

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:12:00 EST

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:11:00 EST

On April 26-29 at the Convention Center in San Jose, Ca., you're invited to a banquet of courses, speakers, and panels looking at new technologies, opportunities, and problems that will be coming at you in the near future, as well as opportunities to be inspired, to get into arguments or just have idea-laden discussions

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:11:00 EST

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:10:00 EST

National has unveiled a system power management chip dubbed the LM25066 that is designed to reduce data center operating expenses and improve system reliability.

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:06:00 EST

Colin Powell, former secretary of state and now a board member at Bloom Energy, will debut the company's Bloom Box energy generator on Wed. Feb 24th along with the company founder's and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:06:00 EST