January 19, 2004[TechView: Analog & Power] Power ICs Migrate To Open-Frame Packaging
Long known for building high-power IC amplifiers in hybrid packaging, Apex Microtechnology is now offering products in open-frame packages. The new packages, which resemble open-frame dc-dc converters, cost significantly less than the hybrids, are...
January 19, 2004[TechView: Analog & Power] Power-Supply News
Output current ratings of non-isolated point-of-load converters continue to rise. The latest example of this trend is the SIL40C from Artesyn Technologies, which delivers 40 A in a 2.4- by 1.25-in. horizontally mounted package. A vertical-mount...
January 12, 2004[Basics Of Design] DC-DC Converters Sponsored by: DATEL
The Black Box. Put succinctly, dc-dc converter modules make it easier to implement on-board voltage conversion.They integrate all required power-conversion circuitry into a compact package that can be placed onto the board—often with no...
January 12, 2004[Technology Report] Power> DC-DC Converters
During 2003, the focus in dc-dc converters shifted from the actual converters to the distributed-power architectures using these devices. Sure, many announcements heralded better dc-dc converter performance. But even greater attention was paid to...
January 12, 2004[Technology Report] Power> Supplies And Batteries
While walking through the exhibits at a power industry trade show last fall, I was struck by the number of vendors showing off flywheel power systems. These flywheels formed the heart of uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs), which were intended to...
January 12, 2004[Technology Report] Power> Management And Semiconductors
The word "simplify" might just be the battle cry for current-generation power-management ICs. So many of today's components are crafted with the intention of making it easier to perform power conversion, distribution, protection, or control....
January 12, 2004[Technology Report] Power> Overview
In both good and bad economic times, certain factors will always remain steadfast. In the digital realm, Moore's Law has been more or less a constant for the past few decades. In the power electronics realm, a host of trends follow from Moore's Law....
January 12, 2004[Technology Report] Analog/Mixed-Signal> ADCs
Analog-to-digital-converter (ADC) architectures vary greatly in their performance capabilities. ADC application needs are even more diverse. So it should come as no surprise that the development of ADC chips is moving simultaneously in multiple...
January 12, 2004[Technology Report] Analog/Mixed-Signal> Overview
Developers of analog and mixed-signal ICs have many options at hand to enhance the value of their products. They can soup up key ac and dc performance specifications. They can shrink device size or add more functionality to a given-sized device. Or,...
January 12, 2004[Technology Report] Analog/Mixed-Signal> DACs
Digital-to-analog converters (DACs) don't always garner the attention of their analog-to-digital converter (ADC) counterparts because DAC performance isn't a limiting factor in many applications. Nevertheless, monolithic DACs still play an important...
December 29, 2003
[Electronic Design UPDATE] Electronic Design UPDATE: December 29, 2003
Editor's View -- Just In Time For Never:
A Bigger And Longer Holiday Wish List For The Electronics Industry by David G. Morrison, Analog/Power Editor. Holiday shopping is just behind us now, but with the boxes and wrapping
paper still lying about....
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