New Products
February 8, 2010
Fairchild Answers DC-DC Design Challenge for High Efficiency in a Tiny Footprint

Fairchild Semiconductor has launched a MOSFET family that it says enables thinner, lighter and more compact power supply solutions, while continuing to deliver high efficiency and excellent thermal enhancements.

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Industry News
February 8, 2010
PRBA States Concern Over U.S. Department of Transportation Proposed Rules on Lithium Batteries

The Portable Rechargeable Battery Association (PRBA) is calling attention to little known proposed regulations recently announced by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), which published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that is said to contain far-reaching proposed changes to the U.S. hazardous materials regulations (HMR) applicable to lithium ion and lithium metal batteries and equipment containing them. According to PRBA, the potential impacts of the rule are enormous.

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Design Features
January 22, 2010
PMIC Digital Control Made Simple Using a Single Wire

Digital control has permeated all aspects of the integrated circuit business, including the analog power management sector. Inter-Integrated Circuit (I²C), System Peripheral Interface (SPI), Power Management Bus (PMBus), ... Read More

Case Studies
May 22, 2009
Renewable Energy Options for Data Centers

We have finally reached a point where energy costs have overtaken real estate costs as the primary data center expense. Server density has increased tenfold over the past decade, and the average server's power consumption has ... Read More

Product Focus
October 14, 2008
Power Electronics and Renewable Energy, a Contrast by Region in Uncertain Times

Competitive energy markets, advancing generational technology and innovative financing tools are creating new opportunities for the distributed and cogeneration (DCG) market sector. Read More

PowerLines
by Linnea Brush
February 8, 2010
Mixed Signals

Getting valid data about these markets has become more challenging as media and consulting groups vie with each other to provide unique, controversial or downright contradictory information. Read More

Market Insights
by Richard Ruiz
December 1, 2008
Micro Fuel Cells remain promising

Over the past several years micro fuel cells have come under criticism for failing to deliver on their promise as a viable source of energy. However, a growing interest in energy harvesting may give micro fuel cells the kickstart ... Read More