PowerLines by Linnea Brush
January 9, 2012
Reverse Engineering
Can future trends be backward-looking? This is the time of year that publications look back at the trends from the previous year, and then look forward to “what to watch” in the upcoming year. The idea is that the “technologies to watch” may not be on your radar. Or you may not know that they will be important in 2012.
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- Murata Power Solutions Introduces First DOSA Compliant 1/32 Brick 30W DC-DC Converter Series
- ABB to Acquire Thomas & Betts for $3.9 Billion
- Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Reports Financial Results for Second Quarter of Fiscal 2012
- Vicor Unveils Online IBC Power Simulation Tool
- Micrel Reports 2011 Fourth Quarter and Full Year-End Financial Results
- Cree Releases Packaged 1700V SiC Schottky Diodes for Solar, Motor Drive and Traction Applications
- GE Energy Delivers New Open Frame Power Supply
- VPT DC-DC Converter Provides Zero Cross Regulation Error
- Powercast Exceeds 25-Year Battery Life in Wireless Sensors for Building Monitoring and Control
- Eltek Initiates Legal Proceedings Against Major Chinese Company
- IBM Developing Lithium-air Battery With 500-mile Range for EVs
- Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Demonstrates 1200V UniSiC Stack-Cascode MOSFETs
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- Silan Releases Current Mode PWM+PFM Controller Series with Built-in High Voltage Start-up and MOSFET
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In June, Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) introduced what it says is the industry’s first fully integrated Li-Ion battery management integrated circuit (IC) for super capacitor charge control. This single device provides comprehensive features for managing charge control; measuring capacitance and effective series resistance (ESR); and protecting either 2-, 3-, 4- or 5-series super capacitors with individual capacitor control, or up to 9-series capacitors with stack control.
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