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Analog

Piezo-Sounder Driver Addresses Needs of this Versatile Transducer

The PAM8904E driver, designed for piezo-based sounders (buzzers), has a multilevel boost converter and can drive the capacitive loads associated with these audio transducers.
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IoT

Sensor-to-Cloud Platform Aimed at Industrial Process Monitoring

SignalFire's Ranger uses the latest LTE CAT M1 technology to connect industrial sensors to the cloud for remote monitoring, control, and alarming.
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Automotive

Solar at Tipping Point of Mass Adoption in EVs, Says IDTechEx

Family cars built with solar bodywork, rather than the typical solar roof, are coming next year. And many owners will never need to plug in.
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Power Supply

The Flyback Power-Supply Architecture and Operation

The flyback topology is a versatile, widely used, switched-mode power-supply design with some interesting characteristics that brings performance and BOM advantages to many applications...
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Power Delivery

What’s the Difference Between Fixed-Ratio, Regulated, and Semi-Regulated IBCs?

Selecting the right type of intermediate bus converter goes a long way toward optimizing power-distribution performance in data centers and central offices.
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Analog

The Garrity KE900 Flashlight Teardown

Looking inside, Paul Rako discovered that a mechanical problem interferes with the switch, and a light leakage issue provides a minor annoyance.
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Power

Synchronous DC-DC Buck Regulators Come in Thin, Thermally Enhanced Packages

AOS's dc-dc buck regulators incorporate a low-resistance synchronous buck power stage that enables up to 95% efficiency.
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Power

Not a Joke: Harvest Energy from the Cold Night Sky

Applying the physics principle of radiative sky cooling, a team was able to harvest a small but useful amount of energy from the cool night sky using a simple, low-cost, non-critical...
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Power

High-Efficiency IBC Targets Networking, Telecom Apps

Murata's DRE-11.4/53-L48 eighth-brick intermediate bus converters feature an input voltage range of 36 to 60 V dc.
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Power

Compact Disk Varistors Offer Protection Against Repetitive Surge Currents

TDK's new EPCOS Compact S14 AdvanceD-MP series of metal-oxide disk varistors features a maximum surge current capability of 6 kA at 8/20 µs.