APEC 2011 New Product Introductions

April 1, 2011

The Applied Power Electronics Conference is a showcase for the latest power semiconductors, power supplies, and components.

Sam Davis

The Applied Power Electronics Conference is a showcase for the latest power semiconductors, power supplies, and components. Here ís a sampling of some of the new power-handling products introduced at this year's APEC.

Digital Power Technology Auto-Tunes Power Supplies
MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS announces its entry into the fast-growing digital power market with its patented* InTune brand digital power technology; it is based on or control, .rather than proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control used by competitors....

Dual Coil Has High Common and Differential Mode Impedance for LED Lamps
Saving space and reducing bill of material components are always on the minds of design engineers, especially in LED retrofit lamp market....

First Generation, High Voltage Alpha-MOS(tm) Platform
ALPHA AND OMEGA SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED ("AOS") introduced its first high-voltage (600V) product based on a proprietary Alpha-MOS technology platform....

Digital Power Factor Correction Controller with Power Metering
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. (ADI) announced the first digital PFC (power factor correction) controller with highly accurate AC power meter capability and inrush control functionality....

60 Amp IR3550 PowIRstage
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER, IR introduced the IR3550, th the fi firs rst in a fam amil ily of int nteg egra rate ted Po PowI wIRs Rsta tage ge® pr prod oduc ucts ts tha hat delivers higher efficiency and better thermal performance than competing solutions...

Full-bridge PWM Controllers with Integrated MOSFET Gate Drivers
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. introduced the industry’s first full-bridge pulse width modulation (PWM) controllers to integrate all four primary-side bridge MOSFET gate drivers....

Step-Down Regulators Deliver Highest Power Density, Efficiency In Smallest Package
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (TI) introduced the industry’s smallest, most efficient step-down regulators with integrated FETs to support up to 25 A for telecommunications, networking and other applications....

Second Generation Digital Power Controller
POWERVATION announces the release of their second generation digital power controller designated PV3012....

About the Author

Sam Davis

Sam Davis was the editor-in-chief of Power Electronics Technology magazine and website that is now part of Electronic Design. He has 18 years experience in electronic engineering design and management, six years in public relations and 25 years as a trade press editor. He holds a BSEE from Case-Western Reserve University, and did graduate work at the same school and UCLA. Sam was the editor for PCIM, the predecessor to Power Electronics Technology, from 1984 to 2004. His engineering experience includes circuit and system design for Litton Systems, Bunker-Ramo, Rocketdyne, and Clevite Corporation.. Design tasks included analog circuits, display systems, power supplies, underwater ordnance systems, and test systems. He also served as a program manager for a Litton Systems Navy program.

Sam is the author of Computer Data Displays, a book published by Prentice-Hall in the U.S. and Japan in 1969. He is also a recipient of the Jesse Neal Award for trade press editorial excellence, and has one patent for naval ship construction that simplifies electronic system integration.

You can also check out his Power Electronics blog.