Inspiring the Evolution of Embedded Design | February 2, 2021 Analog & Power | | |
| Power Control Ref Design Targets Smart Home | A new reference design from Microchip Technology addresses challenges in power control electronics in Smart Home systems. In modern offline AC-DC power solutions, programmability and adaptive control offer the flexibility and intelligence needed by Smart Home devices to better interface with their power systems. The reference design uses the MCP1012 high voltage auxiliary AC-DC controller, demonstrating the ability to remove the independent bias power supply in many applications. | |
| Battery Monitor/Balancer Boasts High Accuracy | Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced an automotive battery monitor and balancer IC that reports high-accuracy voltage measurements in systems up to 800V. In addition, the BQ79616-Q1 streamlines Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) D compliance in hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs). | |
| PMIC Market to Exceed $5 Billion by 2027 | The global power management IC (PMIC) market is estimated to account for $5,142.17 million (US) in terms of value by the end of 2027, exhibiting a CAGR of 5.3% during the forecast period (2020-2027), according to a report from market research firm Coherent Market Insights. Increasing demand for wearable devices is expected to boost the global PMIC market growth over the forecast period. | |
| Building a Power Rail Probe | A power-rail probe is a special oscilloscope probe designed specifically to help probe DC power rails. Most of the larger oscilloscope manufacturers offer them, if you are prepared to shell out thousands of dollars. In this project article, Andrew sets out to see if he can build one with comparable performance, but for a lot less money. | |
| Railway DC-DC Converter Has 92% Efficiency | Murata Power Solutions has announced a new 300W chassis mount ultra-wide 10:1 DC input range converter with patented inrush current control topology and high efficiency greater than 92%. The IRV300 is a fit-and-forget module designed for harsh operating environments in railway and industrial applications. It conforms to EN50155, EN50121 and EN45545 and has an operating ambient temperature range of -40°C to +85°C. | |
Apollo Lake Signage Mini-PC with Triple HDMI Features Dual Myriad X VPUs IEI’s Linux-ready “IDS-310AI” mini-PC for AI-enabled digital signage combines an Apollo Lake SoC with dual Myriad X VPUs and offers a 128GB SATADOM, 3x HDMI, 3x USB, 2x GbE, COM and M.2. | | |
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