Power

TDK-Lambda is moving to all-digital control in prototype DC-DC converters including a 0-25A quarter brick and a 1.7kW design for electric and hybrid vehicles

Cambridge start-up Enecsys, which is developing low-cost power conditioning technology, is looking to add business expertise to its existing staff of engineers as it moves forward with its products

Vancouver-based Angstrom Power has completed 5,000km of testing for its fuel cell bicycle light

Philips is claiming a three to five per cent efficiency gain in notebook computer adapter designs using its GreenChip SR family of secondary-side synchronous rectifier controllers

Power Integrations has introduced an AC to DC converter chip aimed at loads with peaky power requirements like printers

While the theme of energy efficiency may now be hip among everyone from carmakers to appliance companies, it’s nothing new for chipmakers

Solar power will be competitive with mainstream electricity generation methods in five years, according to Cypress Semiconductor

“As power supply solutions get more and more complex, the need for application support and design grows exponentially,” said John Phelps, vice-president and general manager for National Semiconductor, Europe

UK-based fuel cell maker Voller Energy has signed a two-year deal with Calor Gas to develop a market for liquid petroleum gas (LPG) powered generators

Jerry Miller from Anadigics discusses how high-efficiency power semiconductors extend battery life in wireless handsets