iWatt has taken a step into the non-dimmable power factor corrected LED bulb market with its first ac-dc product to feature an npn power switch. "This is new for us: non-dimmable plus PFC. Dimmable bill-of-materials is around $2. This is ...
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Microchip has introduced a digitally-controlled analogue DC-DC converter chip for power converters between 50 and 150W, including high current point-of-load converters. Called MCP19111, both microprocessor and analogue blocks are on the ...
LED lighting system costs can be reduced with good control circuit design and component selection, writes Fabrizio Petris from Omron Ellectronic Components Europe More and more buildings are installing low-power lighting in the ...
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Dutch start-up Anagear has released a power management IC (PMIC) for wireless sensor nodes, that consumes an average of 600nA, said the firm. Typically, wireless sensor nodes have a microcontroller that spends most of its time in sleep, ...
Made with Enable IPC, this new UHF RFID tag joins the company's SmartMark product line. The tag recharges under any light, including moonlight, and stores energy in its onboard capacitor, enabling it to be tracked in the dark for up to 48 ...
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A STAR IME has developed an ultra low power analog-to-digital converter (ADC) for medical devices and wireless sensor nodes. The ADC, which uses only 400 nW, reduces 20% of the total power consumption of an implantable 100-channel neural ...
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Ahh….Asia….so many novelties,so little time...… With the focus on tree friendly technology to produce digital print,a new concept device has appeared on the web.It's called the Eco Newspaper,and although little ...
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Energy efficiency is good solid worthy way to encourage home owners to switch to away from incandescent bulbs. But they might as well switch to compact fluorescent alternatives because they cost only a quid each. And then some of them ...
As one of the largest LED lighting manufacturers and exporters, Spark just made its another achievement on the installation of LED street light SPL-96 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan on 22nd Sept., 2012. This project is for a parking area of ...
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Xylem introduces the Goulds Water Technology Grinder Pump Retrofit Kit for residential grinder pump stations. Designed to provide a more economical option to replacing the entire pump system,the retrofit kit allows for continuous ...
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BC Hydro says a new 500kV, 247-km transmission line from Merritt to Coquitlam that will improve power delivery to homes and businesses on B.C.’s Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island is now under construction. “Over the next ...
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Power Integrations has introduced a range of single-chip mains LED drivers for loads between 2.5 and 50W with +/-5% current regulation. Called LYTSwitch, the devices can be wired for isolated and non-isolated operation. "LYTSwitch ...
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Were we not promised super-thin bendable, flexible and rollable organic LED (OLED) displays? Phones like Samsung's Galaxy and HTC's Desire have shown us that the rigid versions can deliver stunning images. So where are those flexies? It ...
Japanese carmaker Mazda has unveiled the 2014 Mazda6 sedan at the 2012 Moscow Auto Show in Russia. The new sedan developed for the Russian market is powered by a SKYACTIV-G 2.0litre gasoline engine and is mated to either a the ...
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Larger,tech-packed and ultra-fuel efficient,the all-new third-generation Mazda6 is also more expensive,topping$50,000 for the first time since the 6 MPS departed. In its latest incarnation,the Mazda6 presents with two very different ...