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Maxim’s nanoPower boost regulator claims industry’s longest battery life

Tue, Mar 14, 2017

Maxim’s nanoPower boost regulator claims industry’s longest battery life: Claiming the industry’s longest battery life and the smallest form factor for use in wearable and consumer IoT designs, the MAX17222, from Maxim features 300nA IQ and 95 per cent peak efficiency. It reduces solution size by up to 50 per cent, adds the company.

The MAX17222 nanoPower boost regulator from Maxim Integrated Products, has quiescent current (IQ) of only 300nA.  The 0.4 to 5.5V input, 1.8 to 5.0V output boost regulator has 500mA input current limit, and reduces solution size by up to 50 per cent compared to similar products, claims the company, and offers 95 per cent peak efficiency to minimise heat dissipation. The resulting benefits make the nanoPower boost regulator suitable for wearable devices.

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Low current LDO from Diodes occupies less space and offers one per cent accuracy

Fri, Mar 10, 2017

Low current LDO from Diodes occupies less space and offers one per cent accuracy: Available with output voltages from 1.2 to 3.3V, the AP7350 low dropout voltage regulator (LDO) supports load currents up to 150mA. Diodes has introduced the AP7350 which targets low-power handheld and wearable devices.

The low quiescent current of just 0.25microA and one per cent accuracy enables designs to achieve extended battery life, says Diodes, while a chip‑scale package (CSP) that measures just 0.64mm² reduces board space requirements.

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Silego introduces GFET3 power switches in WLCSP

Wed, Mar 08, 2017

Silego introduces GFET3 power switches in WLCSP: Combining its FET IP and system level protection features, the GFET3 Integrated Power Switch (IPS) offer low RDS ON.

The GFET3 IPS addresses space-constrained PCB applications, typical in fitness bands, smartphones and tablet PCs. The three new switchescover high-side power control applications from 1.0 to 4.0A.

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Mouser Electronics stocks inductive touch converters from TI

Tue, Mar 07, 2017

Mouser Electronics stocks inductive touch converters from TI: Distributor, Mouser Electronics, now stocks the LDC2114 inductive touch, multi-channel, low noise inductance-to-digital converters from Texas Instruments (TI).

The distributor has also announced that it will soon add the LDC2112 inductive touch model to its offering, both new additions to the manufacturer’s sensing solutions.

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