Electronics & Smart Controls
Products, Materials + Tools |
Jul 23, 2010
Highly Flexible, Small High-Power LED Driver Can Drive Up to 8 HB LEDs
Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: ISIL), a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog semiconductors, today announced the release of the ISL78100, a High Power Integrated LED Driver designed for display backlighting and body electronics applications.
Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools |
Jul 26, 2010
High-Voltage, 100mA/200mA/350mA, Linear HB LED
Maxim Integrated Products (Pink Sheets: MXIM) introduces the MAX16815/MAX16828/MAX16835/MAX16836 high-voltage, linear high-brightness LED (HB LED) drivers capable of driving a long string of HB LEDs from a 6.5V to 40V input supply.
Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools |
Jul 26, 2010
Exar Offers LED Driver with Inductive Boost Capabilities
Exar Corporation (Nasdaq: EXAR) released a new LED driver with inductive boost capabilities giving system architects additional design options for backlighting applications. The SP6699 is ideal for small display/keypad LED lighting applications found in handheld portable devices such as PDAs, cell phones and data collection devices.
Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools |
Jul 26, 2010
Zetex's New ZXLD132X Driver Family Meets Demands of Next Generation LEDs
A family of three flexible LED Drivers from Zetex Semiconductors provides designers with the performance needed by the next generation of high brightness LEDs. The ZXLD132X inductive DC-DC converter series drive single or multiple LEDs A family of three flexible LED Drivers from Zetex Semiconductors provides designers with the performance needed by the next generation of high brightness LEDs. The ZXLD132X inductive DC-DC converter series drive single or multiple LEDs.
Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools |
Jul 26, 2010
High-Power, High-Voltage, Programmable LED Driver Is Ideal for Automotive and General Lighting Applications
Maxim Integrated Products (Pink Sheets: MXIM) introduces the MAX16816, a high-voltage, programmable, high-brightness (HB) LED driver for automotive and general lighting applications. Far more versatile than competitive devices, the MAX16816 provides many user-programmable features through on-chip nonvolatile EEPROM registers.
Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools |
Jul 26, 2010
Exar Releases First in a Family of Boost Controllers Supporting LED Lighting
Exar Corporation (Nasdaq: EXAR) has released its first in a family of high power boost controllers, the SP7606, for use in powering large LED arrays.
Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools |
Jul 26, 2010
CAT4008 expands Catalyst’s line of LED drivers for large LED video and other indoor/outdoor displays
Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. (NASDAQ:CATS) has expanded its recently introduced family of large LED video display drivers with the new CAT4008, an 8-channel, constant-current sink LED driver for billboard, marquee, instrument and other large LED displays.
Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools |
Jul 26, 2010
1.5 A I OUT 40 V MAX Vin, LINEAR VOLTAGE REGULATOR CONSTANT CURRENT LED DRIVER
In LED Driver applications the market requires integrated solutions and higher output currents to drive high brightness LEDs. As a result of this market demand, ST has developed the STCS1, a small 1.5 A constant current regulator.
Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools |
Jul 26, 2010
Macroblock Unveils Constant Current LED Driver with Silent Error Detection
Macroblock has expanded its line of constant current LED driver with Silent Error Detection-MBI5039 aimed at LED panel applications. For the competitive commercial LED panel market, two things become more and more significant: the video image quality and the real time error detection of the full LED panel, making it easy to detect dark pixel errors, are especially ideal for commercial LED panels and traffic signs.
Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools |
Jul 26, 2010
TI DC/DC Converter with Integrated 40-V, 1.2-A Current Switch Supports Up to Three High-Power LEDs
Continuing austriamicrosystems’ innovative edge in LED driver technology, the AS1112 offers 12-bit PWM control and 6-bit dot-correction combined with powerful diagnostic features.
Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools |
Jul 26, 2010
TI DC/DC Converter with Integrated 40-V, 1.2-A Current Switch Supports Up to Three High-Power LEDs
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) introduced today a high-brightness LED driver with an integrated 40-V, 1.2-A switch that can drive up to three 1-W LEDs in series. The new TPS61165 device's high-performance features and input voltage range of 3-V to 18-V allow designers to efficiently manage multiple high-power LEDs used in single-cell, battery-powered applications or point-of-load designs with a 9-V or 12-V bus.
Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools |
Jul 26, 2010
Allegro MicroSystems introduces 350mA High Brightness LED Current Regulator for 6 to 40V Supply
Allegro® announces a new, high-brightness, adjustable constant current LED driver to complement its existing portfolio of display driver ICs. Targeted at the automotive lighting market, this LED driver is also an excellent fit in industrial and consumer LED applications.
Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools |
Jul 26, 2010
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY offers 45V, 1.3A/2.3A LED Drivers for Boost, Buck or Buck-Boost with integrated switch
Linear Technology announces the LT3517 and LT3518. They are both 45V, high side current sense DC/DC converters designed to drive high current LEDs. Their 3V to 30V input voltage range (with transient protection to 40V) makes them ideal for a wide variety of applications including automotive, industrial and architectural lighting. The LT3517 and LT3518 are identical except for switch current limits. The LT3517 has an internal 1.3A switch, whereas the LT3518 has an internal 2.3A switch.
Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools |
Jul 26, 2010
Independently Dimmable, Three-Channel LED Drivers for Compact and Simple Driver Circuits
The MAX16824/MAX16825 three-channel LED drivers operate over a 6.5V to 28V input voltage range. These devices provide three open-drain constant-current-sinking outputs that are rated to 36V and deliver up to 150mA of current to each string of high-brightness LEDs (HB LEDs).
Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools |
Jul 26, 2010
PREMA Semiconductor GmbH: 0.9V Boost LED Driver PR4403 for Solar Lamps
PREMA Semiconductor GmbH has extended its family of LED drivers by a boost driver for solar applications. The new PR4403 drives and controls white LEDs out of one single battery charged by solar cells. It uses the connected solar cells to detect daylight.
Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools |
Jul 26, 2010
2 Channel Step-up DC-DC Converter IC, TK61220AQ4 for White LED Driver from TOKO
The TK61220AQ4 is a 2ch step-up DC-DC converter IC for White LED driver. The IC has the step-up circuit that individual independent operation is possible and can drive several LEDs per 1ch for external MOSFET.
Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools |
Jul 26, 2010
NEW THREE-CHANNEL, CONSTANT CURRENT, LED DRIVER IC FAMILY FROM SUPERTEX OFFERS SIMPLE DESIGN SOLUTIONS
Supertex Inc. (NasdaqGS: SUPX), a recognized leader in high voltage analog and mixed signal integrated circuits (ICs), today introduced a family of three LED driver ICs, the CL320, CL325, and CL330, each consisting of three channels of constant current output, designed to drive three LED strings at currents of 20mA, 25mA, and 30mA each, respectively.
Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools |
Jul 26, 2010
National Semiconductor Introduces Industry’s First Common-Anode, Current-Mode, High-Brightness LED Driver with PWM Dimming
National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:NSM) today introduced the industry’s first common-anode, current-mode, high-brightness light-emitting diode (LED) driver with pulse-width modulation (PWM) dimming. The LM3433, a member of National’s PowerWise® energy-efficient product family, drives high-power, high-brightness LEDs in backlighting, projector and solid-state lighting applications.
Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools |
Jul 26, 2010
National Semiconductor Announces Highly Integrated, High-Brightness LED Drivers with Wide Input Voltage Range
National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:NSM) today added two new light-emitting diode (LED) drivers to its PowerWise® energy-efficient product family. National’s LM3401 and LM3405A LED drivers power 1W to 5W, high-brightness LEDs found in industrial and automotive applications as well as general illumination applications such as solid state and signage. Each offers a wide input voltage range and provides a constant current to regulate the LED brightness and low feedback voltage to minimize power dissipation.
Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools |
Jul 26, 2010
Shortly after Corporation Merger Transaction with Sipex Exar releases their first LED controller, the SP7601
Exar Corporation (Nasdaq: EXAR) entered the industrial and architectural lighting market today with the release of a high-voltage step-down DC/DC controller, the SP7601. This LED driver delivers an input voltage range up to 30V in an industry-first, small 6- pin TSOT (2.9x2.8mm) package. This highly-integrated device is capable of supporting 24 Voltage Direct Current (VDC) and 12VDC rails most commonly found in architectural and general LED lighting systems.
Read more »