Electronics & Smart Controls

Products, Materials + Tools | Jul 20, 2010
Synchronous Step-Down LED Driver Delivers Over 20A of Continuous LED Current
Synchronous Step-Down LED Driver Delivers Over 20A of Continuous LED Current Linear Technology announces the LT3743, a synchronous step-down DC/DC converter designed to deliver constant current to drive high current LEDs. The device’s 5.5V to 36V input voltage range makes it ideal for a wide variety of applications, including industrial, DLP projection and architectural lighting. The LT3743 provides up to 20A of continuous LED current from a nominal 12V input, delivering in excess of 80 Watts. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Jul 20, 2010
LBT Releases Triac Dimming Solution for LED Fixtures
Light-Based Technologies is pleased to announce the release of their first LB4™ LED Controller application, Triac Dimming for LED Fixtures. This application capitalizes on the capabilities of LBT’s proprietary linear mixing system and the biggest need in the general Solid State Lighting (SSL) market, standard wall dimming control. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Jul 20, 2010
LT3519: 45V, 750mA LED Driver for Boost, Buck or Buck-Boost High Current LED Applications
LT3519: 45V, 750mA LED Driver for Boost, Buck or Buck-Boost High Current LED Applications Linear Technology announces the LT3519, a 45V, high side current sense DC/DC converter designed to drive high current LEDs. The LT3519’s 3V to 40V input voltage range makes it ideal for applications such as automotive and industrial lighting. The combination of an internal 45V, 750mA switch, Schottky diode and internal compensation provides a highly compact LED driver solution. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Jul 20, 2010
TOSHIBA 60V N-Channel High Voltage Power Mosfet for White LED Strings
TOSHIBA 60V N-Channel High Voltage Power Mosfet for White LED Strings Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., (TAEC)* is now offering a 60 volt power MOSFET driver for white light emitting diodes (LEDs) primarily targeted for LCD panel backlight applications such as car navigation monitors and 12-inch notebook PCs. These applications typically require high voltage of 24V to 48V to activate 8 to 16 white LEDs in series. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Jul 21, 2010
Supertex Releases Highly Efficient LED Driver which Increases Component Longevity & Reliability
Supertex Releases Highly Efficient LED Driver which Increases Component Longevity & Reliability Supertex, Inc. (NasdaqGS: SUPX) recently introduced the HV9918, a buck-mode LED driver IC with hysteretic current control and high-side current sensing. It is ideal for a variety of solid-state lighting applications, such as low voltage industrial and architectural LED lighting, signage or decorative lighting, or emergency lighting, as well as a general purpose constant current source. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Jul 21, 2010
High Accuracy LED Driver Without High-Side Current Sensing
High Accuracy LED Driver Without High-Side Current Sensing Supertex, Inc. (NasdaqGS: SUPX) introduced the HV9961, an average-mode, constant control LED driver integrated circuit (IC) designed to drive LEDs using a buck topology. It is well suited for a variety of solidstate lighting applications. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Jul 21, 2010
ON Semiconductor Introduces Cost-Effective New Linear Constant Current Regulators for LEDs
ON Semiconductor has introduced a new series of two-terminal linear constant current regulators ideal for driving current in automotive, industrial signage and architectural LED lighting applications. The new constant current regulators operate over a wide range of input voltages and provide engineers a simple and cost-effective solution for regulating current in their applications without compromising on performance. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Jul 21, 2010
JKL Components Offers Low Profile Surface Mount LED Drivers
JKL Components Offers Low Profile Surface Mount LED Drivers JKL Components Corporation, a leading lighting technology provider, announces the LD-300A and LD-600A drivers for use with LEDs with surface mount design, offering excellent efficiency with a small footprint (10 x 16mm for the LD-300A and 12 x 20mm for the LD-600A), ), these drivers are designed to work with multiple high power/ high bright LEDs, and regulate a constant current with variable input voltages. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Jul 21, 2010
ERG Offers LED Drivers for SSL Luminaires
ERG Offers LED Drivers for SSL Luminaires Illumination power and control specialist Endicott Research Group (ERG) is developing new LED driver solutions for the solid state lighting market. Leveraging technology developed for its CCFL inverters and LED backlight drivers, ERG will be introducing a family of Smart Force™ LED drivers, that combine full-function power supplies with energy-efficient controllers for commercial, industrial, architectural and other SSL applications. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Jul 21, 2010
LED Streetlight Driver Solution
LED Streetlight Driver Solution The PR788 component from Texas Instruments is a 100W offline AC to DC LED current driver with power factor correction. This design is a two stage converter item with a universal input boost PFC stage providing a 240V to 400V DC output and a low side buck stage providing the current source to power the LED’s. Read more »
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