EDN Hot 100 products of 2012: Power and optoelectronics

This section of EDN's Hot 100 Products of 2012 includes power-related devices and ICs, as well as optoelectronic and lighting control products. Click on any product name to read the original full article on EDN:

• HWS-L/BAT series power supplies
  "600W and 1000W power supplies ... designed to charge secondary batteries employed in emergency power backup systems."
  TDK-Lambda
• LinkSwitch-HP off-line switcher ICs
  "...allow primary-side regulation to power supplies up to 90 Watts."
  Power Integrations
• LT3504 40V quad step-down DC/DC converter
  "...delivers 100% duty cycle operation [and] targets automotive and industrial applications requiring multiple outputs."
  Linear Technology
• NCP1851 Li-Ion switching battery charger
  "...optimized for power efficiency in smart phones, tablets, and other handheld devices."
  ON Semiconductor
• NDM2P POL modules
  "[Are] able to dynamically set optimum stability in real time as conditions change. "
  CUI
• NFC wireless charging system
  "...enables transmission and reception of power with single antenna."
  Renesas Electronics
• Picor PI33XX Cool-Power ZVS buck regulators
  "...increases point of load performance, providing power efficiency up to 98% peak."
  Vicor
• PXS Series ultra-small high-voltage power supplies
  "[Feature] load regulation of 5% as well as improved output ripple for a device of this type."
  Ultra Volt
• Radian Series GS7048E inverter/charger
  "...offers 230V of adjustable power globally for residential, industrial, commercial apps."
  Outback Power Technologies
• TPS81256 boost converter module
  "...integrates an inductor and I/O capacitors achieving less than 9-mm² and sub-1 mm in height. "
  Texas Instruments
• Ultrabook Vcore power management solutions
  "...meet Intel's VR12.6 specifications for 15W and 25W Ultrabook laptop computers that significantly extend battery life."
  International Rectifier

• iW3616 and iW3617 LED drivers
  "...operate with 630Hz to 900Hz dimming frequencies to allow for smooth and flicker-free dimming from 1% to 100% with tight ±/-5% LED current regulation."
  iWatt
• LBP01 bypass protection switch
  "...provides long-lasting, smarter, safer LED lighting in such critical applications as vehicles, streetlamps and emergency lights."
  STMicroelectronics
• LM3463 six-channel LED driver
  "...featuring multiple dimming control modes to maximize system efficiency and reduces complexity in LED area lighting. "
  Texas Instruments
• LT3763 synchronous buck LED driver controller
  "...delivers more than 300W of LED power."
  Linear Technology
• MQ series USB 3.0 industrial machine vision camera
  "[Are] capable of generating 5 Gbps, or the equivalent of 400 megapixels per second."
  XIMEA
• NV4V31MF blue-violet laser diode
  "...provides precise laser emission supporting a wide range of applications..."
  California Eastern Laboratories
• VLMx1500-GS08 series ultra-bright LEDs
  "...series provides exceptional brightness with a luminous intensity to 180 mcd."
  Vishay Intertechnology
• VSMY7852X01 and VSMY7850X01 IR emitters
  "...offer high current drives, radiant intensity, and optical power, while providing low thermal resistivity."
  Vishay Intertechnology
• XLamp XP-E2 LED
  "...increases the lumen output of XP-# designs for the same cost and power or lower system cost with fewer LEDs."
  Cree

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