Power Integrations? Switcher IC Family Adds Three PowiGaN Devices

By Perry Cohen

Associate Editor

Embedded Computing Design

April 27, 2020

News

Power Integrations announced its InnoSwitch3-MX isolated switcher IC family has been expanded by adding three PowiGaN devices.

Power Integrations announced its InnoSwitch3-MX isolated switcher IC family has been expanded by adding three PowiGaN devices. Per a company press release, as part of a chipset with Power Integrations’ InnoMux controller IC, the new switcher ICs now support display and appliance power supply applications with a continuous output power of up to 75 W without a heatsink.  

Is hosts a single-stage power architecture which, according to the company, reduces losses in display applications by 50%, increasing efficiency to 91% in constant-voltage and current LED backlight driver designs.

It features a breakdown voltage of 750V and is resistant to line surges and swells whih are seen in some regions with unstable mains voltages.

The InnoSwitch3-MX flyback switcher ICs meshes the primary switch, primary-side controller, secondary-side synchronous rectification controller, and PI’s FluxLink high-speed communications link. Its chipset partner, InnoMux IC, which measures load requirements, sends its control instructions.

For more information, visit https://ac-dc.power.com/products/innomux-family/

Perry Cohen, associate editor for Embedded Computing Design, is responsible for web content editing and creation, podcast production, and social media efforts. Perry has been published on both local and national news platforms including KTAR.com (Phoenix), ArizonaSports.com (Phoenix), AZFamily.com, Cronkite News, and MLB/MiLB among others. Perry received a BA in Journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Arizona State university.

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