News & Updates from STMicroelectronics
September 2008

Selecting the right ST components for offline LED drivers and controllers

With LEDs now becoming pervasive in architectural-lighting and street-illumination applications, new application pages have been added to ST's web site to showcase the company's extensive offering of AC mains LED drivers. The new pages include detailed application diagrams with direct links to product selectors for each of the building block elements. Design information such as application notes, reference designs and links to lighting-specific tools are directly accessible from these page. Selecting the LED driver/controller solution that is right for you is now only a few mouse clicks away.
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STM32: new turnkey algorithms supporting single-shunt sensorless control

Advanced motor-control algorithms for STM32 MCU increase performance, lower BOM costs and shorten time to market. Additional library functions will allow optimal motor selection and a larger operating envelope in future generations of appliances, industrial drives, pumps, HVAC systems, vending and cash machines and electric vehicles. A technical brief may be downloaded from the ST web site. Source code is provided free of charge upon request. More

600 V SiC diodes – high-efficiency silicon carbide 8 and 10 amp Schottky diodes

These Silicon Carbide structured Schottky diodes exhibit four times better dynamic characteristics and 15% less forward voltage drop than the fastest bipolar silicon diode available on the market. This performance breakthrough enables all target applications to reach unbeatable levels of efficiency, power density, as well as switching frequencies. The product range includes 600 V, 8 A and 10 A devices, housed in TO-220AC packages. More

TS2012 – high-efficiency 2 x 2.5 W filter-free class D stereo power audio amplifier

The TS2012 is a stereo speaker amplifier with selectable gain to give customers flexibility and ease of use in cellular phones and other portable handheld devices. It is designed for demanding applications mainly in mobile phone platforms, but also in flat-panel monitors and computer sound cards. The high efficiency of the TS2012 reduces power consumption and minimizes heat dissipation from the amplifier within the system, leading to extended battery life and increased talk time in cellular applications. More

L6716 - compact controller for Intel VR11.x CPU with three embedded drivers

The new L6716 is a two-to-four phase step-down controller with three integrated high-current drivers. Coupled with power MOSFET drivers, the L6741 allows the creation of four-phase solutions for the power management of the latest Intel processors in PC, server and workstation motherboards. More

STP03D200 - 2 kV Darlington for active start-up in three-phase SMPSs

The high-voltage STP03D200 is a unique 2000 V Darlington transistor housed in a TO-220 package. It is specifically designed to work in active start-up circuits to improve the efficiency of low-power auxiliary 3-phase SMPSs. More

USBULC6-2M6 - smallest 2 line integrated sub-1 pF ESD protection with go-through package

Housed in a 1.00 x 1.45 mm² µQFN-6L package, the USBULC6-2M6 provides an ultra low capacitance (0.85 pF max) ±15 kV ESD protection for D+, D- and VBUS. The device features a low clamping voltage (<55 V) when subjected to ESD spikes. Its go-through package layout makes it easy to implement in high-speed differential line environments where impedance discontinuity is not allowed. The USBULC6-2M6 is ideally suited for use in mobile phones, portable MP3 players, and camera applications. More

EMIF10-LCD03F3 – high-attenuation, 10-line EMI filter and ESD protection for display and camera interfaces

The EMIF10-LCD03F3 is a 10-line EMI filter exceeding 40 dB attenuation from 900 MHz to 2 GHz, while providing a high bandwidth of 200 MHz at -3 dB in a tiny 4.1 mm² flip-chip leadfree package. It is tailored for displays and camera high-speed parallel interfaces due to its 6 ns rise and fall times and 30 pF line capacitance. It provides +15 kV ESD protection on both inputs and outputs as per IEC 61000-4-2, the industry’s most stringent ESD standard. More

STCC08 - first integrated safety-detector driver for AC switches

The STCC08 is an all-in-one, flexible controller that makes system design straightforward. The device flexibility results from its wide supply-voltage operating range, AC switch compatibility and CMOS or opto-transistor interface compatibility. The STCC08 enables home appliance electronics to comply with the IEC 61335-1 safety standard. This SO-8 device offers true bipolarity AC switch monitoring for critical actuators and surpasses discrete state-of-the-art devices. More

STw4102 - Li-ion battery charger with gas gauge for multimedia

The STw4102 is a single-chip battery management solution in nomadic multimedia applications. It offers dual charging capability from a USB cable and/or wall adapter, and battery monitoring functions including an accurate gas gauge based on a 13-bit AD converter and an independent battery voltage measurement. More