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September 2008

This issue of Power News highlights our latest technologies, application notes, and news.

Table of Contents

  • New Products
  • Application Notes
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Fairchild in the News
  • Seminars/Events

New Products

Gain a Highly Efficient and Flexible Point-of-Load Power Conversion Solution with Fairchild's Digital Power Controllers

These digital power controllers combine digital loop control with highly integrated power management capabilities to offer flexible, easy-to-design power delivery solutions.  These controllers address a wide variety of complex power system requirements found in applications such as telecomm equipment, servers, FPGA power supplies, DDR memory power supplies and industrial control equipment.

Digital Power Product Information

Controllers

Description

VIN Range
(V)

VOUT Range
(V)

IOUT Max.
(A)

DDC Bus

Current Sharing

FSW Max.
(MHz)

Package

FD2004

Adaptive Step-Down DC-DC Controller

4.5-14

0.54-4.0

>40

Yes

Yes

1.4

QFN-32

(5mm x 5mm)

FD2004-01

Adaptive Step-Down DC-DC Controller,
± 0.2% VOUT
Set Point Accuracy

8.0-10

0.9-1.1

>40

Yes

Yes

0.4

QFN-32

(5mm x 5mm)

FD2006

Adaptive Step-Down DC-DC Controller with Integrated Drivers

3.0-14

0.54-5.5

>40

Yes

Yes

1.4

QFN-36

(6mm x 6mm)

Driver

Description

System VIN Range
(V)

VGATE Range
(V)

Low-Side Gate Drive (Sink/Source)
(A)

High-Side Gate Drive (Sink/Source)
(A)

FSW Max.
(MHz)

Package

FD1505

Synchronous MOSFET Driver with Adjustable Gate-Drive Current

3-25.5

4.5-7.5

+5/-4

+3/-3

1.4

DFN-10

(3mm x 3mm)

Achieve Superior Switching Performance with Fairchild's N-Channel PowerTrench® MOSFET

The FDB024N06 features fast-switching speeds, low RDS(ON) and excellent current handling for DC-DC converters and synchronous rectification applications.

Product Number

VDS
(V)

VGS
(V)

RDS(ON)

Max. at 10V(mOhm)

QG
(nC)

QGD
(nC)

 Package

FDB024N06

60

20

1.8

174

50

D2PAK

Minimize Timing Budget Delay in Signal Path Applications with Fairchild's Logic Translator

The FXLA102 is a two-bit auto direction detection translator that eliminates direction control pins and hence, saves valuable board space.  It features a propagation delay of five nanoseconds and a data rate of 80Mbps - twice as fast as alternate solutions - that minimizes delay in the timing budget of notebooks, cell phones, GPSs, displays and other signal path applications.

Product Number

VCCA
Supply Range
(V)

VCCB
Supply Range
(V)

Bit Width

ESD Protection
(kV, HBM)

Data Rate between
1.8V and 2.5V (Mbps)

Package

FXLA102

1.1 to 3.6

1.1 to 3.6

2

15  on B Port
8 on A Port

100

MicroPak™

Minimize Losses in Inverters and Power Supplies with Fairchild's 35V P-Channel PowerTrench® MOSFET

The FDD6637 is a P-Channel MOSFET that has been designed with Fairchild's proprietary PowerTrench technology to deliver low RDS(ON) and optimized breakdown voltage for inverters and power supplies.

Product Number

RDS(ON) @VGS =-10V

(mOhm)

RDS(ON) @VGS =-4.5V

(mOhm) 

VDSS(V)

ID
(A)

Package

FDD6637

11.6

18

-35

-55

DPAK

Attain Superior Switching Performance with Fairchild's 250V N-Channel PowerTrench® MOSFET

The FDP2710 is an N-Channel MOSFET designed with Fairchild's advanced PowerTrench process to minimize on-state resistance and  deliver low RDS(ON).  This MOSFET offers fast switching speed and a low gate charge, delivering high performance for PDP applications.

Product Number

RDS(ON) @ VGS =10V

(mOhm)

ID

(A)

VDS

(V)

VGS

(V)

QG (Typ.)

(nC) 

Package

FDP2710

36.3

50

250

18

78

TO-220

Achieve High Performance in Solenoid and Motor Control Applications with Fairchild's N-Channel UltraFET Power MOSFET

The FDH5500 delivers low RDS(ON) and low gate charge for DC linear mode control, solenoid and motor control, switching regulators, and automotive systems.

Product Number

RDS(ON)@ VGS= 10V

(mOhm) 

QG@ VGS= 10V

(nC)

VDDS

(V)

ID

(A)

Package

FDH5500

5.2

118

55

75

TO-247

Optimize Performance in Inverters and Power Supplies with Fairchild's 40V P-Channel PowerTrench® MOSFET

The FDD4243 is a 40V P-Channel MOSFET delivers low RDS(ON) and an optimized BVDSS capability to deliver superior performance for inverters and power supplies.

Product Number

RDS(ON)@ VGS= 10V

(mOhm)

RDS(ON)@ VGS= -4.5V

(mOhm)

VDS

(V)

QG

(nC)

ID

(A)

Package

FDD4243

44

64

-40

21

-6.7

DPAK

Application Notes

AN-9037 Assembly Guidelines for 8x8 MLP DriverMOS Packaging

AN-9040 Assembly Guidelines for Power33 Packaging

Energy Efficiency

Fundamentals of the Motor Evolution Webcast

With more than half of the world's energy used to drive motors, energy efficiency in these applications is an important concern.  This webcast examines the need for electronic controls for motors, including Power Factor Correction (PFC), improvements in energy efficiency and precision control of the speed, torque and power.

Download the webcast

Fairchild in the News

Published in ECN Magazine

Tips for a More Robust Power Supply Design: Avoiding EOS

Published in Electronic Products Magazine

The Best Flyback Solution Depends on the Application

Seminars/Events

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Topics include:

  • BLDC Ripple Torque Reduction via Modified Sinusoidal PWM
  • Board Level Evaluation of Power Quad Flat No-Lead (PQFN) Packages
  • Design Considerations for Asymmetric Half-Bridge Converters
  • Designing Auxiliary Power Supplies for High Efficiency and Low Standby Power
  • From Powder to Transformers
  • Understanding Interleaved Boundary Conduction Mode PFC Converters
  • Using MOSFET Selection to Minimize Losses in Low Output Voltage DC-DC Converters

Fairchild to Participate in eMEX Suzhou 2008
October 16 - 19, 2008

Join Fairchild on October 16-18 for eMEX Suzhou!  This is the premier electronics show in Suzhou, demonstrating its strong IT position within the Yangtze River Delta region. At the seventh annual eMEX Suzhou 2008 exhibition, Fairchild will demonstrate its wide range of products that deliver green, energy-efficient solutions to many different applications. 

Fairchild to Participate in EBV Tech Trends 2008

Join Fairchild at EBV Tech Trends Symposium 2008, a venue which will provide designers, developers and project leaders in the electronics industry with in-depth technical insight into our latest product offerings. FAEs from Fairchild Semiconductor, along with our partner EBV Elektronik, will share technical solutions in the areas of Power Management, Motion Control and LED Technologies. Along with display stands and demonstrations at the symposium, attendees can also discuss their design problems with the professionals from Fairchild and EBV.

Dates and Locations

Arrowfest

Join Fairchild Semiconductor for the 20th anniversary of Arrowfest, the coast-to-coast technology exhibition joining suppliers and Arrow representatives with the engineering and purchasing professionals of our customers. Fairchild's booth will showchase the latest technology offerings that meet customers' needs in areas such as AC-DC and DC-DC power, motor, lighting and MOSFETs.

Electronica

Visit Fairchild's booth (A4-121) at Electronica in Munich, Germany from November 11-14.  Fairchild will demonstrate innovative solutions that optimize system power in AC-DC, DC-DC, motor, lighting, automotive, portable, solar and other applications.  These products reduce energy consumption to help customers meet key energy-efficiency specifications.

i-SEDEX

Visit Fairchild’s booth at i-SEDEX, Korea's largest scale international exhibition for semiconductors and displays.  Fairchild will demonstrate a wide range of our energy-saving solutions.

 

 
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