This document describes a Z8 Encore! XP-based Buck Converter Battery Charger reference design that employs Zilog’s Z8F042A MCU to control a step-down DC-DC converter (also known as a buck converter) ...

Many of today's MP3 players, multimedia players, digital video recorders, and other portable electronic devices have found the micro hard disk drive to be the optimum device for memory storage ...

The SC250 and SC251 from Semtech are the first members of a dc-dc stepdown power converter family designed to improve battery life by providing adaptive dc power control in CDMA and WCDMA handsets.

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Efforts to improve on today’s battery technology has scientists turning to all sorts of materials, and in some cases these might come from the eco-friendly end of the spectrum. A new technology out of ...

Swytch Technology of London is soon to launch an e-bike battery little larger than a (large) iPhone and — with the addition of an included wheel kit — this can turn any bike into an electric bike. The ...

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ESVAGT and Ulstein have entered into a contract for the conversion of two platform supply vessels (PSV) to hybrid battery-powered emergency response rescue vessels (ERRV). The two PX121 design PSVs ...

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Mazda is one of only a handful of companies who remain uncommitted to electric vehicles. Up until now, the company has shown little interest in anything with alternative propulsion. Over the past year ...