Rip current drowning deaths reached a new high last year A North Carolina jury finds beach contractor negligent Lifeguards improve the odds Each new story of a drowning death in a beachfront rip ...

KOA Speer Electronics has launched the NV73S series of multilayer metal-oxide varistors, which handles a surge current of up to 6,000 A, claiming five times higher protection than existing products.

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (AOS) (Nasdaq: AOSL), a designer, developer and global supplier of a broad range of power semiconductors and power ICs, ...

Aimed at set-top boxes, graphic cards, and PC power supplies, the MAX8545, MAX8546, and MAX8548 voltage-mode, PWM step-down dc/dc controllers feature digital soft-start, current-limit, and foldback ...

Members can download this article in PDF format. Power systems employ diodes to perform a variety of functions. For example, diodes can protect against damage due to power-source reverse-polarity ...

Digi-Key, in collaboration with Ametherm, presents a PTM describing transformer protection from inrush current using the NTC thermistor. This will provide a problem statement describing the inrush ...

The new Trans-Guard EXT Current-Limiting Backup Fuse from Thomas & Betts is designed to enhance protection on overhead distribution systems by significantly reducing the amount of energy let-through ...