Battery Protection

Littelfuse, Inc. has launched its Energy Storage Rack (ESR) series of fuses designed specifically to protect battery racks from a range of

Nisshinbo Micro Devices has introduced the new two-cell Li-ion/polymer battery protection IC NB7200 that features the industry-leading high-accuracy overcha

Nisshinbo Micro Devices Inc. has introduced the new R5619 Series of one-cell Li-ion / polymer battery protection IC that provides overcharge, overdischarge, and charge/discharge overcurrent detections and is suitable for Smart Phone, Tablet PC, and Hearing aids.

Nisshinbo Micro Devices Inc. has introduced the new R5642 Series of overcharge protection IC for 1 to 3 serial cells Li-ion / Li-polymer rechargeable battery.

Infineon Technologies AG has introduced the EiceDRIVER 2ED4820-EM which is a smart gate driver with an SPI interface and is an ideal companion to Infineon’

Ricoh Electronic Devices, Co., Ltd.

The DW01A is a battery protection IC, that provides protection against overcurrent, overcharge, and over-discharge and comes in a small SOT-23-6 package. It also has a very low quiescent current to prevent unnecessary battery drain.

RICOH has announced a one-cell Li-ion / polymer battery protection IC R5449 series which can drive external high-side Nch MOSFETs and provides a high-accuracy detection at overcharge and overcurrent, and a high-accuracy charge inhibition for 0V battery.

RICOH has introduced the R5445 Series of 1-Cell Li-ion battery protection IC with built-in driver for high-side Nch FETs and temperature protection.

The last week of September was an interesting week with lots of exciting components being launched for various electronic gadgets and automotive applications.