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ON Semi expands Czech design center

May 21, 2012

ON Semiconductor Corp. has expanded its operations in the Czech Republic, opening a 13,000-square-foot R&D and design facility in the town of Roznov, the company said Monday (May 21).

Tact switch offers ultra-miniature LED illumination

May 17, 2012

E-Switch released its TL3210 series illuminated tact switch that offers LED illumination in blue, red, green and yellow, white and a bi-color red/green option. The ultra-miniature size of 5.6mm x 3.5mm is the tiniest illuminated tact switch in E-Switch's product portfolio.

Marvell Showcases Breakthrough LED Lighting Solutions for Residential and Commercial Deployments at LIGHTFAIR International 2012

May 9, 2012

Marvell will showcase smart and superior quality LED lighting solutions with complete reference designs and control software for building residential and commercial lighting products at LIGHTFAIR International 2012, May 9 - 11, 2012.

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Recent Blogs

Flashing LED glasses shed light on future tech applications

By Margery Conner May 22, 2012

Macetech is in the business of coming up with novel uses for LEDs. They were displaying a proof-of-concept pair of LED glasses at Maker Faire last weekend that’s notable for two reasons.

100W-equivalent LED bulbs make their appearance

By Margery Conner May 16, 2012

Philips was showing off a 100W LED replacement bulb at LightFair last week, which joins the ranks of candidates from GE and Osram Sylvania.

Constant-current wall warts streamline LED driver design for lamps, cabinet lights

By Margery Conner May 16, 2012

Consider the lowly wall wart power adapter. It finds use in millions of electronics devices as a cost- and power-efficient ac-dc voltage-regulated power supply. In effect, designers of electronics have outsourced their product’s ac-dc conversion, voltage regulation, and regulatory compliance to the wall wart. It’s a cost-effective solution for most low-wattage power supply challenges.

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