New ICs will make appliances more efficient.(IN THE NEWS)
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Integrated circuits aimed at managing motors and power supplies may help boost the efficiency of such consumer goods as air conditioners, washer/dryers, refrigerators, and video games. IC maker International Rectifier in El Segundo, Calif., says it has devised special interface chips for appliances and switching power supplies that will facilitate use of advanced motors and controls.
One new chip targets permanent-magnet synchronous (PMS) motors now being designed into major appliances. These motors are starting to be specified in place of ordinary split-phase induction motors, ...
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