ED_ED UPDATE: POWER AND ANALOG_ Penton Media October 12, 2009 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/electronicdesign/v/907 EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK --$10 Million Light Bulb Prize Remains Unfunded By Don Tuite, Analog & Power Editor Philips Electronics is the first company to submit a prototype LED replacement for the common 60-W bulb in the U.S. Department of Energy's $10 million Bright Tomorrow Lighting Contest. However, Congress has yet to appropriate funding for the prize, and questions remain about contest eligibility. 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To view the full article go to: http://electronicdesign.com/Articles/Index.cfm?AD=1&ArticleID=21819&bypass=1 2009 Readers' Choice Survey 2009 saw many significant innovations. Now it's time to choose the best of the bunch. Our December 1 Best Electronic Design issue will feature a look at the best Leapfrog technology of the year and name the year's best Idea for Design, both chosen by you, our readers. What was the best Leapfrog story of the year? Go to this survey (http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB229PK9SN87Q) for a list of nominees, determined by traffic on www.electronicdesign.com, and select your favorite. And, what was the best Idea for Design of the year? Go to this survey (http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB229PKQ6NGYL) for the nominees, and choose the best. Thank you for your input! 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To view the full article go to: http://eepn.com/locator/products/ArticleID/38631/38631.html --200-mA LDOs Include Auto Low-Power Mode The TPS727xx family of low dropout regulators (LDOs) from Texas Instruments achieves an 8-_A quiescent current by way of an auto low-power mode that teams with a transient response of _50 mV while maintaining low noise and a high power-supply rejection ratio (PSRR). To view the full article go to: http://eepn.com/locator/products/ArticleID/38625/38625.html --Popular Varistors Reduce Leakage, Boost Voltage The AVX Corp. zinc-oxide-based UltraGuard varistor series now includes a higher-voltage (18-V) version that exhibits a lower leakage current of 1 _A maximum. The multi-layer ceramic varistors also feature non-linear, bi-directional voltage-current characteristics similar to back-to-back Zener diodes with an EMC capacitor in parallel. 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