On Fri, 4 Apr 1997, Scott Fink wrote:

>      Somewhere, sometime, a long time ago, at a job far, far away an ad for
>      a single IC which would convert line voltage to a low current +5V
>      supply with no external components, so it wasn't a buck converter
>      type.  Does anyone know who makes these parts and what the part number
>      is?
>
>      Scott Fink
>

        The IC is MAX610 from Maxim.

        Antonio Almeida