AVX Corp.'s (Myrtle Beach, SC) Advanced Product Group introduced a new series of miniature ceramic chip components that combine capacitor and inductor...
Philips Semiconductors (Eindhoven, the Netherlands) announced its new ultra-low power, cost-optimized, high-performance family of smart card controller ICs, the SmartMX. The new ICs are suitable for use in single- and multi-application markets such as mobile communications, secure network access and transportation. The new SmartMX products are manufactured using 0.18µm, five metal-layer technology and will support […]
OnLine Power Supply Inc. (OPS, Englewood, CO) announced the release of its new isolated 48V ac-to-dc power supply. The new unit provides...
Cyberex Corp. (Highland Heights, OH) introduced its new 20A compact, rack-mount, digital static-transfer switch (RMDSTS), which increases overall electrical system reliability by...
Tyco Electronics Power Systems (Harrisburg, PA) announced a 70A dc/dc converter series in an industry-standard, half-brick, single-board package. The JRW Series delivers...
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced the opening of a new design center for analog integrated circuits in Quonset Point, RI. A team of design and applications engineers will focus on developing and prototyping advanced power-management semiconductors and systems to provide benchmark efficiency and power density in next-generation desktop PCs, servers, motherboards and […]
Consultronics (Toronto, Canada) announced that it has been selected as the winner in a competitive bid process to provide its network monitoring...
Cyberex Corp. (Highland Heights, OH) announced the release of its new Cyberex SuperSwitch 2 technology. SuperSwitch 2 technology marks the evolution of...
Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) announced its new TC670 predictive fan failure integrated circuit. A single resistor divider is adequate for setting...
United Technologies Corp. (UTC, Hartford, CT) announced that it has changed the name of its International Fuel Cells unit to UTC Fuel Cells. The change is intended to more directly associate the unit with UTC.
Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) announced that the company has given up its voting right majority on Infineon Technologies AG (Munich, Germany) shares. "I welcome this step, which was always planned. We are pleased that Siemens found a way to deconsolidate Infineon in a way that is friendly to Infineon's shareholders," commented Ulrich Schumacher, CEO and […]
Panasonic MSE Battery Business Unit (Secaucus, NJ) has committed itself to helping its telecom service provider customers through the design, installation and operation of their battery rooms to help them become acquainted with the federal, state and local codes and procedures that may apply to their facilities. Panasonic has put together a comprehensive service that […]
UTC Fuel Cells, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (Hartford, CT), announced the installation of the first commercial fuel cell power unit in China. The PC25 fuel cell power unit was installed at a farm in Guangzhou (Canton) city, in the Guangdong province of China located 90 miles northwest of Hong Kong. The unit was […]
STMicroelectronics Inc. (Lexington, MA) introduced the first three members of its FDmesh Series of high-voltage, n-channel power MOSFETs. The new series adds...
UTC Fuel Cells, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (UTC, Hartford, CT), announced that a PC25 fuel cell power plant has begun providing power for Ford Motor Co.'s (Dearborn, MI) North American Premier Automotive Group headquarters in Irvine, CA. The PC25 power plant, which produces 200kW of electricity and 900,000Btus of heat, provides 25 percent […]