STMicroelectronics (Lexington, MA) announced the L6590, a new power supply chip that integrates a 700V power MOSFET switch with all of the control circuits needed to build a converter using flyback, boost or forward topologies. The device operates over the universal input voltage range of 85 to 265Vac and also with dc inputs. The L6590 […]
Seiko Instruments (Torrance, CA) introduced the new S-818 Series of extremely low quiescent-current LDO voltage regulators. Packaged in the miniature SOT-23-5 or SOT-89-5 casings, the S-818 is a positive LDO voltage regulator developed utilizing CMOS technology. The S-818 can be used in applications such as cellular phones, PDAs, MP3 players, notebook PCs, handheld games, home […]
SL Industries Inc. (Mt. Laurel, NJ) announced that its board of directors has voted to suspend the company's regular semi-annual cash dividend, which would have been payable in June 2001. As previously announced, the company is presently not in compliance with certain financial covenants in its credit facility. As a result, the company is precluded […]
Synergy Technologies Corp. (Canada) announced that a 2.5 liter SynGen reactor system, designed by the company and installed at its Calgary facility, had successfully reformed feeds of natural gas into the hydrogen-rich fuel required for fuel cells. The company claims that the 2.5 liter system, which has been developed to demonstrate and optimize reformer design […]
AstroPower Inc. (Newark, DE) and GPU Solar announced that their solar-electric power plant in Hopland, CA exceeded expectations for annual output during its first year of operation. The 132kW plant is owned and operated by GPU Solar, a joint venture of AstroPower and GPU Diversified Holdings (Morristown, NJ), in cooperation with Green Mountain Energy Co. […]
EMCO High Voltage Corp. (Sutter Creek, CA) unveiled an addition to its Q Series. The new 10,000V power supply is offered in...
Wordsworth Technology (UK) has launched the new ACE-932AP ac-input industrial PS/2 power supply, which it claims meets all the relevant safety and...
C&D Technologies Inc. (Blue Bell, PA) announced that in its fiscal 2002 first quarter, ended April 30, 2001, net income increased 52 percent to a record $16,847,000, or $0.62 per share, from $11,053,000, or $0.41 per share, in the first quarter of fiscal 2001. Sales for the fiscal 2002 first quarter increased 13 percent to […]
Evergreen Solar (Marlboro, MA) announced that it will celebrate the opening of its 56,000-square foot manufacturing and headquarters facility on May 23,...
Tyco Electronics Corp. announced that its RXE line of PolySwitch resettable fuses has been re-rated from 60V to 72V. The polymeric positive...
National Semiconductor (Santa Clara, CA) announced the addition of four high-voltage step-down voltage converters to its Simple Switcher line. Tolerating inputs of...
Cadex Electronics Inc. (Canada) is continuing its expansion with the opening of an office in the UK. Cadex has joined into a partnership with Multiplier Ltd. (UK), who will be the Cadex master representative for Europe and will manage the Cadex sales office in the UK. "Cadex has enjoyed good success in the European market […]
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced a strategic collaboration with Sanken Electric Co. Ltd. (Japan) that includes joint design and development activity between the two power semiconductor companies for next-generation proprietary power-management products. The collaboration also includes a cross-shareholding agreement. IR has agreed to purchase approximately two percent of Sanken's shares, for about […]
SL Industries (Mt. Laurel, NJ) announced that revenue from the first quarter, ended March 31, 2001, remained level at $43,727,000, compared to $43,537,000 for the first quarter of last year. Net income was $479,0000, or $0.08 per diluted share, compared to net income of $548,000, or $0.09 per diluted share, for the same period in […]
Jaro Components Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) announced a new WCI Series of shielded ferrite-core inductors. The new low-radiation inductors feature a low dc resistance with high current-handling capacities. The 453232 and 565050 packages are suitable for power supply line applications, portable telephones, personal computers, hard disk drives and other electronic equipment. The available inductance ranges […]