Acquicor Technology Inc. and privately held Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. jointly announced that they have entered into a merger agreement under which Jazz Semiconductor will merge with a wholly owned subsidiary of Acquicor in an all-cash transaction valued at $260 million, subject to adjustment based on Jazz Semiconductor’s working capital and for possible future contingent payments. […]
STMicroelectronics Inc. (ST) announced a compact and highly-integrated hard disk-drive (HDD) Motor Controller intended for the 1.8 and sub-1.8-inch drives used in...
Phihong USA announced that it now offers midspans with Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) for use in managed networks. The SNMP protocol...
Freescale Semiconductor is answering the market demand for more advanced digital control solutions by adding four digital signal controllers (DSCs) to its...
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. announced the addition of the programmable, ultra low cost ispPAC®-POWR607 device to its second generation Power Manager II product family. The new devices achieve a sub-$1.00 price point in high volume, targeting many cost-sensitive power management applications in consumer markets such as LCD TV, automotive multimedia systems, GPS receivers, Multimedia Terminal Adapters […]
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) introduced a 26W Power over Ethernet (PoE) controller that allows Ethernet-powered devices, such as IP surveillance cameras, WiMAX...
“We can see the handwriting on the wall,” according to one of the companies attending the third annual Digital Power Forum (DPF...
Phihong introduced a complete remote power solution that adds power to Ethernet cables and separates power and data at the camera. Consisting...
During the final sessions in the Data Center Track at the 2006 Digital Power Forum, Ericsson Power Modules presented a case study...
During the second day of the 2006 Digital Power Forum, Analog Devices Inc. introduced a new digital current sharing scheme and announced that it was making the technique freely available without license. Also during day 2, Zilker Labs, Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement with technology distributor Avnet Electronics Marketing Asia, an operating […]
Microchip Technology Inc. announced the four-member PIC18F4321 8-bit microcontroller family with advanced peripherals, low pin count, small-footprint package options and low power...
During the first day of this year’s Digital Power Forum (DPF ’06), Intel Corp. announced its membership in the PMBus Organization and...
Using the switched current technology with switched charge, Edward Herbert, an independent inventor, has introduced a converter where the output can go from 0 Volts, 0 Amps to any output voltage (VID) and any load current in less than a microsecond, and it can go from any VID, any load current to 0 volts, 0 […]
ROAL Electronics Inc USA, in line with its expansion and growth plan in the North American market, named Don Mulvey to the position of Executive Vice President. Mulvey has served in the power supply industry in the critical disciplines of engineering, marketing and general management prior to joining ROAL Electronics, and has extensive international experience. […]
Atmel® Corp. announced the availability of the new ATA6826 driver IC, which the company claims is the first such product in high-voltage...