Enpirion, Inc. announced that it has secured $20 million in Series C financing led by BA Venture Partners. New investor Xilinx, Inc. also participated in the Series C financing. Enpirion also announced that Rob Herb, Managing Director with BA Venture Partners, has joined the Board of Directors. All of Enpirion’s previous investors, including Canaan Partners, […]
IXYS Corp. announced that its Micronix division has introduced an integrated high-side current monitor with 10-bit serial digital output. The MX884 converts...
Microchip Technology Inc. announced major progress in the company’s strategy to expand its demand-creation resources to better serve its rapidly increasing European customer base. Part of this strategy includes new franchise agreements with local distributors across Europe: Melchioni in Italy, Anglia in the United Kingdom and Ireland, along with Burisch and Ineltro in Austria. Two […]
Tripath Technology Inc., creators of Class-T® 1-bit digital audio amplifiers with Digital Power Processing (DPP®), has received the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2000 Certification. ISO 9001:2000 is recognized with worldwide acceptance as the comprehensive international standard that defines quality. It provides independent periodic auditing to ensure compliance as well as monitoring continuous improvement initiatives. […]
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) has added four new low cost members to the S320F280xx™ digital signal controller series targeted at motor control,...
Darnell Group, Inc. has just-released the 237–page, Second Edition report: Emerging Markets in Digital Power Electronics: Component, Converter and System Level Opportunities....
Intersil Corp. introduced a 7-bit non-volatile programmable Vcom calibrator with I2Cb interface for setting backplane common voltage in thin film transistor liquid...
Power Efficiency Corp. announced that it has successfully completed development of a prototype digital power controller based on its new proprietary software- and microchip-based technology. The prototype successfully reduces the current and voltage supplied to a single phase motor, similar to those found in many appliances and light commercial equipment. The controller also soft starts […]
PulseWave RF™, Inc. announced that it closed a $30 million Series C funding round led by Oak Investment Partners. Existing PulseWave RF investors, including Austin Ventures, Bay Partners and Genesis Campus, also participated in the round. PulseWave RF will use the funding to commercialize its Class M Power amplifier module, a digital power amplifier architecture […]
Microchip Technology Inc. announced a family of 16-bit dsPIC® Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs) for common, multi-loop switch-mode power supplies (SMPSs) and other...
National Semiconductor Corp. and ARM announced that Samsung has become the first ARM® Partner to publicly announce its license of the National Semiconductor PowerWise® technology, specifically the Advanced Power Controller (APC™). This technology will enable Samsung to offer customers faster, feature-rich mobile phone applications, incorporating “intelligent” power control for increased battery efficiency. National Semiconductor’s PowerWise […]
Maxim Integrated Products Inc. introduced the MAX8688, a chip to convert an all-analog power supply to a fully programmable, digital power-management solution....
Primarion Inc. announced the addition of the dual-phase PX7520 to the Di-POL™ product family of fully programmable digital power conversion and power management ICs. The all-digital PX7520 is a dual-phase power conversion and power management IC for non-isolated dc–dc converters in telecom, datacom, computing and storage markets. This highly configurable digital control IC utilizes PMBus™ […]
Silicon Laboratories Inc. announced the appointment of Chee-Keong Tan to the position of managing director of the company’s Asia operations – a vital region for Silicon Laboratories, representing the majority of the company’s sales. Tan brings more than 18 years of technical and operations management experience to the role and this expertise will allow the […]
Intel Corp. and Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) announced a new bus technology that claims to improve and communicate heat dissipation and voltage management information in computer systems. The two companies have co-developed and launched a new bus interface called the Simple Serial Transport (SST). The technology is said to enable faster and more precise communication […]