Tyco Electronics Corp. announced that its RXE line of PolySwitch resettable fuses has been re-rated from 60V to 72V. The polymeric positive...
ITW Paktron (Lynchburg, VA) announced a new application for its Quencharc capacitor. The Quencharc is a RC snubber network, consisting of a metallized PET capacitor in series with a carbon composition resistor. The Quencharc has been used for many years to suppress voltage transients caused by dc inductive load switching. ITW Paktron maintains that these […]
Caddock Electronics Inc. (Riverside, CA) launched the new Model MP2060, a clip-mount TO-220-style power film resistor. The resistor has a power rating...
Advanced Energy Inc. (AE, Fort Collins, CO) has announced that it will lay off another 59 full-time employees, or four percent of its staff. This accompanies a wage freeze and graduated pay reductions, as well as further expense and discretionary spending reductions. The company expects to report a loss for the second quarter, with revenues […]
International Rectifier (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced the promotion of Thomas Teebagy, Jr. to vice president of the Omnirel business unit, located...
IFR Systems Inc. (Wichita, KS) announced that the new Kikusui (Japan) PIA4800 Series of power supply controllers is now exclusively available in the US through them. The PIA4800 Series includes the PIA4810 power supply controller for analog and digital control, the PIA4820 expansion unit and the PIA4830 digital power supply controller. These instruments were designed […]
AVX Corp. (Myrtle Beach, SC) has released two new values of Little Big capacitors from its TACmicrochip family. AVX claims that the...
UQM Technologies (Golden, CO) announced that it will supply UQM propulsion motors, generators and power electronic controllers to PEI Electronics Inc. (Huntsville, AL). UQM reports that this is part of a program with AM General Corp. (South Bend, IN) to develop pre-production high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles (HUMVEEs) powered by a hybrid-electric powertrain. Commenting on the […]
Schurter Inc. (Petaluma, CA) recently released its new International Circuit Protection and Power Entry Devices technical catalog. The new catalog features several new products, as well as updated power dissipation charts for Schurter's power entry modules and fuseholders.
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 […]
Fairchild Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) recently articulated its acquisition and new product development strategy for participants at the CIBC World Markets Annual...
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 […]
ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) introduced a series of highly-integrated, off-line switching regulators. The new NCP1000~02 Series was designed to minimize the number of parts on a circuit board. The internal high-voltage switch circuit and start-up circuit can function in continuous operation over a wide range of inputs, from 85 to 265Vac. These devices are suitable […]
Siliconix (Santa Clara, CA) released a new series of Little Foot MOSFETs aimed at isolated dc/dc converters powered by a 24V or...
Tyco Electronics Corp. (Menlo Park, CA) announced that Avnet (Phoenix, AZ) will be an authorized distributor for the PolySwitch, Power Switch and SiBar circuit protection components from its Raychem Circuit Protection division in North and South America. Avnet will distribute Raychem Circuit Protection's full line of PolySwitch resettable fuses designed for computers, consumer electronics, automobiles, […]