ITW Paktron (Lynchburg, VA) announced its Surfilm® Type ST capacitors, which offer a temperature range of -55 °C to +85 °C to 125 °C with a 50 percent voltage derating, as well as a capacitance drift of less than/equal to 2 percent over two years at a temperature of between 0 °C and 35 °C, […]
Evox Rifa Group Oyj (Finland) announced financial results for its fiscal-year 2003. Net sales were EUR 78.9 million in the fiscal year 2003, compared to EUR 69.8 million in 2002. The group's operating loss decreased by half when compared with the year before. The operating loss was EUR 4.9 million, compared to a loss of […]
Evox Rifa Group Oyj (Finland) announced that the consultations with the trade unions in Gränna, Sweden, have been finalized. Evox Rifa will expand its production and increase investments in Weymouth, Great Britain, but is also planning to continue production with respect to one product line in Gränna. Negotiations on personnel reductions in Gränna will be […]
Electronic Concepts Inc. (Eatontown, NJ) introduced the SE4 Series of metallized polyester, surface-mount, power supply capacitors that was developed to meet the next-generation challenges facing the electronic industry. The SE4 hi-rel capacitor is a suitable replacement for un-encapsulated PPS, polyester and ceramic capacitors. The SE4 has the ability to withstand solder reflow to 260 °C, […]
Ericsson Power Modules AB (Sweden) announced that it is opening a new design center in Shanghai, China, to be located at the...
Vicor Corp. (Andover, MA) announced its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2003. Revenues for the quarter decreased to $39,111,000 compared with $41,637,000 for the corresponding period a year ago. The company reported a loss before taxes of $4,985,000 for the quarter compared with a loss before taxes of $5,565,000 in the corresponding […]
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) presented its new ADS527x line of eight-channel, 10-bit and 12-bit, 40 mega samples per second (MSPS)/50...
Analog Devices Inc. (ADI, Wilmington, MA) announced its new AD8340 and AD8341 vector modulators, which are single-chip radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) that enable manufacturers of high-power amplifiers and radio transceivers for cellular base station equipment to adjust both amplitude and phase of their RF carriers. The AD8340 operates over a frequency range from 700 […]
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (San Jose, CA) and Silecs Inc. announced that the two companies have agreed to collaborate on the development and testing of Silecs' non-porous, low-k dielectric materials in certain devices manufactured by Cypress. The key objectives are to improve speed performance, lower power consumption, reduce manufacturing costs and improve overall device yield. The […]
Micrel Semiconductor Inc. (San Jose, CA), a leader in power management and high-speed communications integrated circuits, released its small-size, high-efficiency, 2 MHz,...
Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced two new Endura™ power regulator ICs designed to provide reduced bill-of-materials, manufacturing costs, board space, and routing problems for the next-generation, Intel-based computing platforms. The ISL6537 and ISL6506 regulate six different PC motherboard voltages with full Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) compliance, and deliver high performance-to-price value for leading-edge, […]
Jaco Electronics Inc. (Hauppauge, NY), a distributor of electronic components to original equipment manufacturers, reported results for its fiscal 2004 second quarter and six months ended December 31, 2003. Net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2004 rose 23 percent to $66,819,000, compared with $54,180,000 during the same period last year. The company's net […]
Siliconix Inc. (Santa Clara, CA), a subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA), announced a new high-speed, half-bridge, n-channel MOSFET driver IC designed for use in high-frequency, high-current, single- or multi-phase, dc-dc converters for desktop and notebook computers and fixed telecom systems. The SiP41101 MOSFET driver works in systems with supply voltages from 4.5 V […]
TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. (Hillsboro, OR) reported its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2003. Revenue grew 13 percent over the third quarter of 2003 to $89.0 million due to strong demand in the wireless handset and wireless LAN markets. Net profit after tax of $8.9 million, resulting in diluted earnings per […]
Jaco Electronics Inc. (Hauppauge, NY), a distributor of electronic components to original equipment manufacturers, announced the appointment of Neil Rappaport and Robert Waldman to its board of directors effective February 2, 2004. With the addition of Rappaport and Waldman, Jaco Electronics' board now includes eight directors, five of whom are independent in accordance with the […]