Amphenol Industrial Operations, a division of Amphenol Corp. (Sidney, NY), and PEI-Genesis (Philadelphia, PA) have released a new connector solutions guide to...
Micrel Semiconductor Inc. (San Jose, CA), a leader in power management and high-speed communications integrated circuits, released two new high-speed, dc-dc, synchronous buck, control ICs, the MIC2168 and MIC2169, which provide high efficiency, small size, point-of-load, dc-dc conversion for networking, telecom, server, set-top box and storage applications. The MIC2168 operates at a fixed 1 MHz, […]
Micrel Semiconductor Inc. (San Jose, CA), a leader in power management and high-speed communications integrated circuits, released two new small, high-efficiency, 2 MHz, pulse-width modulated, dc-dc, step-down regulators housed in small 3 mm x 3 mm packages. The MIC2202 and MIC2204 are suitable for powering low-voltage chip sets in space-sensitive applications such as cellular phones, […]
Intevac Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) reported financial results for the 3-month and 12-month periods ended December 31, 2003. Revenues for the three-month period ended December 31, 2003, were $12.1 million compared to $12.0 million in 2002. Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2003 was $588,000, or $0.04 per diluted share. The $588,000 net loss […]
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) introduced its LTC3806 flyback controller that synchronously drives both primary-side and secondary-side MOSFETs to improve efficiency...
Agere Systems Inc. (Allentown, PA) reported that revenues for its first quarter of fiscal 2004, ended December 31, 2003, were $516 million, up 18% from revenues in the year-ago quarter, and up 2% sequentially, exceeding the company's guidance. The increase over the year-ago quarter was driven by a 33% growth in the company's Client Systems […]
Beta Dyne Inc. (Bridgewater, MA) introduced its new SR50 switching regulator, which is a family of five-bit, adjustable, synchronous, non-isolated, step-down, dc-dc...
JW Miller Magnetics (Gardena, CA) expanded its PM7232S, PM12639S and PM12645S high-current SMT Power Inductor Series to include eight additional families of...
Dielectric Laboratories (Cazenovia, NY) introduced its ultra-low ESR UL family of high Q, multi-layer ceramic capacitors. Available in 0603 and microwave 0505 and 1111 case sizes, the product offers a 50% reduction in ESR compared to standard devices. The capacitors also offer increased transmit power, lower noise, reduced heat dissipation and higher reliability for high-frequency […]
Murata Electronics North America Inc. (Smyrna, GA) introduced its BLM15H ferrite bead series, developed to provide EMI suppression into the gigahertz frequency range. With a reduction in size from the 0603 package size to a 0402 package size, the BLM15H Series is said to be the smallest ferrite bead available on the market that can […]
Anderson Power Products (APP, Sterling, MA), a leader in developing power interconnect solutions for backup power systems, electric vehicles, UPS systems, telecommunications,...
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) announced silicon-based HPC0402A RF capacitors for circuitry in cellular phones and other wireless communications systems. Built on...
Schurter Inc. (Santa Rosa, CA) debuted a snap-in version of its filtered ac connector designed for use in power supplies rated up...
Apex Microtechnology Corp. (Tucson, AZ) debuted its new MSA66 full-bridge, four-quadrant, pulse-width modulated amplifier, which is capable of driving dc brush motors in the one-third horsepower range and smaller. The amplifier can operate with ground-referenced inputs that swing from -10 V to +10 V to match the output characteristics of many motor control integrated circuits. […]
Teradyne Inc. (Boston, MA) announced that its assembly test division has won a $67 million contract for test equipment from the US Air Force. The equipment will support intermediate level maintenance of the B-1B Lancer Strategic Bomber. The company will supply 35 Spectrum 9000-Series Functional Test Systems over several years to the Oklahoma Air Logistics […]