Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) introduced its new LT5546 monolithic, high-performance IF quadrature demodulator, which operates with a single supply voltage...
Analog Devices Inc. (ADI, Wilmington, MA) unveiled the its new AD8555 digitally programmable, signal-conditioning, auto-zero amplifier for strain-bridge and other sensors that are widely used in automotive, medical, industrial and communication applications. Within the new chip, ADI has integrated a full range of amplifier, comparator, resistor, trim-pot and buffer functionality into a tiny 4mm x […]
Siliconix Inc. (Santa Clara, CA), a subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA), introduced the new Si4336DY (LITTLE FOOT SO-8) and Si7336DP...
Anachip Corp. (Hsinchu, Taiwan), an international fabless semiconductor company and a leader in the hall sensor IC market, announced its new AP2008 pulse-width modulated (PWM), low-power output, buck controller. The AP2008 supports a single-source supply with a wide range of input voltages from 3.6V to 20V, and offers a low output-reference voltage of 0.77V, making […]
NEC Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) has developed what it claims to be the world's smallest transistor. The new small 5nm gate transistor, surpassing IBM Corp.'s 6nm gate transistor, will be introduced at an international conference in Washington, DC, on December 9, 2003, according to a company spokesman. NEC had developed the transistor, which is one-eighteenth the […]
RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD, Greensboro, NC), a provider of proprietary radio frequency integrated circuits for wireless communications applications, announced the production availability of the RF2890 high-performance, dual-band, cellular/GPS LNA/mixer for CDMA and JCDMA applications. The RF2890 meets industry demands for small package size and increased functionality, allowing handset engineers to efficiently achieve design goals […]
National Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) unveiled its new LM5068 -48V, hot-swap controller that delivers board area savings and long-term system reliability...
TT electronics plc (Boone, NC) has named Allen Hilton as Vice President and General Manager of its IRC Wirewound and Film Technologies Division. Hilton will be responsible for managing the company's manufacturing facilities in Boone, and Barbados, British Virgin Islands. In addition, Allan Cole has been appointed to the role of Director of Sales and […]
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) announced its LT3468, a high-efficiency, fast photoflash capacitor charger. The LT3468 charges high-voltage (typically 320V) photoflash...
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) announced its new 339 X2 Series of compact, lead (Pb)-free, electromagnetic interference suppression film capacitors that combine...
ON Semiconductor Corp. (Phoenix, AZ) introduced the NCP144x Series of 280kHz and 560kHz boost regulators offering low-cost power-conversion solutions for a wide range of battery-operated applications. Each of the four new current-mode boost regulators feature a 4A/40V integrated power switch that eliminates the need for an external FET. The flexibility of the design allows the […]
Murata Electronics North America Inc. (Smyrna, GA), a global supplier of ceramic passive components, announced the development of a ceramic PTC thermistor with the a multi-layered structure, the PRG21 Series, which measures 2.0mm x 1.25mm x 0.9mm, with a resistance of 0.2 ohms and a non-operating current of 0.5A (at an ambient temperature of 60°C). […]
SynQor Inc. (Boxborough, MA) is relocating its corporate headquarters to a new facility in Boxborough, MA. The company is consolidating two locations...
Pepperl+Fuchs (Twinsburg, OH) introduced the new 8mm series to its Pile Driver family of inductive sensors. The 8mm series is fully flush-mountable,...
Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) announced three new PIC® eight-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), which provide system-level performance and cost-effectiveness in 8-pin and 14-pin packages. The PIC16F684, PIC16F688 and PIC12F683 MCUs offer up to 7,168 bytes of Flash program memory and several peripheral options with integrated nanoWatt technology. The devices are well suited for a range of […]