Animatics Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) presented its new SmartMotor™ catalog, which showcases the patented, brushless dc servomotor, controller and amplifier in one...
Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced the ISL6413 triple regulator IC to power wireless LAN chip sets. The new power IC is designed...
Arques Technology (Austin, TX) announced its new AQ9105, a dual linear regulator designed to meet the voltage specifications for DDR-SDRAM as defined...
Agile Systems Inc. (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada) introduced the next generation of network support for its line of distributed motion controllers and drive...
Baldor Electric Co. (UK) introduced a new family of USB-compatible motion controllers compatible with the Mint language. The high-speed USB interface provides the serial communications performance that allows the motion subsystem to be mounted in the optimal location inside a machine, instead of a PC expansion slot. The approach simplifies system building and enhances ruggedness. […]
Diodes Inc. (Westlake Village, CA), a manufacturer and supplier of discrete semiconductors, announced that its common stock will commence trading ex-dividend of a three-for-two stock split, November 26, 2003. The three-for-two stock split in the form of a 50% stock dividend was payable on November 25, 2003. For stock splits/dividends greater than 25%, the ex-date […]
ON Semiconductor Corp. (Phoenix, AZ) announced that it has successfully refinanced approximately $369 million of term loans under its senior secured credit facilities. As a result of the refinancing, ON Semiconductor has reduced the interest rate that it pays from LIBOR plus 400 basis points to LIBOR plus 325 basis points. The reduced borrowing rate […]
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 […]
Ansoft Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA) announced the release of a new device library for Ansoft Designer™ based on Taiyo Yuden® high-density, miniaturized, surface-mount components. The component library, free to Ansoft Designer customers, will help engineers designing electronic equipment, such as wireless local area networks, car navigation systems, base stations and cellular handsets, by providing accurate electrical […]
RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD, Greensboro, NC), a provider of proprietary radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) for wireless communications applications, announced that its facility in Beijing, China, has received ISO 14001:1996 certification for environmental management systems by the TUV Management Service certification body. Certification was granted upon independent verification of the Beijing facility's compliance with […]
Pulse Engineering Inc. (San Diego, CA) announced the introduction of the PG0138 Series of low-profile (5.0mm maximum height), high-power, surface-mount (SMT) power inductors. The inductors aid in lowering the component cost of ac/dc switched-mode power supplies and dc/dc converters in distributed power architectures, point-of-load systems and voltage regulator modules. Applications include high-speed servers and workstations, […]
Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced its new online, live circuit, simulation tool, iSim™, which provides Bode plot analysis using a simple interactive...
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) introduced its new LTC4244, a rugged CompactPCI™ Hot-Swap™ controller that turns a board's supply voltages on and off in a controlled manner. The IC controls the 5V and 3.3V supply voltages with external n-channel FETS, while internal switches control the ±12V supplies. An absolute maximum supply voltage of 14.4V […]
Royal Philips Electronics (the Netherlands) and Jilin Sino-Microelectronics Co. Ltd. (JSMC) announced the establishment of a joint venture to develop, design and manufacture bipolar power products to be marketed and sold by the parent companies. Financial details of the new company, Philips Jilin Semiconductor Co. Ltd., were not disclosed. Philips Jilin Semiconductor will serve the […]
Toshiba Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) announced that it would raise its semiconductor capital expenditure (capex) by about $109 million (12 billion yen) to expand memory production at its Oita operations in Kyushu, Japan. The act will raise Toshiba's capex on semiconductors in this fiscal year from $1.07 billion to $1.18 billion (118 billion yen to 130 […]