OPHIR RF (Los Angeles, CA) announced its 5302053 amplifier module, designed primarily for 802.11b transmission in the 2.4GHz unlicensed ISM band, which...
Seiko Instruments Inc. (Japan) announced its S-8253A/B Series of lithium-ion, battery protection ICs for two-serial or three-serial cells, which are rated at 26V, and offer high-accuracy voltage detection for each cell. The S-8253A/B Series features delay times that are generated by an internal circuit, a charge/discharge operation that can be inhibited via the control pin, […]
Synton-Tech Corp. (Taiwan) introduced its MO and NON Series of flame-proof, coated, metal oxide-film resistors that meet the MIL-2-22684B requirement. Featuring good...
Kingstate Electronics Corp. (Taiwan) has expanded its transducer portfolio with the release of three magnetic transducers, the KCG1206, KSQG703BP and KSTG934AW. The...
Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced three new LINEARLINK™ RS-485/422 serial data transceivers, the ISL8487, ISL81483 and ISL81487. All three ICs are half-duplex,...
Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced its new Endura™ ISL6740 and ISL6741 double-ended, pulse-width modulated (PWM) controllers, which are designed to improve performance...
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) announced its new multi-phase, synchronous dc/dc buck controllers that support 40A to 120A. The new pulse-width...
The Darnell Group Inc. (Corona, CA) announced the expansion of its relationship with EDN Magazine to include a series of power webcasts....
Ericsson (Sweden) Technology Licensing announced a licensing agreement with Winbond Electronics Corp. (Taiwan), a semiconductor manufacturer. The license agreement covers the Ericsson Core Bluetooth Radios KE-1 and KD-1. The license agreement enables Winbond to design and manufacture complete Bluetooth solutions together with a proprietary baseband. Winbond can tailor Ericsson's solutions for all of the major […]
In an expansion of the company's line of high-power modules, Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc. (TAEC, Japan) announced a new 1,200V series...
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced its new integrated IR3220S H-bridge motor controller IC for automotive dc applications up to 6A. The functionality of the IR3220S cuts component count by as much as 90% compared to discrete designs, reducing design time and cost by up to 20%. The IR3220S enables rugged designs with […]
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (Migdal Haemek, Israel) announced that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a public follow-on offering of its ordinary shares. Tower will offer 12,000,000 ordinary shares and has also granted its underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,800,000 ordinary shares at the […]
Applied Materials Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) reported results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2003. Net sales were $1.22 billion, up 12% from $1.09 billion for the third fiscal quarter of 2003, and down 16% from $1.45 billion for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2002. Gross margin for the fourth fiscal quarter of […]
Jaco Electronics Inc. (Hauppauge, NY), a distributor of electronic components to original equipment manufacturers, reported results for its fiscal 2004 first quarter ended September 30, 2003. Net sales for the fiscal first quarter ended September 30, 2003, increased 47% to $72,269,000 compared with $49,044,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2002. Jaco had a net […]
IceFyre Semiconductor Inc. (Kanata, ON, Canada) released its SureFyre™ 802.11a and TwinFyre™ 802.11a/b/g chipsets, which deliver RF output power at 54 Mbit/s, peaking at over 1.1W with the chipset. In outdoor point-to-point bridging applications, the resulting link budget delivers 54 Mbit/s over a distance of 2.9km under 2W peak power consumption. The TwinFyre systems adds […]