Aerocomm Inc. (Lenexa, KS) announced its new 1in² AC4490-1×1 transceiver module that is designed to be a key component for local RF...
Xemics (Switzerland) introduced its XE1203 ISM band transceiver that operates in the 433MHz, 868MHz and 915MHz bands, and can transmit and receive data from 1.2kbps right up to 153.2kbps. Radio frequency (RF) output can be programmed up to +15dBm and the current consumption while in reception mode is 14mA. The on-chip frequency synthesizer ensures that […]
OPHIR RF (Los Angeles, CA) announced its new 5302055 2W, band-specific, amplifier that covers the 3.5GHz to 3.6GHz frequency range and is...
Frontier Electronics (Simi Valley, CA) introduced its new CST084F Series of SMD shielded power inductors, which are available in a 12.95mm x 9.7mm x 5.08mm package, and are designed for SMD IR re-flow soldering. Inductance is from 1µH to 1,000µH, operating current is from 0.25A to 5.0A, and the inductance drops less than 10% at […]
Ametherm Inc. (Carson City, NV) presented its new MegaSurge Series thermistors, which are designed for limiting high inrush energy and high inrush...
RF Micro Devices Inc. (Greensboro, NC), a provider of proprietary radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) for wireless communications applications, announced production availability of the RF2861 single-band receiver front-end with an integrated TX LO buffer amplifier designed for CDMA cellular, JCDMA and CDMA450 applications. The RF2861 features a small, 3x3mm footprint, which is designed to optimize […]
Sipex Corp. (Milpitas, CA), a provider of high-performance, analog integrated circuits (ICs), introduced a new half-duplex RS485 transceiver, the SP1485E, which features a data rate of 20Mbps with typical transmitter and receiver skews of only 2ns and 5ns, and propagation delays of 20ns and 30ns, respectively. Capable of driving as many as 32 transceivers on […]
PowerDsine (Farmingdale, NY), a leader in Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) solutions, announced availability of the new 12-channel PD64012 PoE Manager, developed jointly with Motorola, on an application-specific integrated circuit. The IEEE 802.3af-compliant chip is based on a combination of PowerDsine's PoE market leadership and Motorola's SMARTMOS8™ technology, integrating power, analog and advanced digital logic functions into one […]
Infineon Technologies AG (Germany) celebrated the official opening of a new office in Cary, NC. Since announcing its planned expansion in May, Infineon has doubled its work force in the area, to 150 employees, and is on track to grow up to 400 employees in Cary by 2007. The new location represents a key step […]
Artisan Components Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA), National Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) and ARM announced that Artisan will participate in the PowerWise™ initiative to increase the energy efficiency of mobile devices. Artisan libraries will be used as a reference platform for National's PowerWise technology and the ARM™ Intelligent Energy Manager technology. As part of the collaboration […]
Adept Technology Inc. (San Jose, CA), a manufacturer of automation for the semiconductor and telecommunications industries, announced the appointment of Robert Bucher as its new chairman and chief executive officer. He will succeed Brian Carlisle, who has been chairman and chief executive officer since he co-founded Adept in 1983. Carlisle will continue as a director […]
Vitec Electronics Corp. (Carlsbad, CA), a designer and manufacturer of magnetic-based products, announced its new 59P9001, 59P9002, 59P9003 and 59P9022 Series of surface-mountable inductors, designed for the wide operating frequency of 250KHz to 2MHz, which are suitable for a variety of voltage regulator module applications. The new series of inductors require less than 57mm² in […]
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) announced the release of two new devices in the 592D family of solid tantalum chip capacitors. Part...
Microsemi Corp. (Irvine, CA), a leading manufacturer of discrete semiconductors and power management integrated circuits, announced that its Broomfield Colorado Division has introduced the industry's first synchronous rectifier module for isolated power supplies. Designated the SRM4010™, the new module is rated at 40A and is designed for isolated power supplies requiring an output voltage of […]
Royal Philips Electronics (the Netherlands) announced that it will change its North America regional semiconductor sales coverage model to a fully direct sales approach in the US and Canada effective January 2004. Philips has utilized a manufacturers representative network for more than 15 years in North America. The change will increase the emphasis on North […]