Maxwell Technologies Inc. (San Diego, CA) announced that its Microelectronics product line has qualified for inclusion on the Qualified Manufacturers Listing (QML) by earning the QML class "Q" certification granted by the Defense Supply Center. The QML certification and listing confirm that Maxwell's Microelectronics' design, manufacturing and other operational processes meet military specifications (MIL-PRF-38535) for […]
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced a pair of 600V, 50A, non-punch-through, (NPT) discrete IGBTs for motor drive applications in...
Vicor Corp. (Andover, MA) announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2003. Revenues for the quarter decreased to $35,877,000 compared with $39,503,000 for the corresponding period a year ago. The company reported a net loss of $7,120,000 compared with a net loss of $2,625,000 in 2002, and a diluted loss per share […]
Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, CA) introduced its new EL7584, a four-channel dc/dc converter IC, which is designed primarily for use in TFT-LCD applications. The boost converter has 2V to 14V input capability and provides 5V to 17V output, which powers the column drivers and provides up to 370mA at 15V. A pair of charge pump control […]
STMicroelectronics Inc. (ST, Geneva, Switzerland) introduced an n-channel MOSFET with a low RDS(on), reduced gate charge and low thermal resistance. The characteristics have been optimized so the part is suitable for use in high-current dc/dc converters. The STD150NH02L is an n-channel MOSFET that will support a drain-to-source voltage VDS of 24V and a maximum drain […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, ME) announced that it will be presenting its Power Seminar 2003, a series of technical presentations addressing the most pressing challenges faced by design engineers. The presentations will cover switch-mode power supply design issues, including critical aspects of component selection in flyback topologies; how to use an optically isolated error […]
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) introduced the LTC4440, a 100V transient, tolerant high-side, n-channel MOSFET driver with powerful gate drivers that...
Power Integrations Inc. (San Jose, CA), a leader in power conversion semiconductor technology, announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2003. Net revenues for the third quarter of 2003 were $34.5 million compared with $28.2 million in the same period a year ago and $29.8 million in the second quarter of 2003. […]
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) announced new capacitor-free, low drop-out, linear regulators (LDOs) with reverse leakage current protection and low noise....
RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD, Greensboro, NC), a provider of proprietary radio frequency integrated circuits for wireless communications applications, reported financial results for its fiscal 2004 second quarter ended September 30, 2003. Revenue for the quarter was $163.5 million, an increase of 36.5% versus revenue of $119.7 million for the corresponding quarter of fiscal 2003, […]
Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced two new LINEARLINK RS-485/422 serial data transceivers, the ISL83488 and ISL83490. Both ICs are full-duplex transceivers that...
Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, CA) introduced its new EL8300 triple rail-to-rail amplifier with a -3dB bandwidth of 200MHz and slew rate of 200V/µs. Running off a low supply current of 2mA per channel, the EL8300 also features inputs that go to 0.15V below the VS- rail. The EL8300 includes a fast-acting disable/power-down circuit. With a 25ns […]
Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, CA) introduced its new EL8302 triple rail-to-rail amplifier with a -3dB bandwidth of 500MHz and slew rate of 600V/µs. Running off a low supply current of 5.6mA per channel, the EL8302 also features inputs that go to 0.15V below the VS- rail. The EL8302 includes a fast-acting disable/power-down circuit. With a 25ns […]
Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, CA) introduced two new LINEARLINK™ RS-485/422 serial data transceivers designed for 3.3V applications. The ISL83483 and ISL83485 operate from...
Absopulse Electronics (Carp, Ontario, Canada) recently released its MIP150 Series of dc/dc converters, which provide a complete, 150W power solution in a...