Micrel Semiconductor Inc. (San Jose, CA), a leader in power management and high-speed communications integrated circuits, announced its new MIC49300 ultra-low output...
Maxwell Technologies Inc. (San Diego, CA) announced that it has automated production and introduced enhanced versions of its CONDIS family of high-voltage...
LEM USA Inc. (Milwaukee, WI) introduced the LTSR family of current transducers, adding additional functions and improved characteristics to the existing LTS...
Schaffner Ltd. (Edison, NJ), a supplier of EMC components and test equipment, is offering to put its knowledge of EMC applications at...
Actel Corp. (Sunnyvale, CA) announced that it will relocate its worldwide headquarters to a larger facility to better accommodate its existing employees and position itself for future growth. Actel's new 157,000ft² facility, located in Mountain View, CA, will increase the company's operational space by 15%. "Despite the economic downturn, Actel continued to experience modest growth, […]
Allegro MicroSystems Inc. (Worcester, MA) introduced its new family of Sanken, unipolar, microstepping, two-phase, constant-current, motor driver ICs with built-in sequencers. The...
Low Power Radio Systems (LPRS, Witney Oxfordshire, UK) has been appointed as the UK consultant for Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ), a...
Murata Electronics North America Inc. (Smyrna, GA), a global supplier of ceramic passive components, introduced its new lead-free, high-performance BLA2A Series surface-mount ferrite bead array, which measures just 2mm x 1mm and is capable of filtering four circuits in one packet, making it suitable for limited board space applications and for meeting FCC EMI emissions […]
IXYS Corp. (Santa Clara, CA), a leader in power semiconductors for power conversion and motion control applications, announced its new family of Q2-Class HiPerFETs, which utilizes IXYS' second-generation HiPerFET™ process technology that reduces gate charge and internal gate resistance substantially over competition, enabling reduced gate drive and higher switching frequencies. The MOSFETs are suitable for […]
Pulse Engineering Inc. (San Diego, CA) announced its new Prism Series of high-frequency planar transformers, the PA0442, PA0526, PA0550, PA0576 and PA0581, designed specifically for Linear Technology Corp.'s (Milpitas, CA) LT1950, LTC3722, LT1725 and LTC1922 integrated circuits. They can be used in forward, push-pull, half-bridge and full-bridge power supply topologies. The Prism Series offers a […]
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) announced an intelligent hot-swap controller that eliminates the need for OR-ing diodes in redundant -48V systems....
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) introduced the LTC4006, a two-cell to four-cell, lithium-ion (Li-Ion) battery charger with up to 4A charge...
Anadigics Inc. (Warren, NJ) released the AWL6152 power amplifier module for 802.11b and 802.11g wireless local area network systems. The 4mm x 4mm x 1.5mm, surface-mount, module package combines an InGaP HBT IC amplifier along with passive components to provide a low-cost solution that requires few external components for biasing and none for RF impedance […]
ChuangLian Electronic Component (Group) Co. Ltd. (CLEC, China) introduced the new low-cost HM9903C digital subscriber line interface circuit that offers protection features....
Advanced Power Technology Inc. (APT, Bend, OR) announced its new generation of high-voltage MOSFETs, POWER MOS 7®, which are now available in hermetic, discrete packages. The POWER MOS 7® MOSFETs have up to 60% lower total gate charge (Qg) than the current POWER MOS V® generation devices. In addition, the POWER MOS 7® devices have […]