Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced the ISL6247, a multi-phase, synchronous buck, pulse-width modulated (PWM) controller with six-bit VID input optimized for Mobile...
IXYS Corp. (Santa Clara, CA), a leader in power semiconductors for power conversion and motion control applications, announced the expansion of its surface-mount device (SMD) portfolio with the addition of the SMA and SMB standard packages. The first product family in these packages are Schottky diodes with voltage ratings of 40V, 60V and 100V. Typical […]
Applied Materials Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) introduced its 300mm SlimCell electrochemical plating (ECP) system, likening its technology over that of standard ECP to that of single-wafer processing versus batch processing. Rather than employing a common chemical bath for multiple copper plating cells, SlimCell uses individual chemical baths for each small-volume plating cell. The multi-step capability […]
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) introduced the LT6200-10 and the LT6200-5 ultra-low noise (0.95nV/rtHz), rail-to-rail input and output operational amplifiers. The...
Anderson Power Products (Sterling, MA), a leader in developing power interconnect solutions for several backup power systems, electrical recreational vehicles, UPS systems,...
Beta Dyne Inc. (Bridgewater, MA) announced the release of its SR20 and SRA40 switching regulators, which are 20W and 40W, constant-frequency, current-mode,...
Philips Semiconductors (San Jose, CA) announced two new devices in its µTrenchMOS family of products that reduce board space and minimize power...
Welwyn Components Ltd. (UK) unveiled a new resistor with a defined total excursion designed to provide high stability under temperature fluctuations of...
The IRC Inc. Advanced Film Division of TT electronics plc (Patterson, NJ) expanded its offering of thick-film technology, providing design engineers with...
Belkin Components (Compton, CA), the leading manufacturer of connectivity solutions, announced full compliance with the newly ratified IEEE 802.11g specification for its entire 54g wireless networking line. The Belkin 54g line is currently shipping globally. Belkin's latest revisions of 54g products include all necessary features to comply with the specification ratified by the IEEE committee, […]
Motorola Inc. has named Scott Anderson as the new head of its Semiconductor Products Sector (SPS), effective July 1, 2003. Current SPS president Fred Shlapak announced his retirement earlier this month. Anderson is a 25-year veteran of the chip industry and currently heads Motorola's transportation and standard products group (TSPG), which covers the automotive industry. […]
Catalyst Semiconductor Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA), a developer and marketer of programmable products used in telecommunications, networking systems, computation, automotive, industrial and consumer markets, announced it has been awarded US Patent 6,518,737 on its low dropout (LDO) linear voltage regulator design. The new circuit technique enhances Catalyst's capability to incorporate its programmable EEPROM technology and mixed-signal […]
National Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) and Synopsys Inc., a leader in integrated circuit (IC) design software, announced that they are collaborating to develop a reference design flow supporting National Semiconductor's energy-efficient PowerWise™ technology for hand-held portable devices. The PowerWise reference design flow, based on Synopsys' Galaxy™ design platform, facilitates faster implementation of the PowerWise […]
Analog Devices Inc. (ADI, Wilmington, MA) announced that NHK (Japan), a major national broadcast company, has incorporated ADI's JPEG2000 image compression chip into its latest Hi-Vision, high-definition television (HDTV) advancement. NHK Science and Technical Research Laboratories (STRL) announced the development of the single, real-time encoder/decoder board based on the JPEG2000 standard, enabled by ADI's JPEG2000 […]
Ericsson (Sweden) has signed a US$30 million GSM expansion contract with Hebei Mobile Communications Corp. (Hebei Province, China), which includes network equipment provision and professional services. Nanjing Ericsson Panda Communications Company Ltd., Ericsson's largest joint venture in China, will provide the hardware and software for the expansion. Ericsson (China) Technology Services Co. Ltd. will provide […]