Ningxia Xingri Electronics Co. Ltd. (China) has officially started the operation of its chip tantalum electrolytic capacitor production line to further penetrate the overseas market. The $18.12 million production line can output 250 million units annually. According to General Manager Zhong Jingming, the company decided to engage in other relevant business centering on tantalum capacity, […]
SynQor (Hudson, MA) introduced a 40A quarter-brick-sized isolated dc/dc converter. The PowerQor Tera Series quarter-brick can deliver up to 40A of total output current at 2.5V down to 1.2V and 35A at 3.3V, without the need for an attached heatsink. The QTA model converter is the industry's first available quarter-brick that provides 40A of output […]
Microsemi Corp. (Irvine, CA) unveiled the first in a series of commercial silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky diodes housed in the company's Powermite...
Astec Power (Carlsbad, CA) introduced the newest member of its MVP modular power supply series, the 1,200W chassis/front-end. An expansion of the existing MVP product line, the output power of the previous 1,000W chassis has been increased to 1,200W. The modular MVP power supply line consists of four strategically sized chassis, each of which has […]
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced three new high-current HEXFET power MOSFETs that handle up to 100 percent more current...
BCComponents International BV (Eindhoven, the Netherlands) announced the new PGP-SI general-purpose power capacitor series that targets consumer applications such as A/V equipment,...
Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, ME) introduced the FGS15N40L, a powerful 400V trench IGBT housed in an ultra-compact package. With a die size small enough to fit into an 8-SOP package, the FGS15N40L IGBT's trench-gate structure provides conductance and switching performance superior to planar gate structure designs, as well as wider noise immunity. The FGS15N40L's […]
Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) announced that an agreement has been signed with Transilica Inc. (San Diego, CA). With this agreement, Transilica will supply Bluetooth OneChip products. Taiyo Yuden will start sampling the new modules from November 2001, with volume quantities starting in February 2002. Taiyo Yuden expects that the new partnership will improve […]
Advanced Power Conversion plc (Farnborough, England) announced its new APC100 Series of compact 100W dc/dc converters. The miniature open-frame modules are of...
Vicor Corp. (Andover, MA) announced that it has entered into a patent license agreement with Magnetek Inc. (Nashville, TN) under which Magnetek has acquired worldwide, non-exclusive rights to use power-conversion technology covered by Vicor's "reset patent" (US Patent Re. 36,098). The reset patent enables the design of power converters that are smaller and more energy […]
Siemens Solar Industries (Camarillo, CA) announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Nextek Power Systems Inc. (Ronkonkoma, NY) enabling Siemens to market and sell Nextek's solar-assisted lighting systems in conjunction with its commercial and industrial building installations. The new NexStep lighting systems will link Siemens Solar panels with NexTek's patented, energy-efficient […]
AVX Corp. (Myrtle Beach, SC) announced the new PPS CF Series of chip capacitors in 1206 and 1210 case sizes. Ideal for...
Alliance Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) announced additional cost-cutting measures to address the continued weakness in the technology sector, in an attempt to return the company to profitability. The company announced the reduction of approximately 10 percent of its worldwide workforce. The majority of these positions are located in the Santa Clara facility. The company […]
Advanced Power Technology Inc. (APT, Bend, OR) announced that recent order push-outs and cancellations substantially exceeding prior expectations have resulted in lower...
Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) introduced the motor control and power-conversion family of dsPIC digital signal controllers, providing an easy-to-use solution for applications requiring motor control. The eight new devices combine a high-performance, 16-bit microcontroller; rich peripherals; and a fully implemented digital signal processor onto a single-chip digital signal controller. The dsPIC30Fxxx family features a […]