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 […]
PSi Technologies Holdings Inc. (Manila, Philippines) announced the signing of a long-term assembly and test service agreement with Advanced Power Technology Inc. (APT, Bend, OR). Under the agreement, PSI will provide APT with outsourced assembly and test services primarily for the latter's power MOSFETs, FREDs, and IGBTs, which go into power-conversion applications such as motor […]
NEC Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) will transfer four of its electronic components business units and 5,000 employees to electrical materials maker Tokin Corp. on April 1, 2002, executives of both companies announced. Tokin will assume complete ownership of battery-maker NEC Mobile Energy Corp. and NEC Technologies (Thailand) Co., which makes capacitors, as well as the capacitor […]
Taiwan Liteon Inc. (Taiwan) has begun manufacturing dc/dc converters. Developed by an in-house research and development team formerly with Lucent Technologies (Murray Hill, NJ), the product uses VRM technology to supply 1V to 1.5V output. Taiwan Liteon aims to reach about three percent of the global dc/dc voltage converter market by the end of next […]
Catalyst Semiconductor Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) announced that its board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to 1.5 million shares of the company's common stock. The company currently has approximately 17.8 million shares outstanding. Depending on market conditions, availability and other factors, repurchases may be made from time to time, at the management's discretion, […]
Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Co. Ltd. (China) announced its new FM7843 four-wire, resistive touchscreen, input controller, which is a 12-bit ADC that comes with a synchronous serial interface and a touchscreen-driving circuit. The controller features a shutdown mode that brings power dissipation down to 0.5µW. It is fully compatible with the Burr-Brown ADS7843, and is suitable […]
Nanjing No. 11 Radio Fty. (China) announced the LGCF and LGCC Series of chip inductors, which are specifically designed for HF applications....
Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) announced its new MAX1964T/MAX1965T power supply controller ICs. A high-efficiency, step-down controller and multiple LDO controllers are integrated to provide all required voltages. The MAX1964T integrates a synchronous step-down controller and two positive LDO controllers, while the MAX1965T integrates a synchronous step-down controller, three positive LDO controllers and one […]
Electronika Ent. (India) announced the UWC Series of switching power supplies, which are available in 26 different models. The power supplies feature single and dual outputs that are isolated and offer good line and load regulations. The units have continuous short-circuit protection and operate from -25 to +70 degrees C ambient temperatures. Featuring power ratings […]
Potrans Electrical Corp. (Irvine, CA) announced its new 12W single-output, low-cost, lightweight switching power supply series. The series features 100Vac to 250Vac...
Supertex Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) announced the introduction of its HV301LG hot-swap controller IC with circuit breaker, auto re-entry and negative supply features, while retaining all the HV300LG functions. It provides complete control of the power supply connection for systems that are always powered on, but require insertion or removal of cards or modules without power […]
Infineon Technologies AG (Munich, Germany) is successfully implementing its extensive "Impact" cost-reduction program. The company identified far-reaching savings potentials and has already initiated numerous cost-saving measures. After only two months, Infineon has begun to realize significant savings in the purchasing and logistics areas. Expenses in information technology have already been reduced by one-third. In addition, […]
ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) unveiled the CS5323 multi-phase controller with three-phase switching topology as the newest member of its controller family for VCORE power to meet the voltage regulation requirements of next-generation microprocessor platforms. Designed with proprietary enhanced V2 control architecture, the CS5323 accurately balances the current in each phase and produces more efficient operation […]
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) introduced its first chipset for capacity monitoring and safety protection in lithium-ion or lithium-polymer battery packs....
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) announced its new bq2420x family of single-chip charge-management ICs that enable designers to reduce heat dissipation in portable systems by more than 70 percent as compared to linear chargers, according to TI. By integrating the charge-control MOSFET and current sensor in a small eight-pin MSOP package, the family offers […]