C&D Technologies (Blue Bell, PA) announced its new WPN20R Series of 20W dc/dc converters, which offer an operating temperature specification of -40 to +105 degrees C with no output power derating, making it ideal for use in environments that require flexibility and robust performance. While developed primarily to meet the requirements of the telecommunications and […]
Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) announced that it has authorized the repurchase of up to 10 million shares of its common stock in the market periodically during the five business days following the first reopening of trading on the US equities and options markets after September 11, 2001.
O2Micro International Ltd. (Santa Clara, CA) has been granted 21 claims under US Patent number 6,285,161 for its balanced battery cell charging circuit. O2Micro's balanced battery cell charging IC monitors voltages on each individual lithium-ion or lithium-polymer cell in a three- or four-cell battery pack. By individually adjusting the current to each cell, this new […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International (San Jose, CA) introduced the new FAN4113 voltage feedback amplifier, designed for low-cost, battery-powered commercial applications, and which can...
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Japan) slashed its net income projection for the current fiscal year from $63.0 million to $17.0 million. The company will cut jobs, capital expenditures and assembly lines from its semiconductor group and will dissolve one of its US subsidiaries, executives stated September 14, 2001. Additionally, Mitsubishi's semiconductor group will shed 1,000 workers […]
Reliant Resources Inc. (Houston, TX) announced that its board of directors has authorized the company to repurchase up to 10 million shares of common stock periodically over the next 18 months. Purchases will be made on a discretionary basis in the open market or at times and in amounts as determined by management, subject to […]
Catalyst Power (Carlsbad, CA) introduced the Pinnacle 50 range of total energy solutions for businesses who want to be energy-independent during blackouts, power interruptions and control their energy cost on-site. The new offering combines Catalyst's integrated high-performance hardware, software, SmartGate web-based remote monitoring and control, operations, maintenance and service into one cohesive package for one […]
DATEL Inc. (Mansfield, MA) announced two new additions to its family of miniature electronic loads. Designed for use in the cost-effective implementation...
Linear Technology Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced its new LTC4230, a triple hot-swap controller that actively limits inrush current during live insertion. It also enables a timed circuit breaker for over-current transients and latches off an external n-channel MOSFET immediately during short-circuit faults for supplies from 1.7V to 16.5V. The device monitors the output voltage and […]
Melexis GmbH (Germany) announced the TH8060 and TH8061 automotive ICs, which provide LIN bus architects with high-integration slave transceiver ICs that combine both a LIN transceiver with an LDO voltage regulator. This reduces component count and makes it possible for designers to develop simple, powerful, and less expensive LIN bus slave nodes that can be […]
Microsemi Corp. (Irvine, CA) has completed its acquisition of Compensated Devices Inc. (CDI, Melrose, MA) and New England Semiconductor (NES, Lawrence, MA). The acquisitions are expected to strengthen Microsemi's position in the growing military, space and medical markets with space- and military-qualified Schottky diodes and high-reliability bipolar transistors. Both companies are JAN-S certified and MIL-S-19500 […]
Channel-e (Germany), the German/Russian online-publication for electronics, will be hosting a free, worldwide, online event, channel-eXPERTS Power, that focuses on batteries, charging concepts, battery test systems, fuel cells, circuit protection, photovoltaics, ultracaps, etc., until December 31, 2001. During this time period, a panel of more than 20 experts will answer questions online regarding these technologies. […]
Sipex Corp. (Billerica, MA) announced the availability of its SP6641 PFM boost converter in a five-pin SOT-23 package, the latest product in...
Ansoft Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA) announced financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2001. Revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2002 totaled $11.2 million, an increase of 29 percent compared to $8.7 million reported in the previous fiscal year's first quarter. Pro-forma net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2002 was […]
Advanced Power Technology Inc. (APT, Bend, OR) announced it is implementing further cost-reduction actions in light of continued weak market conditions in the worldwide communications and semiconductor capital equipment markets, which collectively accounted for approximately 58 percent of the company's revenue in the first half of 2001. These actions are in addition to the cost […]