Schaefer Inc. (Ashland, MA) announced its new LSC Series of 160W board-mounted dc/dc converters, which can be connected in parallel or configured in the smallest of spaces for multiple outputs at 2.2V, 5V, 12V, 15V and 24V from a 6V to 18V, 14V to 36V, 9V to 40V or 32V to 80V input. Standing vertically, […]
AVX Corp. (Myrtle Beach, SC) announced the MIL-PRF-49470 qualified SMPS stacked capacitors for high-reliability applications. AVX's SMPS MIL-qualified capacitors are available with...
Advanced Energy Industries Inc. (Fort Collins, CO) announced that it has entered into an agreement to license its New Power Supply Architecture...
Chroma Systems Solutions (Irvine, CA), a division of Chroma ATE, introduced an enhanced version of its power test environment, the PowerPro III....
Apex Microtechnology Corp. (Tucson, AZ) announced the new PA40 monolithic 250V power amplifier housed in the very small, industry-standard TO-220 package. The...
Agilent Technologies Ltd. announced the new ATF-55143 low-current, single-voltage, small-signal transistor, which eliminates the need for an additional negative voltage for biasing due to the company's E-pHEMT technology. According to the company, the transistor significantly enhances receiver performance in cellular/PCS and W-CDMA handsets, mobile devices/data-cards, and other low-current wireless receiver applications operating from 450MHz to […]
Zetex Ltd. (Hong Kong) has announced an extended series of n-channel trench MOSFETs that exhibit low on-resistance and low gate charge, the...
Ericsson (Stockholm, Sweden) is seeking a buyer for its microelectronics unit, according to company sources. "We are constantly reviewing our activities in order to find the most efficient way of allocating resources. We are looking at various possibilities like partnerships and divestments," Ericsson spokeswoman Ase Lindskog stated. "That is part of our strategy of focusing […]
International Rectifier (IR, El Segundo, CA) has launched a new website for China. The new site, http://www.irf.com.cn, will increase communication channels for IR customers in China using local Chinese language. The IR China website includes the latest press releases in the Chinese language, a technical information center, listings of recent events, such as local seminars […]
General Semiconductor Inc. (Melville, NY) announced details of the restructuring plan outlined in its July 19, 2001, press release. The company expects total annualized cost savings of approximately $25.0 million and expects to take pre-tax charges in the third quarter of up to $60.0 million, including severance, non-cash asset impairment, exit costs and other expenses. […]
Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) reported results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ending June 30, 2001. All amounts and periods presented reflect the combined results of both Maxim and Dallas Semiconductor Corp. (Dallas, TX) accounted for under the pooling-of-interests method. Net revenues for the fourth quarter were $318.1 million, an 18.4 percent […]
Zetex Inc. (Hauppauge, NY) announced its new ZXCD1000 Class D switching amplifier controller IC, which offers a combination of high efficiency, small...
International Power Sources Inc. (Holliston, MA) announced its new HUL200 Series of low-cost, low-profile, high power density ac/dc power supplies, which meet...
International Rectifier (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced the new M Series family of 600V short-circuit-rated IGBT/FRED co-pack devices for sub-2HP industrial and...
Advanced Power Technology (APT, Bend, OR) announced the addition of the ARF462 and ARF464 to its family of high-voltage RF power MOSFETs. Both the ARF462 and ARF464 operate reliably at dc voltages up to 65V. The ARF462 delivers 150W of CW output power up to 60MHz, and the ARF464 delivers 100W of CW output power […]