Apex Microtechnology Corp. (Tucson, AZ) announced its new MA32, a 32-channel, high-voltage, monolithic, amplifier IC. Housed in a 240-pin Quad Flat Pack,...
Central Semiconductor Corp. (Hauppauge, NY) announced the release of two new 0.5A surface-mount Schottky rectifiers in the SOD-123 package. The CMHSH5-2L (20V,...
The Power Electronics Specialist Conference (PESC) 2002 will be held at the Cairns Convention Centre in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, from June 23-27,...
Tyco International Ltd. (Bermuda) plans to cut nearly 11,300 jobs while closing or consolidating nearly 300 plants in connection with acquisitions made during the current and previous fiscal years. In connection with the 2001 acquisitions, which include, among others, Lucent Technologies's (Allentown, PA) power systems division, Tyco plans to cut 8,394 jobs and close 225 […]
Surge Components Inc. (Deer Park, NY) announced that it has received a notice from the staff of the Nasdaq Stock Market, which determined that it will delist the Surge Component's common stock from quotation on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The delisting was to have been effective on August 14, 2001, however, the company appealed prior […]
Texas Instruments (TI, Dallas, TX) has announced a new series of high-performance, synchronous-buck dc/dc converters that enable designers to develop power supplies...
Pulse Engineering Inc. (Singapore) debuted the new PB0025, PB0026 and PB0027 surface-mount, current-sense transformers for the dc/dc market. Rated for currents up...
Intersil Corp. (Irvine, CA) announced the Endura ISL6235 system electronics regulator, designed for use in LDC PC systems. The Endura ISL6235 integrates three PWM controllers and two linear regulators into a 24-pin SSOP package. It provides five regulated voltages for LCD PC system electronics. Intersil reports that the Endura ISL6235 provides up to 97 percent […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International (San Jose, CA) announced the first of its new generation of PowerTrench n-channel MOSFETs. Fairchild reports that the new...
Power Integrations Inc. (San Jose, CA) announced that its board of directors has approved an amendment to its insider-trading policy. The amendment permits its officers, directors and certain other employees, subject to Power Integrations' policy, to enter into trading plans that comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1. Rule 10b5-1 allows corporate insiders to establish […]
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) announced financial results for its fiscal 2001 third-quarter and nine-month period, ended June 30, 2001. Revenue for the fiscal 2001 third quarter rose 22 percent to $10.6 million, compared with $8.7 million in the same quarter last year. Revenue for the nine months ended June 30, 2001 increased 52 percent […]
Maxim Integrated Products (Sunnyvale, CA) announced the new MAX1722/23/24 step-up dc/dc converters. Available in five-pin SOT-23 packages, the converters feature a 1.5uA quiescent supply current. They operate from one to two alkaline or NiMH cells, or a single lithium-ion cell, and are suitable for use in applications that require low quiescent current and small size. […]
Dynex Power Inc. (Canada) announced the release of new high-power 3,300V IGBT semiconductors packaged in industry-standard isolated module outlines. The products were originally developed to meet the standards of the railway-traction industries and are suitable for industrial motor drives, power supplies and power-conversion products. The first products to be released are a 3,300V, 800A single-switch […]
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) has released the IRF5810 dual MOSFET in a TSOP-6 package. The IRF5810 combines two p-channel HEXFET power MOSFETs into a single 1.3mm x 2.9mm footprint, allowing designers to replace two single TSOP-6 load switches with one IRF5810. Typical applications include load- and battery-management circuits in cellular phones, PDAs, […]
Xantrex Technology Inc. (Canada) announced that it has completed a $38.5 million private equity placement. The company will use the proceeds for new product development, market expansion and increasing manufacturing capacity. "We have developed a dynamic growth strategy and this financing provides the capital to execute our plan," said Mossadiq Umedaly, chairman and CEO of […]