Vishay Intertechnology Inc.'s (Malvern, PA) Siliconix Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) has released several new power MOSFETs in a lead-less package type. The...
Avansys (San Jose, CA) announced the promotion of Bill Balfour to vice president of sales and marketing for Power Avansys, the US sales and marketing division of Avansys. Balfour has been entrusted with the responsibility for all sales, marketing and distribution operations in the North American market. Prior to joining Avansys as the national sales […]
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Japan) has debuted a new series of ceramic capacitors. The GA3 Series of 250Vac chip monolithic capacitors feature...
General Semiconductor Inc. (Melville, NY) reported results for the quarter ended June 30, 2001, in-line with guidance provided on June 15, 2001. Sales for the quarter were $84.0 million, a 17.6-percent decrease from the $102.0 million recorded in the previous quarter, and a 34.5-percent decrease from the $128.3 million reported in the second quarter of […]
Micrel Semiconductor Inc. (San Jose, CA) is now offering a 750mA regulator for 2.5V to 1.8V or 1.65V conversion. The new MIC3975 LDO regulator was designed to power low-voltage microcontrollers, digital signal processors and programmable logic devices. Features of the MIC3975 LDO include 300mV dropout voltage and full load, fixed- and adjustable-output voltages; logic-enable input; […]
Payton America Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) has released a new series of SMT planar transformers for use in low-profile power modules. The...
Degree Controls Inc. (degreeC, Milford, NH) announced its entry into the European market with a technical sales and manufacturing engineering support office in Wexford, Ireland, through Thermal Solutions. With degreeC's engineering support, Thermal Solutions will be able to provide integrated products and services such as turn-key fan-tray assemblies, thermal-management controllers, custom heatsinks, thermal analysis and […]
Artesyn Technologies (UK) has launched two new series of ac/dc external power supplies for applications that demand small, efficient outboard power sources....
Zetex Semiconductors (Commack, NY) has introduced the first two devices from their projected range of new-generation n-channel MOSFETs, the ZXMN3AO1F and the...
EMCO High Voltage Corp. (Sutter Creek, CA) announced the new H Series, a high-voltage power supply that delivers 15W of power and...
SL Industries Inc. (Mt. Laurel, NJ) announced that its board of directors recently approved a series of business restructuring actions in its power eletronics group. These actions include adjusting manufacturing capacity and reducing personnel. The first of these actions involves a personnel reduction of 175 employees at the company's Condor DC Power Supplies (Oxnard, CA) […]
Unipower Telecom (Coral Springs, FL) announced the INV5000 telecom inverter that produces 115Vac at 5,000VA in a 2U high shelf. It is...
Zhongxi Micro-Electronics Component Co. Ltd. (China) is now offering the LGC0402(1005)CW inductors, which operate over an inductance range from 1nH to 40nH,...
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) announced that it has completed its acquisition of Inverpower Controls Ltd. (Canada). SatCon paid $100,000 in cash and issued 400,000 shares of common stock as consideration for the purchase. Henceforth, the Inverpower brand name, facilities and assets will be incorporated into SatCon's power systems business unit. "We are very pleased […]
Artesyn Technologies Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 29, 2001. Revenue for the quarter totaled $127.7 million, down from $164.3 million a year ago. The company incurred a cash loss for the quarter of $0.17 per share, compared to cash earnings of $0.32 per diluted share in 2000. […]