National Instruments (NI, Austin, TX) and the automation and drives group of Siemens AG (Germany) announced a cooperative effort to develop measurement and automation solutions for a wide range of applications requiring precise measurement and control of manufacturing processes. The working relationship brings together Siemens' strength in manufacturing automation and control with the leadership of […]
Bel Fuse Inc. (Jersey City, NJ) announced today that it has acquired E-Power Co. Ltd. (China). E-Power is a current licensor to several of the power conversion industry's leading companies. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. "The E-Power acquisition will significantly speed the development and introduction of cost-effective low power dc/dc converters for the […]
Coilcraft (Cary, IL) announced its new 1008PS Series of surface-mount power inductors with a footprint of 3.7mm x 3.7mm. These inductors stand...
Accent Optical Technologies (Bend, OR) announced the acquisition of GaAsCode Ltd.'s (UK) intellectual property and know-how relating to GaAsCode's Pulsed IV Measurement Instrument. The acquisition was finalized on April 11, 2001, and the purchase price was not disclosed. The GaAsCode Pulsed IV Measurement Instrument is a pulsed-current voltage measurement instrument for use in measuring FETs, […]
Condor DC Power Supplies (Oxnard, CA) announced the new GSM15, a miniature medical power supply providing a single output for a variety...
Diotec GmbH (Germany) has extended its product range towards a 1.0A version of rectifiers in MiniMELF, named the GL1, RGL1 and EGL1...
Caddock Electronics (Riverside, CA) announced the new MP2060, a clip-mount, TO-220-style power film resistor. The MP2060 features 60W at 25 degrees C...
Albacom Ltd. (Scotland) has developed the HV 120, a new resonant power supply that produces a controllable high-frequency high-voltage sinusoidal alternating current output. The unit is claimed to deliver up to 10kW of power at configurable output voltages of up to 20kV peak to peak. Power conversion efficiency is typically 95 percent, and the three-phase […]
Magna-Power Electronics Inc. (Boonton, NJ) recently debuted the MQ Series of 20kW to 60kW dc power supplies. Featuring 50 models ranging from...
Fairchild Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) announced a partnership agreement between its analog power management group and Champion Microelectronic Corp. (Taiwan) to develop next-generation, low-cost analog ICs for the power factor correction (PFC) market. Under the agreement, Champion will design and develop analog PFC circuits in exchange for licenses to certain Fairchild patents and PFC products. […]
Dynex Semiconductor (UK) has released a compact IGBT module package designed for applications up to 3,300V, including traction auxiliaries and specialist motor drives. The new P package has a 6kV isolation rating and has baseplate dimensions of 140 x 73mm. The first product available using the P outline is the DIM200PHM33 Powerline 200A, 3,300V IGBT […]
Premier Magnetics (Lake Forest, CA) has expanded its line of dc/dc power modues with the introduction of a series of devices targeted...
Fairchild Semiconductor International (San Jose, CA) announced the new FM809, FM810 and FM1233 supervisory ICs. Featuring a precision comparator and a reset...
Unipower Corp. (Coral Springs, FL) announced a U-high PowerCassette rack that measures 19" and holds two of the new PowerCassette switching power supplies. With the two units in a 1+1 redundant, hot-swap configuration, the system produces up to 600W dc with up to six outputs. The PowerCassette's outputs are programmed at the factory to meet […]
N2Power Inc. (Westlake Village, CA) announced the signing of a non-exclusive license agreement, granting Power-One Inc. (Camarillo, CA) rights to use N2Power's patented technology. Under the terms of the agreement, Power-One will use the technology to market and sell power supplies targeted at high-density, space-constrained applications. David B. Barton, president and CEO of N2Power, commented, […]