The Seventh China International Power Supply Exhibition (China), will be held from September 25 through 28 at the Beijing International Convention Center. Concurrent with the exhibition, the China Power Supply Society will hold its fourteenth conference. More than 500 senior specialists and entrepreneurs from all over the world are expected to converge to discuss and […]
Advanced Power Technology (APT, Bend, OR) has expanded its recently introduced Power MOS 7 product line to include 200V and 1,000V MOSFETs....
Fairchild Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) unveiled the FAN5230 and FAN5231 chip set, a new chip set designed to convert notebook PC battery/power...
Datel Inc. (Mansfield, MA) announced model PCI-462, a precision-programmable power D/A output and A/D input monitor, configured on a desktop PCI board,...
Summit Microelectronics (UK) premiered a new distributed power hot-swap controller for use in communications equipment add-in line cards. The new SMH4812 allows an add-in board to be inserted into a powered backplane and eliminates power supply disruption. On card insertion, the controller monitors the input voltage to ensure that it is within its valid range. […]
Semtech Corp. (Newbury Park, CA) announced that it has completed the sale of its wafer fabrication facility in Santa Clara, California, to STI Foundry Inc. Semtech announced that it is exiting the foundry services business. The sale of the Santa Clara wafer fab is part of Semtech's strategy to source a majority of its silicon […]
Fairchild Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) reported its results for the first quarter of 2001, ended April 1, 2001. Revenues were $385.3 million, down 18 percent sequentially from the fourth quarter of 2000. Trade sales were roughly flat from the first quarter of 2000. First quarter adjusted net income was $26.1 million, or $0.26 per fully […]
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) has developed a new Schottky barrier diode series, the 101 Series. Vishay reports that it gives designers a choice of three reverse breakdown voltage options and four standard package types in a dozen new devices. With maximum low forward voltage drop values ranging from 0.9V to 1V at a 15mA […]
Thomson Airpax Mechatronics (Cheshire, CT) announced a new 98mm series of brushless dc motors that they claim is 30 percent more efficient and 33 percent smaller than industry-standard devices. They feature a three-phase MOSFET PWM drive with surface-mounted components. Available in 26W and 35W outputs with motor lengths of 43.5mm and 48.0mm, these brushless motors […]
Honeywell (Morris Township, NJ) announced that its first-quarter ongoing earnings per share (EPS) were $0.51, excluding $595 million in repositioning and other charges. Reported first quarter EPS was $0.05. The first-quarter EPS was substantially affected by the current economic environment and continued high energy and raw material costs. Other factors included income declines in units […]
Researchers at Tsinghua University (China) announced what they claim is a breakthrough in superconducting technology. Using Bismuth Strontium Calcium Copper Oxide (BSCCO), the scientists managed to produce a high-temperature superconducting wire measuring 340m in length, 3.43mm wide and 0.15mm thick. Previously, only five other nations had developed superconducting wires, each with a length of just […]
Fairchild Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) released the FAN5056MV85 power management IC for low-cost desktop computers. Fairchild Semiconductor claims that the FAN5056MV85 is...
Powerbox (Sweden) announced the new Hyperion Series, a 100W power supply with active PFC and high frequency. Powerbox's new unit has full...
Intersil (Irvine, CA) announced the latest addition to its family of Endura power management ICs, the ISL6223. This IC is being designed into Advanced Micro Devices' (AMD, Sunnyvale, CA) latest mobile AMD Athlon and Duron processor reference design. Intersil's Endura ISL6223 mobile-computer power management device is a two-phase integrated Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) controller that […]
General Semiconductor Inc. (Melville, NY) reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2001. Sales for the quarter were $102.0 million, a decrease of 11.3 percent from the $115.0 million reported for the fourth quarter of 2000. Operating income for the quarter, excluding one-time pre-tax restructuring charges, was $10.2 million, a 46 percent decrease from […]