Intersil Corp. (Palm Bay, FL) has signed an agreement to sell its discrete power business to Fairchild Semiconductor International (Sunnyvale, CA) for about $338 million in cash. Intersil expects a one-time gain during the first quarter and plans to use proceeds for acquisitions, alliances and product development. Fairchild estimates that the combination of its power […]
Sipex Corp. (Billerica, MA) announced the availability of its new SP4491, an independent, dual-electroluminescent (EL) lamp driver offered in a 10-pin MSOP package that provides an integrated solution for driving two EL lamps separately or concurrently. Sipex's single-IC solution uses one coil and one resistor, and operates within a 2.2V to 6.0V range. The driver […]
The board of directors of Texas Instruments (Dallas, TX) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 2.125 cents per share of common stock, payable February 12, 2001, to stockholders of record on January 31, 2001.
A new polymer, developed with funding by TPL Inc. (Albuquerque, NM), may halve the size of the military's truck-borne pulsed-power capacitor banks, leading to more mobile weaponry. The polymer has a dielectric constant of 8.0, twice that of other insulating polymers used in capacitors, with the potential to go even higher. As a result, it […]
IXYS Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) reported what it claims is its eleventh consecutive quarter of record revenues and sixteenth consecutive quarter of increased revenues. For the third quarter ended December 31, 2000, revenues were $29.2 million. This represents a 49 percent increase from the quarter of fiscal 1999. Net income for the quarter ended December […]
Power-One (Camarillo, CA) has added the HPF5C6C6C6C6KYJ to its High Power Series. This 2,000W modular power supply provides a 15V output at...
Texas Instruments (TI, Dallas, TX) has introduced the TPS6210x family of low-power buck converters with integrated FETs. These new devices use smaller inductors and capacitors as well as eliminate the need for an external Schottky rectifier. TI claims that the new devices were designed to take full advantage of the life of a battery cell, […]
Ecostar Electric Powertrain (Dearborn, MI) announced that they are supplying their high efficiency 14V/42V dc/dc converter to PPG for their Sungate WeatherMaster windshield system, which is being shown by invitation at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The PPG Sungate WeatherMaster windshield system is designed to provide vehicle operators with the year-round benefits […]
Philips Semiconductor (Sunnyvale, CA) recently introduced the TEA1507 GreenChip II, their second generation of green switched-mode power supply controller ICs operating directly from the rectified universal mains. The new multi-chip module consists of two ICs. While the high-voltage BCD chip works directly from the rectified mains voltage, a second low-voltage BiCMOS IC is used for […]
The city of Ningbo, located in east China's Zhejiang province, recently announced that it is to build China's first semiconductor encapsulation district. Covering 900,000 square meters, the district is within Ningbo's development zone. It will focus its products on the packaging of chips for mobile communications, industrial control and home appliances. They expect to account […]
Tyco International Ltd. (Bermuda) reported that diluted earnings per share for its first quarter ended December 31, 2000 were 57 cents, a 24 percent increase over earnings of 46 cents per share in its first quarter of fiscal 2000. Net income before extraordinary items and cumulative effect of accounting change rose to $1.01 billion, an […]
AVX Corp. (Myrtle Beach, SC) has introduced a smaller size of its U-dielectric capacitors with NP0 temperature characteristics, the 0402 U-dielectric. The U Series capacitors are C0G chip capacitors rated from 25V rated from 25V in the 0402 size, 50V in 0603, 100V in 0805 and 200V in the 1210 size. The 0402 capacitors are […]
Cherokee Europe (Belgium) introduced the CAP Series of ac/dc power supplies. Ranging from 200W to 1,00W, these universal-input power supplies have open/enclosed frames. Their PFC meets the EN 61000-3-2 standard. The CAP Series powers loads between 3.3V and 48V. Cherokee Europe claims that they are compact and easy to mount. Moreover, they are CE approved, […]
ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) unveiled its advanced technology development center located at the company's headquarters. The center was established as a cornerstone of the company's strategy to expand its portfolio of application-specific standard product semiconductors. ON Semiconductor plans to use the resulting advanced technologies and processes to introduce new families of high-performance ICs. The center […]
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) announced the release of a stacked, metallized, polyester-film capacitor that they claim provides improved pulse handling and self-healing capabilities, as compared with devices built on conventional wound-film technology. The new Vishay Roederstein MKT1826 features a compact design and, the company maintains, superior reliability. It is intended for coupling, blocking, bypassing, […]