Dallas Semiconductor Corp. (Dallas, TX) reports that it expects fourth quarter earnings per share to decrease between five cents and eight cents per share from the third quarter. The company claims that this is primarily a result of a decline in sales. Dallas Semiconductor stated that sales for the fourth quarter would be down between […]
EOS Corp. (Camarillo, CA) has established a manufacturing site in Guon Dong, China, effectively tripling their production capacity. With the addition of the Chinese facility, EOS now has over 400,000 square feet of manufacturing facilities. The Chinese facility is ISO 9002 certified. "This partnership will allow us to produce cost-effectively in a world-class quality facility" […]
In cooperation with the motor vehicle industry, EPCOS (Munich, Germany) has developed the B41684 and B41784 Series of aluminum electrolytic capacitors for onboard electronics, especially in commercial vehicles. In contrast with conventional axial or radial-lead designs, the cathode consists of two collars, one at either end of the can. These form a common conductive surface […]
Maxim Integrated Products (Sunnyvale, CA) has introduced the MAX6381 through MAX6390 microprocessor µP supervisory circuits. Designed to monitor supply rails of 1.8V to 5V in µP and digital systems, these SC70 devices consume 3µA, making them suitable for portable applications. Whenever a monitored voltage falls below the reset threshold, the reset output asserts and remains […]
Agilent Technologies Inc. (Palo Alto, CA) has introduced a high-current device power supply (DPS) that the company claims will expand the processor testing capabilities of its Agilent 93000 SOC Series Test System, while improving yield via high throughput and better speed binning. Rated at 100A and supporting ganging up to 200A, Agilent's new high-current DPS […]
Sierra-KD Components (Carson City, NV) announced today that it has received the TRIDENT II (D-5) Flag from the Department of the Navy in recognition of its support to the D5 program with its low pass EMI filters. The award letter from Rear Admiral D. M. Dwyer reads, in part: "The low pass filter produced by […]
Sipex Corp. (Billerica, MA) reports developing a new synchronous buck controller, the SP6120. This new device is a fixed-frequency, voltage-mode, synchronous, PWM controller. Features include one percent reference, 100 percent frequency accuracy, 40mV over-current detection, 950uA quiescent current, and 10uA sleep current; all these are specified over the full range of input voltage and operating […]
IXYS Semiconductor GmbH (Lampertheim, Germany), the wholly-owned German subsidiary of IXYS Corp. (Santa Clara, CA), has filed a suit against International Rectifier (IR, El Segundo, CA), alleging infringement of patents covering design features of its integrated power module technology. The lawsuit was filed in the county court of Mannheim, Germany, charging IR with infringing at […]
Interpoint (Redmond, WA) has introduced a new family of dc/dc converters, the MSS Series, featuring a built-in EMI filter which meets the requirements of MIL-STD-461E and CE102, no external components required. The MSS Series' 125W converters measure 4.6" x 2.4" x 0.45". It was designed to replace the industry-standard configuration of three separate modules — […]
SatCon Technology (Cambridge, MA) has announced fourth quarter financial results for the period ended 30 September, 2000. Revenue for the fourth quarter increased by $6.3 million, or 157 percent, to $10.3 million versus $4.0 million in the fourth quarter of 1999. Revenue for the year ended 30 September, 2000 increased by $15.6 million, or 100 […]
Elantec Semiconductor Inc. (Milpitas, CA) introduced two new 4A single-chip synchronous buck dc/dc converters with integrated power transistors (FETs). The EL7563C and the EL7564C were designed for applications in the communications, graphics, and PC markets that require high-density, small form factor ASIC logic boards, lower operating voltages, smaller PCB space, and higher efficiency power supply […]
Elna Co. Ltd. (Yokohama, Japan) has developed a new, coin-type electrical double-layer capacitor, called DSK609, with a rated voltage of 3.3V and a capacitance of 0.07F. Elna claims that the DSK609, which is 6.8mm in diameter and 0.9mm thick, is able to maintain a high performance level after numerous charges and discharges, and that it […]
Interpoint Corp. (Redmond, WA) announces the MSM Series of dc/dc converters delivering up to 5W from a 28V input in a surface-mountable package. Interpoint claims that the new converters have reliable power operation over the full military temperature range of -55 degrees C to 125 degrees C. The MSM Series uses commercially-available discrete components, printed […]
ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) has raised the bar on its power management efforts by launching a series of power supply seminars. Partnering with Dr. Ray Ridley of Ridley Engineering (Roswell, GA), ON Semiconductor is offering two days of application-specific training to engineers designing power supplies and power management systems. ON Semiconductor selected Ridley to collaborate […]
Power-One Inc. (Camarillo, CA) has added the HPF3E8E8E7YB to its High Power Series. This modular power supply provides 28V at 68A. With...