Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) announced the MCP602X family of op amps for low-current, high-performance applications. The MCP602X op amps offer designers...
Turbo Switchers Ltd. (South Africa) launched the TD-000, the first of the TurboDriver line of MOSFET/IGBT resonant gate drivers. The drivers are based upon a patent-pending topology that halves switching losses, which utilizes resonant transitions to charge and discharge the gate capacitance and results in simpler, cheaper and more power-efficient circuitry in a wide range […]
Sipex Corp. (Billerica, MA) announced the new SP6231, which is claimed to be the industry's first smart LDO voltage regulator that is...
National Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) introduced a new 250mA low dropout (LDO) regulator that increases operating time for wireless, laptop and personal digital assistant (PDA) applications. The new LP2992 LDO provides low power dissipation, high power supply rejection ratio, low dropout voltage, ultra-low noise as well as design flexibility and easy system management. The […]
JARO Components Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) announced its new 2W RM Series (carbon-ceramic) resistor that replaces 1W and 2W carbon composition resistors. The new resistors offer enhanced surge performance over other resistor types, and provide improved environmental stability in circuitry subjected to high peak power or high energy, according to the company. Under pulsed applications, […]
HiTek Power (Santee, CA) introduced its new series of low-profile, modular, distributed power systems that are hot-pluggable for N+1 redundancy, with Positronic...
Gowanda Electronics (Gowanda, NY) announced a new series of surface-mount toroid inductors, the SMT35A Series. The new inductors are suitable for power...
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced a new series of 320A and 400A standard-recovery, stud-mount rectifiers in the DO-9 package. The new devices expand IR's current line of DO-9 rectifiers with ratings from 50V to 3,200V and 300A to 400A. The devices are made for high-voltage, high-current industrial applications such as welding, battery […]
J.W. Miller (Gardena, CA) introduced the new PM7032S, PM5022S, PM12565S, PM3316S and PM1608S Series of surface-mount power inductors for high-current applications. Designed...
Texas Instruments Inc. (Dallas, TX) introduced its current feedback (CFBplus) OPA684, a low-power, wideband op amp that offers improved internal architecture, improved...
BI Technologies' (Fullerton, CA) magnetic components division introduced a series of low-profile, surface-mount inductors capable of handling continuous currents up to 27A....
Youth Electronics Co. Ltd. (Taiwan) announced the YCWI0603 Series of HF wire-wound chip inductors, which feature terminal electrodes and reduced lead content....
Thinking Electronic Ind. Co. Ltd. (Taiwan) introduced the WPPB Series of resettable PTC thermistors, which are ceramic devices for low-voltage circuit-protection applications. The WPPB Series consists of eight models that feature a 0 to 60 degrees C operating temperature range. Resistance values are from 1.4 ohms to 4.7 ohms, with a tolerance of ±20 percent. […]
Aimtron Technology Corp. (Taiwan) announced its new AT1380 Series single-channel, switching regulator ICs, which are designed for use in low-voltage applications, including power sources for battery-powered equipment, cameras, camcorders, and VCRs, as well as in PDAs and hand-held communications products. The ICs feature a built-in error amplifier gain that minimizes peripheral components, and incorporates soft-start […]
Gatax Technology Co. Ltd. (Taiwan) introduced the new GA0D0G32 triple-band power amplifier module designed for use in triple-band (GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900) mobile phones. The amplifier comes in a 16-pin surface-mount package, measuring 11.6mm x 9.1mm x 1.7mm. The GA0D0G32 incorporates an internal circuit for 50-ohm I/O matching. It operates via a supply voltage ranging from […]