ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) introduced a new multi-phase buck controller IC for powering high-performance microprocessors. The new CS5301 is a three-phase step...
JARO Components Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) premiered its new WCI Series of shielded ferrite-core inductors. These low-radiation inductors feature a low dc resistance with high current-handling capacities. The available inductance values range from 1.0uH to 1,000uH. The 453232 and 565050 packages are suitable for power supply line applications, portable telephones, personal computers, hard disk drives, […]
Siliconix Inc. (Santa Clara, CA), a subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology (Malvern, PA), announced the debut of a series of new TrenchFETs, claimed to be the smallest MOSFETs on the market. The new devices will serve as a replacement for the digital bipolar transistors used for simple or light-load switching in portable communications systems, computer motherboards, […]
Schurter (Switzerland) has extended its MSTU and MXT 250V microfuse ranges to include both 8 and 10A rated devices. Both product lines feature fuses with time lag characteristics; the MSTU with a low breaking capacity of 35A at 250V and the MXT with high breaking capacity of 100A at 250V. Schurter's new fuse types are […]
PFC Engineering (UK) has released its SBA Series automatic capacitor modules. Based on the technologies of preceding capacitor modules, the new products retain features such as self-healing capacitors and soft switching contactors. PFC's technical department can design modules to suit an individual customer's required dimensions and ratings. The modular capacitor trays can be interconnected with […]
STMicroelectronics (Lexington, MA) announced the L6590, a new power supply chip that integrates a 700V power MOSFET switch with all of the control circuits needed to build a converter using flyback, boost or forward topologies. The device operates over the universal input voltage range of 85 to 265Vac and also with dc inputs. The L6590 […]
Seiko Instruments (Torrance, CA) introduced the new S-818 Series of extremely low quiescent-current LDO voltage regulators. Packaged in the miniature SOT-23-5 or SOT-89-5 casings, the S-818 is a positive LDO voltage regulator developed utilizing CMOS technology. The S-818 can be used in applications such as cellular phones, PDAs, MP3 players, notebook PCs, handheld games, home […]
AVX Corp. (Myrtle Beach, SC) announced the introduction of an 0402 case size to its tantalum TACmicrochip range. This is in addition...
Seiko Instruments (Torrance, CA) recently introduced two families of operational amplifiers, the S-8944xA and S-891xxA Series. Packaged in SC-88A casing, both ICs...
Fairchild Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) announced the availability of packaged pairs of Stealth soft-recovery diodes. Fairchild claims that Stealth diode technology combines...
Tyco Electronics Corp. announced that its RXE line of PolySwitch resettable fuses has been re-rated from 60V to 72V. The polymeric positive...
ITW Paktron (Lynchburg, VA) announced a new application for its Quencharc capacitor. The Quencharc is a RC snubber network, consisting of a metallized PET capacitor in series with a carbon composition resistor. The Quencharc has been used for many years to suppress voltage transients caused by dc inductive load switching. ITW Paktron maintains that these […]
Caddock Electronics Inc. (Riverside, CA) launched the new Model MP2060, a clip-mount TO-220-style power film resistor. The resistor has a power rating...
AVX Corp. (Myrtle Beach, SC) has released two new values of Little Big capacitors from its TACmicrochip family. AVX claims that the...
IFR Systems Inc. (Wichita, KS) announced that the new Kikusui (Japan) PIA4800 Series of power supply controllers is now exclusively available in the US through them. The PIA4800 Series includes the PIA4810 power supply controller for analog and digital control, the PIA4820 expansion unit and the PIA4830 digital power supply controller. These instruments were designed […]