RFE International Inc. (Lake Forest, CA) has expanded its surface-mount aluminum electrolytic capacitor product line, the RV3 Series, to include a dual-height...
Micrel Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) has expanded their MIC2010 Series to include Universal Serial Bus (USB) power switch ICs. The new devices...
Siliconix Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) has unveiled a chip-scale power MOSFET packaging technology that they claim will greatly reduce the size of the devices required to manage and convert power in cellular phones and handheld internet appliances. The new Vishay Siliconix Micro Foot devices use a solder bump process along with proprietary techniques developed at […]
Siliconix Inc. (Munich, Germany) unveiled a roadmap for a new power MOSFET packaging technology, which they believe will provide space savings and...
Vishay Siliconix Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) announced that it is sampling power MOSFETs built on a silicon technology that will, they claim, enable a new generation of record-breaking devices for power management and conversion in end products ranging from cellular phones to the fixed communication infrastructure that powers the Internet. The new proprietary TrenchFET process […]
Power Integrations Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) has announced the availability of a high-power monolithic off-line power supply switcher IC family, which they call...
Microsemi Corp. (Santa Ana, CA) announced that its power management division has developed a new dual-circuit low dropout regulator (LDO) for its lineup of power management integrated circuits. Designated the LX8815 Series, the device, which combines two 1A regulator circuits in a single package, is used to regulate power on circuit boards of applications that […]
International Rectifier (IR, El Segundo, CA) has introduced a new family of hermetically sealed, high-reliability HEXFET power MOSFETs. These hermetically sealed power...
International Rectifier (IR, El Segundo, CA) has introduced a new disposable ballast IC designed for high-volume, compact fluorescent lamp applications. The IR2156...
ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) has unveiled two new micropower LDO regulators with on-board NOCAP technology. NOCAP technology is designed for applications with...
AVX Corp. (Myrtle Beach, CA) has introduced the Maxi-Plus Series of capacitors, a series of K30,000 dielectric with X7R temperature characteristics. The SLC Series is designed to operate in the millimeter bands with an ultra-low equivalent series resistance specifically for the RF/microwave, optical and cellular markets. According to AVX, the electrical advantage of this dielectric […]
International Rectifier (IR, El Segundo, CA) has introduced a HEXFET power MOSFET with a maximum temperature rating of 200 degrees C in a TO-220 plastic package. IR claims that the IRF1704 is an extremely rugged, low Rds(on) HEXFET power MOSFET manufactured using IR's stripe-planar technology, and is designed for existing and emerging automotive applications such […]
International Rectifier (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced the availability of the new IR2172 linear current-sensing IC with built-in shutdown for motor-drive applications. The IR2172 is designed to eliminate external current-sensing protection circuits. It is rated at 600V, for 230V three-phase ac inverters or brushless dc industrial motor drives used in conveyor belts and similar applications. […]
Semtech Corp. (Newbury Park, CA) has unveiled two new devices intended for use in distributed power architectures in telecommunications, data processing, point-of-use industrial systems, space-sensitive switching power supplies and other applications. The SC4820 devices are low-power PWM controllers intended for power conversion using push-pull or bridge topologies, typically in point-of-use off-line or dc/dc fixed-frequency, current-mode […]
International Rectifier (El Segundo, CA) announced the availability of the new IR2172 linear current-sensing IC with built-in shutdown for motor drive applications....