ON Semiconductor LLC (Phoenix, AZ) announced it has doubled the number of general-purpose diodes and transistors offered in the SC-75 package. The products offered in this package consist of general-purpose single and dual diodes and transistors intended for low-current switching and signal-conditioning applications. The introduction of seven new transistors, identified as BC847BTT1, BC847CTT1, BC857BTTT1, BC857CTT1, […]
Intersil Holding Corp. (Irvine, CA) introduced its latest switched-capacitor voltage inverter, the ICL828. The ICL828 specifically targets LCD applications such as cellular phones, pagers and PDAs. Intersil's ICL828 IC contains all the required circuitry to complete a negative converter. It performs supply-voltage conversions from positive to negative. The resulting negative voltage can then be utilized […]
Omnirel (Leominster, MA), an International Rectifier company, has released the OMR9601SCK, a 3.3V to 2.5V ultra-low dropout linear regulator with 3A capability. The OMR9601SCK high-current regulator is designed for commercial, scientific and military satellite power systems where point-of-load regulation is required. Applications include power conditioning for DSPs, microcontrollers and microprocessors, low-voltage logic circuits, and field-programmable […]
Advanced Power Technology (Bend, OR) has introduced a new line of IGBTs in hermetic packages with high-rated power and voltage. Manufactured with nonpunch-through technology, these devices provide fast switching, improved high-temperature operation, improved ruggedness, lower leakage currents and easy paralleling compared to conventional punch-through technology. The new IGBTs feature hermetic packaging, which provides protection for […]
Linear Technology Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced the LT1612, a synchronous 800kHz step-down dc/dc converter. With a high operating frequency, MSOP package and minimal external part count, the LT1612 is designed for use in any portable device that operates from a lithium-ion or two-cell alkaline battery. The LT1612's synchronous operation eliminates the Schottky diode needed by […]
General Semiconductor Inc. (Melville, NY) has expanded its Ultrafast rectifier product line to include surface-mount MURS 160 and axial MUR460 and MUR160. General Semiconductor claims that the new MUR/MURS Series incorporates a chip design and process that results in improved reverse-switching characteristics, higher reverse-surge capability and better electrostatic discharge-withstanding ability. The Ultrafast products are used […]
International Rectifier (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced new benchmark and high-performance devices optimized for 1kW output, hard-switching converters. These devices are upgrades to IR's industry-leading family of HEXFET power MOSFETs for offline switch-mode power supply (SMPS) applications. IR has increased ruggedness and reliability by increasing avalanche energy, dv/dt turn-off failure immunity and Cdv/dt immunity. Power […]
Intersil Holding Corp. (Irvine, CA) announced the latest addition to its growing family of application-specific power MOSFETs. The HUF75617D3 is an UltraFET MOSFET designed to control fuel injectors in gasoline and direct-injection applications. The device controls the electrical current to injectors that determine the amount of fuel introduced into the cylinders of automobile engines. The […]
International Rectifier (El Segundo, CA) has introduced the new HEXFET power MOSFETs in packages in which all of the terminals are on a single side of the die. The new FlipFET power MOSFETs will enable a new generation of super-compact power architectures with better power density for advanced portable applications. The first two products being […]
Intersil Holding Corp. (Irvine, CA) announced the latest addition to its family of application-specific power semiconductors, the HUF76112SK8. According to Intersil, the new UltraFET MOSFET provides the improved power efficiency required to enable high-speed computing and Internet data transfer. The HUF76112SK8 is designed to operate in notebook PC applications as the upper MOSFET in advanced […]
Micrel Semiconductor Inc. (San Jose, CA) announced that it has made available fully protected high-side MOSFET switches with accurate, user-adjustable current limiting. These single-channel switches, the MIC2544 and MIC2548, are designed for power-distribution applications in USB and advanced configuration and power interface designs, as well as in hot-swap applications. Both of the new devices are […]
TelCom Semiconductor Inc. (Mountain View, CA) has added two high-performance power-switching regulators to its power management family of products, the TC33166 and the TC33167. These products are designed to offer a flexible architecture with the ability to be configured as a buck, boost or voltage-inverting regulator while using a minimum number of external components. The […]
STMicroelectronics Inc. (Switzerland) unveiled its 3A, 600V IGBT that combines a low on-voltage drop (VCEsat), a low gate charge and an integrated freewheeling diode in a compact DPAK form factor The STGD3NB60SD transistor has a VCEsat of 1.1V at 3A, a total gate charge of 18nC on a double die assembly, and a compact surface-mount […]
Semtech Corp. (Newbury Park, CA) has made available the SC1543 Dual 3.3V Smart Power Switch. The SC1543 automatically switches to a secondary supply input, should the primary input be removed. Semtech claims this is a design suited for Mini PCI card designs intended for use in notebook computers, docking stations, set-top boxes and Internet appliances. […]
International Rectifier (El Segundo, CA) has introduced the new ac/dc HEXFET power MOSFETs, designed specifically for offline switch-mode power supply applications. The new MOSFETs combine a simplified mass-manufacturing process platform with an application-specific approach to product development. The new devices offer outstanding performance for zero-voltage switching and hard-switching converters. The new zero-voltage switching and hard-switching […]