Liebert Corp. (Columbus, OH) introduced the Interceptor II, the newest of its surge-suppression (TVSS) lines. The Interceptor is suitable for application in telecom, wireless and broadband systems including sensitive equipment housed in remote or unmanned shelters. It may also be used in commercial, industrial and institutional facilities. Liebert reports that the Interceptor II offers highly […]
AVO International (Dallas, TX) added a new ohmmeter to its product line, the Megger Ducter DLRO10X. The company claims that this is...
Elcon Products International Co. (Fremont, CA), a member of the Tyco Electronics Group (Bermuda), announced the release of MINIPAK, a low-profile, high-density...
Chomerics (Woburn, MA), a division of Parker Hannifin Corp. (Cleveland, OH), introduced PowerSite, an automated power semiconductor attachment technology. The PowerSite process...
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) announced the introduction of three new standard power-conversion products for the distributed power market. The systems convert dc electricity to ac electricity to enable distributed power generation using fuel cells, microturbines and wind generators. The first of the new products, the PowerGate 100, is a combination of power chip switches […]
Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc. (TAEC, Irvine, CA) introduced a motor driver IC, the TB62209F, that uses a new BiCD process, integrating bi-polar, CMOS and double-diffused MOS devices on a single chip. Toshiba claims that the new process and built-in field effect transistor (FET) output enables its new IC to achieve a low power consumption […]
Chroma ATE (Irvine, CA) introduced the 61600 Programmable AC Source, a new ac and ac+dc source electronics testing series of 12 models...
American Power Conversion (APC, West Kingston, RI) announced it has added a 3kVA extended-run (XL) model to its Smart-UPS line of uninterruptible power supplies. Designed to support the needs of rack-optimized servers, the new rack-mount Smart-UPS 3kVA XL provides a centrally-managed and scalable power protection solution capable of supporting a fully-loaded rack. Features include user-replaceable […]
IRC Inc. (Corpus Christi, TX) has developed the LRF3W Series, a line of ultra-low resistance surface-mount resistors capable of handling up to...
Fairchild Semiconductor (New York, NY) introduced a single-chip power switch, the FSDH0165, which is suitable for use in adapter/chargers for mobile phones...
Power Integrations Inc. (San Jose, CA) announced the availability of its new generation of low-power off-line switcher ICs. The new family of...
Cyberex LLC (Highland Heights, OH) announced that the company now offers three different types of switches in its Digital Static Transfer Switch (DSTS) product line. Type 1 DSTSs feature smaller, undersized SCRs protected by a fuse. The Type II switches feature SCRs that short-circuit in the event of a fault, but not a rupture; no […]
Ericsson Microelectronics (Sweden) recently expanded its PKN 4000 family of 50W converters with two new dual-output modules and four new single-output versions. With a profile height of 8.5mm, the PKN 4000 family is suitable for use in information technology and telecom applications where board spacing is down to 15mm and input voltages range from 36V […]
American Power Conversion (APC, West Kingston, RI) has expanded its Smart-UPS line of uninterruptible power supplies with a new 1,400VA solution suitable for voice-over-IP, telecom and other mission-critical applications. The unit can be utilized in either rack- or stack-configuration and occupies only 3U of rack space. It can be configured with up to ten extended-run […]
Pulse (San Diego, CA) announced two new surface-mount power inductors that measure as thin as 0.125". The new inductors are designed for...