Microsemi Corp. (Santa Ana, CA) has introduced the first family in their new series of thyristor surge protection products, also known as crowbar devices. This new TCP080E and TCP120E Series of thyristor surge protectors is designed to protect sensitive telecommunications equipment from the hazards of lightning, power cross and power induction. Microsemi claims that these […]
Maxim Integrated Products (Sunnyvale, CA) introduced the MAX8880/MAX8881 ultra-low-supply-current low-dropout linear regulators. Designed for portable applications, these devices have PMOS pass elements...
Sonnenschein Lithium GmbH (Büdingen, Germany) announced their new Pulses Plus lithium batteries at the electronica 2000 conference. The company claims that these...
Zetex (Oldham, UK) is now offering a single-cell dc/dc converter designed for applications in which step-up conversion from a very low input...
AVX (Myrtle Beach, SC) has announced the new BestCap (Battery Energy Saving Technology Capacitor) product. These electromechanical supercapacitors are based on an...
Murata Electronics North America Inc. (Smyrna, GA) has launched a new line of 0201-packaged negative-temperature-coefficient (NTC) thermistors that the company maintains are among the smallest chip thermistors available. Aside from benefits such as a short lead time and miniature size, Kozo Kagawa, Murata's group product manager, claims that the NTC thermistor has several other engineering […]
Artesyn Technologies (Boca Raton, FL) recently extended its range of dc/dc converters with the launch of a new portfolio of high-efficiency 15W modules. The company is introducing three new product families, comprising 16 different models, all of which are aimed at the emergent market for powering low-voltage silicon. All of these new low-voltage dc/dc converters […]
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...
Cherokee International LLC (Tustin, CA) introduced the LP5 isolated dc/dc SIP mount converter. The new LP5 represents the most recent complement to the company's line of catalog dc/dc product offerings. Cherokee's LP5 converters are designed for 48V telecom and distributed power application where motherboard space is limited. LP5 Module is claimed to provide precise regulation, […]
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...
Ogura Industrial Corp. (Somerset, NJ) introduced their new high-speed MIC Series micro clutch. Engineered to handle the ever-increasing speeds of paper transport devices, the company claims that the MIC Series provides industrial life and speed capabilities up to three times that offered by bushing style clutches, operating up to 1,500rpm. The high-speed capability of the […]
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...