Huzhou Yueqiu Motor Co. Ltd. (China) released its ZD1521 and ZD1322 motors, suitable for car heaters, which feature a rated speed >2,800...
Zhejiang Winchoice Imp/Exp Co. Ltd. (China) released brushless dc motors suited to electrical bicycles and motorcycles that offer up to 500 W...
Grupo Imsa SA de CV (Monterrey, Mexico) and Johnson Controls Inc. (Milwaukee, WI), a leader in automotive systems and facility management and control, announced the closing of the agreement whereby Grupo Imsa exits the automotive battery business and Johnson Controls, its JV partner since 1998, assumes 100% ownership. The transaction was announced on July 19, […]
Azure Dynamics Corp. (Vancouver, BC), a leading developer of hybrid-electric power trains for commercial vehicles, announced the admission of its common shares and December 2004 warrants to trading on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange. The Directors are seeking admission to AIM in order to provide further access to London's capital […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, ME) announced the successful refinancing of its term B bank loan of approximately $298 million under its senior credit facility. The refinancing reduces the interest rate on all of the company's current borrowings under the credit facility by 25 basis points to the new rate approximating LIBOR plus 225 basis […]
Enova Systems Inc. (Torrance, CA), a developer and manufacturer of mobile and stationary electric, hybrid and fuel cell digital power management systems, announced that it has entered into a development and sales agreement with China's First Auto Works (FAW) for parallel hybrid drive systems for its hybrid buses. FAW signed a two-phase development agreement with […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, ME) announced that it plans to expand its operations in China. The company is adding "Global Power Resource Centers" in Shanghai and Shenzhen, and increasing the headcount and capacity at its Suzhou facility. "China is a key part of Fairchild's global strategy, as clearly indicated by our commitment to this […]
Renesas Technology Corp. (San Jose, CA) announced the SH7780, a microprocessor incorporating the high-end SuperH™ SH-4A CPU core and a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) bus controller (PCIC). The device features a dedicated three-bus architecture and delivers 720 Mips and 2.8 GFLOPS at 400 MHz. The microprocessor is designed for high-performance multimedia applications such as car […]
Analog Devices Inc. (ADI, Wilmington, MA) introduced 10 new serial analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) that bring ultra-compact packaging technology to the high-speed, high-accuracy world of medical instrumentation, data acquisition equipment, optical communications and automotive systems. Featuring a 3 MSPS throughput rate, low power dissipation (8 mW) and 1 LSB INL – all in a 3 mm […]
The Wirewound and Film Technologies Division of IRC Inc. (Boone, NC) introduced a surface-mount, high-surge resistor for use in small motor control...
Analog Devices Inc. (ADI, Wilmington, MA) introduced 10 new serial analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) that bring ultra-compact packaging technology to the high-speed, high-accuracy...
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) announced its new LT1933, a current-mode, pulse-width modulated, step-down dc-dc converter with an internal 0.75 A...
Wuxi Xuyang Electronic Co. Ltd. (China) released diodes that are suitable for automotive applications and feature rated currents ranging from 15 A...
Absopulse Electronics Ltd. (Carp, Ontario, Canada) debuted its RWY150 high-density, conduction-cooled, dc-dc converter, which provides a complete 150 W power solution in...
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced the IR2011 high-side and low-side MOSFET driver IC for 100 W to 1,000 W...