Apex Microtechnology has applyed the company’s power analog expertise to developing precision ICs capable of 3-phase operation. The company’s first product targeted...
Summit Microelectronics has announced the first product in a family of programmable Li-ion charger IC’s aimed at the latest portable consumer applications. Specially designed to operate with the popular Universal Serial Bus (USB) and other current-limited power sources, the SMB135 offers flexible single cell Li-ion and Li-polymer battery charging. Combining switch-mode operation with Summit’s proprietary […]
Dualcore Semiconductor has announced an industrial SoC (System on Chip) microcontroller, the DCIC9907, which contains two ARM 946E cores, two CAN channels,...
Zilker Labs Inc. today announced the opening of its new Hong Kong-based subsidiary, Zilker Labs Asia Ltd. The wholly-owned subsidiary is an...
National Semiconductor Corp. has introduced a system power management IC with digitally controlled sequencing. Packaged in a very small leadless leadframe package (LLP®), the LP3927 is targeted for use in cellular and PCS handsets as well as other portable systems that require intelligent power management. The LP3927 contains five low-dropout linear regulators (LDOs), a reset […]
Continuing to broaden its digital signal controller portfolio, Texas Instruments Inc. announced four new members of the TMS320C2000™ platform optimized for motor...
NEC Electronics America Inc. has extended its 8- and 32-bit All Flash™ microcontroller (MCU) lineup with four new devices optimized for motor control applications. Featuring 120-degree (trapezoidal) and 180-degree (sinusoidal) control methods, the new 32-bit V850ES/IE2™ series and 8-bit uPD78F0711 and uPD78F0712 MCUs are designed to reduce vibration and noise in household appliances such as […]
Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today announced an addition to its low-power, high-resolution delta-sigma analog-to-digital (A/D) converter family. The MCP3550 joins the recently announced MCP 3551 and MCP 3553 A/D converters as one of the lowest power, smallest A/D converters on the market with greater than 16-bit resolution. This […]
Freescale Semiconductor and STMicroelectronics have teamed up to establish a wide-ranging initiative to reinforce their respective strengths in automotive applications. The two companies will create a joint microcontroller design team, align process technologies and share intellectual property, including high-power MOS technologies. The agreement between the companies covers high-performance, cost-effective 32-bit microcontrollers based on PowerPC® cores; […]
mPhase Technologies and Lucent Technologies Bell Labs have announced that their jointly developed nano-based “smart” battery prototype has proven it can store...
Phihong USA was among the companies that presented proposals on achievable limits of 2-pair and 4-pair solutions at the January 12th meeting of the IEEE 802.3at Task Force. Based on these presentations, the task force concluded that the standard’s objective of providing enough power for multiband access points and controllable security cameras can be met […]
Primarion Corp. has entered the Japanese market through a distribution agreement with Tokyo-based Servants International Corp. According to the terms of the agreement, the two companies will collaboratively sell Primarion’s digital power product line to major manufacturers in Japan. “Primarion is experiencing growing demand for our digital power product line across Asia, prompting us to […]
ROAL Electronics USA Inc. debuted its new Power Rack family RHPS225 in 1U 19 inches suitable for computers, data storage, industrial, and...
For the fourth quarter of 2005, ended December 31, 2005, PowerDsine Ltd. reported, sales were $7.2 million, compared to sales of $10.9 million for the third quarter of 2005 and sales of $11.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2004. This decrease in sales is a result of an unexpected weakness in midspan sales during […]
Power-One Inc. announced net sales of $64.3 million and net income was $3.4 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, including a gain on the sale of certain Company assets of $0.03 per diluted share and $0.01 per share of income due to foreign exchange for the quarter ended December 31, 2005. While meeting the net […]