Power Analog Microelectronics Inc. (PAM, Shanghai, China), a developer of digital audio amplifiers and power-management semiconductors, announced the acquisition of MicroSilicon Inc. (Shanghai, China), a power-management IC design company. The acquisition will give PAM a quick entry into several chip markets, such as personal multimedia players, portable digital televisions, and multimedia handsets. “We are very […]
Enpirion Inc. (Bloomsbury, NJ), a developer of power management solutions, has signed agreements with three distributors in Asia: Tokyo Electron Devices (TED, Japan), Marubeni Solutions (MSOL, Japan), and V-Serve (Singapore). In Japan, TED and MSOL are complementary to each other and provide Enpirion with comprehensive coverage in the region. Japan is a key market for […]
American Reliance Inc. (AMREL, Arcadia, CA) debuted its new SPS and HPS Series of programmable switching power supplies, an expansion of its...
Green Power Technologies Ltd. (GPT, Rehovot, Israel), a power management IC company that designs and develops power-factor correction (PFC) products and power...
Pulse Engineering Inc. (San Diego, CA), a manufacturer of passive electronic magnetic-based components, announced that it was selected by Volterra Semiconductor Corp. as a supplier of multi-phase, coupled inductors for use with Volterra’s fourth-generation voltage regulator chipsets. Volterra’s voltage regulator intellectual property, along with Pulse’s coupled inductors, enables next-generation solutions needed for high-performance central processing […]
Potentia Semiconductor Corp. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) debuted its new PS-2606 power system controller, which provides a complete power management solution for up...
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) unveiled its new single-chip TPS40100 synchronous dc-dc buck controller with sequencing and output-voltage margining features, which...
Xantrex Technology Inc. (Burnaby, BC), a manufacturer of advanced power electronic products and systems for the distributed, mobile, and programmable power markets, reported financial results for the second quarter and first half ended June 30, 2005, which are consistent with the preliminary estimates announced on July 18, 2005. Revenue for the second quarter was $35.0 […]
Atmel Corp. (San Jose, CA) announced that it has joined the Z-One™ Digital Power Alliance. It is the first semiconductor manufacturer to join the Z-Alliance™ organization that currently includes power supply manufacturers Power-One Inc. and C&D Technologies Inc. The addition of Atmel increases the semiconductor development, manufacturing, and supply chain capabilities of the Z-Alliance organization, […]
Primarion Inc. (Tempe, AZ), a mixed-signal semiconductor company that provides digital control of power solutions, announced that it has raised in excess of $22 million in Series D equity financing, which it is using to further expand its global resources and market presence, and accelerate the development of its digital power control solutions. Primarian continues […]
Volterra Semiconductor Corp. (Fremont, CA), a provider of analog and mixed-signal power management semiconductors, reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2005. Net revenue for the second quarter of 2005 was $13.2 million, an increase of 44 percent over net revenue of $9.1 million for the second quarter of 2004, and a […]
AMI Semiconductor Inc. (AMIS, Pocatello, ID), a manufacturer of application-specific integrated circuits and structured digital products, announced the opening of an offshore design center in Bangalore, India, for ASIC and ASSP silicon solutions targeting automotive, medical, and industrial applications. The center was established in partnership with Indian product design specialist TATA ELXSI Ltd. and is […]
ROAL Electronics (Los Angeles) has developed the PS194 power supply, a high power density and high efficiency dc-dc boost converter. This multiphase...
Semtech Corp. (Camarillo, CA), a producer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, announced the SC900, an I2C software-controlled power management device incorporating five...
Darnell Group Inc. (Corona, CA) announced that it has updated both its Darnell Group website, located at http://www.darnell.com and its PowerPulse website, located at https://www.powerpulse.net. The company’s aim was to make a website with improved layout, more content, and intuitive and simple navigation for its visitors without changing the content. PowerPulse.net remains the web's leading […]