Motor Control Reference Design | BLDC Motor Controller

July 31, 2013

Microchip Announces Record Net Sales for Q1 2014 up 31% from Last Year

Microchip Technology, Inc. reported GAAP net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2014 June 30, 2013 were $462.8 million, up 7.6% sequentially from net sales of $430.1 million in the immediately preceding quarter, and up 31.4% from net sales of $352.1 million in the prior year's first fiscal quarter. GAAP net income for the […]

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Energy Efficiency

July 30, 2013

ACEEE: DOE Overestimates Impact of Efficiency Standards on Appliance Prices

A new report released today by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) and the Appliance Standards Awareness Project (ASAP) finds...

Automotive Electronics

July 26, 2013

Microsemi Reports Sales and Margins Higher in Q3 and Nabs Major Government Contract

Microsemi Corporation today reported that for its third quarter of fiscal 2013 ended June 30, 2013 net sales were $242.6 million, up 3.1 percent sequentially. GAAP gross margin was 57.0 percent, improving 30 basis points sequentially and 120 basis points over the prior year quarter. GAAP operating margin was 10.4 percent, improving 540 basis points […]

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Components

July 26, 2013

Low-loss Chokes for Inverters in Rail Vehicles

SMP Sintermetalle Prometheus GmbH & Co KG (SMP) has developed a range of chokes for use in railway technology. The inductive components...

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Components

July 26, 2013

Vincotech Upgrades Product Line for Drive Applications with PFC

Vincotech has announced the latest generation flowPIM 0 + PFC 2nd product. This module is equipped with power components such as a...

Batteries and Portable Power

July 26, 2013

MagnaChip Adds Digital Hall Sensor for Consumer and Industrial Applications

MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation announced a new digital Hall sensor product line designed for emerging consumer, industrial and medical magnetic sensor applications. This line replaces conventional analog Hall switches. The MXM1120 series uses MagnaChip’s 0.18 micron low noise mixed-signal technology and proprietary Hall technology. More computing products, applications, and systems are moving towards digital based solutions […]

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Components

July 25, 2013

AOS Expands 600V AlphaIGBT Portfolio with 20A to 60A Solutions

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (AOS) announced the release of 7 new products in its 600V AlphaIGBT portfolio with high-efficiency IGBT solutions...

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Components

July 25, 2013

VPG Releases New Flip-Chip 0805 Resistor Based on Z1 Foil Technology

Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (VPG) today announced that its Vishay Foil Resistors brand (VFR) has released a new ultra-high-precision Z1-Foil flip-chip resistor,...

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European Power News

July 24, 2013

GaN Systems appoints Larry Spaziani as VP, Product Management

GaN Systems Inc. has appointed Larry Spaziani as Vice President, Product Management effective July 22. GaN Systems develops and manufactures gallium nitride...

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Batteries and Portable Power

July 23, 2013

Dan Kinzer Fairchild CTO Receives ISPSD Contributory Award

During the 25th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and Integrated Circuits (ISPSD) 2013, Dan Kinzer, Chief Technology Officer for Fairchild Semiconductor,...

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Automotive Electronics

July 22, 2013

US DoE Partners with EU on Electric Vehicle and Smart Grid Coordination

The Energy Department launched a new center last week that will work to ensure that electric vehicles, charging stations, communications and networking...

Automotive Electronics

July 22, 2013

TI Reports Silicon Valley Analog (Formerly National Semi) Leading Analog Growth

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today reported second-quarter revenue of $3.05 billion, net income of $660 million and earnings per share of 58 cents. Results include a gain associated with the transfer of wireless connectivity technology to a customer and higher-than-expected charges associated with previously announced restructuring. The net impact of these items was a benefit […]

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Components

July 18, 2013

Compact Snap-in Aluminum Electrolytics Added by TDK

TDK Corporation presents two new series of EPCOS aluminum electrolytic capacitors in extremely compact snap-in designs. The dimensions of the new B43640...