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Diodes Incorporated Closes Acquisition of BCD Semiconductor
Diodes Incorporated has completed its acquisition of BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing Limited (“BCD”) in an all cash transaction, valued at approximately $151 million. Under the terms previously announced each ordinary share, par value $0.001 per share, of BCD, including Shares represented by American Depository Shares ("ADSs"), has been converted into the right to receive cash. Each […]
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850Batteries and Portable PowerMiniature Through-Hole Power FETs from APEC Combine Fast Switching, Low Gate Charge
Advanced Power Electronics Corp. (USA) has launched a new series of power MOSFETs in the popular TO-92 through-hole package which is widely...
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812Automotive ElectronicsToshiba Launches 100V Low ON-Resistance N-ch Power MOSFET for Automotive Applications
Toshiba Corporation has launched a 100V low-ON-resistance, low-leakage power MOSFET using trench MOS process as the latest addition to its line-up for...
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Automotive Electronics
AMP Electric Vehicles to Acquire Assets of Workhorse Brand From Navistar Affiliate
AMP Holding Inc.through a newly-formed subsidiary, Amp Trucks, Inc., has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of the Workhorse® brand. The agreement has AMP Electric Vehicles acquiring the Workhorse brand, logo, IP, patents, and assembly plant from Workhorse Custom Chassis, LLC, a wholly owned affiliate of Navistar International Corporation. The acquisition is […]
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875Automotive ElectronicsDENSO to Build Power Electronics Evaluation Facility in Aichi, Japan
DENSO Corp. has announced it will build an evaluation facility to strengthen its development of power electronics products, such as inverters used...
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697Automotive ElectronicsNXP Releases Automotive Power MOSFETs in LFPAK56
NXP Semiconductors N.V.introduced 54 new automotive-qualified MOSFETs in an LFPAK56 package the largest portfolio of Power-SO8 MOSFETs available on the market today....
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1.3KAutomotive ElectronicsFairchild’s BLDC/PMSM Motor Controller Simpifies Development of AC Motor Control Designs
Fairchild Semiconductor's new FCM8531 is a three-phase, hybrid BLDC/PMSM controller with two parallel processors an advanced motor controller (AMC) and an embedded...
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Automotive Electronics
MagnaChip to Offer 0.35um Ultra-High Voltage BCD Process for Integrated Smart Energy Applications
MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation announced that it now offers a 0.35-micron ultra-high voltage 700V BCD (Bipolar/CMOS/DMOS) process technology targeted at the growing smart energy market for applications such as ac-dc and switched-mode power supplies as well as LED lighting. The ultra-high voltage 700V BCD technology enhances performance by significantly lowering conduction and switching losses. This feature […]
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Automotive Electronics
CEA Announces Modular Communications Interface Standard for Energy Management
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) ® today announced the publication of a new American National Standard, ANSI/CEA-2045, Modular Communications Interface for Energy Management. This standard specifies a modular communications interface (MCI) for energy management signals and messages exchanged among devices in a home and the smart-grid system. These devices include consumer products such as sensors, […]
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Automotive Electronics
EIS Alliance Aims to Simplify and Accelerate Development of Home EMS Tech
The Energy Information Standards Alliance (EIS Alliance) has begun work on the problem of interoperability between different manufacturers’ home energy management system (EMS) products, and between those products and the Smart Grid. Coming out of meetings last October in Atlanta, and follow-up discussions in January, key industry stakeholders identified two significant gaps in the home […]
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842Batteries and Portable PowerSelenium-Enhanced Devices Protect from Smart-Grid-Related Switching Surges
Thomas & Betts Power Solutions' line of Current Technology® Select® (SL3) surge protection devices (SPDs) offers selenium-enhanced protection from utility-induced switching surges...
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Automotive Electronics
GaN Systems Expands With New Technical Support Office in the UK
GaN Systems Inc. announced today the opening of a new office facility located in Reading, England. This expansion of the company’s European operations is expected to aid the company in continuing to impact key industries, like manufacturing and automotive, where the need for clean technology power conversion applications continue to grow. GaN Systems’ head office […]
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1.6KAutomotive ElectronicsTexas Instruments Targets IGBT and SiC FET Designs with New Gate Drivers
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today introduced the industry's first 35-V, single-channel, output stage power management gate drivers for insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs)...
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Automotive Electronics
Microsemi Elected to Lead ‘ELCOSINT’ Team to Develop Material for High-Temperature Electronics
Microsemi Corporationhas been elected to lead the Electronic Component Sintered Interconnections (ELCOSINT) industry team in developing novel polymeric, sintered interconnection materials to replace high lead (Pb) content materials and further increase the operating temperature of electronic assemblies. These materials will be suitable for components subjected to extremely high operating temperatures of 250 degrees C or […]
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1.1KBatteries and Portable PowerIsolated Error Amps Outperform Optocouplers and Shunt Regulators in Power Supply Applications
Analog Devices, Inc. has introduced isolated error amplifiers that provide power supply designers with a higher performing, single-chip alternative to isolation techniques...
