Invensys Powerware Division (Raleigh, NC) announced that the latest uninterruptible power system in its three-phase product family, the Powerware 9330, can now be configured for paralleled solutions using its patented Powerware Hot Sync technology. By utilizing Powerware Hot Sync, the Powerware 9330 provides system reliability and availability for applications in the 10kVA to 40kVA range. […]
General Semiconductor Inc. (Melville, NY) introduced a ultra-small leadless package that has been designed to meet the space and performance requirements for tomorrow's new electronic products. The initial version is a six-pin leadless package that meets the power-handling capability of an industry-standard SOT-23 with the footprint (1.6mm x 1.6mm) of a SC-75, which takes up […]
Diodes Inc. (Westlake Village, CA) announced the development of a breakthrough high-precision zener diode process. Diodes intends to use the new process to develop a line of subminiature, surface-mount zener devices. FabTech Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Diodes, developed the new process, which surpasses the traditional method of high-temperature diffusion with a precision, high-velocity […]
HiTek Power (Santee, CA) announced a new addition to its HiFlex family of modular ac/dc power systems, the hot-plug 700W/1,000W HF-10. The...
Fischer Electronik (Germany) is now offering heatsinks for surface-mount packages — D-PAK, TO-252 D-PAK, TO-263 D2PAK and TO-268 D3PAK. These heatsinks provide...
Thermacore International (Lancaster, PA ) has been issued Patent Number 6302192 for its vapor chamber thermal-management technology. The vapor chamber is a...
Delta Electronics (Taipei, Taiwan) announced its Packaging Design System, which improves product performance and reliability and reduces design, production, redesign, and rework costs and risks. The new design solution gives Delta and its customers the ability to access the thermal performance characteristics of fans and cooling units for CPU's. The new thermal design solution helps […]
Advanced Energy Industries Inc. (Fort Collin, CO) announced that it is consolidating its manufacturing operations after cutting another 107 jobs, or eight...
Thermacore International (Lancaster, PA) expanded its line of power semiconductor cooling solutions to include the new Therma-Fin folded-fin heat-sinks, which have been...
Advanced Energy Industries Inc. (Fort Collins, CO) reported third-quarter revenues of $38.7 million, down 60 percent from $96.3 million in the year-ago...
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (Osaka, Japan) announced the ERTJZE Series of multilayer chip thermistors, which are offered in a 0201 case...
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced the addition of Omnirel DSCC-approved hermetic TO-204AA package offerings on nine standard voltage regulators for the military and aerospace markets. "International Rectifier's line of Omnirel positive and negative regulators are designed for drop-in replacement for industry-standard devices," said Joe Coupal, director of marketing and business development. The […]
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) announced that it is sampling solid capacitors utilizing niobium as the anode material. Research teams at Vishay have developed a new patent-pending manufacturing technique that yields solid niobium capacitors with a conventional MnO2 cathode that can be used as drop-in replacements for devices built with tantalum. The first solid niobium […]
Linear Technology (Milpitas, CA) introduced the LTC1644 CompactPCI hot-swap controller that controls all four supply voltages as well as pre-charging the data bus pins and generating the local reset signal. Internal switches control the ±12V supplies while external n-channel transistors control the 3.3V and 5V supplies. Circuit breakers on all supplies feature foldback current limiting […]
Schurter Inc. (Petaluma, CA) announced the new IEC outlets for the hot-swap of power supplies. The IEC outlets eliminate the need for a detachable line cord by providing for easy power connection and disconnection of power supplies to a backplane. Designed for the quick change of power supplies in server equipment, the connector provides for […]