Celestica Inc. (Toronto) reported record annual revenue for the year ended December 31, 1998, of $3.2 billion, up 62 percent from $2.0 billion in 1997. The company reported a net loss for the year of $48.5 million, or $0.94 per share, compared to a net loss of $6.9 million, or $0.20 per share in 1997. […]
IXYS Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) recently introduced the ISOPLUS247 plastic encapsulated package in the "hole-less" TO-246 outline with an electrically isolated mounting tab. The new package design replaces the standard copper lead frame with Direct-Copper-Bonded alumina, to which any discrete semiconductors, from diodes to MOSFETs to thyristors, can be soldered. The package can be mounted […]
American Power Conversion Corp. (APC, West Kingston, RI) reported record annual results for the year ended December 31, 1998, with revenues of $1.126 billion, up 29 percent from $873.4 million in 1997. Net income for the year was a record $155.1 million, or $1.60 per share, excluding a charge of approximately $7.6 million, or $0.08 […]
Eos Corp. (Camarillo, CA) introduced eight new single-output versions of its V-Series VLT60 and VLT100 open-frame ac/dc switching power systems. The power supplies, intended for use in a variety of electronic products that connect to the Internet, including data networking and telecommunications equipment, are claimed to be the smallest and most efficient devices in their […]
IRC Inc. (Corpus Christi, TX) is employing its thick film-on-aluminum technology to manufacture electronic circuits with high-thermal transfer characteristics. The company claims...
Advanced Power Technology (APT, Bend, OR) introduced a new family of power MOSFETs in hermetic packages. According to APT, the new MOSFETs can be provided with commercial or TX processing, and custom device screening and testing is available. The devices, which are all avalanche energy rated, are available in the TO-254, TO-258, TO-3 and TO-267 […]
Advanced Power Technology (APT, Bend, OR) introduced a new family of power MOSFETs in hermetic packages. According to APT, the new MOSFETs can be provided with commercial or TX processing, and custom device screening and testing is available. The devices, which are all avalanche energy rated, are available in the TO-254, TO-258, TO-3 and TO-267 […]
International Rectifier (El Segundo, CA) introduced its new SMD-0.5 package, which is claimed to offer two times the power handling capability as...
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) announced the appointment of Ted Lesster as Director of Engineering of the Technology Center, effective February 1, 1999. Lesster will have broad responsibilities for management and mentoring of the technical staff within the Technology Center, and for business development. Lesster is currently Chief Scientist of the Oceanic and Naval Systems […]
Unipower Corp. (Coral Springs, FL) introduced the new "Century" CB Series of switching power supplies, which feature 150W output with input harmonic correction to meet EN61000-3-2 and autoranging input. Twenty different models are available, with from one to five outputs. All of the units are self-cooled with an internal, top-mounted ball bearing fan. The units […]