Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) announced its first organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display power conversion integrated circuit (IC), the TPS65130, which...
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) announced a new white light-emitting diode (LED) charge pump that manages the power supplied to white LED color display backlight applications in cellular phones, PDAs, digital cameras and camcorders without the need for an inductor. The 3 mm x 3 mm TPS60230 features up to 87 percent efficiency and […]
Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) presented its new MAX5042 two-switch, clamped pulse-width modulated (PWM) converter, for designers of small, isolated power...
Kycon Inc. (San Jose, CA) announced its new modular, multi-port RJ-45 category-5 right-angle connectors, targeted for a myriad of communication applications, which integrate status LEDs and include total shielding with grounding tops and side tabs. The LEDs are located at the top of the module for high visibility. The modules are available with two, four […]
AR Worldwide (Souderton, PA) introduced its new 400S1G4 and 450S1G3 models, which are designed for use as driver amplifiers in testing wireless and communication components and subsystems. The 400S1G4 and 450S1G3 exhibit high linearity, low noise and distortion, and deliver full power across their bandwidths. The 400S1G4 delivers up to 400 W across a 0.8 […]
ZMD AG (Dresden, Germany), a leading ASIC/ASSP company specializing in design, production and marketing of high-performance, mixed-signal application-specific integrated circuits and application-specific standard products, announced that it has launched ZFOUNDRY (Dresden, Germany), a wholly owned subsidiary, to focus on its expanded foundry business in the analog mixed-signal and power IC arena. "We believe that our […]
ZMD AG (Dresden, Germany), a leading ASIC/ASSP company specializing in design, production and marketing of high-performance, mixed-signal application-specific integrated circuits and application-specific...
ON Semiconductor Corp. (Phoenix, AZ) pushed its first-quarter guidance upward. The company said it now expects first-quarter revenues to rise by eight percent sequentially instead of the previously forecast five-percent to six-percent growth rate. The company also said its gross margins will come in at more than 30 percent compared to the previous forecasts of […]
ST Assembly Test Services Ltd. (STATS, Singapore) has rolled out a new dual-row version of its quad leadless package that delivers higher I/O performance. The company said that its Dual Row Quad Leadless Package (QLP-DR) features an expanded number of I/O terminal pads in a smaller footprint. The lead frame design of the QLP-DR features […]
Sipex Corp. (Milpitas, CA), a provider of high-performance, analog integrated circuits, introduced the SP730, a microprocessor supervisor IC, which expands Sipex's array of supervisor and reset circuits with its miniaturized technology for densely packed applications. Offered in a surface-mount, three-pin, SOT-23 package, the SP730 is suitable for monitoring critical system voltages in portable applications where […]
Taiyo Yuden USA Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) announced that its parent company, Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan), will expand its manufacturing and market presence through a concurrent two-phase expansion program designed to provide the next level of support and service to customers in the northern and southern regions of China. The rationale behind the estimated […]
American Superconductor Corp. (AMSC, Westborough, MA) and GE Energy, a business of the General Electric Co., announced the sale of a Dynamic Volt-Ampere-Reactive (D-VAR) reactive power compensation system to the Long Island Power Authority. The D-VAR system will be installed in the East Hampton electrical substation to increase transmission grid reliability, and to reduce the […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, ME) announced its FAN5019, a multi-phase, pulse-width modulated controller, and its FAN5009, a dual, high-frequency MOSFET driver....
AMI Semiconductor Inc. (AMIS, Pocatello, ID), a leader in the design and manufacture of application-specific integrated circuits, announced that all of the company's manufacturing and test facilities are officially ISO 14001 certified, including the US chip manufacturing facility and Philippine test facility, certified in 2004, and the chip manufacturing facility in Belgium, certified in 2002. […]
Siliconix Inc. (Santa Clara, CA), a subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA), announced a new family of p-channel MOSFETs targeted for...