Ericsson (Sweden) announced profits for the third quarter of 2003, restructuring excluded. Book-to-bill was above one for the third consecutive quarter. Order bookings decreased sequentially by 1% to SEK 28.1 (20.5) b. Net sales in the third quarter grew 2% sequentially to SEK 28.0 (33.5) b. Currency exchange effects have had a negative impact on […]
Agere Systems Inc. (Allentown, PA) reported that revenues for its fourth quarter of fiscal 2003, ended September 30, 2003, were $504 million, up 11% from revenues in the June quarter, and up 3% from revenues in the year-ago quarter. The revenue increase was driven by an 18% sequential growth in the company's Client Systems business, […]
Xiamen Hongfa Electroacoustic Co. Ltd. (China) introduced its new HF8 sub-miniature power relay, which features an SPDT contact form, silver alloy contact...
Global Power Equipment Group Inc. (GPEGI, Tulsa, OK), a design, engineering and fabrication firm providing equipment and services to diversified global companies engaged in the power and process industries, announced a strategic initiative focusing on China and East Asia that will be spearheaded by the company's Chief Executive Officer Larry Edwards. In order to strengthen […]
American Superconductor Corp. (AMSC, Westborough, MA) announced that it has been selected by the US Navy's Office of Naval Research as prime contractor to lead a team in designing and building a prototype 36.5MW, high-temperature superconductor (HTS) propulsion motor. AMSC has teamed with Northrop Grumman to optimize the design, integration and testing of the HTS […]
Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) announced that it has purchased from Philips its 8in semiconductor wafer fabrication facility in San Antonio, TX. The acquisition includes a 168-acre campus site with a submicron 8in wafer fabrication facility capable of producing eight million moves per year, or up to $500 million per year of revenue. The […]
Alliance Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) reported financial results for the second fiscal quarter of 2004 ended September 30, 2003. The company reported revenues of $5.6 million, compared to $5.1 million in the previous quarter and $4.1 million for the second quarter of 2003. Revenue from the non-memory business units represented approximately 35% of total […]
TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. (Hillsboro, OR) reported its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2003. Revenue in the quarter was $78.8 million, up 10.9% compared to the third quarter of 2002 and up 8.2% compared to the second quarter of 2003. The gross margin improved to 29.8% compared to 25.7% in the second quarter […]
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) introduced the LTC5532, a precision RF power detector designed for monitoring and control applications in wireless...
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced a pair of 600V, 50A, non-punch-through, (NPT) discrete IGBTs for motor drive applications in...
Vicor Corp. (Andover, MA) announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2003. Revenues for the quarter decreased to $35,877,000 compared with $39,503,000 for the corresponding period a year ago. The company reported a net loss of $7,120,000 compared with a net loss of $2,625,000 in 2002, and a diluted loss per share […]
Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, CA) introduced its new EL7584, a four-channel dc/dc converter IC, which is designed primarily for use in TFT-LCD applications. The boost converter has 2V to 14V input capability and provides 5V to 17V output, which powers the column drivers and provides up to 370mA at 15V. A pair of charge pump control […]
STMicroelectronics Inc. (ST, Geneva, Switzerland) introduced an n-channel MOSFET with a low RDS(on), reduced gate charge and low thermal resistance. The characteristics have been optimized so the part is suitable for use in high-current dc/dc converters. The STD150NH02L is an n-channel MOSFET that will support a drain-to-source voltage VDS of 24V and a maximum drain […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, ME) announced that it will be presenting its Power Seminar 2003, a series of technical presentations addressing the most pressing challenges faced by design engineers. The presentations will cover switch-mode power supply design issues, including critical aspects of component selection in flyback topologies; how to use an optically isolated error […]
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) introduced the LTC4440, a 100V transient, tolerant high-side, n-channel MOSFET driver with powerful gate drivers that...