Vicor Corp. (Andover, MA) announced that it has entered into an agreement with Celestica Inc. (Toronto, Ontario) to manufacture and sell its...
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) announced the availability of more than 120 diode devices in the SMF (DO219-AB) package, which combines high power capability and miniaturized dimensions of 3.7mm x 1.8mm x 0.98mm to allow considerable space savings on printed circuit boards. The SMF (DO219-AB) package meets the demand for smaller and thinner diodes that […]
Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced two new LINEARLINK RS-485/422 serial data transceivers, the ISL83488 and ISL83490. Both ICs are full-duplex transceivers that...
Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, CA) introduced its new EL8300 triple rail-to-rail amplifier with a -3dB bandwidth of 200MHz and slew rate of 200V/µs. Running off a low supply current of 2mA per channel, the EL8300 also features inputs that go to 0.15V below the VS- rail. The EL8300 includes a fast-acting disable/power-down circuit. With a 25ns […]
Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, CA) introduced its new EL8302 triple rail-to-rail amplifier with a -3dB bandwidth of 500MHz and slew rate of 600V/µs. Running off a low supply current of 5.6mA per channel, the EL8302 also features inputs that go to 0.15V below the VS- rail. The EL8302 includes a fast-acting disable/power-down circuit. With a 25ns […]
Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, CA) introduced two new LINEARLINK™ RS-485/422 serial data transceivers designed for 3.3V applications. The ISL83483 and ISL83485 operate from...
Absopulse Electronics (Carp, Ontario, Canada) recently released its MIP150 Series of dc/dc converters, which provide a complete, 150W power solution in a...
Microsemi Corp. (Irvine, CA), a leading manufacturer of discrete semiconductors and power management integrated circuits, announced that two of its advanced InGaP HBT power amplifiers (PAs) have been chosen by Synad (Reading, UK) for reference designs provided with its dual-band, SY8000 wireless local area network (WLAN) chipsets. Synad's SY8000 chipset concurrently supports multiple standards via […]
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd. (SEM, South Korea) released what its claims is the world's smallest multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC). The capacitor is...
Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, ME) announced results for the third quarter that ended September 28, 2003. Fairchild reported third-quarter sales of $328.4 million, with a net loss of $5.4 million, or $0.05 per share. Included in the third-quarter 2003 results are pre-tax charges of $6 million associated with restructuring activities announced in July of […]
Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) reported results for the three months ended September 30, 2003. Net sales for the second quarter of fiscal year 2004 were $168.5 million, up 4.5% sequentially from $161.3 million in the immediately preceding quarter, and up 1% from sales of $166.8 million in the prior year's second quarter. Net income […]
Infineon Technologies AG (Germany) announced that payroll accounting, major parts of the recruiting function, and student intern hosting in Germany and Austria will be outsourced to EDS for the next 10 years. Both companies expect a contract volume amounting to a double-digit, million-dollar sum. It is planned that EDS will take over parts of the […]
Ault Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) reported results for its first quarter fiscal 2004 ended August 31, 2003. For the fiscal quarter, net sales were $10.8 million, equal to $10.8 million reported for the first quarter of fiscal 2003. Company officials noted the strength of Asia Pacific markets offset continuing sluggish activity in the North American and […]
Surge Components Inc. (Deer Park, NY) announced financial results for its third quarter and nine months of its fiscal year ending November 30, 2003. Net sales for the nine months of fiscal year 2003 increased to $8,535,530 from $8,362,575 in the nine months of fiscal year 2002, an increase of $172,955 or 2%. Net loss […]
Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) announced the development of a new electric double-layer capacitor with an improved energy density of nearly triple that of conventional products. The new capacitor has a high capacitance density of 13F/cc per cell volume and a high operating voltage of 3V. The features enable the new capacitor to provide […]