Power Integrations Inc. (San Jose, CA), a leader in power conversion semiconductor technology, announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2003. Net revenues for the second quarter of 2003 were $29.8 million, compared with $27.1 million in the second quarter of 2002, and $29.1 million in the first quarter of 2003. Net […]
Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, CA) introduced what is claimed to be the industry's smallest and most advanced lithium-ion/lithium-polymer battery charger IC, the AnyAdapter™...
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced the multi-function IR2304 and IR2308 600V, high-side and low-side, driver integrated circuits (ICs) with...
Sipex Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced its new SPX3819, low dropout (LDO) linear regulator, which is now available in 1.8V, 2.5V, 3.0V, 3.1, 3.3V and 5.0V fixed-output voltages. The LDOs can deliver up to 500mA of continuous output current with 340mV of dropout voltage, and a low noise output of 40uVRMS (10Hz to 100kHz). The SPX3819 […]
Universal Scientific Industrial Co. Ltd. (Taiwan) announced its new SiP module that combines Agere Systems' Wi-Fi and Cambridge Silicon Radio's Bluetooth technology. The module is suitable for use in portable products such as smartphones, PDAs, digital cameras, camcorders and printers. With its SiP design and manufacturing capability in microelectronic packaging, RF-technology, and multi-chip module capabilities, […]
Ningbo Shine Electrical Co. Ltd. (China) announced its new CH85 capacitors, which are wound with film composite medium and soaked with high-quality...
Supertex Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) debuted its new LR12 high-voltage, adjustable, linear regulator, which features an operating input-voltage range of 13.2V to 100V, and has a voltage circuit protection that is suitable for high-voltage rail applications such as dc/dc switch-mode power supply startup circuits, industrial and motor controls, battery-powered systems, power supplies, telecom and automotive applications, […]
Fenghua Advanced Technology (Group) Co. Ltd. (China) released its ACC Series of ceramic multi-layer capacitors that have 0.5pF to 1µF ratings, and...
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) announced its new LT1803, LT1804 and LT1805 single, dual and quad, rail-to-rail input and output, low-power...
National Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) announced what it claims is the industry's smallest, high-voltage, buck bias, switching regulator to satisfy housekeeping...
Royal Philips Electronics (Eindhoven, the Netherlands) announced its new small motor driver IC for high-speed DVD+ReWritable (DVD+RW) applications, the SA56202 motor driver, which is approximately half the size of competing solutions with a small footprint that is suitable for portable consumer and data applications as DVD+RW recorders and data drives for the PC market. The […]
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) announced the new LTC3407, a dual-output, high-efficiency, 1.5MHz, synchronous buck regulator, which delivers up to 600mA...
Infineon Technologies AG (Germany) and the China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Venture Co. Ltd. (CSVC, Suzhou, China) are setting up a joint venture for the assembly and testing of memory ICs (back-end). The agreement provides for the construction of a joint facility in the Suzhou Industrial Park, 80km to the west of Shanghai. Once completed, the […]
Axcelis Technologies Inc. (Beverly, MA) announced that Mary Puma, president and CEO, has been elected to Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International's (SEMI) board of directors. Puma brings two decades of business management experience to the 21-member board, which represents organizations and companies from Europe, Korea, Japan, North America and Taiwan. "It is a great honor […]
Allegro MicroSystems Inc. (Worcester, MA) announced the release of the A3946, a new power MOSFET, pre-driver IC designed to drive brush dc...