Zetex plc has launched a boost converter providing an adjustable output voltage up to 28V for STN LCD backplane bias. With a...
Powerex, Inc. has introduced to the North American Market what it claims is the world's largest Gate Controlled Turn-Off Thyristor (GCT) and...
International Rectifier Corp. (IR) has introduced a single-chip fluorescent lamp ballast device with an active, critical conduction mode, boost-type power factor correction...
BI Technologies recently released a compact and cost-effective H-bridge IGBT power module that provides ultrafast diodes and significant space savings for motor...
Two new 300-mA low-noise low dropout (LDO) regulators, each packaged in a 3-mm x 3-mm PowerPAK MLP33, were released today by Siliconix...
Intersil's new Elantec® EL7566 offers integrated synchronous MOSFETs and generates CPU core, DSP and input/output (I/O) supplies while incorporating voltage margining, power supply sequencing and protection against a wide range of fault conditions. "The Elantec EL7566 is a feature-rich integrated FET 6 amp buck converter that's tailored for novice and experienced power designers seeking point-of-load […]
Sipex Corporation announced the SP6690, designed to compliment the company's existing white LED drivers. The SP6609 can drive up to 6 serial white LEDs in the latest generation Li-Ion battery powered portable devices. The new driver extends battery life by consuming only 20A (typ) quiescent current and also boasts a low standby current of 10nA. […]
National Semiconductor has added two CMOS dual input low dropout (LDO) voltage regulators that claim to offer the industry's lowest dropout. Optimized for low-voltage, high current applications in PCs and set-top boxes, this new family of LDOs enables high efficiency linear conversion while consuming ultra-low quiescent current of only 3 mA under all conditions. In […]
Xicor, Inc. announced revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2003 was $9.6 million compared to $9.3 million in the prior quarter. Mixed-signal sales were $6.9 million up 5% from $6.6 million in the prior quarter and up 44% from $4.8 million in the same quarter a year ago. OEM bookings for the quarter exceeded […]
Fairchild Semiconductor reported results for the first quarter ended March 30, 2003. First quarter sales were $351.1 million, 4% higher than first quarter 2002 sales. A summary of the company's positive highlights includes: total sales up year on year, new product sales increase 23% from first quarter 2002, sales from power analog and power discrete […]
ON Semiconductor announced the expansion of its wafer-manufacturing facility in Piestany, Slovak Republic, with the opening of a second front-end wafer fab that will produce low-voltage MOS power devices. The new fab uses the company's advanced MOSFET HD3e technology platform to manufacture power-management semiconductors used in many of today's electronic systems such as wireless, computing […]
Power Integrations, Inc. will be featured on the Sunday, April 20 edition of ABC Network's BusinessNow Television. The broadcast is scheduled to air at 10:30 a.m. on WABC Channel 7 in New York City. "We decided to rebroadcast some of our favorite stories this Sunday," said Susan Garell, Bay Area managing producer of BusinessNow. "The […]
Expanding its widely adopted TPS40K™ series of power-efficient DC/DC controllers, Texas Instruments (TI) today announced two families of synchronous step-down, voltage-mode, DC/DC...
Raychem Circuit Protection, a unit of Tyco Electronics, has added the LVR series of PolySwitch® resettable devices. Designed for use in line...
Luxon Electronics Corp. (Taiwan) announced its new LU Series of aluminum electrolytic capacitors, which are designed for use in A/V devices, PC monitors, and voltage converters and inverters, as well as switch-mode power supplies. Available in dimensions of 4(ø) x 7mm to 16(ø) x 32mm, the capacitors have capacitance values between 5.6µF to 6.8mF with […]