Shenzhen Bayton Technology Ltd. (Shenzhen, China) introduced the new BT7320-61-1 SFF transceiver, which comes with a 1,310nm or 1,550nm FP or DFB...
Ansoft Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA) released its new SIwave™ v1.1 software at the Design Automation and Test in Europe conference in Munich, Germany....
Micronas GmbH (Germany) debuted the new HAL 1500 programmable Hall-effect switch, which is aimed at automotive applications requiring position sensing such as...
Alps Electric Co. Ltd. (Japan) introduced the SDKS Series of power switches, which are available with electrical ratings of 2A, 250Vac and...
O2Micro International Ltd. (Santa Clara, CA), a supplier of power management and security ICs to mobile computer and communications manufacturers, was granted 71 claims under US patent number 6,507,173 for its single-chip power management unit (PMU) apparatus and method. Intended for cellular phones, PDAs, and other portable wireless-enabled appliances and adapters, the new PMU architecture […]
ON Semiconductor Corp. (Phoenix, AZ) announced that it and its primary domestic operating subsidiary, Semiconductor Components Industries LLC, co-issued $200 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes pursuant to a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering. The senior secured notes were priced at 95.467 percent of the principal amount, with a coupon of 12 percent. The […]
RF Micro Devices Inc. (Greensboro, NC), a provider of proprietary radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) for wireless communications applications, announced achievement of a major milestone toward the commercialization of gallium nitride (GaN) RF power technology. The company has successfully grown, fabricated and packaged GaN power transistors achieving 28W performance with continuous wave (CW) operation at […]
Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. (South Portland, ME) stated that first-quarter revenues are tracking slightly ahead of original projections given by the company during its fourth-quarter 2002 earnings conference call. During the quarter, Fairchild had stronger orders from notebook PC, power supply, printer, lighting, wireless networking and computing storage end markets, while orders have been weaker from […]
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) introduced a family of ultra-low, RDS(on) power switches that enables seamless transition between two power sources, such as a single-cell, lithium-ion battery and a wall adapter. Suitable for mobile phones, personal digital assistants and other handhelds, the controlled output-voltage transition times of the new devices allow for a seamless […]
Vicor Corp. (Andover, MA) announced its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2002. Revenues for the quarter were $41,637,000 compared...
Foshan Riming Electronic Co. Ltd. (China) introduced the new KLE Series of aluminum electrolytic capacitors, which are offered in capacitance values ranging...
Vacuumschmelze GmbH and Co. KG (VAC, Germany) released the new Powerline Series of transformers that provides the performance required by the Homeplug 1.0 standard, as well as EIA 709.2, CEA R7.3 and the European CENELEC EN 50065-1 specification. The transformers feature magnetic cores based on the Vitrovac and Vitroperm alloys, which are claimed by the […]
SiGe Semiconductor Inc. (Canada) announced that it has added the SE1052W transimpedance amplifier (TIA) and the SE1250L limiting amplifier to its LightCharger Series of optical interface components, which are targeted for use in fiber-optic modules used in equipment supporting SONET/SDH, OC-192, STM-64, Fibre Channel and 10GbE. The TIA can be used directly with the SE1250L […]
Diing Tai Electronics Co. Ltd. (Taiwan) announced the new DSD-Sensor Series of NTC thermistors, which operate over the -30°C to +100°C temperature...
Allegro MicroSystems Inc. (Worcester, MA) announced the release of the first part in a family of constant-current, two-phase, unipolar, stepper-motor driver ICs...