Ericsson (Stockholm, Sweden) announced plans to move its headquarters to Kista, Sweden, from Telefonplan in southern Stockholm. The move is to take place in stages during 2003 and involves approximately 500 employees working within different corporate functions. In accordance with the plan, the new address for Ericsson headquarters will be Torshamnsgatan 23, owned by real […]
Agile Systems Inc. (Waterloo, Canada) presented its new MAX3020, which combines two axis of digital servo amplifiers with DSP motion control, and...
NEC Corp. (Japan) announced that it has expanded its V850ES 32-bit microcontroller (MCU) family with the addition of the V850ES/PM1 device targeted for use in electronic measuring instruments such as power meters. The V850E/PM1 uses a six-channel (12-input), 16-bit, delta-sigma analog-to-digital converter to offer improved stability and precise reading, and features an on-chip, reference voltage […]
Analog Devices Inc. (ADI, Wilmington, MA) announced it has entered the cellular handset power amplifier market with the introduction of its new X-PA™ family of RF power amplifier modules. The new PA modules integrate the company's RF detection and power control technology enabling cell phone manufacturers to achieve longer battery life, improve performance and lower […]
Linear Technology Corp. (Milpitas, CA) introduced the new LTC6800, a low-cost, high-precision, instrumentation amplifier that features rail-to-rail input and output, works on...
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) introduced its new UCC2851x family of combination controllers, which combines power-factor correction (PFC) and pulse-width modulation (PWM) functions onto one integrated circuit for off-line distributed power systems such as desktop and server power converters, and monitor and display power systems. The UCC2851x family provides complete control functionality for any […]
Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. (Camarillo, CA) announced that its board of directors adopted a stockholder rights plan designed to enhance the board's ability to protect stockholders against, among other things, unsolicited attempts to acquire control of Vitesse that do not offer an adequate price to all stockholders or are otherwise not in the best interests of […]
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced the new WARP2™ 600V/50A, 35A and 20A non-punch through (NPT) IGBTs with improved turn-off characteristics for high-current, high-frequency, switch-mode power supply (SMPS) circuits in telecom and server systems. The new WARP2 NPT IGBTs are co-packaged with HEXFRED® diodes, which enable better performance compared to the integral body […]
Piotech Enterprise Co. Ltd. (Taiwan) announced its new NPO0201 Series of surface-mount, 0201, multi-layer, ceramic chip capacitors, which are available with capacitance values ranging from 1pF to 100pF with a voltage rating of 50V. Measuring 0.6mm x 0.3mm x 0.3mm, the devices feature an NPO dielectric and are designed for use in portable devices such […]
Dallas Semiconductor Corp. (Dallas, TX) announced its new DS1626 three-wire digital thermometer and thermostat IC, which is available in a micro SOP...
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) introduced the LTC4410, a USB power manager IC in a ThinSOT™ package, which enables simultaneous battery...
STMicroelectronics Inc. (Geneva, Switzerland) introduced its new 74LX1G04 wide-voltage-range, single-gate inverter that has protection against electrostatic discharge, latch-up and over-voltages to provide...
Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced its new Endura™ ISL6117 and ISL6120 low-voltage, hot-swap controllers that allow boards to be safely inserted and...
SiGe Semiconductor Inc. (Canada) introduced the new RangeCharger™ SE2529L multi-mode, three-stage power amplifier that specifically targets 2.4GHz WLAN systems compliant to the...
Siliconix Inc. (Santa Clara, CA), a company of Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA), announced five new LITTLE FOOT® Plus Driver products designed to simplify the use of n-channel MOSFETs in high-frequency buck regulators. Applications will include high-frequency, multi-phase, dc/dc switch-mode power supplies for CPU cores, graphics control, chipsets and auxiliary power in systems, including desktop […]