Sprague-Goodman Electronics Inc. (Westbury, NY) has expanded its line of FILMTRIM plastic dielectric trimmer capacitors with the addition of a series of...
Fuxin Dongxin Capacitor Co. Ltd. (Fuxin, China) announced its new CBB21 Series of polypropylene film capacitors, which feature a wound of metallized...
Shenzhen Gaonengda Battery Co. Ltd. (Shenzhen, China) announced the new CR Series of lithium button cell batteries that weigh between 0.76g to...
Caddock Electronics Inc. (Riverside, CA) announced the new USF200 Series of ultra-precision film resistors, which exhibit a maximum temperature coefficient of ±2ppm/°C...
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced the IRU1011-33, a fixed-output, linear voltage regulator capable of providing a low dropout (LDO)...
Tyco Electronics Power Systems (Dallas, TX) and China Putian Corp. (Wuhan, China), a leading developer of telecommunications systems, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for strategic cooperation on January 8, 2003. In the agreement, China Putian will sell and distribute Tyco Electronics Power Systems' telecom power products in China starting with the Galaxy Power Systems […]
Littelfuse Inc. (Des Plaines, IL) reported sales and earnings for the fourth quarter of 2002 and the year. Sales for the fourth quarter of 2002 were $69.3 million, a 14 percent increase from sales of $60.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2001. Sales increased 10 percent compared to the prior-year quarter. Diluted earnings per […]
Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) announced a new PIC18F family of four PICmicro® flash microcontrollers (MCUs), the PIC18F2439/2539/4439/4539 product family, which feature a single-phase motor control peripheral that provides a quick-to-market solution to simplify motor control integration. The PIC18FXX39 family provides an off-the-shelf solution for simple motor control applications, and are suitable for a wide […]
NEC Electronics Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) announced the latest addition to its popular V850ES™ family of 32-bit, RISC microcontrollers, the V850ES/PM1™, which is suitable for electronic measuring instruments such as power meters. The V850ES/PM1 controller uses a six-channel (12-input), analog-to-digital (A/D)converter; and a fast and high-resolution delta-sigma A/D converter that offers stability and reading of […]
O2Micro International Ltd. (Santa Clara, CA), a supplier of power management and security ICs to mobile computer and communications manufacturers, was granted 23 claims under US patent # 6,459,602 for its Direct Current-to-Direct Current (DC/DC) Converter IC with improved transient response. "This patent grant is key to O2Micro's family of power-efficient, low-cost dc/dc products for […]
California Micro Devices Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced financial results for its third fiscal quarter, which ended December 31, 2002. Revenue grew to $11.3 million, slightly above its January 7th estimate, and up 60 percent from the year-ago quarter and five percent sequentially. The net loss was also slightly better than the January 7th estimate as […]
Integrated Device Technology Inc. (IDT, Santa Clara, CA), a communications IC company, announced results for the quarter ended December 29, 2002, its third quarter of fiscal 2003. Revenues for the third quarter were $79 million, a decrease of 14 percent compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2003 and a decrease of one percent compared […]
Intersil Corp. (Irvine, CA) announced the new Endura™ ISL6556A and ISL6556B precision multi-phase PWM controller ICs, which provide the stability and precision required to power the new-generation VR10.X processors while conserving board space and reducing manufacturing costs. The controllers are also backward compatible with VR9.X platforms, and enable the manufacture of VRM10 motherboards at a […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International (San Jose, CA) announced the new FAN7601, a programmable-frequency, current-mode, pulse-width modulation controller that meets the International Energy Agency's...
Intersil Corp. (Irvine, CA) announced the opening of a new Dallas-based design center with full front-to-back capabilities including applications, IC design, product engineering and test development, to focus on front-end to back-end Endura power management technologies to further push the company into portable, hand-held and 48V markets. Plans are to staff the facility with about […]