Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) introduced a family of 1MHz operational amplifiers that reduce supply voltage demand, making them suitable for extending battery life and other low-voltage applications. The MCP6001, MCP6002 and MCP6004 devices, which offer rail-to-rail input/output and have a 90-degree phase margin into a 60, 10kohm load, provide stability in a low-cost operational […]
RF Industries Ltd. (RFI, San Diego, CA) announced that net income for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002, was $380,000, or $0.09 per diluted share, compared to $874,000, or $0.22 per diluted share, for fiscal 2001. Sales were $8,916,000 compared to sales of $9,482,000 last year. For the fiscal fourth quarter ended October 31, […]
O2Micro International Ltd. (Santa Clara, CA) has filed a patent-infringement complaint in the Eastern District of Texas against Sumida Corp. (Japan) and Taiwan Sumida Electronics Inc. (Taiwan). "O2Micro indicated in its last quarterly conference call that the company would focus on intellectual property protection and take aggressive action against infringers," stated Sterling Du, chairman and […]
SynQor Inc. (Hudson, MA) unveiled its NiQor line of non-isolated, SIP, dc/dc converters, which can deliver up to 20A of total output current and employs synchronous rectification to achieve efficiencies of up to 92 percent (full load, 3.3V). Suitable for distributed power applications required by low-voltage core logic in DSPs and ASICs, the modules have […]
Nanjing No. 11 Radio Fty (Nanjing, China) announced its new RF10 Series of fusible resistors, which are available with voltage ratings of...
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) introduced the LTC3832, a high-efficiency, step-down, dc/dc controller for converting input supplies ranging from 3V to...
Eaton Corp. (Cleveland, OH) announced that it has purchased the power systems business of Commonwealth Sprague Capacitor Inc. (North Adams, MA). The power systems business includes power-factor correction systems and harmonic filters, which are products used for power quality and energy management applications. The purchase price was $6 million, approximately the same as the 2002 […]
O2Micro International Ltd. (Santa Clara, CA), a supplier of power management and security ICs to mobile computer and communications manufacturers, was granted 56 claims under US patent number 6,501,234 for its phase-array inverter invention. The patented phase-array architecture facilitates the large-panel LCD TV and monitor market, offering a flexible Phase-on-demand™ design methodology to support large […]
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced a new automotive-specific, trench HEXFET, power MOSFET technology with 15 percent lower device on-resistance...
NEC Corp. (Japan) announced that it has developed a nitride semiconductor power transistor capable of 2.3W power amplification in the sub-millimeter band (30GHz), almost thrice the output power of previous chip. The new transistor provides watt-grade power amplification without the need for the power divider/combiner that conventionally generated larger chip sizes and increased power loss. […]
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) announced its new IMC-2220 Series of wirewound, molded, surface-mount inductors, which are designed to eliminate EMI in...
Chu Jhi Electronics Co. Ltd. (Taiwan) announced its new MFHXXX Series of metal-film, MELF-type fusible resistors, which are available with power ratings of 0.5W, 1W, 2W or 3W and handle an overload voltage of up to 1kV. Available in dimensions of 3.6(ø) x 9.2mm, 4.7(ø) x 11.2mm, and 2.6(ø) x 5.2mm, the resistors have resistance […]
Xiamen Wanming Ceramic Co. Ltd. (China) announced its new line of ceramic capacitors, which operate up to 15kVdc and can withstand up...
Europtronic Suzhou Co. Ltd. (China) introduced the new MPP Series of PPF capacitors, which are rated up to 630Vdc and are suitable...
Changzhou Lanhai Electronics Co. Ltd. (China) introduced its new CL233X film capacitors, which are able to withstand up to 1.6 times their...