Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) reported net sales and earnings for the second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2002. Net sales for the quarter were $169.7 million, an increase of 6.3 percent from sales of $159.7 million in the immediately preceding quarter, and an increase of 19.8 percent from sales of $141.7 million in the […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, ME) has expanded its portfolio of double data rate (DDR) memory system power solutions with the introduction...
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) announced two new hot-swap power managers for use in nominal -48V systems, the TPS2392 and TPS2393, which allow precise control of current and voltage during turn-on and operation, and are suitable for -48V distributed power systems, central office switching, optical networking systems and wireless base stations. The TPS2392 and […]
Intersil Corp. (Irvine, CA) reported financial results for the third quarter ended October 4, 2002. Net revenue for the third quarter was $191.3 million, an increase of nine percent from the adjusted net revenue of the previous quarter, and 43 percent from a year ago. Excluding the amortization of intangibles and the tax effect of […]
Adept Technology Inc. (San Jose, CA) reported financial results for its first quarter ended September 28, 2002. Net revenues for the quarter ended September 28, 2002, were $10.3 million, a decrease of 23.2 percent from net revenues of $13.4 million for the quarter ended September 29, 2001. Gross margin for the quarter was 19.6 percent […]
J.W. Miller (Gardena, CA) introduced its new PM104SH Series of shielded SMT power inductors for high-current applications. Magnetically shielded construction emits a...
STMicroelectronics Inc. (Geneva, Switzerland) announced the 74ALVCH16245, a low-voltage, 16-bit CMOS transceiver chip with 3.6V-tolerant inputs and outputs. The chip features a maximum propagation delay of 3ns (for Vcc = 3.0V to 3.6V), at least 24mA of drive capability (for Vcc = 3.0V), and static power consumption of 40µA or less. The 74ALVCH16245 is well-suited […]
NEC Electronics Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) introduced a new 32-bit V850E/CA2™ microcontroller for high-end automotive applications. With up to four full controller area network (CAN) interfaces and a comprehensive set of peripherals, the new highly scalable microcontroller is suitable for automotive applications such as high-end body electronics, gateways and future reconfigurable dashboards. The new controller […]
The IRC Wirewound and Film Technologies Division of TT electronics plc (Boone, NC) introduced a series of compact carbon composition resistors capable...
ABC Taiwan Electronics Corp. (Taiwan) announced that it is sampling monolithic chip capacitors with capacitance values ranging from 0.5pF to 100pF, rated...
Holtek Semiconductor Inc. (Taiwan) introduced its new HT47C10L eight-bit microcontroller, which operates from 1.2V to 2.2V and is designed for use over the -40 to +85 degrees C temperature range. The new microcontrollers are suitable for battery-powered applications, or for use as heat and humidity controllers and tire pressure gauges. The 44-pin QFP device features […]
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced its new IR2136 family of three-phase inverter-driver ICs for variable speed motor drives. The...
Superior MicroPowders LLC (SMP, Albuquerque, NM) announced the signing of a long-term, joint-development agreement in the field of hydrogen generation with a unit of ChevronTexaco Technology Ventures. Multiple parallel programs are defined under the agreement, focusing on the manufacture of advanced catalyst material systems for fuel reformer and hydrogen generation technologies. Under the terms of […]
Applied Materials Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) announced that it received orders for chipmaking equipment worth more than $45.0 million from Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (Migdal Haemek, Israel), who plans to use the equipment for the production of 0.18 micron and 0.13 micron CMOS digital logic, mixed signal, flash memory and image sensor devices in its new […]
Intersil Corp. (Irvine, CA) offered comments on a patent-infringement lawsuit filed by Agere Systems Inc. (Allentown, PA). The lawsuit charges Intersil with infringing six patents. Agere previously agreed to make the standards-based patents available on reasonable terms and conditions. Agere's complaint states that Intersil has been utilizing the patents without any compensation to the company. […]