Direct Electronics Tech Co. Ltd. (China) introduced a new series of fusible resistors that feature an insulation resistance of 1 gigaohm and...
Winday Electronic Ind. Co. Ltd. (China) announced its new PSR and PSA Series of polypropylene film capacitors, designed for use in industrial,...
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced that the Federal District Court has tripled the damages in the patent-infringement lawsuit brought by IR against IXYS Corp. (Santa Clara, CA). The decision increases IR's total damages award from $9.0 million to $27.0 million. IXYS has appealed the Federal District Court's ruling in the case. In […]
Sipex Corp. (Billerica, MA) announced it will close its test operation in Billerica and transfer all its backend activities to its current subcontractors in Malaysia by the end of the quarter. As a result, the company will lay off 45 employees. Sipex reported that it expects to transfer substantially all of its equipment currently used […]
Intersil Corp. (Irvine, CA) announced three new additions to its MightyMUX™ analog switch line, the ISL84521, ISL84522 and ISL84523. The new quad...
Beta Dyne Inc. (Bridgewater, MA) announced the release of a new series of 5W, high-voltage, dc/dc converters in a 24-pin DIP configuration...
Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, ME) introduced the first six products in a new family of medium-voltage, PowerTrench® MOSFETs in SO-8 packages...
Taiyo Yuden USA Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) announced its new CG Series of medium-high-voltage, multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC), which are suitable for strobe...
Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) introduced the MCP201 device, a single-chip, LIN bus interface transceiver with an integrated voltage regulator, which eliminates the need for an additional external regulator IC, saves board space and meets the LIN bus specification of V1.2. Target applications for the MCP201 include automotive sub-bus systems (sensors, actuators and switches) connected […]
Royal Philips Electronics (Eindhoven, the Netherlands) announced the opening of the Philips Delft Design Center in Delft, the Netherlands, a cooperative venture with the Delft University of Technology. The new center will focus on analog semiconductor technology research and will provide a learning environment for future generations of electronics engineering students. The Philips Design Center […]
O2Micro International Ltd. (George Town, Grand Cayman), a supplier of power management and security ICs to mobile computer and communications manufacturers, was granted 10 claims under Taiwan patent number 155,891 for its SmartCardSensing® card detection circuit. The patented technology is implemented in the SmartCardBus® (OZ711E Series) and four-in-one MemoryCardBus™ (OZ711M Series) family of CardBus controllers. […]
Sirenza Microdevices Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) announced that it is in discussions to acquire Vari-L Company Inc. (Denver, CO). Concurrently, Sirenza has agreed to provide Vari-L with a secured bridge loan facility of up to $5.3 million. In connection with the loan agreement, Vari-L has agreed to negotiate a potential acquisition exclusively with Sirenza through March […]
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced the myPOWER on-line design center, an Internet-based design and simulation tool combined with overnight...
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced its IRUK3055CQ01 complete power management chip set for simplifying the design of low-voltage, high-current,...
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced preliminary results for the fiscal first-quarter 2003. Revenues are expected to be approximately $211.0 million, up five percent sequentially, the midpoint of company guidance. Compared to the September quarter a year ago, revenues are up about 25 percent. Gross margin is expected to be approximately 35 percent, […]