Toshiba Corp. (Japan) announced that it will increase the MOSFET assembly and test capacity of its Himeji, Japan, operations and Buzen Toshiba Electronics Corp. Capacity will be increased from the current 30 million units a month to about 45 million units a month. In addition, the company will also boost LED assembly capacity from 70 […]
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) disclosed plans to enter a strategic cooperation agreement with Semiconductor Manufacturing Int. Corp. (SMIC, China) to be completed by the end of 2002. TI expects the agreement to expand its production capacity for semiconductor products. The first phase of the agreement is scheduled to be implemented in 2003. SMIC […]
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) announced the LT3439, an ultra-low-noise, 1A, isolated, push-pull, dc/dc transformer driver in a thermally enhanced TSSOP...
Advanced Analogic Technologies Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) announced its new SmartSwitch family of load switches, which integrate a wide variety of functions to reduce component count, cost and power consumption in small form factor portable systems. Built around low-resistance, p-channel power MOSFETs, the SmartSwitch line is suitable for cell phones, PDAs, digital cameras and other consumer […]
Enapros (India) introduced the company's new metal-clad resistors, which are rated between 60W to 1kW, making them suitable for use in high-wattage...
Positronic Asia Pte Ltd. (Singapore) announced its new VP Series of power connectors, which feature up to 26 signal contacts and eight...
Linear Technology Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced its new LT1937 white LED driver, which drives up to four white LEDs and operates at 84 percent efficiency while providing a shutdown current of <1µA, allowing the IC to be used in hand-held applications. Packaged in an SC-70 or TSOT package, the LT1937 operates from 2.5V to 5.5V […]
SiGe Semiconductor Inc. (Ottawa, ON, Canada) announced its new SE2522L 2.4GHz power amplifier, which combines a SiGe architecture with power control circuitry...
International Rectifier Co. (El Segundo, CA) announced plans to invest about $69.0 million to construct a semiconductor packaging plant in Xi'an, China. The proposed plant is projected to have an annual capacity of 600 million electronic power devices, with 80 percent of the products to be exported overseas. The facility, which will be called Xi'an […]
Sirenza Microdevices Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Xemod Inc. (Tempe, AZ) for about $4.5 million. Xemod is a fabless designer and manufacturer of RF power amplifier modules and components based on patented, lateral, double-diffused, transistor (LDMOS) technology. Sirenza expects the acquisition to be completed in September or October 2002. Sirenza […]
Ningxia Xingri Electronics Co. Ltd. (China) introduced the new CAK Series of tantalum electrolytic capacitors, which are rated for operation over the...
Semtech Corp. (Camarillo, CA) announced that it is in discussions with an undisclosed customer to resolve a dispute over whether a Semtech IC caused failures in some units of two models from the customer's products. The customer claims to have suffered damages of about $42.0 million and has projected that damages may eventually exceed $115.0 […]
Emco Electronics (India) announced its new EE-302 power relay, which can be used for regulating the secondary voltage of power transformers with a motor drive on the load tap charger, and that comes with LED indicators that show pre-signal conditions and relay operations. The microcontroller-based device is programmable through a membrane keyboard, with the commands […]
Noble Electronic Co. Ltd. (Taiwan) introduced the XV09411XX Series of carbon-film, rotary-type, variable resistors, which are claimed by the company to last one million cycles and are designed for use in remote controllers of electronic consumer devices and toys. The devices have an electrical specification of 6Vdc, 50mW and offer a total nominal resistance of […]
Changzhou Huayue Electronic Co. Ltd. (Changzhou, China) announced the new CD117 Series of aluminum electrolytic capacitors, which are designed for use in...