Siliconix Inc. (Santa Clara, CA), a subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA), announced seven new temperature- and current-sensing TrenchFETs in a thermally enhanced D2PAK package. The new 30V to 75V TrenchFETs are designed for any application requiring temperature or current sensing, such as motor drives and valve drives, as well as industrial and automotive […]
Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Township, NJ) and Invensys plc (Chippenham, England) announced that Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions (ACS) has signed an agreement to acquire Invensys Sensor Systems for $415.0 million in cash. Invensys Sensor Systems, a leading supplier of sensors and controls used in the medical, office automation, aerospace, HVAC, automotive and consumer appliance […]
LEM USA (Milwaukee, WI) introduced its new AK, AKR and DK Series of ac/dc current transducers, which reduce installation time 50 percent...
Advanced Power Technology Inc. (APT, Bend, OR) announced a new line of 550V and 1,100V POWER MOS 7® FREDFETs designed to provide...
Analog Devices Inc. (Norwood, MA) announced revenues of $445.0 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2002, which ended August 3, 2002. Revenues increased eight percent compared to the immediately prior quarter. Diluted earnings per share under generally accepted accounting principles were $0.08 for the third quarter, up from the $0.04 recorded in the second […]
IXYS Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) announced that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Advanced Power Technology Inc. (Bend, OR). The complaint alleges infringement of two of IXYS' key patents, Patent 5,486,715 and Patent 5,801,419, both of which are entitled "High-Frequency MOS Device." The patent infringement complaint was filed in the US District Court, […]
Analog Devices Inc. (Wilmington, MA) introduced a new family of precision-bandgap voltage references in compact SOT-23-5 and SC-70-5 packages. The ADR01 and...
Gowanda Electronics (Gowanda, NY) announced two new series of surface-mount, toroid inductors, the SMT4015 and SMT1803, which are suitable for microprocessor and...
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL, Northbrook, IL) and China National Import and Export Commodities Inspection Corp. (CCIC, China) signed a joint venture agreement to establish UL Mei Hua Certification Co. Ltd. (Suzhou, China). The new company should begin operations in January 2003. UL and CCIC each will have 50-percent ownership of the joint venture and together […]
ON Semiconductor LLC (Phoenix, AZ) announced its family of standardized, power-management, application-specific ICs (PM-ASICs) that power multi-functional cellular phones, PDAs and other hand-held electronics. The NCP4100, NCP4110 and NCP4111 PM-ASICs are currently available for sampling on a non-disclosure agreement basis. Evaluation boards are also available under the same criteria. The NCP4100 integrates a touch-screen interface […]
National Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) introduced two new high-performance, synchronous-switching, regulator controllers with extremely low output-voltage capability to power the latest...
Intersil Corp. (Irvine, CA) announced two new additions to its MightyMUX high-performance analog switch line, the ISL84516 and the ISL84517. Both switches...
Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) reported that it has filed a lawsuit against Semtech Corp. (Camarillo, CA) for patent infringement, despite the company's acknowledgement that Semtech has reportedly withdrawn from the market parts that allegedly infringe on its patents. Maxim said it is in discussions with Semtech and that it anticipates a settlement. Semtech […]
ON Semiconductor LLC (Phoenix, AZ) announced that its board of directors has elected J. Daniel McCranie as Chairman. McCranie replaces Syrus Madavi,...
Motorola Electronics Ltd. (China) announced that it has suspended mass production in its Tianjin wafer plant due to slow demand for mobile phone chipsets. According to the company, in spite of the recovery in the semiconductor industry this year, the situation remains unstable. In 2001, Motorola announced the development of its first chipset in the […]