Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) introduced the LT6203 and LT6204 dual- and quad-high-speed, 100MHz gain bandwidth, low power, unity gain stable,...
Advanced Power Technology Inc. (APT, Bend, OR) announced that it expects revenues for the second quarter ending June 30, 2002, to be...
Dialog Semiconductor plc (Nabern, Germany) announced that it has signed an agreement with Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, Germany) to develop high-voltage options for CMOS technology to be used in automotive applications. The two German companies will jointly qualify the technology for single-chip ICs to control small electrical motors, to be used by one of Bosch's […]
Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) introduced the MAX5039 and MAX5040 voltage-tracking controllers, which provide intelligent control to power systems where two...
ABB Inc. (Zurich, Switzerland) announced that it has won a $93.0 million order to refurbish a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system,...
Sirenza Microdevices Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) announced that it has been awarded US patent number 6,404,281, entitled "Wide Dynamic Range Transimpedance Amplifier." The new patent discloses a unique approach to improving the dynamic range of transimpedance amplifiers. It is one of a number of pending patents filed by Sirenza to protect its fiber-optic, component design solutions. […]
TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. (Hillsboro, OR) announced it has completed two strategic acquisitions. The first is the acquisition of the gallium arsenide (GaAs)...
Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) announced the expansion of the TC6xx family, with its single- and dual-SMBus fan speed controllers featuring fan-fault...
Intersil Corp. (Irvine, CA) announced the RS-232 serial port transceivers, which are 3Tx/5Rx transceivers designed to provide compact, low-power, high-speed, serial data ports for PDAs, hand-held appliances, notebook PCs and other battery-powered devices. The new ISL4241EIR, ISL4243EIR, ISL4244EIR and ISL4245EIR ICs join Intersil's LINEARLINK family of serial transceivers. The RS-232 serial port transceivers feature three […]
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) reported that its electronics division has received $1.0 million in new military/aerospace orders. SatCon Electronics received the orders from major aerospace customers for high-reliability assemblies used in satellite uplinks, avionics and other defense applications. "SatCon Electronics has always been a reliable supplier to the defense industry and we consider this […]
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) reported financial results and accomplishments for its fiscal 2002 second quarter, which ended March 30, 2002. Revenue for the second quarter decreased 11 percent to $10.3 million from $11.5 million in the same period last year. However, revenue increased 23 percent from the $8.3 million reported in the first quarter […]
ON Semiconductor LLC (Phoenix, AZ) introduced the NCP1500, a dual-mode, pulse width modulating, (PWM) buck converter featuring a linear mode that significantly...
Murata Electronics North America Inc. (Smyrna, GA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Japan), launched its DC2KV GR4 Series...
Lite-On Group (Taipei, Taiwan) announced a four-in-one merger of its affiliates, computer components maker Lite-On Electronics Inc., computer monitor maker Lite-On Technology Corp., communications products maker GVC Corp. and keyboard maker Silitek Corp., and the establishment of a new company. The market value of the new Lite-On's shares will amount to more than NT$100.0 billion. […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International (San Jose, CA) extended its line of Stealth fast- and soft-recovery diodes with the introduction of a new series...