Nanjing RGD Electronics Co. Ltd. (China) introduced its new CL11 film capacitor, which has an insulation resistance of at least 30 gigohms...
United Chemi-Con Inc. (Rosemont, IL) announced its new PXA Series of chip capacitors, which use a solid, functional, polymer electrolyte, and last...
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) introduced its new LTC4253 -48V hot-swap controller that protects telecom and high-availability server boards and also...
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) announced the LTC3250-1.5, a switched capacitor, step-down, dc/dc converter that delivers up to 250mA from a...
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced that it completed its previously announced acquisition of the operations and assets of TechnoFusion, a leading maker of power generation systems for automotive electronics, from Royal Philips Electronics (Amsterdam, the Netherlands).
Semtech Corp. (Camarillo, CA) announced the SC4809, a highly integrated, high-performance, current-mode, PWM controller for primary-side operation. Offered in a space-saving, 10-pin, MSOP package, the SC4809 is suitable for use in isolated dc/dc and off-line switching power supplies, as well as for building low-power, isolated, forward and flyback-type switching power supplies found in telecom, networking […]
Analog Devices Inc. (Wilmington, DE) announced the addition of its new AD8369 digitally controlled, variable gain amplifier to its portfolio of high-performance,...
JARO Components Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) announced its new miniature SMT wire-wound resistors (SWM3M-1001-FT and SWM3M-102-JT) with a power range from 0.5W...
Advanced Power Technology Inc. (APT, Bend, OR) will be announcing the formation of its newly formed organization and brand, Advanced Power Technology RF (APT-RF), which is the result of the integration of the RF businesses of APT and the two recent RF acquisitions of GHz Technology Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) and Microsemi RF Products Inc. […]
Advanced Power Technology Inc. (Bend, OR) announced that it has acquired for $12.2 million in cash the product lines and certain assets of Microsemi RF Products Inc. (Montgomeryville, PA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsemi Corp. (Irvine, CA). Microsemi RF produces and sells bipolar RF transistors that are used in a variety of radar, avionics, […]
The chairman, CEO and board member of Tyco International Ltd. (Pembroke, Bermuda), L. Dennis Kozlowski, has resigned amid mounting criticism of his corporate strategy and a report that he is under investigation for avoiding personal taxes. The company said in a statement that Kozlowski left for "personal reasons," and that former CEO John Fort, a […]
Maxwell Technologies Inc. (San Diego, CA) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Montena Components Ltd. (Matran, Switzerland), a privately held manufacturer and marketer of ultracapacitors, high-voltage capacitors, and high-speed capacitors and battery-winding equipment, for 2.475 million shares of Maxwell common stock. The transaction, valued at approximately $30.0 million, is expected to […]
Linear Technology Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced the LTC3406, a high-efficiency, 1.5MHz, synchronous-buck regulator that can deliver up to 600mA of continuous output...
Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, ME) announced the new FGL60N100D, a 1,000V trench IGBT with a fast-recovery diode targeting high-power, induction-heating appliances....
Allegro MicroSystems Inc. (Worcester, MA) announced the release of its next-generation, zero-speed, high-accuracy, gear-tooth speed sensor, the ATS665, which is an optimized...