International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced its IR2166 ballast control IC with integral power-factor correction (PFC) for linear fluorescent lighting...
Anpec Electronics Corp. (Taiwan) announced its new AMP2005V n-channel MOSFET, which offers a breakdown voltage of 30V, an on-resistance of 4.5 milliohms, and a gate charge of 28nc, making it suitable for use in PC motherboards. The new MOSFET is available in a TO-262 or TO-252 package.
JST Corp. (Waukegan, IL) introduced its new SHL Series of connectors, which have an extra-low profile of 1.4mm (0.055in) for offset mounting,...
Dynex Semiconductor (Lincoln, UK) announced the release of a new 1,200V low-loss IGBT process technology and associated family of IGBT modules. The...
Linear Technology Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced its new LTC3411 high-efficiency, 2MHz, synchronous buck regulator in a MSOP package, which can deliver up...
Toshiba Corp. (Japan) confirmed the company has filed a patent infringement suit against Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. in both the US and Japan. Toshiba's suit alleges that Samsung violated its patents relating to DRAM and NAND flash. Toshiba stated that it currently does not intend to file suit against Samsung in Korea. "We claim compensation […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International Corp. (South Portland, ME) reported first-quarter revenues that were four percent higher than the previous quarter, but down 13 percent year-over-year. Sales for the quarter were $336.9 million, compared with $324.6 million in the fourth quarter and $367.8 million a year ago. First-quarter gross margins were about 24 percent. Bookings were 28 […]
IXYS Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) announced that it is acquiring Clare Inc. (Beverly, MA) for about $55.0 million in stock. The acquisition, which is subject to customary closing conditions, including shareholder approval, is expected to close in the second quarter or early in the third quarter. "There is a strong fit between the two companies," […]
Tyco Electronics Power Components (Menlo Park, CA) announced the introduction of its new LVR Series of PolySwitch resettable devices. Designed for use...
Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) announced its new MAX4238 and MAX4239 operational amplifiers, which provide an offset voltage of 0.1µV and...
Matsushita Electronic Components Co. Ltd. (Japan) introduced its new EFTU11R0MX50 and EFTU11R8MX50 piezoelectric transformers, which provide a transfer ratio of 50 and...
Chuang Jia Electronic Science and Technology Co. Ltd. (China) introduced its new MFB NTC thermistor, which features a glass-sealed, double-head sink construction...
Lambdapro Technologies Co. Ltd. (China) announced its new CW-808 Series of laser diodes, which are available with voltage inputs ranging from 1.4V...
Caddock Electronics Inc. (Riverside, CA) announced its new Model CC1512FC low-value chip resistor, which is a compact, flip-chip style, current-sense chip resistor...
Maxwell Technologies Inc. (San Diego, CA) announced the release of its new line of Automated Accelerated Reliability Test Systems (AARTS), which are capable of performing accelerated aging performance characterization tests on discrete transistors, monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs), hybrid microwave integrated circuits (HMICs), and RF/microwave module assemblies, ranging from dc to 18GHz, and 4 to […]