Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. (San Diego, CA) announced that it has received ISO 9001-1994 certification for the design and manufacture of semiconductors in the company's three San Diego facilities. The company's fabrication plant in Sydney is also ISO 9001 certified. "Our customers, spanning industries from space to defense to telecommunications, demand the best in quality and […]
Agile Systems Inc. (Waterloo, ON) announced that it has successfully passed an extensive ISO 9001 audit and received its recertification. Agile Systems has been ISO 9001 certified since 2000.
Allegro MicroSystems Inc. (Worcester, MA) announced the release of its next-generation, hall-effect, sensor packaging technology. The new SE, SG and SH packages...
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 […]
Intertech (Portland, ME) announced that its conference, CHINA MAG 2002 – China Magnetic Materials Conference, Exhibition and Plant Tours, will be held October 15 to 18, 2002, at the Twenty First Century Hotel in Beijing, China. The conference will feature 23 speakers and two panel discussions. Three pre-conference workshops will be held October 15, and […]
Dynex Power Inc. (Ottawa, Canada) announced a private placement of 1,500,000 common shares at $0.65 per common share. The majority of the common shares from this placement, 1,050,000, will be issued as compensation to employees whose salaries were reduced by 20 percent during the first quarter of 2002. The additional funds in the amount of […]
Nanjing Kangqi Electronic Technology Co. Ltd. (China) announced its new series of toroidal inductors, which are designed for output filtering with common-mode,...
Welon Electronic Enterprise Corp. (Taiwan) announced its new CSS Series of SMT tantalum electrolytic capacitors, which measure 2mm x 1.2mm x 1.2mm...
Microsemi Corp. (Irvine, CA) has reached an agreement with Advanced Power Technology Inc. (APT, Bend, OR) for the sale of its low-frequency, RF bipolar, transistor business for $12.2 million in cash. The acquisition of the 20,000sqft facility is part of Microsemi's consolidation plans, and will round out APT's RF power semiconductor portfolio. The business has […]
Siliconix Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) launched three new chip-scale MICRO FOOT devices, the Si8401DB, Si8405DB and DG3000, which use a solder-bump process to eliminate the need for an outer package to encase the power MOSFET die, reducing the size of the devices required to switch power and analog signals in cell phones and other hand-held […]
ON Semiconductor LLC (Phoenix, AZ) announced that it, and its primary domestic operating subsidiary, co-issued $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes pursuant to a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering. The senior notes were priced at 96.902 percent of value, with a coupon of 12 percent, subject to adjustment under certain circumstances. The notes […]
Advanced Power Technology (APT, Bend, OR) announced a new generation of 600V and 1,200V IGBTs utilizing its proprietary POWER MOS 7 technology....
Raytheon RF Components (Andover, MA) announced that it has released its new RMPA1956-103 Series of 3.5V, dual-band, tri-mode power amplifiers for AMPS,...
Europtronic Co. Ltd. (China) announced its new MPFA Series of polypropylene film capacitors, which are claimed by the company to withstand high...