Zetex Semiconductors (UK) announced its new ZXBM2000 Series of fan-motor controllers that integrate rotational speed sensing, locked rotor detection and automatic recovery...
Yixing Futian Electronic Co. Ltd. (China) introduced its new CD110 Series of aluminum-electrolytic capacitors, which offer a leakage current of 3µA and...
Sipex Corp. (Billerica, MA) announced its new SP8040 integrated signal-processing ICs, which enable faster CD/DVD read speeds. The device combines a photo-detector...
Linear Technology Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced that net sales for its third quarter ended March 31, 2002, were $130,155,000, a decrease of 54 percent from net sales of $282,021,000 for the similar quarter of the previous year. The company also reported net income for the quarter of $51,480,000, or $0.16 diluted earnings per share, a […]
Vicor Corp. (Andover, MA) announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2002. Revenues for the quarter were $34,620,000, compared with $55,019,000 for the corresponding period a year ago. The company reported a net loss for the quarter of $4,931,000, compared with net income of $2,079,000 in 2001, and a diluted loss per […]
Rockwell Automation (Milwaukee, WI) and Samsung Electronics Company Ltd. (Seoul, Korea) announced that Rockwell Automation Korea has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the controller division of Samsung's Mechatronics business located near Seoul. The acquisition will form a new business that will operate using the name Rockwell Samsung Automation. The new business will create […]
Electronic Concepts Inc. (Eatontown, NJ) announced its RCN snubber network series of film-foil capacitors with externally mounted resistors for direct connection to...
Sipex Corp. (Billerica, MA) announced that it has completed an equity private placement with a group of investors. Under the terms of the financing, Sipex sold 3,000,000 shares of its common stock at a purchase price of $8.50 per share and the total net proceeds to Sipex were approximately $23,715,000. Sipex has agreed to file […]
Sipex Corp. (Billerica, MA) announced the release of its SP8024, SP8025 and SP8026 families of fully integrated automatic power control ICs (APCs),...
C&D Technologies Inc. (Tucson, AZ) announced the 2400 and 2600 Series of miniature bobbin-wound, surface-mount inductors that combine inductance values from 2.7µH...
TT Electronics plc (Paterson, NJ) has renamed its subsidiary companies within its magnetics division, unifying its companies under a single banner. Effective May 6, 2002, these companies will be known as MMG and will encompass TT Electronics' worldwide subsidiaries engaged in the design, development and manufacture of magnetic materials. Tom Carr, president of TT Electronics' […]
Alcatel (Paris, France) announced its new MTC-80901/80902/80904 family of single-chip, lithium-ion and lithium-polymer battery-protection ICs. With small dimensions (width 3.5mm) it is...
BI Technologies' (Fullerton, CA) magnetic components division introduced a low-profile (0.67in), surface-mountable, micropower inductor for portable platforms. Designated the HM64 Series, the...
STMicroelectronics Inc. (ST, Geneva) announced that it is acquiring Alcatel Microelectronics from Alcatel SA (Paris, France), only to sell Alcatel's mixed-signal business to AMI Semiconductor Inc. (AMIS, Pocatello, ID). ST is acquiring Alcatel Microelectronics for about $343.5 million (390 million euros) in cash. The two companies will cooperate on the joint development of DSL chipsets, […]
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced that it is acquiring TechnoFusion GmbH (Krefeld, Germany), a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Philips Electronics (Eindhoven, Netherlands) that makes power generation systems for automotive electronics. IR is paying $50.0 million in cash for the 375-person company. The merger is expected to conclude this quarter following customary […]