Champion Microelectronic Corp. (Taiwan) announced the new CM8685 5W Class D amplifier, which is a switching type device that is housed in either an eight-pin SOP or PDIP. The amplifier does not require a heatsink. It is employed in battery-operated, portable products such as CD, VCD and DVD players; gaming devices; and notebook computers with […]
Intevac Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) announced its high-speed PIN photodiodes, which are intended for integration into the receivers and transceivers of optical communication systems. In the 1,300nm to 1,550nm range, the devices are specified at 0.8A per watt (OC-192) and 0.5A per watt (OC-768). They are offered as unpackaged 0.5mm x 0.5mm dies and can […]
Artesyn Technologies Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) announced that it has received a $50.0 million investment from an entity controlled by Bruce Cheng, founder and chairman of Delta Electronics (Taiwan). The $50.0 million investment is being made in Artesyn through a five-year subordinated convertible note. In connection with this investment, Artesyn announced that it has also […]
American Superconductor Corp. (Westborough, MA) announced it has successfully completed load testing of its 5,000HP high-temperature superconductor (HTS) prototype electric motor. The company also reported that it is continuing with its plan for the design, manufacture and testing of its first ship propulsion motor prototype, a higher torque, lower speed motor than the prototype 5,000HP […]
Central Semiconductor Corp. (Hauppauge, NY) announced the release of the new 6263 Series of high-voltage, low-current, low VF schottky diodes. Manufactured in...
Allegro MicroSystems Inc. (Worcester, MA) introduced its latest generation, three-phase, brushless dc, motor controller/driver IC, which features 3A capable DMOS outputs and...
Siliconix Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) announced two new 150mA, low-noise, low dropout (LDO) regulators designed for use in battery-powered equipment such as cell phones, wireless handsets and modems, PDAs, notebooks, pagers, and digital cameras. The Si91841 and Si91843 feature a low ground current of only 110µA at 150mA, ideal for low-voltage, battery-operated power systems, and […]
Pulse Engineering Inc. (Singapore) announced its new miniature RF chip inductor family in standard 0805 housing, which features high inductance, a high...
Molex Far East South Management Ltd. (Singapore) announced the company's new high-speed, high-density small form-factor pluggable (SFP) connector and cages, which are...
Qinhuangdao Fulianjing Electronic Co. Ltd. (China) announced the new FPH Series of thermoelectric modules, which are suitable for cooling and heating applications....
Tyco International Ltd. (Pembroke, Bermuda) stated that its quarterly earnings will fall below the Wall Street consensus estimate. The warning came after an earnings report that showed net income for the first quarter ended December 31, 2001, quadrupling over the year-earlier period, which was hurt by a change in accounting. The company said it expects […]
Ericsson (Stockholm, Sweden) is set to cut up to 1,000 jobs in research and development globally in the next few months to reduce costs, according to a senior Ericsson source. "Worldwide, I estimate it will be between 100 and 1,000 jobs. In spring, mainly in the development part of the unit," the source stated. "It's […]
Diodes Inc. (Westlake Village, CA ) announced the launch of the anticipated Powermite3 product line with the introduction of the SBM1040 schottky barrier rectifier. The new devices provide significant low-leakage and space-savings advantages over larger and higher profile DPAK technology, according to the company. The high-efficiency rectifier offers ultra-low leakage current performance giving 100µA (typical) […]
Sirenza Microdevices Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) announced its new SXA-389 0.25W GaAs HBT amplifier, which runs on a 5V supply, offers a high-output, third-order intercept of >42dBm, and provides a high P1dB of 25dBm. It also features an on-chip active-bias control and high dc power efficiency. The SXA-389 is designed for employment as a driver device […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International (San Jose, CA) introduced the FAN8200, a two-channel drive IC suitable for two-phase stepping motor drive system applications, including PC and digital cameras, disk drives, thermal printers, and motion controllers. The FAN8200 features integrated dual H-bridge drivers with vertical PNP power transistors resulting in low saturation voltage (0.4V at 0.4A) and optimum […]