Gowanda Electronics (Gowanda, NY) announced that it will focus a major portion of its product development efforts in 2002 on inductors with...
AVX Corp.'s (Myrtle Beach, SC) Connector Division announced the availability of its new vertical female connectors for backplane applications. The 8072 Series...
Xantrex Technology Inc. (Arlington, WA) released special instructions for its dealers to address questions surrounding its Trace SW inverter. Last month, Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) said models SW4024, SW4048 and SW5548 do not comply with certain requirements of the UL 1741 standard, and may pose a hazard under specific circumstances. The standards organization said some […]
Insight MEMEC/Alpha Ind. (Hong Kong) presented the new AS204-80 GaAs IC SP4T switch, which combines high isolation to provide increased signal path separation, reducing RF leakage with non-reflecting ports to eliminate the need for external termination while providing a 50-ohm output impedance. Operating over the dc to 3.5GHz frequency range, the device provides a low […]
Wenling City Shuangfeng Capacitor Fty. (China) announced the CBB61 Series of metallized polypropylene film capacitors for ac motors that are constructed with...
Leqing Municipal Shenda Rectifier Fty. (China) introduced its new KS (3CT) Series of general thyristors, which incorporate two thyristors that are connected...
Paice Corp. (Livonia, MI) announced two new Hyperdrive automotive powertrains. The Hyperdrive is an advanced hybrid gas-electric vehicle powertrain, which uses high-voltage and high-power semiconductors, high-horsepower electric motors, a highly efficient and low-cost lead-acid battery system, and an internal combustion engine sized for maximum efficiency. "Our technology presents the opportunity to dramatically reduce dependence on […]
IEEE (Piscataway, NJ) has named Herbert Kroemer, professor of electrical and computer engineering and of materials at the University of California, Santa...
National Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) introduced a new switching controller for power-management applications in displays, notebooks and information infrastructure, designed to...
Microsemi Corp. (Irvine, CA) announced that it has received a $7.5 million, 18-month contract for its military/aerospace and in-flight entertainment products from Rockwell Collins Inc. The contract includes semiconductor devices from all of Microsemi's four major product categories: power management, RF/microwave and optoelectronics, transient protection, and power conditioning. "We continue to see long-term renewed strength […]
Philips Semiconductors (Sunnyvale, CA) announced its new low-voltage logic family for portable consumer electronics, computing, networking and telecom applications. The advanced ultra-low voltage CMOS (AUC) is a new family of logic products optimized for 1.8V operations, with an operating voltage range of 0.8V to 3.6V. It is claimed to be the only logic family that […]
Chengdu Xuguang Electronic Equipment Fty. (China) announced its new MGZ Series of flame transducers that integrate a photosensitive UV diode, which can reliably detect the presence of flame. The transducers buck the effects of sunlight, lamps and IR radiation, as well as withstand interference. They also exhibit high precision, fast response time, high durability and […]
BEI Edcliff Instruments Division (Sylmar, CA) announced its new model 6-10 general-purpose pressure transducer, which handles a wide pressure range and features...
Greenwich Electronics Inc. (East Greenwich, RI) announced a new line of reed switches and relays for use in a variety of automotive,...
Micrel Semiconductor Inc. (San Jose, CA) released the new MIC2183 and MIC2184 dc/dc controllers that convert 3.3V voltages to lower voltage levels....