Philips Semiconductors (Eindhoven, the Netherlands) announced its new ultra-low power, cost-optimized, high-performance family of smart card controller ICs, the SmartMX. The new ICs are suitable for use in single- and multi-application markets such as mobile communications, secure network access and transportation. The new SmartMX products are manufactured using 0.18µm, five metal-layer technology and will support […]
Cyberex Corp. (Highland Heights, OH) introduced its new 20A compact, rack-mount, digital static-transfer switch (RMDSTS), which increases overall electrical system reliability by...
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) introduced two high-efficiency, pulse-width modulation (PWM) power drivers and an H-bridge that eliminates the need for large heatsinks required by most linear solutions. The DRV59x family allows designers to shrink solutions more than 80 percent and the devices only take up a 9mm x 9mm footprint in the PQFQ […]
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced the opening of a new design center for analog integrated circuits in Quonset Point, RI. A team of design and applications engineers will focus on developing and prototyping advanced power-management semiconductors and systems to provide benchmark efficiency and power density in next-generation desktop PCs, servers, motherboards and […]
Cyberex Corp. (Highland Heights, OH) announced the release of its new Cyberex SuperSwitch 2 technology. SuperSwitch 2 technology marks the evolution of...
Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) announced its new TC670 predictive fan failure integrated circuit. A single resistor divider is adequate for setting...
Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) announced that the company has given up its voting right majority on Infineon Technologies AG (Munich, Germany) shares. "I welcome this step, which was always planned. We are pleased that Siemens found a way to deconsolidate Infineon in a way that is friendly to Infineon's shareholders," commented Ulrich Schumacher, CEO and […]
ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) announced that it has appointed J. Daniel McCranie as the 10th member of its board of directors. McCranie is a 30-year veteran of the semiconductor business who has helped to shape the industry. Currently, McCranie is the chairman of the board for Xicor and is a director at California Micro Devices. […]
Winbond Electronics Corp. America (WECA, San Jose, CA) announced that it has earned QS-9000 certification, a key requirement to becoming a supplier to US automotive companies, and an upcoming requirement of the European automotive industry. In order to achieve QS-9000 status, WECA adapted its existing quality, development and business systems to the requirements of QS-9000. […]
UMC (TAIPEI, Taiwan) announced that it has successfully launched and priced an offering of zero-coupon convertible bonds in the principal amount of $302.0 million, maturing March 1, 2004. The offering is the second largest convertible bond ever issued by a Taiwanese company. The bonds were issued at 100 percent of par and are convertible into […]
1st Silicon Sdn. Bhd. (Sarawak, Malaysia) announced that Chris Seams, executive vice president of technology development and worldwide wafer operations of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (San Jose, CA), has joined 1st Silicon's board of directors. Prior to joining Cypress in 1990, Seams worked in several engineering and technology development and management positions at Advanced Micro Devices […]
ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) announced the introduction of six 10V Schottky power rectifiers. The MBRM110E/L, MBRA210E/L and MBRS410E/L are all low forward-voltage...
STMicroelectronics Inc. (Lexington, MA) introduced the first three members of its FDmesh Series of high-voltage, n-channel power MOSFETs. The new series adds...
Elantec Semiconductor Inc. (Milpitas, CA) introduced two new step-down dc/dc regulators with synchronous, integrated power FET transistors in small HTSSOP28 packages. Elantec's EL7564CRE operates from input voltages of 4.5V to +5.5V and provides regulated output of 1.0V to +3.8V, while the EL7563CRE operates from input voltages of 3.0V to +3.6V, and provides an output of […]
Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) introduced the new MAX4434/35/36/37 single-supply, ultra-low distortion, fast-settling, 180MHz op amps in a five-pin SOT23, featuring low -98dBc SFDR at 1MHz, a fast 35ns (±0.0015 percent) settling time and high 116dB open-loop gain. The op amps operate from a single 2.7V to 5.5V supply, and are equipped with rail-to-rail […]