Potrans Electrical Corp. (Irvine, CA) introduced its multiple-output 1U line of 90W (PU-090A), 180W (PU-180A) and 200W (PU-200A) switching power supplies. Designed...
Ault Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) introduced its 120W PW122 universal switch-mode external power supply. The PW122 is designed to overcome the excessive heat...
IXYS Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) announced the availability of four new high-voltage MOSFET products, assembled in either the TO-220 through-hole package or the TO-263 surface-mount package. The IXTP3N120 (TO-220 housing) and the IXTA3N120 (TO-263 housing) are rated at 1,200V, 3A, and have an RDS(on) of 4.5 Ohms. The IXTP3N110 and IXTA3N110, also rated at 3A, […]
Microsemi Corp. (Irvine, CA) announced that it has been awarded Patent No. US6285571 for constructing an efficient multi-phase switching regulator and Patent No. US6292378 for programmable current sharing. Both patents claim an efficient multi-phase switching regulator architecture that Microsemi calls LoadSHARE, which uses sensed voltages to achieve accurate forced current sharing and programmable current sharing. […]
Microsemi Corp. (Irvine, CA) announced results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2001. For the fourth quarter ended September 30, 2001, the company's net sales were $57.2 million, compared with net sales from continuing businesses of $62.9 million in the prior year's fourth quarter. For the fiscal year ended September 30, […]
Delta Electronics Inc. (Taipei, Taiwan) announced that it would invest $2.0 million in the expansion of the Shanghai-based Delta Power Electronics Center (DPEC). The DPEC will provide engineering support to the company's China-based plants. "The purpose of establishing the DPEC is to help alleviate the world's growing demands for reliable and efficient energy," said Bruce […]
Martek Power (Los Angeles, CA) announced the release of a new series of high-efficiency, open-frame dc/dc converters, the 2000SN Series. The new...
Axiomatic Technologies Corp. (Toronto, Canada) announced the release of a new line of pulse-width modulated (PWM) converters to convert PWM signals into...
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced the expansion of its portfolio of hermetically sealed, high-reliability (hi-rel) FRED products, with more...
Infineon Technologies AG (Munich, Germany) announced that the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia will issue an injunction barring Rambus Inc. from asserting its fraud-tainted US patents against any of Infineon's SDRAM and DDR SDRAM products manufactured according to open-industry standards. The Court's entry of a permanent injunction affirms the August 2001 […]
Microsemi Corp. (Irvine, CA) announced that Carmelo Santoro has been named to its board of directors. Santoro, whose executive leadership includes computer, semiconductor and software manufacturers AST Research, Silicon Systems, and Ashton-Tate, also has been a member of both public and private high-tech boards of directors, including Seagate Technology, Dallas Semiconductor, S3 and Mentor Graphics. […]
Central Semiconductor Corp. (Hauppauge, NY) announced the release of the CMPSH1-4 power schottky rectifier, offering a forward current of 1A and packaged...
Matsushita Electronic Components Co. Ltd. (Japan) announced the ECREN Series of miniature, thin, lead-free, adjustable, ceramic capacitors that exhibit high heat resistance enabling reflow-soldering. Applications include communication devices such as wireless phones and pagers, and A/V appliances such as television receivers, VCRs and car audio systems. The capacitors feature dimensions measuring 3.2mm x 4.5mm x […]
Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. (South Portland, ME) stated that it continues to expect that fourth-quarter revenues will be flat to down five percent from the third quarter, but stated that the quarterly results would improve sequentially and throughout 2002. Fairchild CFO Joe Martin reported that the ratio of orders-to-shipments, or book-to-bill, is slightly above one-to-one, and […]
International Rectifier Corp.'s (Leominster, MA) Hi-Rel Component and Subsystems Group announced the addition of Omnirel DSCC-approved hermetic TO-204AA package offerings on nine...