Nippon Pulse Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan) introduced the PCL-6045 motion-control chip, with a maximum output frequency of 6.5Mpps, for the operation of...
Champion Microelectronic Corp. (Taiwan) announced the new CM2841 CMOS LDO regulators with enable and power-good functions. The regulators consume a quiescent current of 30µA (typical) and 35µA (maximum). The devices are housed in space-saving SOT23-5 packages. They can be employed in battery-powered devices, PDAs, mobile telephones, cable modems and LCD monitors. The regulators provide an […]
AVX Corp. (Myrtle Beach, SC) announced the new TPS III Series tantalum chip capacitors featuring good electrical characteristics, low ESR, high stability...
Pulse Engineering (San Diego, CA) introduced two new magnetic components for use with telecommunications power modules. Applications include industrial control systems, automotive electronics and heavy equipment systems utilizing 60W to 100W power supplies. The Pulse PA0191T (planar transformer) and P1977T (planar inductor) were designed for use with Linear Technology's LT1681/LTC1698 chipset which uses a dual-switch-forward […]
Micrel Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) announced its new electro-luminescent lamp driver ICs, the MIC4826 and MIC4827. Applications include LCD panels and keypads...
Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) announced the MCP602X family of op amps for low-current, high-performance applications. The MCP602X op amps offer designers...
Turbo Switchers Ltd. (South Africa) launched the TD-000, the first of the TurboDriver line of MOSFET/IGBT resonant gate drivers. The drivers are based upon a patent-pending topology that halves switching losses, which utilizes resonant transitions to charge and discharge the gate capacitance and results in simpler, cheaper and more power-efficient circuitry in a wide range […]
Invensys Energy Systems (Raleigh, NC) announced that two of the Intergy dc powering systems met the Network Equipment Building System (NEBS) standard for the telecommunications industry. The new systems are built to comply with the Level 3 NEBS standard GR-1089-CORE for electromagnetic compatibility and GR-63-CORE for physical protection, which includes seismic Zone 4 compatibility. The […]
Sipex Corp. (Billerica, MA) announced the new SP6231, which is claimed to be the industry's first smart LDO voltage regulator that is...
Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. (Camarillo, CA) announced that it has reduced its workforce by approximately 10 percent of the 1,300 people that it employs worldwide. Vitesse President and CEO Lou Tomasetta said, "We continue to seek ways to manage our cost structure. This workforce reduction, while unfortunate, was necessary to lower our operating expenses and reduce […]
Ansoft Corp. (Pittsburgh) announced financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2001. Revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2002 totaled $12.5 million, an increase of 30 percent, compared to $9.7 million reported in the previous fiscal-year's second quarter. Pro-forma net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2002 increased 69 percent […]
Motorola Inc.'s Semiconductor Products Sector (SPS, Austin, TX) has agreed to transfer to Lansdale Semiconductor Inc. (Tempe, AZ) the MC12000 Series, which includes the 12002, 12009, 12011, 120113, 12040 and 12061 ICs. Under the terms of the product acquisition agreement, Lansdale becomes the sole-source semiconductor aftermarket supplier of the MC12000 line. According to Motorola SPS, […]
National Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) introduced a new 250mA low dropout (LDO) regulator that increases operating time for wireless, laptop and personal digital assistant (PDA) applications. The new LP2992 LDO provides low power dissipation, high power supply rejection ratio, low dropout voltage, ultra-low noise as well as design flexibility and easy system management. The […]
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) and Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Co. Ltd. (MEE, Japan) announced that they will collaborate to develop, manufacture and sell integrated power solutions and turn-key power systems for space-level applications, such as communications and telemetry satellites. Alex Lidow, IR's CEO, said, "Both IR and MEE possess tremendous power-management expertise for […]
JARO Components Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) announced its new 2W RM Series (carbon-ceramic) resistor that replaces 1W and 2W carbon composition resistors. The new resistors offer enhanced surge performance over other resistor types, and provide improved environmental stability in circuitry subjected to high peak power or high energy, according to the company. Under pulsed applications, […]