The Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA, Washington, DC) announced that Stephen Bergstrom, president and COO of Dynegy Inc. (Houston, TX) has been elected to serve as the association's chair for 2002. EPSA also announced the rest of its leadership for the coming year. Craig Mataczynski, president and CEO of NRG North America (Minneapolis), will serve […]
IXYS Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) expanded its F-Class HiPerRF power MOSFET line, which utilizes a patented dual-metal MOSFET structure, enabling higher power ratings up to 600W. The 500V MOSFETs are the IXFN55N50F, IXFK55N50F and IXFX55N50F, which all handle 55A of current in SOT227 hole-less TO-247 and TO-264 packages, respectively. The 1kV MOSFETs are the IXFH12N100F […]
Vicor Corp. (Andover, MA) announced that it has entered into a settlement with Unitrode Corp. (Merrimack, NH) under which the parties have agreed to withdraw their respective appeals of the jury verdict handed down on May 25, 2001, in Federal District Court, Boston, in a patent infringement suit brought by Vicor with respect to its […]
Anpec Electronics Corp. (Taiwan) introduced the APA2020A power amplifiers, which are housed in 24-pin SOPs and TSSOPs, and are designed for employment in notebook computer speakers. They are capable of delivering 1.2W or 1.8W of continuous rms power per channel into 8-ohm and 4-ohm loads, respectively, with less than one percent THFD+N. Major specifications include […]
Fuji Electric (Japan) and Collmer Semiconductor (Dallas, TX) announced that the distribution business of Collmer has been acquired by Fuji and will be known as Fuji Semiconductor Inc. The manufacturing division of Collmer Semiconductor will continue under the name of High Voltage Power Systems Inc. Tetsunosuke Ishibashi, executive vice president of Fuji Electric, said, "We […]
Triquint Semiconductor (Hillsboro, OR) announced the TQM7136 HBT power amplifier module, which is targeted at the fast-growing cellular phone market. The amplifier exhibits high RF performance, which is enabled by a SiGe semiconductor process. The power amplifier module maximizes mobile phone talk time by allowing the phone designer to vary the module's power setting as […]
Easy Magnet Corp. (Taiwan) announced its new BA Series surface-mount inductors, which offer dimensions measuring 11.5mm x 7mm. Inductance ratings range from 1µH to 100µH. The BA 3625P is specified with a dc current up to 5.9A, while the BA 3625S is specified at up to 4.5A. Easy Magnet is also offering the BLT 2611 […]
Maxim Integrated Products (Sunnyvale, CA) announced its new MAX1830/31 3A dc/dc power supply ICs, with internal switches, that are suitable for high-efficiency...
Keentech Electronics Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong) introduced the SMDR4.5*3.2M2, SMDR5.8*4.5M2, SMDR7.8*3.5M2, SMDR7.8*5.0M2 and SMDR10*4.0M2 surface-mount power inductors that exhibit inductance values ranging from 10µH to 1mH. The new inductors are magnetic, unshielded, high-power inductors, which operate at 500kHz (maximum), with a temperature coefficient of ±5 percent (maximum). Product dimensions are as follows: SMDR4.5*3.2M2, 4mm x […]
Trigger Ent. Co. Ltd. (Taiwan) introduced the TRQ21A1 Series HF surface-mount inductors, which feature sub-miniature dimensions measuring 2mm x 1.2mm, facilitating high-density mounting. Applications are in mobile phones and other communications devices. The inductors exhibit inductance values ranging from 3.3nH to 470nH at 100MHz. Their dc resistance is rated from 50milliohms to 2.8ohms. Self-resonant frequency […]
Anpec Electronics Corp. (Taiwan) announced the new APA4835 power amplifiers, which are capable of delivering 2.8W output into a 3-ohm load with less than 10 percent THD+N. These devices are targeted at notebook and desktop computers, multimedia monitors, and portable devices. The amplifiers feature a dc volume control and selectable gain, and are capable of […]
Global Mixed-Mode Technology Inc. (Taiwan) announced its news G5111A micro-power step-up dc/dc converter ICs, in tiny SOT23-5 housings, which feature a limiting current of 300mA and a fixed minimum off-time of 0.4µs. They allow the use of smaller inductors and other surface-mount components, minimizing PCB space requirements. The chips are suitable for space-constrained applications, including […]
ON Semiconductor Corp. (Phoenix, AZ) announced that total product revenues in the third quarter of 2001 were $275.4 million, a decrease of 10 percent from the second quarter of 2001, and a decrease of 47 percent compared to the third quarter of 2000. Excluding amortization of intangibles and non-recurring charges, the company had a net […]
ROHM Co. Ltd. (Japan) introduced its new PSOP8 power MOSFETs, which feature ultra-low profile, exhibit ultra-low on-resistance and provide high output power....
International Power Sources Inc. (IPS, Holliston, MA) announced that it will officially change its name to XPiQ Inc. on November 1, 2001. The new company will continue to support the former IPS product line of ac/dc and dc/dc converters, but will also increase their focus on new product development. The name change was approved by […]