Advanced Energy Industries Inc. (Fort Collin, CO) announced that it is consolidating its manufacturing operations after cutting another 107 jobs, or eight...
Thermacore International (Lancaster, PA) expanded its line of power semiconductor cooling solutions to include the new Therma-Fin folded-fin heat-sinks, which have been...
MTS Systems Corp. (Cary, NC) announced that non-contact linear displacement measurement performance is now available in commercial-grade packages that provide the performance...
Fairchild Semiconductor International (San Jose, CA) announced its new FAN5070, a synchronous-mode, low-voltage dc/dc controller for the latest generation of low-voltage CPUs....
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced the 70CRU02, a 70A, 200V ultrafast diode with a 175-degrees C operating temperature rating....
Central Semiconductor Corp. (Hauppauge, NY) announced the release of a new complementary pair of 1A high-gain transistors packaged in a standard SOT-23 case. The CMPT491E (NPN) and the CMPT591E (PNP) transistors are enhanced versions of the FMMT491 and FMMT591 devices. The new devices offer a higher hFE of 250 minimum, while keeping all other specifications […]
Siliconix Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) announced its new 30V power MOSFETs specified for gate drives down to 2.5V. The three new n-channel...
Fairchild Semiconductor International (San Jose, CA) announced the FAN5093 two-phase, single-chip, synchronous buck controller with integrated high-current super drivers, which demonstrate gains...
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) introduced a new portable power supply solution using low-dropout (LDO) regulators capable of taking inputs directly...
EMCO High Voltage Corp. (Sutter Creek, CA) introduced their Q60, Q80 and Q101 10,000V power supplies, which double the output voltage range...
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced the new 100V, IRFB4710 and IRFS4710 HEXFET power MOSFETs that increase power density in 48V input, half- or full-bridge topologies used in the high-performance dc/dc converters required for telecom and datacom equipment. The new IRFB4710 is rated at 75A in the TO-220 package, or 30 percent higher […]
International Rectifier Corp. (El Segundo, CA) introduced the new M Series family of 600V short-circuit-rated IGBT/FRED co-pack devices for sub-2HP industrial and appliance motor drives. The new devices offer an 18-percent-lower saturation voltage than previous generation short-circuit-rated devices. The lower saturation voltage reduces conduction losses by up to 25 percent at 50-percent duty cycle operating […]
Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc. (Irvine, CA) introduced its U-MOS III third-generation trench-cell technology, reducing the switching speed and on-resistance by up to 25 percent compared to the previous generation. Toshiba's U-MOS III was achieved using a new trench-cell structure MOSFET technology. Designed for power-management switching, lithium-ion battery-protection circuits and synchronous rectification at the secondary […]
Advanced Power Technology Inc. (APT, Bend, OR) announced the addition of the ARF1500, ARF1501 and ARF1502 to its family of high-power, super-rugged,...
Wannbao Capacitor Fty. (China) announced its new MPH Series metallized polypropylene capacitors designed for employment in monitors, lighting equipment and audio systems,...