Linear Technology (Milpitas, CA) introduced the LTC1644 CompactPCI hot-swap controller that controls all four supply voltages as well as pre-charging the data bus pins and generating the local reset signal. Internal switches control the ±12V supplies while external n-channel transistors control the 3.3V and 5V supplies. Circuit breakers on all supplies feature foldback current limiting […]
Schurter Inc. (Petaluma, CA) announced the new IEC outlets for the hot-swap of power supplies. The IEC outlets eliminate the need for a detachable line cord by providing for easy power connection and disconnection of power supplies to a backplane. Designed for the quick change of power supplies in server equipment, the connector provides for […]
Cooper Electronic Technologies (Boynton Beach, FL) announced its new Coiltronics brand of UNI-PAC inductors, which are well suited for a variety of...
LEM USA Inc. (Milwaukee) announced two new transducers available with overmoulding technology, the LA 55-P/SP32 and LA 55-P/SP33. These overmoulded products are...
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced two new p-channel FETKY devices in an SO-8 package. The IRF5803D2 and IRF7342D2 are...
China Zhenhua (Group) Xinyun Electronic Components and Devices Co. Ltd. (China) announced the CA44, CA43 and CA41 plastic-encapsulated, axial-leaded solid tantalum capacitors,...
Kingnichi Technology Guangzhou Co. Ltd. (China) announced the EG Series of aluminum electrolytic capacitors, which feature low impedance and high ripple current,...
Delta Electronics (Taipei, Taiwan) announced that it has entered into an agreement with Volterra Semiconductor Corp. (Fremont, CA). The two companies have...
Toshiba Corp.'s (Irvine, CA) US-based semiconductor unit has launched a series of power chips based on a third-generation trench-cell technology that increases speed while reducing on-resistance up to 25 percent compared with existing products. The company said the introduction of its U-MOS III technology and packaging solutions reaffirms a commitment to power semiconductor markets. Toshiba […]
Linear Technology Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced the LT1494 operational amplifier, which features rail-to-rail input and output and draws less than 1.5µA of supply current. The maximum input offset voltage is 375µV, maximum input offset current is 100 picoamps and offset voltage drift is 0.4µV/degrees C (maximum 2µV/degrees C). Offset drift remains low over the -40 […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International (San Jose, CA) announced the FAN5232 adjustable PWM buck controller for LCD PCs, which allows designers of PCs to...
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) announced a new series of higher-voltage n-channel power MOSFETs, the first in the PowerPAK SO-8 to...
Fairchild Semiconductor International (San Jose, CA) announced the next generation of IGBTs designed to replace 500V/600V MOSFETs in switch-mode power supply (SMPS),...
STMicroelectronics Inc. (Lexington, MA) introduced its latest generation of chip-scale packaging for power-integrated circuits as well as six n-channel MOSFETs that take advantage of the new package to slash size and weight while boosting thermal and electrical performance. The PowerFLAT case, available in 6mm x 5mm and 5mm x 5mm outlines, adopts a micro-lead-frame design […]
AVX Corp. (Myrtle Beach, SC) announced its new low-profile E Core Series ferrite planar cores specifically designed for use in switch-mode power...