Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) announced its new TPS310x family of supervisory ICs, which monitor supply voltages from 0.55V to 3.3V...
Dali Electronic Fty. (China) introduced a series of aluminum electrolytic capacitors that exhibit low impedance, low leakage and low noise. The small...
Advanced Power Technology Inc. (APT, Bend, OR) announced the addition of the ARF463 to its family of high-voltage RF power MOSFETs. The ARF463 operates reliably at dc voltages up to 150V and delivers 100W of CW output power up to 100MHz. High-power RF generators are used extensively in semiconductor manufacturing and a wide variety of […]
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Japan) slashed its net income projection for the current fiscal year from $63.0 million to $17.0 million. The company will cut jobs, capital expenditures and assembly lines from its semiconductor group and will dissolve one of its US subsidiaries, executives stated September 14, 2001. Additionally, Mitsubishi's semiconductor group will shed 1,000 workers […]
DATEL Inc. (Mansfield, MA) announced two new additions to its family of miniature electronic loads. Designed for use in the cost-effective implementation...
Linear Technology Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced the LTC4251 hot-swap controller, which comes in a tiny six-lead SOT-23 and includes multiple stages of...
Alliance Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) reduced its revenue guidance for the fiscal second quarter ending September 30, 2001, and now expects that the second-quarter revenues will be approximately 50 to 60 percent below the $12.0 million reported during the fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2001. Alliance Chairman, President and CEO, N.D. Reddy said, […]
Microsemi Corp. (Irvine, CA) announced that it has introduced a new series of high-frequency surface-mount Schottky barrier rectifiers, the UPS520-40, expanding the company's offerings in its patented Powermite package. The UPS520-40 Series offers an integral guard-ring protection; a low forward-voltage drop of 0.51V at 1/2A; a peak repetitive reverse voltage of 20V, 30V and 40V; […]
Cubic Communications Inc. (San Diego, CA) acquired Advanced Analog Inc.'s RF power amplifier business. The purchase, for an undisclosed amount, strengthens Cubic's power amplifier product line for RF communications applications and moves the company into the semiconductor equipment market. The new business line is named the RF Systems Division of Cubic Communications Inc. (San Jose, […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International (San Jose, CA) announced the expansion of their FPAL/FPBL Series of Smart Power Modules (SPMs) designed for 100V to...
Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) announced that it has authorized the repurchase of up to 10 million shares of its common stock in the market periodically during the five business days following the first reopening of trading on the US equities and options markets after September 11, 2001.
O2Micro International Ltd. (Santa Clara, CA) has been granted 21 claims under US Patent number 6,285,161 for its balanced battery cell charging circuit. O2Micro's balanced battery cell charging IC monitors voltages on each individual lithium-ion or lithium-polymer cell in a three- or four-cell battery pack. By individually adjusting the current to each cell, this new […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International (San Jose, CA) introduced the new FAN4113 voltage feedback amplifier, designed for low-cost, battery-powered commercial applications, and which can...
Linear Technology Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced its new LTC4230, a triple hot-swap controller that actively limits inrush current during live insertion. It also enables a timed circuit breaker for over-current transients and latches off an external n-channel MOSFET immediately during short-circuit faults for supplies from 1.7V to 16.5V. The device monitors the output voltage and […]
Melexis GmbH (Germany) announced the TH8060 and TH8061 automotive ICs, which provide LIN bus architects with high-integration slave transceiver ICs that combine both a LIN transceiver with an LDO voltage regulator. This reduces component count and makes it possible for designers to develop simple, powerful, and less expensive LIN bus slave nodes that can be […]