Rhopoint Components (UK) has unveiled a new range of high-current shunt resistors. The new resistors are ideally suited for kilowatt-hour meters and other high-current, low-ohm shunts where a high degree of precision is needed. The resistors are made from punched electron-beam-welded copper, manganin copper or aluchrome copper. Three new models are available, two are PCB-mounted […]
Apex Microtechnology Corp. (Tucson, AZ) announced its new MA32, a 32-channel, high-voltage, monolithic, amplifier IC. Housed in a 240-pin Quad Flat Pack,...
Central Semiconductor Corp. (Hauppauge, NY) announced the release of two new 0.5A surface-mount Schottky rectifiers in the SOD-123 package. The CMHSH5-2L (20V,...
The Power Electronics Specialist Conference (PESC) 2002 will be held at the Cairns Convention Centre in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, from June 23-27,...
Texas Instruments (TI, Dallas, TX) has announced a new series of high-performance, synchronous-buck dc/dc converters that enable designers to develop power supplies...
Pulse Engineering Inc. (Singapore) debuted the new PB0025, PB0026 and PB0027 surface-mount, current-sense transformers for the dc/dc market. Rated for currents up...
Wilbrecht Electronics Inc. (St. Paul, MN) announced its new MAQ Series of metal-foil, ultra-precision resistors. Designed for aerospace, aviation and military applications,...
Intersil Corp. (Irvine, CA) announced the Endura ISL6235 system electronics regulator, designed for use in LDC PC systems. The Endura ISL6235 integrates three PWM controllers and two linear regulators into a 24-pin SSOP package. It provides five regulated voltages for LCD PC system electronics. Intersil reports that the Endura ISL6235 provides up to 97 percent […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International (San Jose, CA) announced the first of its new generation of PowerTrench n-channel MOSFETs. Fairchild reports that the new...
Power Integrations Inc. (San Jose, CA) announced that its board of directors has approved an amendment to its insider-trading policy. The amendment permits its officers, directors and certain other employees, subject to Power Integrations' policy, to enter into trading plans that comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1. Rule 10b5-1 allows corporate insiders to establish […]
Maxim Integrated Products (Sunnyvale, CA) announced the new MAX1722/23/24 step-up dc/dc converters. Available in five-pin SOT-23 packages, the converters feature a 1.5uA quiescent supply current. They operate from one to two alkaline or NiMH cells, or a single lithium-ion cell, and are suitable for use in applications that require low quiescent current and small size. […]
Dynex Power Inc. (Canada) announced the release of new high-power 3,300V IGBT semiconductors packaged in industry-standard isolated module outlines. The products were originally developed to meet the standards of the railway-traction industries and are suitable for industrial motor drives, power supplies and power-conversion products. The first products to be released are a 3,300V, 800A single-switch […]
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) has released the IRF5810 dual MOSFET in a TSOP-6 package. The IRF5810 combines two p-channel HEXFET power MOSFETs into a single 1.3mm x 2.9mm footprint, allowing designers to replace two single TSOP-6 load switches with one IRF5810. Typical applications include load- and battery-management circuits in cellular phones, PDAs, […]
IRC Inc. (Boone, NC) has developed new dynamic braking resistors that employ the company's thick-film-on-steel technology. These new resistors are compact, rugged,...
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) announced that its subsidiary, Siliconix Inc. (Santa Clara, CA), has released the new Si91860 400mA smart regulator...