International Rectifier (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced the expansion of its line of co-pack IGBTs with the new IRG4BC15UD, IRG4BC15UD-S and IRG4BC20UD-S....
Carli Electronics Co. Ltd. (Taiwan) announced the PSA Series of inductive capacitors. Constructed with epoxy resin coating, film dielectric, aluminum-foil electrode and...
Schroff UK (UK) has expanded its range of 19in ac/dc switching regulators to provide coverage of the full voltage range between 4.5V and 30V. The new Max LR unit is designed for output voltages of 4.5 to 17V, while the new Max UR module operates between 16V and 30V. The required voltage is selected on […]
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) announced that its offer to exchange its shares for Siliconix Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) shares expired July 5, 2001, without the acceptance. It was a condition of the offer that there be a majority of Siliconix shares not already owned by Vishay. This condition was not met. According to the […]
Maxim Integrated Products (Sunnyvale, CA) debuted the MAX1778, and MAX1880 through MAX1885 Series of new multiple-output dc/dc converters. They are designed to provide the regulated voltages required by active-matrix, thin-film transistor, liquid-crystal displays. The new converters feature one high-power step-up converter and two low-power charge pumps that convert the 2.7V to 5.5V input voltage into […]
AVX Corp. (Myrtle Beach, SC) announced that it is now offering a comprehensive range of stacked capacitors for high-reliability applications. The company's...
Maxim Integrated Products (Sunnyvale, CA) introduced the MAX1806 LDO linear regulator, which is claimed to be the first LDO regulator to deliver output voltages as low as 0.8V at up to 500mA, guaranteed. The new thermally enhanced package looks like a standard 1.1mm-high uMAX package, but is capable of dissipating 1.3W. The MAX1806 is intended […]
International Rectifier (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced a new series of integrated switchers that combine a HEXFET power MOSFET with a controller IC in a single package. The IRIS Series of integrated switchers are claimed to decrease the component count by 25 percent, with same or better efficiency than discrete-based circuits in ac/dc applications. The […]
Micrel Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) announced the first two devices in a new generation of micropower CMOS LDO regulators for battery-powered applications. The new MIC5255 and MIC5256 expand Micrel's line of 150mA micropower LDOs in IttyBitty SOT-23 packaging. They are suitable for use in cellular phones and pagers; battery-powered equipment; and laptop, notebook and palm […]
Microsemi Corp. (Irvine, CA) announced the LX8211 Series of PMOS-based power regulators targeted at battery-operated laptop and notebook computers, PDAs, mobile phones, pagers, and other portable consumer electronic applications. The new linear regulators are available in two versions, one with a choice of fixed outputs of 2.5V, 2.7V and 3.0V, and one for adjustable voltage […]
Elantec Semiconductor Inc. (Milpitas, CA) introduced two new dual, low-noise operational amplifiers. The EL2227C and EL2228C are suitable for use in telecommunications and medical-imaging applications. The EL2227C has a voltage-noise specification of 1.9nV/rt-Hz and a current noise specification of 1.2pA/rt-Hz. It features a bandwidth of 115MHz and has a minimum gain of two. The EL2228C […]
Maxim Integrated Products (Sunnyvale, CA) announced its new SOT-23 off-line power-supply controllers, the MAX5021 and MAX5022. These new current-mode PWM controllers contain all the control circuitry required for the design of wide-input voltage range isolated power supplies. They are suitable for use in universal input (85Vac to 265Vac) off-line or telecom (-36Vdc to -72Vdc) power […]
STMicroelectronics (Switzerland) announced an integrated semiconductor chip that functions as a controller and can be directly embedded in the motor assemblies and solenoids of cars. The new design can be integrated into the electromechanical components of a car. ST reports that the new chip has been produced for DaimlerChrysler (Germany) and expects to produce similar […]
Fairchild Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) announced the new FS6S Series of switched-mode power supply power switches for CRT monitor flyback power supplies....
Sipex Corp. (Billerica, MA) announced that it will be reducing its workforce by approximately 15 percent. The reduction is primarily focused on manufacturing operations and administrative positions. In addition, the company will be shutting down its manufacturing operations for some period in the company's third quarter. The additional charges of approximately $500,000 for severance will […]