Fairchild Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) recently articulated its acquisition and new product development strategy for participants at the CIBC World Markets Annual...
Tyco Electronics Corp. (Menlo Park, CA) announced that Avnet (Phoenix, AZ) will be an authorized distributor for the PolySwitch, Power Switch and SiBar circuit protection components from its Raychem Circuit Protection division in North and South America. Avnet will distribute Raychem Circuit Protection's full line of PolySwitch resettable fuses designed for computers, consumer electronics, automobiles, […]
Microsemi Corp. (Irvine, CA) announced that its board of directors has approved a 2-for-1 stock split of its common stock. The company says that the split will be accomplished by way of a stock dividend, and hopes to declare the dividend in a little more than 60 days. The board-approved proposal recommends increasing Microsemi's shares […]
Fairchild Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) premiered a new series of dual LDO voltage regulators for hard disk drives, CD-ROM and CD-R drives,...
Jaro Components Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) announced a new WCI Series of shielded ferrite-core inductors. The new low-radiation inductors feature a low dc resistance with high current-handling capacities. The 453232 and 565050 packages are suitable for power supply line applications, portable telephones, personal computers, hard disk drives and other electronic equipment. The available inductance ranges […]
ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) introduced a series of highly-integrated, off-line switching regulators. The new NCP1000~02 Series was designed to minimize the number of parts on a circuit board. The internal high-voltage switch circuit and start-up circuit can function in continuous operation over a wide range of inputs, from 85 to 265Vac. These devices are suitable […]
Siliconix (Santa Clara, CA) released a new series of Little Foot MOSFETs aimed at isolated dc/dc converters powered by a 24V or...
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN), Motorola Labs (Schaumburg, IL) and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL, Richland, WA) have entered a cooperative research and development agreement aimed at increasing the speed of future generations of integrated circuits. Together, the scientists will pursue new materials that they believe may be better, thinner […]
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA), has announced the release of new multilayer ceramic chip capacitors and Schottky diodes. The new Vishay Vitramon VJ0612 multilayer ceramic chip capacitors (MLCCs) will be used for high-frequency decoupling and bypass in laptop and desktop computers. The low-profile, very thin outline package of the VJ0612 series allows designers to place […]
Bel Fuse Inc. (Jersey City, NJ) announced today that it has acquired E-Power Co. Ltd. (China). E-Power is a current licensor to several of the power conversion industry's leading companies. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. "The E-Power acquisition will significantly speed the development and introduction of cost-effective low power dc/dc converters for the […]
Coilcraft (Cary, IL) announced its new 1008PS Series of surface-mount power inductors with a footprint of 3.7mm x 3.7mm. These inductors stand...
Alpha Co. Ltd. (Japan) announced its new UB Series of low-profile heatsinks for use in limited-space applications. The UB Series incorporates Alpha's...
Caddock Electronics (Riverside, CA) announced the new MP2060, a clip-mount, TO-220-style power film resistor. The MP2060 features 60W at 25 degrees C...
Fairchild Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) announced a partnership agreement between its analog power management group and Champion Microelectronic Corp. (Taiwan) to develop next-generation, low-cost analog ICs for the power factor correction (PFC) market. Under the agreement, Champion will design and develop analog PFC circuits in exchange for licenses to certain Fairchild patents and PFC products. […]
Dynex Semiconductor (UK) has released a compact IGBT module package designed for applications up to 3,300V, including traction auxiliaries and specialist motor drives. The new P package has a 6kV isolation rating and has baseplate dimensions of 140 x 73mm. The first product available using the P outline is the DIM200PHM33 Powerline 200A, 3,300V IGBT […]