Elcon Products International (Fremont, CA) has expanded its Crown Edge family of modular card edge connectors by adding signal contacts to the original power modules. These connectors now offer power and signal. According to Elcon, by adding modules with signal contacts to the Crown Edge family, there is a significant boost to the design versatility […]
Power Integrations Inc. (San Jose, CA) announced the appointment of John M. Cobb as the company's chief financial officer and vice president of finance and administration. Cobb joins the company with more than 20 years of financial management experience, including 10 years in senior management positions at Quantum Corporation. "We are very pleased to add […]
Tyco Electronics (Harrisburg, PA) announced that its Power Systems unit has launched a new series of compact dc/dc converters that address the need for power products able to support the rapidly changing load and voltage requirements for semiconductors. The design allows it to address real-time changes in power requirements, making it applicable for the rapidly […]
Tyco Electronics Corp. (Menlo Park, CA) announced a new, coated version of its 90V radial-leaded PolySwitch resettable fuses, the BBR550 and BBR750 devices. These devices are designed to facilitate the provisioning of cable telephony and protect against potentially damaging power faults to cable power passing tap ports and set-top boxes. In addition, they help limit […]
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced the GBL and GBU Series bridge rectifiers for general use in industrial and consumer electronics equipment, such as power supplies and portable electronics. The GBL and GBU bridge rectifiers are rated for 50 to 1,200V. The GBL Series devices are rated at 4A, while the GBU Series […]
Motorola (Austin, TX) and Elmos Semiconductor AG (Germany) announced a long-term partnership to jointly drive innovative architectures for the automotive market. The two companies are joining forces to provide automotive customers more advanced microcontroller choices with an emphasis on broader peripheral sets, price-competitive solutions and fast time-to-market. The alliance is expected of offer car manufacturers […]
Vishay Intertechnology (Malvern, PA) has released the Vitramon VJ0402, a new X5R dielectric multi-layer ceramic chip capacitor that offers a capacitance value of 0.1µF in an 0402-size package. The Vishay Vitramon VJ0402 is available in a dc-voltage rating of 10V and capacitance tolerances of ±5 percent, ±10 percent and ±20 percent. It is suitable for […]
ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) announced that it has accelerated its plans to consolidate its global manufacturing operations with the goal of trimming $100 million from its annual manufacturing expenditures. The company directed its efforts towards reducing the number of redundancies in its global manufacturing presence and streamlining its manufacturing processes. As part of this effort, […]
Philips Semiconductors (Netherlands) announced that it will expand its presence in China by building a new IC assembly and test plant at the Suzhou Industrial Park in eastern China. Completion of the two-phase construction is expected by 2006. By this time, 3,500 jobs will have been created, including 500 engineering posts. It is expected that […]
STMicroelectronics (ST, Lexington, MA) introduced new LCD driver ICs that complete the company's range of semiconductor products for cellular phones. Called STE2000 and STE2001, the new chips integrate a controller/driver for 65 x 128 column black and white graphic LCDs. ST reports that the drivers feature low power consumption and a high level of integration. […]
Diodes Inc. (Westlake Village, CA) announced it has introduced a new low-barrier Schottky rectifier, the BAT750. This new surface-mount Schottky device is suitable for use in LCD modules, PCMCIA cards, portable applications, and hand-held devices. Diodes reports that it is the result of a successful development between itself and its recently-acquired FabTech subsidiary. Designed for […]
AVX Corp. (Myrtle Beach, SC) has expanded its offering of chip capacitors to include smaller case sizes in the CF Series of surface-mount chip film capacitors. This extended range of film capacitors now includes case sizes 1206 and 1210, supplementing the existing range of CF products already available. The film capacitors are available in standard […]
Microsemi Corp. (Santa Ana, CA) announced that it has begun shipping its first gallium arsenide semiconductors three months ahead of plan. The company originally forecast that it would not see revenue from its new compound semiconductor technology until June, 2001. Initial orders are for the InGaAs/InP photodetectors Microsemi introduced in December, 2000. They will be […]
ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) announced a new monolithic analog IC, the NCP4300A, containing a precision 2.6V voltage reference and two operational amplifiers to address the accurate control of output voltage and current requirement. The new IC is designed to provide current and voltage control of power supplies and battery chargers. It is suitable for application […]
Elcon Products International Co. (Fremont, CA), a member of the Tyco Electronics Group (Bermuda), announced the release of MINIPAK, a low-profile, high-density...