Advanced Power Technology Inc. (APT, Bend, OR) reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2000. Revenues for the quarter were $12.1 million, up 66 percent over the $7.3 million achieved in the third quarter of 1999, and up 20 percent sequentially from the $10.1 million recorded in the second quarter of 2000. […]
Eaton Corp. (Cleveland, OH) and Axcelis Technologies Inc. (Beverly, MA) announced that the Eaton board of directors has declared a dividend distribution of Axcelis shares. The dividend will be distributed on December 29, 2000, to Eaton shareholders of record as of 5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time on December 6, 2000. Eaton currently holds 79,994,900 shares, […]
Dynex Semiconductor Ltd. (Lincoln, UK) announced that it has signed a global distribution agreement for their line of power semiconductors, including IGBTs, thyristors and diodes, with Richardson Electronics Ltd. (LaFox, IL). "Richardson's strategy of partnering with leading manufacturers to provide customer-specific engineering and cost-effective solutions is in total agreement with our own philosophy. With Richardson […]
After being assessed and approved by QAS Ltd., Sprague-Goodman Electronics (Westbury, NY) announced that it received ISO 9000 certification. The ISO 9000 certification applies to the design, manufacture and distribution of the company's lines of variable capacitors, fixed and variable inductors and transformers, tuning elements, and tuning tools. "To add to our already-impressive quality portfolio, […]
PowerSmart Inc. (Shelton, CT) has announced the availability of the PS3180 SmartShunt battery monitor for prototype evaluation. The SmartShunt is a battery-monitoring...
International Rectifier (El Segundo, CA) has introduced a new series of hyperfast-recovery diodes with soft-recovery waveshape. The new diodes were designed to...
International Rectifier (El Segundo, CA) has released a 200V, integrated, switch-mode power supply IC. The IR4007 is a dc/dc converter control IC...
National Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) introduced three new switching controllers for general-purpose power supplies, which are intended to address the need for greater flexibility in high-efficiency switching power-supply design. The LM3477, LM3478 and LM3488 are claimed to be small, versatile solutions with a wide range of input voltages as well as high operating frequencies. […]
Lucent Technologies (Murray Hill, NJ) named Henry Schacht as the company's new chairman and CEO, replacing Richard McGinn. In a formal statement over the weekend, Lucent's board of directors thanked McGinn for his term as CEO, but was adamant that "an immediate change in leadership was necessary." Representing the board, Franklin Thomas, Lucent's senior director, […]
After being assessed and approved by QAS Ltd., the international organization for quality standardization, Sprague-Goodman Electronics (Westbury, NY) announced that it received ISO 9000 certification. The ISO 9000 certification applies to the design, manufacture and distribution of the company's lines of variable capacitors, fixed and variable inductors and transformers, tuning elements and tuning tools."To add […]
Intelec 2001 will be held October 14-18, 2001 in the United Kingdom at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland. This will be the 23rd annual international conference dedicated to the exchange of information on energy and power for communication systems. Intelec 2001's theme will be "No Power, No Service, No Revenue." The conference […]
The entire AVX Corp.'s (Myrtle Beach, SC) product line catalog is now available in a revised CD-ROM version. The new Electronic Catalog System contains the latest catalog information on MLC and tantalum capacitors, power supply capacitors, resistor chips, arrays and networks, thin-film inductors, SMT fuses, transient suppressors, filters, piezos and timing devices. The CD-ROM also […]
Tyco Electronics Corp. (Menlo Park, CA) announced the next generation in its line of PolySwitch PPTC resettable strap devices. The VLR230 (5mm x 12mm form factor) and VLR170 (3.6mm x 10mm form factor) devices are claimed to provide low-series resistance and enhanced thermal protection for lithium-ion and nickel-metal hydride rechargeable battery packs. When an electrical […]
International Resistive Co. Inc. (Boone, NC), a subsidiary of the TT Group PLC, introduced the new LOB Series of low-ohm resistors, which provide current sensing down to 0.005ohms. Intended to provide current designers with a device suited for a wide range of applications, IRC claims that the molded axial-leaded resistors exhibit almost no inductance in […]
Shindengen America Inc. (Mt. Prospect, IL) announced that their website now features Shindengen Power Semiconductor product information in the ISO13584 (PLib) international standard. The ISO13584 (PLib) is a computer-compatible parts library established in accordance with ISO TC184SC4WG2. Also referred to as PLib, (Parts Library) it forms an international standard for parts catalogs in electronic format. […]