Dallas Semiconductor (Dallas, TX) announced the DS2760 lithium-ion battery monitor, which they claim is the industry's first high-performance fuel gauge internal circuit...
Vishay Intertechnology (Malvern, PA) and DaimlerChrysler (Auburn Hills, MI) have signed a licensing agreement that will enable Vishay to undertake the high-volume manufacture of semiconductor products using DaimlerChrysler's silicon carbide (SiC) technology.Under development at DaimlerChrysler AG since 1993, SiC technology enables the creation of semiconductor devices for compact power-conversion systems in electric cars, railways systems […]
International Rectifier (IR, El Segundo, CA) is now offering design and application engineers a free IR 2000 Short Form Catalog (SFC) that contains condensed specifications for all current IR products and includes mechanical drawings. The information is arranged by power-conversion function and includes navigators and product selection guides for various product families and applications. Also […]
Cherokee International LLC (Tustin, CA) recently released its VRM 8.4 regulator module. The new CVRM 8.4 represents the most recent addition to the company's line of catalog dc/dc products. Cherokee's CVRM 8.4 regulator modules are designed to meet the power-condition requirements of the Intel Pentium II Xeon and Pentium III Xeon processor-based systems. The CVRM […]
American Superconductor Corp. (Westborough, MA) reported that revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2001 ended December 31, 2000, were $5.6 million compared with $5.0 million recorded in the same period last year. Revenues for the third quarter ended December 31, 2000, included $3.5 million in sales of the company's Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage products, […]
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, […]
International Rectifier (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced the extension of its line of low-voltage HEXFET power MOSFETs targeted at automotive applications. The...
DTMagnetics (Dover, NH) introduced a new catalog-standard FET/IGBT gate drive transformer. The new device, called a Mini Gate Drive Transformer (MGDT), is...
Hitachi Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) raised its first-half net profit forecast last week and is now predicting an increase of more than 11 times their initial estimate. Instead of the originally expected 4.7 billion yen, Hitachi anticipates reaping 55.0 billion yen ($514.6 million dollars). The rise is largely due to the increased demand for semiconductor chips […]
National Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) has released a step-up dc/dc converter optimized for powering large-format liquid crystal panels found in notebook PCs. The LM2622, which typically resides inside the panel, is designed to boost a single low-voltage supply from the PC's mother-board to one or more high-voltage, high-power supplies required by the panel's row […]
Sierra-KD Components (Carson City, NV) introduced its line of space-quality, high-voltage, multilayer ceramic capacitors. The entire line is constructed from a high-density, low-loss X7R ceramic dielectric that is 100-percent Corona tested and exhibits no IR degradation over its design life. Designed for non-reparable applications, such as those found in the space and satellite markets, the […]
Advanced Power Technology (Bend, OR) recently unveiled their new generation of 500V MOSFETs, called Power MOS 7. The new MOSFETs, the company claims, have up to a 10 percent lower total gate charge than the current offering, Power MOS VI, and a 60 percent lower charge than the predecessors, MOS V. The Power MOS 7 […]
The formation of Fastron Inc. (Los Angeles, CA) will be announced at Wescon 2000 to consolidate and expand marketing for Fastron throughout America. Fastron Chairman Gabor Faskerty admits that the US market is "demanding and highly competitive," but he remains confident that Fastron's "high quality, competitive prices and ability to quickly deliver custom products" will […]
Microsemi Corp. (Santa Ana, CA) said it has started what it called a major expansion of its Linfinity Microelectronics (Garden Grove, CA) IC fab. The company wants to complete the expanded fab by August 2001 to meet $75.0 to $100.0 million of revenues the company expects to earn from power management, RFICs and advanced optoelectronic […]
International Rectifier (El Segundo, CA) introduced 24 hermetically sealed, high-reliability HEXFET power MOSFETs for step-down dc/dc power-conversion systems in satellite launch vehicles, missiles, down-hole oil drilling and undersea broad-band communications equipment. According to the company, the devices are toughened to survive high-humidity temperature conditions or vacuum, and this fabrication technology delivers as much as 65 […]