Texas Instruments (Dallas, TX) recently announced a new Unitrode PWM controller, the UCC3895. According to the company, the device is designed to...
Advanced Power Technology (Bend, OR) recently announced a new RF MOSFET optimized for high-power Class C, D and E operation from 1mHz to 120mHz. According to the company, the ARF450 is a matched pair of RF power MOSFETs in a common source configuration. It is designed for push-pull or parallel operation in scientific, commercial, medical […]
Texas Instruments (Dallas, TX) recently introduced the TPS23xx, a new family of power controllers supporting the live insertion, or hot-swapping, of circuit...
Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. (Sunnyvale, CA) recently announced its new line of high-voltage PowerTrench MOSFETs. The new MOSFETs extend the PowerTrench line to...
Arrow Electronics Inc. (New York) recently reported that its fourth-quarter profit rose 36 percent. Net income in the fourth quarter rose to $44.0 million, or $0.46 per share, from $32.3 million, or $0.34 per share in the same period a year earlier. According to Arrow, fourth-quarter sales grew 15 percent to $2.5 billion from $2.2 […]
Intersil Holding Corp. (Palm Bay, FL) recently announced its initial public offering (IPO) of 20,000,000 shares of Class A common stock at $25 per share. The 20-million shares represents approximately a 22-percent stake in the company. With a total value of $500.0 million, Intersil's IPO is claimed to be the largest ever for a US-based […]
AVX Corp. (Myrtle Beach, SC) introduced a new higher-voltage U-dielectric capacitor. The company claims that the new ranges, from 100V to 200V, make the devices appropriate to applications requiring low ESR capacitors with higher voltage capabilities, such as amplifiers and modulators for communications and wireless network applications. The new higher-voltage U-dielectric capacitors are available in […]
The Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA, Mendham, NJ) recently announced that the International Workshop on Integrated Power Packaging (IWIPP) will be held July 14-15, 2000, at the Westin Hotel in Waltham, MA. The workshop provides a forum for technical communication focused on the needs and interests of power electronics components and systems engineers. According to […]
Artesyn Technologies Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) recently introduced the NXA66 Series of 66W, non-isolated, dc/dc converters. This series is designed to provide point-of-load power conversion and fast transient response in a vertically mounted, space-efficient package. According to Artesyn, the NXA66 is available with a 12V input and a selectable 3.3V or 2.5V output. The device […]
Cooper Electronic Technologies (St. Louis, MO) recently announced the availability of its new PowerStor Aerogel Capacitor made from a carbon-aerogel-foam technology. According...
TelCom Semiconductor Inc. (Mountain View, CA) recently announced that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to a proposed offering of 3,190,000 shares of its common stock. According to the company, three million of the shares are being offered by the company and 190,000 are being offered by selling […]
ON Semiconductor LLC (Phoenix, AZ) recently introduced a new version of its searchable CD-ROM for its TMOS Power MOSFETs. The CD-ROM offers what the company claims is a comprehensive collection of data for all ON Semiconductor's power MOSFET data in one location. According to the company, the TMOS CD-ROM contains a selector guide, data sheets, […]
Powerex Inc. (Youngwood, PA) recently introduced a new family of integrated power modules, the FLEXPAK CIB. The module contains a three-phase, low-loss...
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) recently introduced a new Little Foot power MOSFET family in the SC-70 package. The device, built on the Vishay Siliconix TrenchFET process, is claimed to set records for on-resistance in this package type, with specifications at gate drives as low as 1.8V. According to Vishay, the first 12 Little […]
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) recently released a new SMD power metal-film resistor series, a high-frequency chip inductor and a temperature-sensing power MOSFET. The WSL Power Metal Strip resistor series, WSL0805, is rated at 1/8W. The device is designed to provide current sensing in power-management applications for cellular phones and pagers, disk-drive motor controls in […]