International Rectifier (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced it has developed new technologies for IGBTs and complementary FRDs claimed to offer the most...
Motorola Semiconductor Components Group (SCG, Phoenix, AZ) has introduced a new FETKY device that combines a p-channel MOSFET and a 3A Schottky rectifier in one space-saving SO-08 package. Designed using Motorola's high cell-density HDTMOS' process, the MMDFS3P303 FETKY incorporates a p-channel 30V, ultra-low Rds(on) MOSFET with a low forward drop, low leakage Schottky Barrier Rectifier […]
Caddock Electronics (Roseburg, OR) has announced the MP9100, a TO-247 style heatsink mountable power resistor. The power dissipation of the resistor is...
Unitrode Corp. (Merrimack, NH) has introduced a new Primary Side PWM controller that is designed for cost-sensitive and space-contained dc/dc applications. The...
STMicroelectronics Inc. (Lexington, MA) has extended its range of power MOSFETs with the introduction of very high voltage devices rated at 800V and 900V. Housed in TO-247 packages, the 800V STW11NB80 and the 900V STW9NB90 are claimed to provide state-of-the-art switching performance with low maximum on-resistances of only 0.8 and 1, respectively, and maximum continuous […]
IXYS Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) introduced a new family of integrated smart power products that provide active filtration with sharp attenuation of low frequencies (less than 200 Hz) in switching power conversion circuits used for telecommunications and test and measurement applications. The IXYS filters are based on proprietary and patented technology and are the first […]
Cherry Semiconductor Corp. (East Greenwich, RI) has opened a West Coast design center. The new center, in Irvine, California, will focus on design and development of power management offerings in support of the company's Computer and Industrial Business Unit. The design center will be managed by veteran analog designer Dan Agiman and will be operational […]
Microsemi Corp. (Santa Ana, CA) announced they are establishing two new design centers – one in San Jose, and one in San Diego – to support development of analog and mixed signal integrated circuits that it plans to manufacture at its recently acquired Linfinity Division.Microsemi said the San Jose design center will focus on portable […]
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced three dc/dc power-management chipsets optimized to power the Intel Pentium processors for emerging low-power, space-saving, ultra-dense or blade servers. The chipsets provide up to two percent higher efficiency at the 1.1V required by Intel's new processors. The power-management chipsets consist of three components. The IRU3013 power-management IC […]
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) introduced its new UCC37323/4/5 industry-standard footprint, dual-MOSFET, gate driver ICs, which feature higher current, improved noise...
Micrel Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) introduced the new MIC5245, a CMOS low-noise low-dropout (LDO) regulator. The new device is a 150mA regulator in the IttyBitty SOT-23-5 package. The MIC5245 is claimed to combine exceptional low noise performance (30uVrms) with excellent dropout voltage (150mV at 150mA). The MIC5245's output contains a p-channel and n-channel MOSFET totem […]
Analog Devices Inc. (Andover, MA) is offering the ADP3331, a new member of the ADP330x family of precision low dropout anyCAP voltage regulators. The ADP3331 operates with an input voltage range of 2.9V to 12V and delivers a load current up to 200mA. The ADP3331 is claimed to feature a novel architecture and an enhanced […]
Micrel Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) has announced a new family of feature-rich power supply supervisor ICs that include over-voltage detection and a...
Motorola Semiconductor Components Group (SCG, Phoenix, AZ) announced the MC33765-3.0, an ultra low-noise very low dropout five-output voltage regulator chip for use...
Cherry Semiconductor Corp. (East Greenwich, RI) recently appointed Fred Baechtold as Senior Product Marketing Engineer for the company's Computer and Industrial Business Unit. Baechtold will be responsible for developing innovative, high performance distributed power solutions, and also developing broadband wireless networks. Prior to joining Cherry, Baechtold worked for American Power Conversion Corp. and at Analog.