Fairchild Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) introduced a new family of CMOS LDOs for battery-powered portable applications, including CDMA, TDMA and GSM cellular...
TelCom Semiconductor Inc. (Mountain View, CA) introduced a new series of highly integrated, monolithic, very high voltage, off-line switching regulator circuits, the...
International Rectifier (El Segundo, CA) is offering a series of IGBT products in a TO-220 Full-Pak package. Ranging from 5A to 20A,...
International Rectifier (El Segundo, CA) introduced a selection of five new p-channel MOSFETs with ratings of -12V to -20V, three of which...
Siemens Solar (Camarillo, CA) announced that the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently verified a new thin-film power module conversion efficiency record of 12.1 percent for Siemens Solar's ST40 large-area copper indium diselenide (CIS) thin-film module."With over 50 percent higher performance than other thin-film modules presently in the marketplace, this accomplishment demonstrates major progress toward […]
National Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) introduced the LM2653 high-efficiency switching regulator. The LM2653 offers 1.5A output in a self-contained TSSOP-16 package measuring 5mm x 4.4mm x 1.1mm. The device is considered ideal as a power management solution for space-constrained portable devices that require high efficiency and high output current in a small package.According to […]
International Rectifier (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced it has developed a power MOSFET technology that is equivalent in performance to the CoolMOS...
Micro Linear Corp. (San Jose, CA) recently introduced the ML4802, a low-power BiCMOS device that contains an intelligent Green Mode circuit that is claimed to automatically increase power supply efficiency at light loads. The ML4802 works with a wide range of power line input voltages (85-265Vac), making it possible to design universal power supplies that […]
Power Trends Inc. (Warrenville, IL) introduced the PT6670 Series of 3.3V input 20W boost Integrated Switching Regulators (ISRs). The new devices offer fixed output voltages of +5V/4A, +9V/2.2A and +12V/1.7A. The fixed output voltage is also adjustable with an external resistor. It is suited for use in systems that have converted to 3.3V power rails, […]
STMicroelectronics' (Bouskoura, Morocco) new assembly and test plant at Bouskoura, near Casablanca, was formally inaugurated by His Majesty Mohammed VI, King of Morocco, in a ceremony attended by the Ambassadors of France and Italy, Michel de Bonnecorse and Guido Martini; members of the Moroccan government, and by Pasquale Pistorio, president and CEO of STMicroelectronics. Using […]
Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan) plans to begin an experimental car-pooling program in late May with its employees. The automaker has recruited about 300 employees to use its two-seater "e-com" vehicles to commute to work and between factories in a 25km radius around its Toyota City headquarters. Employees will use IC cards and the company intranet […]
BTR Siebe Power Systems Division (Raleigh, NC) announced its new structure this week. The new division, led by Division Chief Executive Tom Gutierrez, now consists of seven groups, including Lambda North America, Powerware Corp., BTR Siebe Storage, BTR Siebe Energy Systems, Powerware Lambda Europe, NEMIC Lambda and Teccor.Powerware President Patrick Steffen will be responsible for […]
STMicroelectronics (Switzerland) reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2001. Net revenues for the first quarter increased 12.9 percent to $1,921.1 million, from $1,702.2 million in the 2000 first quarter. Gross profit was $855.8 million, representing an increase of 19.3 percent over the 2000 first quarter. Gross margin was 44.5 percent, as […]
IMP Inc. (San Jose, CA) introduced the IMP528 electroluminescent (EL) lamp driver integrated circuit. The IMP528 features a 220V peak-to-peak ac drive...
Powerex is offering its new GCT (gate commutated thyristor) System Set, intended to make the selection of power components simple for use...