Power Integrations Inc. (San Jose, CA) announced the availability of new design support tools that simplify the design of complex forward converter...
Potrans Electrical Corp. (Irvine, CA) introduced its UP07231240 external switching power supply, designed for the increasing demand for printers and battery-charging devices for OEM customers. The UP07231240 delivers 72W of power with increased reliability and stability and its universal ac-input range eliminates the need for a voltage switch. The efficiency of the UP07231240 is a […]
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) announced its new LTC4241 hot-swap controller, which allows a board to be safely inserted and removed...
Fairchild Semiconductor International (San Jose, CA) announced the new FAN5098 dc/dc voltage regulator IC for the upcoming AMD Opteron™ and AMD Athlon™...
Linear Technology Corp. (Milpitas, CA) introduced the LT1910, a rugged, high-side, n-channel, MOSFET driver with a wide operating supply range of 8V...
Smart Power Systems Inc. (Houston, TX) announced that All American Semiconductor Inc. (Miami, FL) has become the North American master distributor for...
Siliconix Inc. (Santa Clara, CA), a subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA), announced net income of $13.3 million, or $0.45 per share, for the quarter ended September 28, 2002. This compares to a net loss of $877,000, or $0.03 per share, in the third quarter of 2001 and net income of $11.2 million, or […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International (San Jose, CA) announced the introduction of a new optically isolated error amplifier, the FOD2741, which incorporates an optocoupler,...
IXYS Corp. (Santa Clara, CA), a supplier of power semiconductors and ICs for power conversion, motor control, medical electronics and telecommunication applications, announced its new direct-aluminum-bonded (DAB) substrate technology. The DAB technology is claimed to be more advanced than the direct-copper-bonded (DCB) technology, which has been used for the production of integrated power semiconductor modules, […]
MTI Instruments Inc. (Albany, NY), a subsidiary of Mechanical Technology Inc. (Albany, NY), announced that it has been awarded a contract from the US Air Force (USAF) for its PBS-4100 portable jet engine balancing systems. The PBS-4100 automatically collects and records aircraft engine vibration data, identifies if an engine is experiencing vibration or balance trouble, […]
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC) released its report to shareholders for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002. Ballard's revenue in the third quarter was $28.0 million, compared to $9.7 million for the same period in 2001. Net loss for the quarter, including $3.0 million of costs related to the integration of XCELLSIS and […]
Dynex Semiconductor Ltd. (Lincoln, UK) announced the release of six new high-power, phase-control thyristors with repetitive voltage ratings at 125 degrees C...
Sipex Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced its new 800mA synchronous buck regulator, the SP6651A power-management IC, for lithium-ion-powered PDAs, DSCs and MP3 players....
Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) reported net revenues of $285.9 million for its fiscal first quarter ending September 28, 2002, a 19.4 percent increase over the $239.4 million reported for the same quarter a year ago, and a 2.1 percent sequential increase over the $280.1 million reported for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002. […]
The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM, Washington, DC) has issued new guidelines to respond to growing interest in the commercial development of wind farms on public lands. The BLM has recently received 30 new applications for wind projects in Nevada, Idaho, New Mexico, California, Wyoming and Washington. The new policy provides guidance on the […]