JARO Components Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) announced a new, high-voltage, multi-layer, ceramic capacitor that withstands 3,000V in a 1206 package. The new...
Artesyn Technologies (Boca Raton, FL) has launched a new family, the AFE1200 Series of 1,200W front-end ac/dc power supplies featuring a set...
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) announced financial results for its fiscal 2001 first quarter ended December 31, 2000. Revenue for the first quarter rose 108 percent to $9.5 million, compared with $4.6 million in the same period last year. Net loss for the quarter ended December 31, 2000, excluding an unrealized loss on $2.9 million […]
A flexible low-voltage dc/dc PWM controller, configurable for boost, SEPIC and Flyback topologies, is now available from Micrel Semiconductor (San Jose, CA). The MIC2186 generates high-voltage, high-current supply rails from the main 3.3V supply, and features an input voltage of 2.9V to 14V, and a built-in, high-power 7A output driver that is capable of driving […]
The HIT Series by Meter Treater Inc. (Lake Park, FL) allows the establishment of surge-protected single-point ingress to the home for power, telephone, security and cable services. Available from your local power utility, this product series (the NEMA 3R, AC Protection Module, Telephony Protection Module and Coaxial Protection Module) is configurable to the exact application […]
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) announced the acquisition of Tansitor Electronics Inc. (Bennington, VT). Tansitor is the leading manufacturer of wet tantalum electrolytic capacitors and miniature conformal coated solid tantalum capacitors with manufacturing facilities in Vermont and Barbados. In the fiscal year ended October 28, 2000, Tansitor had net sales of approximately $19.0 million. Felix […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portlant, ME) announced its intent to sell $350.0 million principal amount of 10.5 percent senior subordinated notes due 2009. The net proceeds of the issuance will be used for the purchase of Intersil Corp.'s discrete power business. The notes are being sold to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A […]
National Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) announced a second program of open market repurchases of up to eight million shares of common stock. This program is in addition to a current authorization, previously announced on September 22, 2000, to purchase a similar eight million shares. As of the end of the second quarter of fiscal […]
Compaq Computer Corp. (Houston, TX) PDUs offer power protection and distribution for rack-mounted telecom equipment, servers, storage and other options. Compaq PDU products manage power distribution in rack environments without consuming valuable rack U-space. The new PDUs have a smaller form factor, which allow them to be mounted in either a zero-U or 1U configuration, […]
ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) announced the availability of a CMOS low-noise LDO voltage regulator designed to improve the performance of noise-sensitive circuits in portable products. The NCP500 LDO regulator provides cost and space savings, and achieves a low-noise performance without the need of an external bypass capacitor. "Performance and size are critical factors in the […]
Intersil Holding Corp. (Irvine, CA) reported financial results for the quarter ended December 29, 2000. Compared to the same period in the prior year, orders were up 16 percent and sales grew 37 percent to $216.8 million. Adjusted net income, before amortization and one-time charges, rose to a record $27.9 million or $0.26 per diluted […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, ME) reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2000. Fourth-quarter revenues were $468.8 million, up 30 percent over the $361.0 million reported for the fourth quarter of 1999. Annual revenues for 2000 were $1,783.2 million, a 54 percent increase over the $1,160.0 million reported for […]
Microsemi Corp. (Santa Ana, CA) announced results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2001. For the first quarter, which ended December 31, 2000, the company's net sales increased 23 percent to $63.0 million, compared with pro forma net sales of $51.1 million in the prior-year period, which excludes net sales of a business sold […]
Intersil Corp. (Palm Bay, FL) has signed an agreement to sell its discrete power business to Fairchild Semiconductor International (Sunnyvale, CA) for about $338 million in cash. Intersil expects a one-time gain during the first quarter and plans to use proceeds for acquisitions, alliances and product development. Fairchild estimates that the combination of its power […]
International Resistive Co. Inc. (IRC, Boone, NC) is now offering low-profile surface-mount cylindrical resistors with lead times as low as four weeks. Designated the MM Series, these resistors provide drop-in replacements for Monitored End-Point Load Forecasting (MELF) devices. The MM Series utilizes IRC's Metal Glaze thick film-resistive element fired onto a ceramic core with capless […]