As part of their 20th anniversary celebration, e/j Bloom Associates Inc. (San Rafael, CA) is offering three new editions of its Modern Power-Conversion Design Techniques course for power electronics engineers in the US and Scotland. The first segment of the five-day course is two days in length and concentrates on basic design and analysis principles […]
N2Power Inc. (Westlake Village, CA) has debuted a new product in their XL-125 Series of ultra-small power supplies. The 125W XL-125-8 incorporates universal input and PFC with outputs providing 5V at 16.5A, 12V at 5A and -12V at 0.5A. The package size is 3" x 5" x 1.25". President and CEO of N2Power David Barton […]
Semtech Corp. (Newbury Park, CA) announced a new family of FET controllers, the SC1538; a dual regulator, and the SC1548, a single...
Felix Zandman, chairman and CEO of Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) announced that Vishay's sales and net earnings for the fourth quarter, ending December 31, 2000, would be five to seven percent lower than previously expected due to customer order cancellations and extended deliveries. Earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2000 were estimated […]
ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) has announced the availability of the MC33501 and MC33503, ultra-low voltage operational amplifiers that can be powered from...
Elantec Semiconductor Inc. (Milpitas, CA) announced that its board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to one million shares of its common stock. The repurchased stock will provide the company with treasure stock for general corporate purposes. The stock purchases will occur from time to time, depending on market conditions and other corporate […]
General Semiconductor Inc. (Melville, NY) has introduced a new series of ultra-fast rectifiers that includes the UG8JT and UG8JCT. These rectifiers have...
Ault Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) reported net sales of $26.3 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2001 ended November 26, 2000, an increase of 83 percent from $14.4 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2000 ended November 28, 1999. The second-quarter increase followed year-over-year sales growth of 60 percent in this year's first quarter, […]
International Rectifier (IR, El Segundo, CA) has introduced the IR2170, a 600V over-current sensing IC for ac or brushless dc motor-drive applications...
National Semiconductor (Santa Clara, CA) has announced the LP3985, a new CMOS LDO regulator designed to improve talk and standby times in...
Jaro Components Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) unveiled the ACHZ Series of capacitors that it claims combines super-high capacitance/voltage (CV), low impedance, low inductance and long life in one surface-mount package. The company claims that its engineers were able to place a high-CV capacitor inside a surface-mount package through a process that utilized four solder terminals. […]
Clare Inc. (Beverly, MA) introduced the CPC1961G dual-pole ac solid-state power switch. The switch, which comes packaged in an eight-pin DIP, features a load voltage of 600V and a load current rating of 250mA with zero cross-switching capabilities. Clare claims that the CPC1961G's packaging enables the use of smaller boards or the integration of additional […]
Sipex (Billerica, MA) has announced the availability of its SP6644/45 single- and dual-cell PFM boost converters, designed to provide an optimal power management solution for alkaline battery-powered hand-held devices. Sipex claims that the SP6644/45 integrates the power devices and synchronous rectifying diode, providing two times more output current, three times better line rejection and four […]
Zetex (Commack, NY) has introduced two new supervisory circuits, the ZXCM209 and ZXCM210. These circuits are designed to provide precision monitoring of...
Artesyn Technologies (Ireland) has launched a 150W ac/dc open-frame power supply, the NLP150L. The new power supply has a small 3.8" x...