Artesyn Technologies (Boca Raton, FL) recently extended its range of dc/dc converters with the launch of a new portfolio of high-efficiency 15W modules. The company is introducing three new product families, comprising 16 different models, all of which are aimed at the emergent market for powering low-voltage silicon. All of these new low-voltage dc/dc converters […]
RFE International Inc. (Lake Forest, CA) has expanded its surface-mount aluminum electrolytic capacitor product line, the RV3 Series, to include a dual-height...
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) has announced that it is expanding its proprietary business with the acquisitions of Lambda Advanced Analog Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) and Magnitude-3 (San Jose, CA). IR has entered into an agreement to purchase Advanced Analog and has recently completed the acquisition of Magnitude-3. International Rectifier expects to pay […]
Micrel Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) has expanded their MIC2010 Series to include Universal Serial Bus (USB) power switch ICs. The new devices...
Cherokee International LLC (Tustin, CA) introduced the LP5 isolated dc/dc SIP mount converter. The new LP5 represents the most recent complement to the company's line of catalog dc/dc product offerings. Cherokee's LP5 converters are designed for 48V telecom and distributed power application where motherboard space is limited. LP5 Module is claimed to provide precise regulation, […]
Siliconix Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) has unveiled a chip-scale power MOSFET packaging technology that they claim will greatly reduce the size of the devices required to manage and convert power in cellular phones and handheld internet appliances. The new Vishay Siliconix Micro Foot devices use a solder bump process along with proprietary techniques developed at […]
Siliconix Inc. (Munich, Germany) unveiled a roadmap for a new power MOSFET packaging technology, which they believe will provide space savings and...
Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. (Camarillo, CA) has announced the appointment of Chris Gardner as vice president and chief operating officer, reporting to Lou Tomasetta, president and CEO. As COO, Gardner will be responsible for the management of Vitesse's five business divisions and manufacturing. "It is rare that a company can promote a person to chief operating […]
Vishay Siliconix Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) announced that it is sampling power MOSFETs built on a silicon technology that will, they claim, enable a new generation of record-breaking devices for power management and conversion in end products ranging from cellular phones to the fixed communication infrastructure that powers the Internet. The new proprietary TrenchFET process […]
Power Integrations Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) has announced the availability of a high-power monolithic off-line power supply switcher IC family, which they call...
Lou Bieck has been named the president of power conversion manufacturing company Interpoint Corp. (Redmond, WA). Interpoint is a Crane Co. company...
Texas Instruments (TI, Dallas, TX) has introduced the TLS2254 5V servo/spindle driver ICs. TI claims that these new mixed-signal devices combine best-in-class control solutions to drive a voice coil servo for head positioning and a three-phase brushless dc spindle motor for spinning the recording media with a range of advanced utilities on a single substrate. […]
Ault Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) is offering a free, full-line product catalog that highlights its power supply products and services. Ault products in the new catalog include linear power supplies available in regulated and unregulated models with single or multiple outlets for applications up to 19W, new low-profile universal input switches for applications up to 90W, […]
Microsemi Corp. (Santa Ana, CA) announced that its power management division has developed a new dual-circuit low dropout regulator (LDO) for its lineup of power management integrated circuits. Designated the LX8815 Series, the device, which combines two 1A regulator circuits in a single package, is used to regulate power on circuit boards of applications that […]
TelCom Semiconductor (Mountain View, CA) has reported that it expects fourth quarter 2000 revenues to be down about 10 percent compared to the third quarter just completed. The lower revenue forecast is attributable to order cancellations and push-outs from large customers and a general weakness in demand associated with wireless customers. The down ten percent […]