SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) reported financial results for the third quarter ended June 30, 2000. Revenue for the third quarter increased by $4.6 million, or 112 percent, to a record $8.7 million versus $4.1 million in the third quarter of 1999. Revenue for the first nine months of 2000 increased by $9.3 million, or […]
EOS Corp. (Camarillo, CA) announced it has published a product guide highlighting more than 80 new internally mounted open-frame switching ac/dc power supplies introduced since January 2000. The 18-page catalog, posted on EOS' website and printed in hand-out form, will aid customers in matching power supply needs to their applications. Highlighted products are EOS' expanded […]
Microsemi Corp. (Santa Ana, CA) has introduced a low-current 500V MOSFET in the company's proprietary Powermite 3 plastic surface-mount package. Microsemi claims...
Siliconix Inc. (Malvern, PA), a subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA), has started shipping two LDO voltage regulators for power conversion in cellular phones and PDAs, plus a suite of TrenchFET power MOSFETs aimed at 42V bus automotive applications. The Vishay Siliconix Si9182BH and Si9183BT LDO voltage regulators are designed to provide power to […]
Two new families of 1.8V, single-supply, rail-to-rail operational amplifiers from Texas Instruments (Dallas, TX) give designers of portable and hand-held systems the...
Eumac Inc. (Phoenix, AZ) is currently developing the new Model ISO-01 battery-powered isolation amplifier. The EUMAC ISO-01 is a battery-powered isolation amplifier that completely isolates the input channels from one another and the output to test equipment down-stream. This amplifier is useful to field technicians and engineers who frequently need to view two or more […]
Artesyn Technologies (Boca Raton, FL) announced that it has acquired privately held Azcore Technologies (Tucson, AZ). Azcore focuses exclusively on fast-growing markets, which require high-efficiency dc/dc converters with a special emphasis on surface-mountable board-level products. The all-cash acquisition, which will be accounted for as a purchase transaction, includes fixed payments of approximately $5.8 million and […]
Eugene Peters, Julie Simon and Mark Stultz have been named vice presidents of the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA, Washington, DC). Peters, previously an EPSA director, will continue to oversee and direct the trade group's outreach to Capitol Hill and other legislative audiences as vice president of legislative affairs. Simon, formerly director of policy at […]
EOS Corp. (Camarillo, CA) has signed an agreement with Electrodyne (Denver, CO) to sell its ultra-miniature, high-efficiency power supplies in the Rocky Mountain region of the western US. Through this alliance with Electrodyne, EOS will accelerate sales and brand awareness of its leading-edge ac/dc power supplies to OEMs in Colorado, eastern Idaho, Montana, Utah and […]
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) has acquired Cera-Mite Corp. (Grafton, WI), a manufacturer and worldwide supplier of ceramic capacitors and thermistors for the electronics industry.Felix Zandman, chairman and CEO of Vishay, stated, "The primary reason for this acquisition is Cera-Mite's excellence in the technology of ceramic materials. Their ceramic materials know-how will complement and strengthen […]
SynQor Inc. (Hudson, MA) has expanded its performance-leading family of dc/dc converters to cover 24V input applications. The new quarter-brick-sized converters provide high efficiency, high current output and low-heat dissipation, which allows for operation without a baseplate or heatsink. The 24Vin quarter-brick converters support a 2:1 input-voltage range from 18V to 36V, with nine models […]
Unipower Telecom (Coral Springs, FL) has introduced its new Mercury RMF Series of hot-swap rectifiers, which provides up to 60A at 27.2Vdc or 30A at 54.4Vdc from one mounting position (1.72") 23" shelf. The 23" shelf holds up to four hot-swappable rectifier modules, each producing up to 15A at 27.2Vdc or 7.5A at 54.4Vdc. A […]
Schaefer Inc. (Ashland, MA) announced it is offering the new AI-150-24A, a 150W modified sinewave output dc/ac inverter with battery charger. The inverter is available with an ac input of 120V and a battery input of 12V to 15V or 20V to 30V, producing an output of 110Vac at 150W. According to Schaefer, its small […]
International Rectifier (IR, El Segundo, CA) has introduced the new DF Series compact 1A, single-phase, full-wave bridge rectifiers with power-to-volume ratios designed to provide greater power density in high-volume industrial and consumer electronic devices. Typical applications include compact power supplies and battery chargers for cellular phones, notebook computers, and other portable and rechargeable devices. According […]
Kenwood TMI Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) has begun selling multi-channel regulated power supplies for simultaneously evaluating the electric characteristics of six units of large-capacity secondary batteries. The new power supplies are called PXR100-6L and PXR200-6L. The PXR100-6L and PXR200-6L have high outputs of 100W and 200W, respectively. Kenwood claims this enables them to be used to […]