IXYS Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) announced that its board of directors has approved a two-for-one split of the company's common stock. The stock split will be effected in the form of a stock dividend and will entitle each stockholder of record at the close of business on July 20, 2000, to receive one share of […]
Ansoft Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA) announced that it is acquiring SIMEC GmbH and Co. KG (Germany) and has recruited Mark Markel of General Motors (Detroit, MI) to be technical lead for its latest business venture, APT Solutions. Ansoft intends to move aggressively to tackle the automotive design services market through APS Solutions. Mark Markel, who has […]
ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ), formerly a division of Motorola, and Siliconix (Santa Clara, CA), a subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA), announced that the two companies have entered into a broad cross-licensing agreement that will enable the exchange of silicon intellectual property for power management, extending battery life in applications such as cellular phones […]
A new e-commerce strategy intended to increase productivity in semiconductor businesses is being introduced by semiconbay.com (Sunnyvale, CA). The site, built on a next-generation database-driven platform, offers fab customers and their suppliers the opportunity to conduct on-line transactions.Suppliers can set up a system for each customer with individualized product, pricing, approval, payment and delivery options. […]
Artesyn Technologies Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) has introduced the EXB50 Series of 50W high-efficiency, wide-output trim range, single-output, open-frame, isolated dc/dc converters. As next-generation communications and networking systems move to low-voltage silicon, system designers need power solutions that can compensate for anticipated changes in IC voltage. The EXB50 is suited for communications products and systems […]
International Rectifier (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced new benchmark and high-performance devices optimized for 1kW output, hard-switching converters. These devices are upgrades to IR's industry-leading family of HEXFET power MOSFETs for offline switch-mode power supply (SMPS) applications. IR has increased ruggedness and reliability by increasing avalanche energy, dv/dt turn-off failure immunity and Cdv/dt immunity. Power […]
Intersil Holding Corp. (Irvine, CA) announced the latest addition to its growing family of application-specific power MOSFETs. The HUF75617D3 is an UltraFET MOSFET designed to control fuel injectors in gasoline and direct-injection applications. The device controls the electrical current to injectors that determine the amount of fuel introduced into the cylinders of automobile engines. The […]
Burr-Brown Corp. (Tucson, AZ) announced the DCV01 Series of 1W isolated, unregulated dc/dc converters featuring high isolation, high efficiency and small package size. The DCV01 Series is designed for power-isolation applications found in industrial-process control and medical instrumentation. Burr-Brown claims that the use of an integrated package design results in reliable products with a power […]
International Rectifier (El Segundo, CA) has introduced the new HEXFET power MOSFETs in packages in which all of the terminals are on a single side of the die. The new FlipFET power MOSFETs will enable a new generation of super-compact power architectures with better power density for advanced portable applications. The first two products being […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, ME) announced that its plant in Puchon, South Korea, has manufactured 10 billion semiconductor packages since its acquisition in April 1999.Since the acquisition, the Korean plant set record revenues for its 26-year history and now exports half the semiconductors it produces. Worldwide sales of the plant's products increased 46 percent […]
The Motorola Automotive and Industrial Electronics Group (AIEG, Northbrook, IL), a business unit of Motorola's Integrated Electronic Systems Sector (IESS), was recently awarded the 1999 GM Supplier of the Year Award for its contribution to GM's improvement efforts for quality, service, technology and price.AIEG received the annual award for its performance on powertrain control modules, […]
Lambda Electronics Inc. (San Diego, CA) has expanded its family of dc/dc converters with two new low-power models, the PC and PV Series. With compact footprints, the converters feature a 500Vac input-output isolation rating and over-current protection. The PC and PV modules also feature adjustable output voltages, providing greater flexibility in typical distributed-power applications such […]
Teamasia Semiconductors (India) has acquired a majority stake in US-based semiconductor maker IMP Inc. (San Jose, CA), according to HBSC Group, who substantially funded the deal. HBSC claims the transaction would give Teamasia and IMP opportunities in the high-growth analog and discrete semiconductor markets in North America, Europe and Asia.A statement released by HBSC claims: […]
Power-One Inc. (Camarillo, CA) has extended its High Power Series with the ER, a standard module rated at 1V at 320A and adjustable over a 0.8V to 2.0V range. The ER module expands the flexibility of Power-One's modular, 4,000W RPM5 product line. The ER is designed to power semiconductor test equipment and other high-current, 1V […]
Pulizzi Engineering Inc. (Santa Ana, CA) announced the release of USL/CNL listed accessory power-distribution systems, models TPC981-2615,T9C981-2617, TPC981-2626 and T9092B-CB-2618. USL/CNL indicates investigation to the US and the Canadian Standard for Safety of Information Technology Equipment, including Electrical Business Equipment, CAN/CSA C22.2, No. 950-95 and UL 1950 third edition, which are based on the fourth […]