American Superconductor (Westborough, MA) has acquired the assets of Integrated Electronics LLC (Milwaukee, WI) in exchange for shares of American Superconductor private stock and cash valued in aggregate at approximately $2.0 million. Integrated Electronics designs, develops and manufactures power electronic converters that utilize state-of-the-art power semiconductors.Integrated Electronics has been one of American's co-developers and suppliers […]
Micrsosemi Corp. (Santa Ana, CA) has sold the operations of its Microsemi Commercial Components (MCC) business unit and certain assets as part of its program to exit lower margin business.The MCC business unit had sales of $7.3 million to external customers in the last six months. The assets were sold at book value and the […]
Analog Devices Inc. (Norwood, MA) unveiled the ADP3020, a dual dc/dc converter and synchronous-buck switching controller. The ADP3020 is optimized for converting battery or adapter input into system supply voltages. The solution joins Analog Devices' power-management line of battery chargers, LDOs and core-CPU dc/dc converters, giving the company a full range of power-management offerings for […]
ON Semiconductor LLC (Phoenix, AZ) released two new series of bi-directional triac thyristors for full-wave ac control, consumer, appliance and industrial applications. The MAC16HC Series offers high-noise immunity at 750V per microsecond and an on-state current rating of 16A RMS at 80 degrees C. The series is aimed at applications that require full-wave, silicon-gate-controlled devices. […]
Burr-Brown Corp. (Tucson, AZ) has announced the DCR01 family of 1W isolated, regulated dc/dc converters offering high efficiency, input isolation and output regulation in a miniature package. The DCR01 family is ideal for power-isolation applications found in a wide range of systems, from cellular base stations to industrial controllers. In addition to 1W nominal, galvanically […]
EOS Corp. (Camarillo, CA) has introduced the MVLT40 Series, the world's smallest and most efficient medically certified 40W open-frame switching power supply, according to EOS. The new full-featured power supply is convection-cooled and comes standard in single and triple output models with the popular 3.3V primary output. The MVLT40 packs over 5W per cubic inch […]
International Rectifier (El Segundo, CA) has made available two new devices in a series of compact single-phase bridge rectifiers. The 25A GBPC25 and the 35A GBPC35 bridges combine four rectifier diodes into a single full-wave bridge rectifier for high-current power-supply input circuits. The company claims that the GBPC Series bridge rectifiers are the most popular […]
Icarian Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) a provider of Workforce services, announced that Texas Instruments (TI, Dallas, TX), a global Fortune 500 semiconductor company, selected Icarian Workforce services to combat the talent shortage and to increase the speed and efficiency of hiring processes. TI will implement Icarian's comprehensive hiring, recruitment, deployment and employee development web-hosted solution.Through a […]
Avnet Inc. (Phoenix, AZ) reported results for its third quarter and first nine months ending March 31, 2000, including a 68-percent increase in sales. Sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2000 were a record $2.69 billion, in comparison to the third quarter results of 1999 at $1.60 billion. The sales figures for 2000 also […]
ON Semiconductor LLC (Phoenix, AZ) has added the MC33275 and MC33375 LDO voltage regulators to its already expansive power-management portfolio, offering designers voltage and current capabilities necessary for applications that require low-loss voltage conversion. The MC33275 and MC33375 LDO regulators are medium-current LDO regulators that provide fixed outputs of 2.5V, 3.0V, 3.3V and 5.0V from […]
ON Semiconductor LLC (Phoenix, AZ) has released two new analog ICs for peripheral card and motherboard applications. The MC33565 is a smart voltage regulator that enables switching between the main 5V supply and the 3.3V auxiliary supply. The MC33567 is a dual linear controller that simplifies power management on computer motherboards. The MC33565 complies with […]
Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. (Sunnyvale, CA) has developed the industry's first package that combines the thermal performance of the TO-263 (D2-PAK) with the eight-pin SOIC footprint. This new package is constructed using the solder-bump technology Fairchild pioneered with its MOSFET BGA. Package resistance is nearly eliminated, allowing for the industry's lowest Rds(on) in the area of […]
SPX Corp. (Muskegon, MI) declared that it has reached a settlement in the patent infringement suit between its subsidiary, General Signal Power Systems (GSPC, Necedah, WI), and American Power Conversion Corp. (APC, West Kingston, RI). Under the terms of the settlement, APC will pay SPX $48 million in consideration for a license under patents involving […]
BidVantage Inc. (Camarillo, CA), has announced that Steve Goldman has joined the company's board of directors. Goldman serves as CEO of Power-One. Goldman joined Power-One in 1982 and was appointed president and CEO in 1990. He was responsible for taking the company public in 1997. Goldman earned a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the […]
Micrel Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) has debuted a pair of dual ultra-low-voltage supervisor ICs for monitoring power supplies as low as 300mV. Available in Micrel's IttyBitty SOT23-5 packaging, the new MIC2774 and MIC2777 feature a choice of pre-programmed voltage options and ultra-low quiescent current. A range of voltage options are available to accommodate standard logic […]