Vicor Corp. (Andover, MA) introduced the new automated web-based dc/dc converter design system, which provides online access for component power mass customization. The Vicor Design Assistance Computer (VDAC) is designed to enable customers to specify the performance and attributes of custom second-generation dc/dc converters. The system accepts user-defined converter specifications and generates an optimal design. […]
Lloyd Kaplan has joined the management team at iSuppli (Santa Monica, CA) as vice president of business development. In this position, Kaplan will focus on expanding marketing, building strategic alliances, and developing supplier and customer relationships that are essential for widespread adoption of iSuppli's supply network concept. Kaplan spent 10 years as a senior executive […]
Glary Power Technology (Taiwan) recently introduced its Thin Brick Series of conversion products. This series contains two sizes with two pin-out assignments and full metal-packed dc/dc converters that are 0.34" in size. The Thin Brick Series is reliable and low in cost, reducing total component counts. The series uses ceramic capacitors to achieve predicted MTFB […]
Powerex Inc.'s (Youngwood, PA) new family of 1,700V IGBTs incorporates a newly designed planar chip that is fine-line processed. The designated K Series chip uses a buffer layer with local lifetime control to optimize on-state and switching losses. This allows the devices to be used at operating frequencies of 15kHz with 30 percent to 50 […]
International Rectifier (El Segundo, CA) has announced a new series of more than 40 dc/dc converter-specific HEXFET power MOSFETs that enable 85-percent-plus efficiency in sub-2V power systems. These power systems allow performance to be maximized in distributed-power supplies used in telecom systems, network servers and desktop computers, with advanced microprocessors from AMD, Intel and others. […]
MagneTek (Nashville, TN) fuel cell power conditioners have begun providing electricity for the new Conde Nast building in New York City. The 48-story office tower is expected to be the first newly constructed building to earn an Energy Star label from the US Environmental Protection Agency. The fuel cells were supplied by International Fuel Cells […]
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) has reported a 106-percent increase in revenues for the second quarter for the period ending March 31, 2000. Revenues for the second quarter increased by $3.8 million to $7.5 million versus $3.7 million in the second quarter of 1999. Revenues for the first six months of 2000 increased by $4.7 […]
ATMI Inc. (Danbury, CT) announced several changes to its executive staff and board of directors. Doug Neugold was appointed president of ATMI, with responsibility for the operations of the company. With nearly 30 years of industry expertise, he was previously executive vice president of ATMI Materials. Gene Banucci will continue as chairman and CEO. Michael […]
SL Industries Inc. (Mt. Laurel, NJ) announced a 45-percent increase in revenue for the first quarter, ending on March 31, 2000. SL's first-quarter results of $43,537,000 has set a new record for the period. Net income for the first period was $548,000 or $0.09 per diluted share, which included a $24,000 restructuring charge. These results […]
Funding has been released for Signal Technology Corp.'s (Danvers, MA) initial production of Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) MISSILE power supplies from Lockheed-Martin (Bethesda, MD). This funding award comes after successful flight testing at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The PAC-3 MISSILE is a high-velocity, hit-to-kill missile and is the next-generation Patriot missile being […]
Although a number of techniques for the deposition of diamond-like carbon (DLC) has evolved, the unique patented process developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory Propulsion Directorate (AFRL, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH) and K Systems Corp. (Beavercreek, OH) is claimed to produce extremely high-quality coatings that are free of pin holes, have good […]
A team of engineers with ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) and Motorola Laboratories (Tempe, AZ) have fabricated a GaAs VFET power MOSFET using only five mask levels and an implanted gate process. Performance of the device includes a specific on-resistance of 0.25 milliohm-centimeters-squared and a blocking voltage of 8.5V. The delay time for this device is […]
The Second International Workshop on Integrated Power Packaging (IWIPP) will be held July 14-15, 2000, in Waltham, MA. The IWIPP Workshop, sponsored by the IWIPP 2000 Committee, will address the latest analysis tools as well as approaches used to meet the challenges of today's electronic products requirements.
ON Semiconductor LLC (Phoenix, AZ) launched its next-generation, high-voltage MOSFETs, offering a 30-percent reduction in RDS(on) and a lower gate charge over its existing MOSFETs. The TMOS 7 E-FET Series are N-channel, enhancement-mode silicon gate that can be used in a range of power-management applications, including telecommunication products and switch-mode power-supply systems. Specification points previously […]
International Rectifier (El Segundo, CA) have announced the production of their first TempSENSE HEXFET power MOSFET, which can provide cost-effective temperature sensing for automotive system protection by using an on-chip temperature sensing diode. The IRLBD59N04E is a 40V, 20 mohms, N-channel MOSFET. Temperature sensing is provided by two anti-parallel, electrically isolated, poly-silicon diodes. The diode's […]