Lambda Electronics Inc. (Melville, NY) has added the SCT401 and SCT601 triple-output models to its low-profile SC Series of ac/dc power supplies. The new models provide outputs of +5V, +3.3V and a floating 12V output. Lambda's new devices utilize magamp control for tighter regulation on the 5V and 3.3V outputs. The SC Series, which is […]
Pulizzi Engineering Inc. (Santa Ana, CA) is now shipping its patented TPC2562, the first ac power-distribution unit that combines true redundant input, under-voltage protection and ultra-fast switching. This unit was designed for critical systems that require redundant ac sources to protect against a power failure or severe brown-out condition. According to Pulizzi, testing has consistently […]
Four new MOSFETs in TO-220 and D2PAK packages have been targeted at automotive applications by Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA). The new Vishay Siliconix TrenchFETs are expected to find use in motor-control and replacement applications in autos where their low on-resistance will allow designers to reduce the use of heatsinks and to replace power MOSFETs […]
Powerex Inc. (Youngwood, PA) introduced a new silicon bilateral switch to be used as a trigger circuit for thyristors, triac oscillators and timers. The new switch, designated as BS08D, replaces the BS08A device and other industry types such as MBS4991 and MBS4993. The new device has the same pin-out as the older types, but occupies […]
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) announced five low-threshold, small-signal MOSFETs for load switching and driver applications. Packaged in the three-pin and six-pin SC-70, the new devices feature a typical gate-threshold of 0.9V, making them well-suited for cellular phones, PDAs and other battery-operated systems. These devices include the N-channel TN0205A (single) and TN0205AD (dual), the P-channel […]
Sensitron Semiconductor (Deer Park, NY) announced the IM Series, its latest addition of isolated miniature 1W dc/dc converters, to their portfolio of micro-electronic devices. These converters are suitable for use in distributed power systems, telecommunications equipment, datacom equipment, instrumentation products and microprocessor-based systems. The series consists of a total of 40 models featuring 1,000Vdc isolation, […]
Trace Holdings LLC (Arlington, WA) and Xantrex Technology Inc. (Burnaby, BC) have completed their merger effected through an exchange of privately held shares. With combined annual sales in 1999 of US$105.0 million, the merged company will be called Xantrex Technologies Inc. This merger follows Xantrex's acquisition of Statpower Technologies Corp. (Vancouver, BC) in October 1999. […]
Signal Technology Corp. (STC, Danvers, MA) began trading on the Nasdaq National Stock Market under the ticker symbol STCO. STC, which has traded as STZ on the American Stock Exchange, opened at $24.5, rising by $0.375 at midday and closed the day at $26. STC had sales of $82.4 million in 1999, compared with sales […]
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) has filed a registration on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Once it becomes effective, the company may, from time to time, publicly offer debt securities or shares of its common stock in a total amount of up to $600.0 million. The filing statement is intended to give […]
A new technique for electronically tracking the "fingerprints" of CMOS ICs and sections of ICs has been introduced by SiidTech Inc. (Hillsboro, OR). SiidTech's Silicon Fingerprinting technology uses measurements of dopant profiles in CMOS transistors to identify each chip or individual circuit blocks in devices. The technique makes use of MOSFET threshold voltages to generate […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc. (South Portland, ME) announced plans to achieve a 10 percent market share in its component segments and double revenues by 2002. The company will focus its growth efforts on power and interface devices and advanced packaging. The plan includes three broad initiatives: focused research and development, increases in production capacity, and […]
ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) has completed the acquisition of Cherry Semiconductor Corp.'s semiconductor subsidiary for $250.0 million. ON Semiconductor expects to continue to operate, for the foreseeable future, both the design center and the wafer fab at Cherry Semiconductor's East Greenwich, RI, facility. Cherry Semiconductor portfolio consists of analog ICs for the power management and […]
ON Semiconductor LLC (Phoenix, AZ) announced the availability of three new charge-pump voltage converters to augment its portfolio of power-management ICs. The MC1121 is a charge-pump voltage converter with 100mA of output current capability and a power-saving shutdown mode. The MAX828 and the MAX829 are CMOS charge-pump voltage converters that invert and/or double an input […]
Microsemi Corp. (Santa Ana, CA) announced that it has introduced two new series of Schottky barrier diodes with capacitance and space-saving packaging that targets high-speed switching and signal termination in mobile phones and hand-held information appliance applications. The new low-capacitance devices, designated the BAS40 and BAS70 Series, offer a choice of single- or dual-barrier diodes […]
Power-One Inc. (Camarillo, CA) announced two acquisitions today. The company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Norwegian-based Powec AS and has agreed to purchase the telecommunications product line from Crane Co. Crane has exclusive distribution rights for Powec's products in North, South and Central America, and extensive relationships with telecommunications equipment makers such […]