Apex Microtechnology Corp. (Tucson, AZ) recently introduced the SA12 family of hybrid PWM amplifiers designed to put the highest possible combination of...
International Rectifier (IR, El Segundo, CA) and Zing Technologies Inc. (Valhalla, NY) recently announced that IR has agreed to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Zing for a cash purchase price of $15.36 per share. Zing's wholly-owned subsidiary and sole-operating business, Omnirel LLC (Leominster, MA), supplies power semiconductor modules and components. The purchase price […]
Applied Power Inc. (Butler, WI) recently announced plans to spin off its electronics business from its industrial business to create a pure global supplier in the electronic manufacturing services sector. The new company, to be called APW Ltd., will focus on the integrated electronics enclosures systems business and will be converted to a Bermuda corporation. […]
Diodes Inc. (Westlake Village, CA) recently reported record revenues and earnings for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 1999. Revenues in the quarter were a record $23.2 million, compared with $14.9 million for the fourth quarter of the previous year, an increase of 56 percent. Net income for the quarter was a record $2.4 million, […]
TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. (Hillsboro, OR) recently announced the appointment of Nicolas Kauser to its board of directors. Mr. Kauser previously served as executive vice president and CTO of AT&T Wireless, Seattle.
Oryx Technology Corp. (Fremont, CA) recently announced a net loss attributable to common stock of $391,000, or $0.03 per share, on revenues of $415,000 for the third quarter ended November 30, 1999. This compares to a net loss attributable to common stock of $187,000, or $0.01 per share, on revenues from continuing operations of $148,000 […]
IXYS Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) recently reported its seventh consecutive quarter of record revenues and twelfth consecutive quarter of increased revenues. For the third quarter ended December 31, 1999 of fiscal 2000, revenues were $19.6 million. This represents a 16.0 percent increase from the prior year quarter revenues of $16.9 million.Net income for the quarter […]
Phihong USA (Fremont, CA) recently introduced a desktop power supply for the international market, the PSA-15W. According to Phihong, the PSA-15W requires...
Cherokee International LLC (Tustin, CA) recently introduced its CAR4010 Series of 4,000W bulk power, hot-pluggable, switch-mode power supplies. According to the company, the CAR4010 power supplies are designed for use as dc front ends for computer and communications applications utilizing distributed power architecture. The CAR4010 Series features active PFC to comply with EN61000-3-2, and EMI […]
Powerbox USA Inc. (Broomfield, CO) recently introduced the UPN65-31 65W open-frame power supply. According to the company, the UPN65-31 has two independently regulated outputs, 3.3Vdc at 10A and 5.0Vdc at 10A, as well as an auxiliary 112V at 1A output. The device is designed to provide 45W convection cooled to 65W with only 10CMF of […]
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) recently announced that it is sampling two new record-breaking 200V MOSFETs in the Little Foot TSOP-6 and...
Pulizzi Engineering Inc. (Santa Ana, CA) recently released the TPC 2365/LT power-distribution system with auto voltage selection. The TPC 2365/LT is designed...
Zetex Inc. (Commack, NY) recently introduced a range of Schottky barrier diodes designed to save up to 60 percent space over comparable SOT-23 devices. The diodes are designed to offer excellent fast-switching performance in the miniature SOT-323 and SOD-323 packages. According to Zetex, breakdown voltage is as high as 70V for the ZUMD70-04 and ZMS2800 […]
Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Austin, TX) recently announced the Si3210 ProSLIC. The company claims the ProSLIC is the world's first integrated CMOS analog...
Dallas Semiconductor Corp. (Dallas, TX) recently announced record net sales of $392.4 million for the year ended January 2, 2000, up 15 percent compared to $342.6 million for the same period last year.According to Dallas Semiconductor, net income for 1999 was a record $68.3 million, or $2.21 per share, up 23 percent compared to $55.4 […]