Swichtec Power Systems Ltd. (New Zealand) announced that it will begin manufacturing and distributing its Intergy line of dc power systems in North America during the first quarter of 1999. Swichtec has partnered with Exide Electronics Group Inc. (Raleigh, NC) to accelerate the North American launch of the Intergy product line. Swichtec and Exide Electronics […]
Japan Storage Battery (Japan) and Exide Electronics Group Inc. (Raleigh, NC) announced the sale of their joint venture, GS-EE (Japan), to Japan Storage Battery. GS-EE was established ten years ago as a joint venture, selling uninterruptible power supplies to the two parent companies. Under the terms of the agreement, GS-EE will continue to provide sales […]
International Rectifier (El Segundo, CA) announced that it anticipates offering $190 million in aggregate principal amount of senior subordinated notes due 2006 in a private placement pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. The net proceeds from the offering are expected to be used to pay down existing debt and for general […]
Vicor Corp. (Andover, MA) announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued US Patent RE36,098 as a reissue of Vicor's US Patent No. 4,441,146 ("reset patent"). The reissue patent includes original claims 1 through 5 of the reset patent plus 38 additional new claims.According to Vicor, the claims in the reissue patent […]
Altor Inc. (Natick, MA) has introduced two new single output 2.5Vdc and 3.3Vdc power supplies. Each unit is rated at 50W. Input is autoranging 90-132/180-264Vac, 50/60Hz. The supplies measure 9.25" x 2.5" x 1.37".
Cherry Semiconductor Corp. (East Greenwich, RI) introduced the new CS-1108 Automotive Single Lamp Driver, an application specific standard product (ASSP) that provides...
Micrel Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) announced that Mark Downing, veteran analog- and communications-IC business executive, has joined the company as vice president of marketing. Before joining Micrel, Downing had been vice president of marketing for Pericom Semiconductor Corp. Downing worked with National Semiconductor Corp. from 1988 to 1997. Before then, he was employed by Ferranti […]
Vishay Siliconix (Santa Clara, CA) introduced a suite of new power MOSFETs claimed to set records for on-resistance in the SOT-23 package,...
Microsemi Corp. (Santa Ana, CA) announced the introduction of its UPS840 Powermite 3 low-profile power Schottky diode. Designed for high-density power supply...
Yuasa Inc. (Reading, PA) introduced the H130R 3200/9600CO modular rack-mounted Horizon Remote Power System (RPS). The new system is designed for use...
Amphenol Industrial Operations (Sidney, NY) has introduced a new series of connector plugs that mate to the more popular sizes and configurations...
Analog Devices Inc. (Norwood, MA) introduced the ADP3605 voltage inverter, which operates from a 3V to 6V supply. The device is intended for applications that demand high-output current at a regulated negative output voltage.Available in small SO-8 and TSSOP-14 packages, the ADP3605 operates at a high switching frequency of 250kHz (500kHz internal), enabling the charge […]
Celestica Inc. (Toronto) reported record annual revenue for the year ended December 31, 1998, of $3.2 billion, up 62 percent from $2.0 billion in 1997. The company reported a net loss for the year of $48.5 million, or $0.94 per share, compared to a net loss of $6.9 million, or $0.20 per share in 1997. […]
International Rectifier (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced a new family of D-Pak Schottky diodes intended for low-power systems. The diodes are claimed to offer a lower forward-voltage drop from improved power handling capabilities and greater efficiency than competing devices, while maintaining price parity. Nine devices are available, with 3A, 5A and dual 3A (6A) parts […]
Amsdell Inc. (Richmond Hill, ON) announced it has received approval of a CDN$200,000 grant for a "Pulse Width Modulation Controlled Converter for High Power Applications" project from the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) under the Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP). In addition to the government assistance, Amsdell is investing $500,000 in the project. The […]