Patent Recognizes Architecture for Driving High-Brightness LEDs
Feb 25, 2008
Catalyst Semiconductor has received a patent for a stepdown switching regulator circuit architecture applicable for driving high-brightness LEDs...

Supplier Achieves JANS Certification For Rectifiers and TVSs
Feb 25, 2008
The Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC) has granted JANS certification for Semtech’s Power Discretes and Assembly (PDA) Group facility located in Reynosa, Mexico...

PSMA Reprints Classic Magnetics Text
Feb 25, 2008
The Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA ) has announced the availability of a reprint of the classic book "Applications Of Magnetism" authored by the late J. K. Watson and originally published by John Wiley and Sons in 1980...

Text Presents Theory and Practical Designs for Switch Mode Power Supplies
Feb 25, 2008
Christophe Basso’s second book: “Switch Mode Power Supplies: SPICE Simulations and Practical Designs” offers a theoretical study of power conversion in both the dc-dc and ac-dc fields via a systematic equation-based approach...

Green Grid Adds Two Members
Feb 13, 2008
Hard-drive supplier Western Digital (WD) and Vette Corp, a provider of thermal management solutions, have joined The Green Grid...

International Rectifier Names New CEO
Feb 13, 2008
International Rectifier has announced the election, effective March 1, 2008, of Oleg Khaykin as president and chief executive officer...

IXYS Announces Victory In Patent Suit Against International Rectifier
Feb 13, 2008
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a ruling on Monday constituting complete victory for IXYS in its ongoing patent dispute with International Rectifier...

PETech Times Changes Format and Frequency
Feb 13, 2008
With the launch of this issue of the PETech Times newsletter, the frequency of the newsletter changes from a weekly publication to a semi-monthly...

The Clouds Of Economic Slowdown May Have a Silver Lining
Feb 12, 2008
I decided to look on the bright side and explore how power electronics companies could use such a downturn to effectively improve their competitive positions...

Distributor Will Carry DC Motors
Jan 30, 2008
Allied Electronics, a subsidiary of Electrocomponents plc, has signed a distribution agreement with AMETEK Technical & Industrial Products to...