Semiconductors Showcased at PCIM Span Multiple Applications
May 30, 2007
At the PCIM Europe exhibition held recently in Nuremberg, Germany, several semiconductor vendors unveiled new power components that address requirements for greater functional integration and higher performance in various consumer and industrial applications. ...
SiC Technology Advances At Wafer and Device Levels
May 30, 2007
Recent silicon carbide semiconductor developments reveal how the technology is progressing through improvements in material and through the development of new power components. ...
Digi-Key Expands Product Offerings from Infineon
May 30, 2007
Digi-Key has expanded its product offering to include Infineon's power semiconductors, discretes, sensors, wireless-control products, communication ICs and microcontrollers. ...
Power Supply Manufacturer Opens Plant in Slovakia
May 9, 2007
Delta Group has opened its factory in Slovakia for the production of complex power supply products as well as complete power systems....
Silicon Research Lab Opens in Czech Republic
Apr 25, 2007
Masaryk University and ON Semiconductor have opened a laboratory for academic education and both silicon technology and microelectronics research....
Power MOSFETs Feature Enhanced Power Dissipation
Apr 25, 2007
IXYS' family of 500-V to 1200-V linear power MOSFETs incorporate a cell design that significantly improves ruggedness and power dissipation capabilities. ...
Power Device Portfolio Targets LCD TVs
Apr 18, 2007
Fairchild Semiconductor's Stealth II and Hyperfast II diode technologies are designed to combine with and complement an array of Fairchild's existing UniFET and SuperFET MOSFET technologies. ...
Components Supplier Supports Discontinued Products
Apr 18, 2007
Dean Technology has reaffirmed its commitment to providing essential electronic technologies, saying, "We will do all we can not to discontinue a product and to make a replacement for competitive products."...
Gate Drive Optocouplers Feature High Noise Immunity
Mar 28, 2007
Avago Technologies’ ACPL-332J and -331J series of intelligent gate drive optocouplers feature a high common-mode rejection, which ensures reliable operation under noisy environments. ...
New Discretes, Passives and Modules Shine at APEC
Mar 14, 2007
At APEC2007, several vendors displayed their latest offerings of passive components, discrete power semiconductors, and various dc-dc converter modules....
MOSFETs Support Low-Voltage Gate Drivers
Mar 7, 2007
Zetex has introduced three n-channel enhancement-mode MOSFETs, developed specifically for applications with limited drive-voltages. ...
Small-Signal MOSFETs Suit Portable Applications
Mar 7, 2007
Toshiba America Electronic Components has expanded its power semiconductor lineup with a broad selection of low-RDS(ON) small-signal MOSFETs suitable for high-speed switching devices or dc-dc converters in portable electronics equipment....
Power MOSFETs Feature Reduced On Resistance
Feb 28, 2007
A family of 55-V to 100-V TrenchMV Power MOSFETs from IXYS incorporates a cell design that significantly reduces on resistance....
Specialists Conferences: A World of Innovation
Feb 22, 2007
At present, there exist numerous platforms for spreading knowledge in a direct and complete manner across the globe, in a way that was never before possible. More specifically, I'm referring to the technical conferences taking place in all fields of technology ...
Firms Jointly Develop Power Semiconductor Process
Feb 21, 2007
Power Analog Microelectronics and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company have announced the joint development of Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS technology specifically tailored to high-performance power analog ICs used in audio and video displays and devices. ...
Power Supplies Pack 27 W/In3 in 1U Space
Jan 17, 2007
A series of front ends/rectifiers from Cherokee International delivers 2500 W of output in a 1U format, achieving a power density of 27 W/in.3....
Reduced-Footprint MOSFETs Dissipate 3 W
Jan 17, 2007
Vishay's eight n-channel power MOSFETs in the PowerPAK
ChipFET package offer high thermal performance in a 3-mm x 1.8-mm footprint....
MOSFETs Improve Lighting Efficiency
Jan 10, 2007
STMicroelectronics power MOSFET family can reduce conduction losses and increase efficiency and reliability in lighting applications by achieving very low on-resistance. ...
