A family of trench MOSFETs from Zetex Semiconductors has been introduced to provide the efficiency, cool running and audio reproduction demanded by Class D output stages. Rated at 70V, and offered in SOT223 and DPAK packages, these N- and P-channel devices ensure reliable, safe operation in higher p...

Bourns, manufacturer of analogue, power supply and passive modules has bought the automobile sensor segment from the American SSI Technologies for an undisclosed sum. In the taken-over company department of sensors, SSI develops and produces monitoring systems for ABS and pressure. The remaining par...

For approximately 600 m US$, the Marvell Technology Group has taken over the “Communications and Application Processors” segment from Intel. The transaction is scheduled to be completed within five months. In this segment, Intel employs approximately 1400 employees and has developed the Xscale proce...

Texas Instruments introduced a 1-W, unregulated DC/DC converter in a miniature package that features 3-kV isolation. The DCH01 family of plug-in power modules operates from a 5-V input and provides single voltages of 5 V, 12 V, and 15 V and complementary dual-output voltages of ±5 V, ±12 V and ±15 V...

STMicroelectronics has introduced the a family of devices optimized to protect the Low Noise Block (LNB) voltage regulator in satellite set-top-box applications against lightning and electrical overstress surges. The LNBTVSx-22x range provides 3kV, 4kV and 6kV optimized protection (8/20µs) devices t...

Linear Technology introduces the LTC4101, a smart battery charger controller that operates with or without a host microcontroller. The IC is 100% compliant with Rev. 1.1 SMBus specifications and meets the requirements of Smart Battery System (SBS) Level 2 charging functions. It is optimized for 3V t...

Vishay is adding to its optoelectronics product portfolio with a 0.5-A MOSFET/IGBT driver that has a 1.0-V maximum low-level output voltage, eliminating the need for negative gate drive. An isolated solution with a optocoupler and IGBT/MOSFET driver in one package, the VO3150 is suited for directly ...