According to the ddp (Deutscher Depeschendienst), the Siemens Power Transmission & Distribution (PTD) division are planning a joint venture with Infineon. The undertaking is to be carried out under the name of Infineon Technologies Bipolar with the intention of producing power semiconductors. Th...

Linear Technology announces the LT1965, a low noise, low voltage 1.1A LDO. The LT1965 features low dropout voltage of 300mV at full load, with VIN capability of 1.8V to 20V and adjustable output from 1.2V to 19.5V. The output noise is 40µVRMS. Output tolerance is regulated to within ±3% over line, l...

Jazz Semiconductor, a provider of analog-intensive mixed-signal foundry solutions and wholly owned subsidiary of Jazz Technologies, announced the appointment of Chuck Fox as its vice president of sales and marketing. In this role, he is responsible for managing the company's sales force, marketing, ...

TriQuint Semiconductor, a manufacturer of wireless products, will acquire Peak Devices of Boulder, Colorado, in a cash transaction expected to close within the quarter. Peak Devices is a privately held, fabless semiconductor company with an RF team that focuses on RF discrete transistor technology. ...

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Austriamicrosystems expanded its low dropout regulator portfolio with the AS1360 LDO. With an operating input voltage up to 20V, the regulator family is available in a range of pre-programmed output voltages of 1.8, 2.5, 3.0, 3.3 or 5.0V. The output voltage itself is regulated with an accuracy of 0....

Designed for data acquisition systems, automatic test equipment and biomedical instruments the AD8253 digitally programmable instrumentation amplifier from Analog Devices is able to reach gains of 1,000. The AD8253 is digitally programmable with gain settings of 1, 10, 100 and 1000, letting users ad...