Zetex Semiconductors has introduced a dedicated rectifier controller for driving MOSFETs so that they perform as ‘ideal diodes’ in synchronous flyback converters ranging from 50 to 150W. The ZXGD3101 enables designers to replace lossy Schottky diodes with surface mount MOSFETs to achieve higher efficiency, less heat generation, a reduction in power supply size and weight and a simplification of overall circuit design.

Zetex Semiconductors has announced a series of bipolar gate drivers for switching MOSFETs and IGBTs in power supplies and motor drives. Capable of sinking currents up to 9A, the low cost ZXGD3000 series enables faster charging and discharging of gate capacitances than is possible with gate driver ICs, resulting in more rapid switching times and greater circuit efficiency.

On its second continuous assessment audit of Zetex Semiconductor’s ISO14001 certified environmental management system, the assessment body Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) has issued a zero non-conformance and zero opportunities for improvement report.

Zetex Semiconductors has announced its first MOSFET to be packaged in the leadless 2mm x 2mm DFN package. With a PCB footprint 50% smaller than industry standard SOT23 packaged devices and an off-board height of just 0.85mm, the ZXMN2F34MA will benefit a range of space-starved switching and power management applications, such as external switches in buck/boost PoL converters, where PCB footprint, thermal performance and low threshold voltage are...

Zetex Semiconductors has won the Greater China Business Award 2008 for the North West of England region. The company was presented with the award at a banquet dinner at the City of Manchester Stadium to welcome in the Chinese New Year.

A family of three flexible LED Drivers from Zetex Semiconductors provides designers with the performance needed by the next generation of high brightness LEDs. The ZXLD132X inductive DC-DC converter series drive single or multiple LEDs with currents from 700mA through to 1.5A, in buck, boost and buck/boost configurations. Housed in a tiny 3mm x 4mm DFN package, the drivers can reduce the circuit footprint of existing solutions by up to 50%.

With its extended common-mode sensing voltage range of 3V to 60V, the ZXCT1080 current monitor from Zetex Semiconductors provides a simple solution for high side current sensing in a wide range of high voltage circuit protection duties in automotive, industrial motor control and power supply applications.

Zetex Semiconductors has won the National Microelectronics Institute’s Manufacturing Site of the Year Award for 2007. Sponsored by Sematek, the award was made to Zetex’s Mick Conlon, Rob Davies and Iain Scott by NMI CEO Derek Boyd and Sematek’s Gerrie Pimm at the NMI’s annual awards dinner in London.

Zetex Semiconductors has developed a dedicated chipset and reference design for MR16-compatible LED lamps. Reducing the component count of existing solutions by up to 50%, the chipset significantly decreases the size and weight of the PCB in the neck of the lamp and the overall cost of lamp manufacture.

Zetex Semiconductors has added a pair of low voltage PNP transistors to its low saturation high current SOT23FF transistor range. With the footprint of the standard SOT23 package but with a reduced off board height of less than 1mm, the ZXTP25020CFF and ZXTP19020DFF will suit a range of slimline portable product designs.

Zetex Semiconductors has added a pair of low voltage PNP transistors to its low saturation high current SOT23FF transistor range. With the footprint of the standard SOT23 package but with a reduced off board height of less than 1mm, the ZXTP25020CFF and ZXTP19020DFF will suit a range of slimline portable product designs.

Zetex Semiconductors has signed a distribution agreement with Sasco Holz to cover Central and Eastern Europe. Under the agreement, Sasco Holz (An Arrow Group company) will offer the complete range of Zetex high-performance analogue semiconductors in Austria, Benelux, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland and Switzerland as well as the CIS states of Belarus, Russia and the Ukraine.

Zetex Semiconductors has introduced a low cost current monitor producing a current output signal with an accuracy as high as 1%. Housed in the 5-pin SOT23 package and with a wide, 2.5V to 20V, common mode voltage range, the ZXCT1020 provides a versatile current measurement solution for a wide range of applications from low voltage portables through to automotive circuitry.

Zetex Semiconductors has introduced a series of miniature NPN and PNP transistors for MOSFET gate driving in latest generation power supplies. The first bipolars to be provided in the SOT23FF package, with a footprint of 2.5mm x 3mm and an off-board height of just 1mm, the ZXTN and ZXTP transistors offer a lower saturation voltage and higher current gain hold up, leading to improved circuit efficiency and cooler running.

Integrating all bias, control and power management functions into a single chip solution, the latest satellite low noise block (LNB) controllers from Zetex Semiconductors help to achieve LNB size reductions of up to 30%. Offered in 16-pin 3mm x 3mm and 4mm x 4mm QFN packages, the controllers require just 3 external components to function, 10 less than alternative single universal LNBs and 20 less than typical C-band LNB designs.

Zetex Semiconductors has added Özdisan to its global distribution network. Turkey’s leading distributor of active and passive components, Özdisan will provide local stocking and design-in support for the Zetex range of power management and LED driving products.

A wide common mode input voltage range, from ground to within 2V of the supply voltage, ensures that the ZXCT1050 current monitor from Zetex Semiconductors will continue to provide accurate current measurement even if the load is short circuited. Its current output topology and very low offset voltage increases its versatility and allows it to be optimised for low in-line voltage drop. Able to operate on both high and low sides of the load, t...

Operating from a 6V to 60V input supply and achieving up to 95% efficiency, the ZXLD1362 from Zetex Semiconductors can drive up to 16 high power LEDs with an adjustable output current of up to 1A. Provided in the tiny TSOT23-5 package, this LED driver is the smallest of its kind in its current rating, with a maximum footprint of 2.8mm x 2.9mm and off-board height of 1mm.

NAD Electronics and Zetex Semiconductors announce the joint-development of high-performance digital amplifiers incorporating Zetex Class Z direct digital feedback amplifier (DDFATM) technology, a unique performance-optimised digital amplifier architecture.

Zetex Semiconductors has introduced a first low side self-protecting MOSFETs in a SOT223 package to provide diagnostic feedback via a separate status pin. The facility aims to further increase the reliability of high voltage automotive and industrial systems. The latest additions to the IntelliFET product range, the ZXMS6002G and ZXMS6003G are 60V, 500mΩ rated N-channel devices particularly well suited to switching loads subject to...