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Power Integrations Announces Strategic Investment in SemiSouth Laboratories
Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI), the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today announced a strategic investment in SemiSouth Laboratories, Inc., a Mississippi-based manufacturer of high-voltage silicon-carbide (SiC) semiconductor devices. Power Integrations’ commitment of $30 million, which includes an equity investment in SemiSouth, a technology license and other financial commitments, will help ...
AgO Inc adds feasibility analysis to AnXplorer analog design optimization tool
AgO Inc, a technology leader in analog and RF circuit optimization software, announces the immediate availability of AnXplorer 2010.12. The new release brings enhanced productivity to analog IC design teams through its new feasibility analysis capability which can rapidly identify a feasible region for circuit design variables.
Soitec supplying SOI substrates to CSMC for display and other applications
The Soitec Group (Euronext Paris) announced today that the company has entered into an agreement to supply silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrates to CSMC Technologies Corporation (“CSMC”), a leading pure-play specialty analog foundry based in China. Soitec is sampling SOI substrates for High Voltage (HV) and CMOS applications initially aimed at color plasma display panel (PDP) driver integrated circuits (ICs) and other mixed signal and analog ...
Sales of Optoelectronics, Sensors, and Discretes Set Record in 2011
Strong demand for MEMS-based sensors, fiber-optic laser transmitters, CMOS image sensors, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and power transistors enabled the optoelectronic, sensor/actuator, and discrete semiconductors marketplace to grow by a slightly better-than-average 8% in 2011 to a new record-high $57.4 billion despite a substantial pullback in most product categories at the end of the year, according to IC Insights’ new 2012 Optoelectronics,...
Magnetek’s 1 MW E-Force Solar Inverter Receives ETL Listing to UL 1741
Magnetek, Inc. today announced that it has received ETL certification to the UL 1741-2010 and CSA C22.2 No. 107.1 standards for its 1 megawatt (MW) 1000 Volt solar inverter. The E-Force Solar Inverter was tested and certified by Intertek and is now qualified to display the ETL certification mark. The ETL mark indicates the E- Force Solar Inverter meets product safety requirements for connection to a United States or Canadian utility power grid o...
6th Generation Mega Power Dual IGBT
Mitsubishi Electric is introducing its 6th generation Mega Power Dual (MPD) Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) modules. The modules, which are for use in power converters such as large-capacity photovoltaic and wind power generation systems, are also suitable for other high-power applications e.g. in the areas of Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems and AC motor control.
Teaching self-assembling structures a new trick
Researchers at MIT have found a new way of making complex three-dimensional structures using self-assembling polymer materials that form tiny wires and junctions. The work has the potential to usher in a new generation of microchips and other devices made up of submicroscopic features. The research is published this week in the journal Science.
Avago Technologies Develops Complete RF Front-End Solution for Point-to-Point Radio Markets
Avago Technologies announced early prototypes have been manufactured of Avago’s proprietary five-chip family that targets the expanding 38 GHz and 42 GHz cellular radio infrastructure and backhaul point-to-point radio markets. Based on market demand and customer feedback, Avago designed the millimeter wave products for high performance in SMT (Surface Mount Technology) packages.
Deeter Electronics “Sender” Extends Industrial Wireless Sensor System to incorporate Industry Standard Inputs
The Deeter Group announced the introduction of its Wireless Sender which increases the possible applications of the recently launched Deeter Wireless Sensor System for industrial measurement and control.
Power Amplifier for WiMAX from Mitsubishi Electric
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has introduced a high power amplifier with InGaP HBTs (Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors) which is tailored specifically for WiMAX terminal applications. The new device dubbed MGFS39E2527 provides up do 30dBm of output power in the frequency range from 2.5 to 2.7GHz.