Vishay SiP21301 Linear Regulator Controller
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) created an LDO controller (SiP21301) with adjustable and fixed output voltage options that uses external n-channel MOSFETs to provide extremely low drop-out voltages of under 50 mV at very high currents, up to 7 A, with 80% efficiency. The SiP21301 device is optimized for driving n-channel MOSFETs to power FPGAs, [...]
Texas Instruments TPS61165 High Brightness White LED Driver
The new TPS61165, from Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN), is a high-brightness LED driver with an integrated 40-V, 1.2-A switch that can drive up to three 1-W LEDs in series. The device features an input voltage range of 3-V to 18-V, which enables designers to efficiently manage multiple high-power LEDs used in single-cell, battery-powered [...]
Measurement Specialties Acquires Intersema for $39.7 Million
Measurement Specialties, Inc. (Nasdaq: MEAS) has acquired the outstanding capital stock of Intersema for approximately $39.7 million in cash and notes, plus an additional $17.3 million if certain performance thresholds are achieved. MEAS acquired approximately $9.6 million in cash as part of the transaction. The transaction closed December 28, 2007. Intersema Sensoric, which is located [...]
Nextreme Copper Pillar Bump for Flip Chip Packaging
Nextreme has integrated cooling and power generation into the widely accepted copper pillar bumping process used in high-volume electronic packaging. The innovation in flip chip process technology addresses two of the most serious issues in electronics today – thermal and power management constraints. Nextreme's approach uses proven, fully scalable technology to deliver new, enabling functionality [...]
Semiconductor Shipments to Reach $262 Billion
According to Semico, continued demand for communications and portable computing devices with innovative new features will drive purchases this year and help to boost sales of the semiconductors used in these products. Semico sees continued strong demand for communications and portable computing devices influenced by three factors: cell phones are adding computer-like functions; handheld devices [...]
Intel Plays with NAND and NOR Flash
Intel has been a leader in NOR Flash for over a decade. According to In-Stat, Intel is now moving aggressively in the NAND Flash market. The company is making significant investments in NAND to support its goal of becoming one of the top players in this business.
According to an In-Stat analyst, Intel is participating in [...]
One Billion Wi-Fi Chipsets to Ship in 2012
According to ABI Research, the Wi-Fi semiconductor market shipped almost 200 million Wi-Fi chipsets in 2006 and reached over 500 million chipset shipments cumulatively. Their research indicates that around the middle of 2008, the industry will have passed the one billion mark for cumulative chipset shipments.
The ABI Research's Wi-Fi IC database provides historical and forecast [...]
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