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Air cavity package announced for next gen rf power transistors	10/03/2010
Innovative plastic air cavity packages, designed to enable high power transistors for rf applications have been announced by STMicroelectronics. Applications include transceivers, broadcast equipment and mri scanners.

Manufacturing industry demands action	08/03/2010
Representatives from the UK's manufacturing industry made their concerns very clear at The Future of UK Manufacturing Summit, held last week at the Institute of Mechanical Engineers in London. The summit was organised by Findlay Media, in association with the ERA Foundation and the Institute of Mechanical Engineers.

Network aims to make most of energy harvesting technology	25/02/2010
A new Energy Harvesting Network to be launched could mean unlimited power supplies for industry, according to the University of Southampton's School of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS).

IR unveils first commercially available GaN devices	24/02/2010
International Rectifier has launched the first range of commercial integrated power stage products utilising its Gallium Nitride (GaN) based power device technology platform.

Intel takes lead in creating 'culture of investment'	23/02/2010
Intel has announced a $3.5billion fund which it plans to invest in US technology companies over the next two years.

Dialog and TSMC collaborate on new process for power management ics	23/02/2010
Dialog Semiconductor has joined forces with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing on a bipolar cmos-dmos (bcd) technology tailored to high performance power management ics for portable devices.

UK company addresses obsolete power supplies	23/02/2010
QES has carved out a niche market for itself as a supplier of replacements for 'classic' power supplies from some of the best known names in the 1980s and 1990s.

MOSFET features lowest RDS(on) claims IR	22/02/2010
A new range of power mosfets, one of which is described as delivering the 'industry's lowest on state resistance', has been announced by International Rectifier.

Task force to review Mixed WEEE protocol	18/02/2010
The WEEE Scheme Forum (WSF) has established a working group to review the current mixed WEEE protocol and to develop a more accurate picture of the UK infrastructure.

Evaluation kit simplifies digital power implementation	18/02/2010
Ericsson has announced a new evaluation package designed to simplify the application of its range of 3E digitally controlled dc/dc converters within PMBus systems.

Rad hardened pwm controllers 18/02/2010

Radiation hardened single ended PWM controllers from Intersil are aimed at high reliability power conversion applications. The ISL7884xASRH series, which is QML qualified to MIL-PRF-38535 requirements, includes four controllers that are pin for pin compatible with industry standard current mode PWM controllers. All meet 100krad(Si) total dose specifications and have been tested for single event effects. The series offers Class V and Class Q manufacturing flows for packaged versions, and a Class V flow for die.

Intersil addresses high reliability power supply applications	18/02/2010
Intersil has announced what it claims to be the 'industry's most robust' military temperature, radiation hardened pwm controllers for flyback and forward topologies.

Collaboration results in innovative solar inverter	17/02/2010
Digi International and SolarEdge have collaborated on connectivity solutions for photovoltaic (pv) systems, including data harvesting from revenue grade power meters, pv inverter mesh networking and future interaction with the Smart Grid.

Sixteenth brick dc/dc converter launched	16/02/2010
Emerson Network Power has launched the ALD15, a sixteenth brick dc/dc converter. Said to be suitable for use with telecom standard 48V power supplies, the converters can achieve efficiencies of up to 92% at full load and are cost effective when used in applications requiring up to 35W of output power.

RFMD unveils new rf configurable power core	15/02/2010
A new product category designed to reshape the future of multimode, multiband cellular rf architectures, has been announced by radio frequency components specialist, RFMD.

Intersil claims ‘industry first’ for synchronous POL regulator	12/02/2010
Intersil has announced what it claims to be the industry's first fully integrated synchronous POL regulator for low voltage ics in rad-hard and high reliability systems.

Power module 'solves five challenges'	09/02/2010
According to Intersil, power system designers face considerable challenges as performance demands continue to increase. Unless an engineer is an expert at power supply design, it claims, getting it right the first time is very unlikely. But it believes the ISL8200M will make things easier.

Electronics Skills Foundation established to head off 'growing crisis'	09/02/2010
Skills is a matter of growing urgency for the electronics industry and one which is requiring new approaches.

AC/DC supplies are ‘important addition’	08/02/2010
Avnet Abacus has added three series of open frame ac/dc power supplies to its portfolio. The three ranges, manufactured by Emerson Network Power, are intended for use primarily in data processing systems and medical equipment.

Composite could replace batteries in portable products	08/02/2010
A composite material being developed by Imperial College as part of a three year €3.4million project could have application as a means of storing charge in portable electronics products. Although being developed primarily for the automotive industry, the composite is believed to have potential in devices such as mobile 'phones and computers.

Low noise block controllers reduce power and pcb size	04/02/2010
A new range of low noise block controllers has been announced for direct broadcast satellite applications.

Six new devices feature current ratings from 10 to 30A	04/02/2010
Vishay Intertechnology has launched a total of six new single and dual chip 80V TMBS Trench mos barrier Schottky rectifiers, in four power package options. These feature a range of current ratings from 10 to 30A.

Dialog makes power management acquisition	04/02/2010
Dialog Semiconductor has purchased power management technology through an asset transaction from Diodes Zetex. As part of the deal, whose terms are undisclosed, Dialog also acquired specific Diodes IP rights and an employee team located in Munich.

Configure custom power supply in under five minutes	03/02/2010
ACAL Technology has launched a kit which it says allows designers to use the world's smallest power supplies to configure a plug and play custom power module in under five minutes.

World's first reverse conducting thyristor for use in two wheeled vehicles	02/02/2010
Renesas Technology Europe has announced a reverse conducting thyristor for use in voltage regulators for two wheeled vehicles and engines for general purpose batteries – the industry's first, claims the mcu specialist.

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