HP to buy Compaq?
04 September, 2001
Is has been reported that Hewlett-Packard will buy Compaq for an estimated $47.5 billion. Both the New York Times and Wall Street Journal have reported the deal, citing people close to the negotiations, but both companies have declined comment. Compaq Australia said it could not confirm or deny the reports.
Fan Speed Controller
14 August, 2001 | Supplied by: Soanar Limited
Linear Technology has introduced the LTC1840, a dual fan speed controller with a two-wire interface for network servers, desktop PCs or other high efficiency applications where a separate DC-DC converter drives each fan.
Power Supply Chip
14 August, 2001 | Supplied by: Braemac Pty Ltd
Designed to simplify offline power supplies up to 15 W, the L6590 fully integrated power supply chip from STMicroelectronics integrates a 700 V power MOSFET switch, plus all the control circuits needed to build a converter using flyback, boost or forward topologies.
RF Reed Relay
10 July, 2001 | Supplied by: C&K Components Plus
Crydom Magnetics has launched a reed relay range with improved RF performance.
Embedded Control System
10 July, 2001 | Supplied by: Dominion Electronics
Dominion Electronics has announced the Smart Star series - a modular, expandable, embedded control system specifically designed for real-time control and data acquisition.
Barrier Diode
10 July, 2001 | Supplied by: Fairmont Marketing
Rohm has recently developed a Schottky barrier diode (RB063L-30) that has both a low VF (forward voltage) and low IR (reverse current).
Memory card production begins
09 July, 2001
SanDisk and Toshiba America Components state that their FlashVision fabrication (fab)plant has gone into production of advanced flash memories.
Chip speed breakthrough
06 July, 2001
Simplex and Toshiba have announced a semiconductor architecture with the potential to deliver simultaneous improvements of 10+% greater chip performance, 20+% less power consumption and 30+% more chips per wafer.
Wafer level reliability testing of semiconductors
05 July, 2001 | Supplied by: http://www.scientific-devices.com.au
As semiconductor devices shrink in size and become more complex, it has become necessary for fabricators (fabs) to use more parameters to monitor and control production processes
Rittal and Phoenix relocation
05 July, 2001
Rittal and Phoenix Contact have relocated to new premises in the Adelaide suburb of Torrensville, offering a central location for transport and customer support.
Low Power PLLs
14 June, 2001 | Supplied by: Arrow Electronics Australia Pty Ltd
National Semiconductor has announced the LMX23xxU series of ultra low power dual phase locked loop frequency synthesisers, the latest addition to National's family of PLLatinum PLLs for wireless applications.
Crystal Resonator
14 June, 2001 | Supplied by: Soanar Limited
SaRonix has released a NKS6 subminiature crystal resonator.
ICs help implement a trim-Free VCO (Part 2)
05 June, 2001 | Supplied by: http://www.arrowaustralia.com
A new family of integrated circuits can ease the task of developing compact, fixed-frequency, voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs) for IF applications
Omnix 400L series industrial computer
15 May, 2001 | Supplied by: Interworld Electronics and Computer Industries
Interworld Electronics has released the Omnix 400L series industrial computer chassis.
Class D Amp Chip
15 May, 2001 | Supplied by: Soanar Limited
Zetex has announced the first product in its new class D audio amplifier family.
