Epcos has extended its product range by four current sense transformers: the new series was developed on the basis of an EE12.6 ferrite core and is suitable for

Durham start-up eVince Technology has demonstrated a 9.5kV diamond diode using solid-state field-emission, and plans develop a 15,000V diamond transistor for the power industry. First to market will be a 10,000V fast recovery diode for MW-scale motor controllers, in late 2010 said eVince.

Belgian research lab IMEC has stacked a commercial DRAM die directly onto a custom logic die using through-silicon vias. The technique is almost ready for production

You could have knocked me down with a feather to see xG Technology raise its head above the parapet again, this time by announcing, earlier this week, it had made a profit of over $1 million on $8 million revenues for the first half of the year.

“Having seen their inventories swell to excess in 2008, semiconductor suppliers acted quickly to reduce inventory. However the pendulum swung too far in the opposite direction in the second quarter, leaving inventories at lean levels,” said Carlo Ciriello, financial analyst for iSuppli

Panasonic and Renesas Technology's semiconductor production partnership is to start operation of a process development line for the 28nm to 32 nm process node next month

LEDs paired with good thermal management and robust drive electronics have real value. This article proposes an electrical drive solution that balances higher initial cost with long life – at least as long as the LEDs themselves

The investment is also another signal of steadily growing confidence in the chip industry, and in analogue chip in particular. "The time is right for this investment," said Rich Templeton, TI's chairman, president and CEO

Cambridge Consultants has developed an open standard for connecting wireless and wired transceivers to the measuring instruments within smart meters, called Universal Metering Interface (UMI).

XP Power has announced the ECS100 family of single output 100 Watt AC/DC power supplies, with the ultra compact 100W AC/DC power supply being aimed to meet indu