Vishay Intertechnology has added to its family of current limit protection load switches with the release of a new protected high-side load switch that can operate under a supply voltage range of 2.4 V to 5.5 V and handle a continuous output current of 1 A.

Vishay Intertechnology has expanded its family of Gen III TrenchFET power MOSFETs with the release of two 20-V and two 30-V n-channel devices that are the first to offer TurboFET technology, which utilizes a new charge balanced drain structure to lower the gate charge by up to 45%, enabling significantly lower switching losses and faster switching.

Vishay Intertechnology has announced that its TR8 molded MicroTan tantalum chip capacitor was honored with an EDN China Innovation Award in the Passive Component, Connector, and Sensor category. Vishay received the award at a ceremony held on November 6 at the Jinjiang Shenzhen Airlines Hotel in Shenzhen, China. Accepting the award on behalf of Vishay was Tommy Cheng, Tantalum/MLCC Field Application Manager.

Vishay Intertechnology has broadened its optoelectronics portfolio with the introduction of an 870-nm SMD infrared emitter with the industry’s lowest forward voltage and highest radiant intensity of any such device in the PLCC2 package.

Vishay has expanded its family of Gen III TrenchFET power MOSFETs with the release of a new 20-V n-channel device offering the industry’s lowest on-resistance and on-resistance times gate charge for a device with this voltage rating in the PowerPAK SO-8 package type.

Vishay Intertechnology has released a compact ESD-protection array featuring a low capacitance and leakage current to protect USB-OTG ports against transient voltage signals. The new device provides three lines of USB ESD protection at a 5.5-V working range, and one line of VBUS protection at a 12-V working range.

Vishay Intertechnology has announced the release of a new series of surface-mount aluminum capacitors that offers high-temperature operation +105°C, low impedance values, and high capacitances and ripple currents.

Vishay Intertechnology will be presenting 39 different product demonstrations at electronica 2008. The demonstrations will highlight performance characteristics of a number of Vishay discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components.

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today expanded its family of Gen III TrenchFET® power MOSFETs with the release of a new 25-V n-channel device offering the industry’s lowest on-resistance and on-resistance times gate charge for a device with this voltage rating in the PowerPAK® SO-8 package type.

Vishay has released a new high-performance triple-output step-down controller IC designed for efficient power conversion in set-top boxes, base stations, wall adapters, consumer electronics, and network intermediate bus DC input supplies.

Vishay Intertechnology has extended its LDO product family portfolio with the release of the new SiP21110 250-mA LDO voltage regulator. The cost-effective device features a low 35-μA typical ground current at a 1-mA load in the space-saving Thin SOT23-5L package.

Vishay Intertechnology has announced that it is upgrading the performance of its 5-V infrared receivers with a new-generation IC that increases sensitivity of the device by 15% while improving pulse width accuracy. The IC is one of the major determinants of performance in an IR receiver, along with the photo diode and the optical package itself. Sensitivity directly affects the range of a receiver, and is critically important in most IR receiver ...

Vishay Intertechnology has announced the release of three new X2 electromagnetic interference (EMI) suppression film capacitors with an increased maximum mains voltage of 310 VAC and a wide range of lead pitches and capacitance values.

Vishay Intertechnology has announced the release of the industry's first 30-V monolithic power MOSFET and Schottky diode to be offered in a package with top and bottom heat dissipation paths for top performance in systems with forced air cooling. Offered in the PolarPAK package with double sided cooling, the new SkyFET SiE726DF device offers increased efficiency for high-current and high-frequency applications.

Vishay Intertechnology has released the industry’s first high-intensity white power SMD LEDs in the CLCC-6 and CLCC-6 flat ceramic packages to offer InGaN/TAG on sapphire technology for high optical power from 2240mcd to 5600mcd.

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today introduced the new VPR221Z ultra-high-precision Z-Foil resistor. The new device provides an industrial-grade absolute TCR of ±0.05ppm/°C from 0°C to +60°C and ±0.2ppm/°C from -55°C to +125°C, +25°C ref., a power rating up to 8W at +25°C per MIL-PRF-39009 (1.5W in free air), an excellent power coefficient (due to self heating) of ±4ppm/W typical, and a tolerance of ±0.01%.

Vishay Intertechnology has released a compact new 4-line ESD-protection array designed to provide a low capacitance with a high surge current for the protection of dual high-speed USB ports, or up to four other high-frequency signal lines, against transient voltage signals.

Vishay Intertechnology has announced an integrated power phototriac that outputs currents up to 1A to drive resistive and inductive loads. Offered in the 16-pin DIP package, the VO3526 consists of a GaAs infrared LED that is optically coupled to a monolithic photosensitive non-zero-crossing TRIAC detector chip. This in turn powers on an integrated power TRIAC. By eliminating the need for an external power TRIAC, the device cuts design costs and s...

Vishay Intertechnology has released a family of p-channel power MOSFETs in the PowerPAK SC-75, including several devices rated from 8V to 30V that are industry-firsts for their voltage ratings in this package type.

Vishay Intertechnology has announced that it has extended its 298D series of MicroTan solid tantalum chip capacitors to offer an industry-best capacitance-voltage rating in the molded 0402 package size. Leveraging the patented MAP (multi-array packaging) assembly technology, Vishay's 298D MicroTan capacitors have been extended to offer high capacitance-voltage ranges from 4.7μF-4V to 10μF-4V in the ultra-compact 1.0-mm x 0.5-mm 0402 K-...