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    <title>Discrete Power Devices latest news on Electronicstalk</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Efficiency boost for budget IGBTs</title>
      <description>New devices allow designers to use robust low-cost IGBT technology in energy-sensitive circuits such as lighting ballasts operating well above 20kHz.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>STMicroelectronics</category>
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      <title>Fast-recovery MOSFETs slash on-resistance</title>
      <description>A 600V N-channel MOSFET claims the industry's best on-resistance of 60mohm for fast-recovery MOSFETs in the standard TO-247 package.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>STMicroelectronics</category>
      <link>http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/stm/stm268.html</link>
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      <title>Novel architecture offers transistor breakthrough</title>
      <description>The world's first high-frequency high-voltage vertical field effect transistors deliver increased bandwidth, voltage and power levels to radar and avionic applications.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>HVVi Semiconductors</category>
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      <title>Dual MOSFETs save space in portable kit</title>
      <description>With a low vertical clearance of 0.5mm, the new SOT-963 packaged NTUD312x devices satisfy the requirements of the new generation ultrathin handheld portable devices.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>ON Semiconductor</category>
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      <title>RF transistor is ready for TV switchover</title>
      <description>The latest addition to Freescale's  family of RF power LDMOS transistors is designed for TV transmitters employing both analogue and digital modulation formats.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Freescale Semiconductor</category>
      <link>http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/mot/mot290.html</link>
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      <title>Low-profile MOSFETs cut on-resistance</title>
      <description>Typical applications include load switching and battery protection in portable devices such as cellphones, PDAs, digital cameras, MP3 players and smart phones.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Vishay Siliconix</category>
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      <title>High-power transistors take to the air</title>
      <description>Microsemi transistors incorporate an internal pre-match, which enables them to deliver the best possible performance over their entire operating frequency range.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Link Microtek</category>
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      <title>Power portfolio kicks off with MOSFETs</title>
      <description>MOSFETs are designed for use in lithium ion battery packs and battery modules of mobile handsets.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>MagnaChip Semiconductor</category>
      <link>http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/mpz/mpz112.html</link>
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      <title>MOSFET's merit means lower losses</title>
      <description>N-channel power MOSFET claims record-breaking specifications for on-resistance and figure of merit.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Vishay Siliconix</category>
      <link>http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/vsh/vsh156.html</link>
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      <title>Efficiency gain for IGBTs</title>
      <description>Field stop structure and avalanche-rugged trench gate technology combine to offer optimal tradeoffs between conduction losses and switching losses.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Fairchild Semiconductor</category>
      <link>http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/fai/fai449.html</link>
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      <title>MOSFET squeezes into tiny package</title>
      <description>Zetex Semiconductors'  ZXMN2F34MA suits space-starved switching and power management applications, such as external switches in buck/boost PoL convertors.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Zetex</category>
      <link>http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/zet/zet202.html</link>
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      <title>IGBTs reduce power dissipation for UPS systems</title>
      <description>Application-specific devices use IR's latest-generation field stop trench technology to reduce conduction and switching losses.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>International Rectifier</category>
      <link>http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/sil/sil308.html</link>
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      <title>Transistors support wide bandwidths</title>
      <description>SiC MESFETs are optimised for applications such as wideband military communications, secure communications, Class A and A/B amplifiers, TDMA, EDGE, CDMA, W-CDMA broadband amplifiers and WiMAX. </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Digi-Key Corporation</category>
      <link>http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/diz/diz120.html</link>
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      <title>Smaller outline for discrete transistors</title>
      <description>MOSFETs deliver power dissipation and performance comparable to SOT23 but occupy only 14% of the printed circuit board space.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>NXP Semiconductors</category>
      <link>http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/phi/phi423.html</link>
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      <title>Triacs maintain performance up to 150C</title>
      <description>Devices enable the use of considerably smaller heatsinks, and also allow the end product to benefit from more reliable operation in hot environments.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>STMicroelectronics</category>
      <link>http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/stm/stm257.html</link>
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      <title>MOSFETs cut on-resistance and gate charge</title>
      <description>STripFET technology makes use of very high equivalent cell density and smaller cell features to achieve extremely low on-resistance and losses, while using less silicon area.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>STMicroelectronics</category>
      <link>http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/stm/stm256.html</link>
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      <title>MOSFETs cut on resistance and gate charge</title>
      <description>Power MOSFET devices optimise DC/DC conversion and reduce power losses at critical current levels.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>ON Semiconductor</category>
      <link>http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/onw/onw284.html</link>
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      <title>P-channel MOSFET has negative attributes</title>
      <description>The FDD4141 offers low on-resistance and 50% lower gate charge compared with current generation MOSFETs.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Fairchild Semiconductor</category>
      <link>http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/fai/fai446.html</link>
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      <title>MOSFETs boost DC/DC convertor efficiency</title>
      <description>High-speed switching MOSFETs provide higher drain current and lower on-state resistance, combined with the power efficiency advantages of the UMOS V-H Series.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Toshiba Electronics Europe</category>
      <link>http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/tos/tos369.html</link>
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      <title>Power MOSFET meets automotive challenges</title>
      <description>Advanced architecture and advanced package manage heat dissipation and reduce power loss with a maximum on-resistance of 1.5mohm.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>NEC Electronics (Europe)</category>
      <link>http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/nec/nec141.html</link>
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      <title>GaN transistor beats breakdown record</title>
      <description>Breakdown voltage is more than 5x higher than previously reported highest values in GaN power transistors.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Panasonic Industrial Europe</category>
      <link>http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/pae/pae125.html</link>
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      <title>Distribution deal extends to full line</title>
      <description>Digi-Key now carries the full range of Vishay semiconductor and passive components.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Digi-Key Corporation</category>
      <link>http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/diz/diz118.html</link>
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