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2008 Press Releases


December 19, 2008

Vishay Announces New IHLP® Low-Profile, High-Current Inductor in the 2020 Case Size With An Ultra-Low 2.0-mm Profile and Maximum Frequency to 1 MHz

December 17, 2008

Vishay Siliconix Releases New 20-V and 30-V P-Channel TrenchFET® Power MOSFETs With Industry’s Lowest On-Resistance in the SO-8 Footprint Down to 3.3 mΩ at 10 V and 5.5 mΩ at 4.5 V

December 17, 2008

Vishay Releases Industry’s First White Power SMD LEDs to Utilize InGaN/TAG on Sapphire Technology in CLCC-2 Flat Ceramic Package With Ultra-Low 0.75-mm Profile

December 17, 2008

Vishay Announces New IHLP® Low-Profile, High-Current Inductor in the 2020 Case Size With Maximum Frequency to 1 MHz

December 12, 2008

Vishay Siliconix Releases New 20-V N-Channel Power MOSFET Plus Schottky Diode With Industry’s Smallest Footprint of 1.6 mm by 1.6 mm

December 12, 2008

Vishay Offers Designers Free Online Switching Loss Calculator For IHLP® Inductors

December 12, 2008

Vishay’s New 2-Line and 4-Line Bus Port Protection Arrays Provide Low Typical Capacitance of 0.8 pF and Low Leakage Current of < 0.1 μA in Ultra-Compact LLP2513 and LLP1713 Leadless Packages

December 10, 2008

New Vishay Siliconix 1-A Protected High-Side Load Switch in Compact PowerPAK® TSC75-6 Package Provides User Selectable Current Limit and Fault Flag; Supply Voltage Range of 2.4 V to 5.5 V

December 03, 2008

Siliconix Releases First 20-V and 30-V N-Channel TrenchFET® Gen III Power MOSFETs With TurboFET™ Technology For Low Switching Losses and Faster Switching

December 03, 2008

Vishay’s TR8 MicroTan™ Tantalum Chip Capacitor Named as Winner of EDN China’s Annual Innovation Award In Passive Component, Connector, and Sensor Category

November 21, 2008

Vishay Releases New High-Power, High-Speed 870-nm Infrared Emitter in SMD PLCC2 Package With Industry’s Lowest Forward Voltage of 1.45 V at 100 mA and 2.1 V at 1 A, and High Radiant Intensity of 16 mW/sr at 100 mA

November 19, 2008

New Vishay Siliconix 20-V TrenchFET® Gen III Power MOSFET Features Industry-Best Maximum 2.0-mΩ On-Resistance at 4.5 V and 1.55 mΩ at 10 V

November 14, 2008

Vishay’s New USB-OTG Bus Port Protection Array Provides Low Typical Capacitance of 0.7 pF and Low Maximum Leakage Current Down to 0.085 μA in Ultra-Compact LLP75-7L Leadless Package

November 13, 2008

Vishay to Unveil Industry-First 200-W 1/16th Brick DC/DC Isolated Power Supply Reference Design at electronica 2008 for IBC Applications

November 05, 2008

Vishay Releases New ECL Series of SMD Aluminum Capacitors With Z as Low as 90 mΩ, High Capacitance Values up to 1500 μF, and High Ripple Currents to 670 mA

October 22, 2008

New Siliconix 25-V TrenchFET® Gen III Power MOSFET Features Industry-Best Maximum 2.1-mΩ On-Resistance at 4.5 V and 1.7 mΩ at 10 V in PowerPAK® SO-8 Package

October 15, 2008

Vishay Siliconix Releases New Triple-Output Step-Down Controller IC for One Linear and Two Synchronous Power Rails

October 08, 2008

Vishay's New 250-mA LDO Voltage Regulator Offers Low 35-μA Ground Current To Extend Battery Run Times in Portable Electronics

October 01, 2008

Vishay Upgrades 5-V Infrared Receiver Series to Offer 15 % Greater Sensitivity, 30 % Reduction in Operating Current, Broader 3-V to 5-V Power Supply Range, and Improved Pulse Width Accuracy and EMI and ESD Immunity

September 26, 2008

Vishay Releases Three New X2 EMI Suppression Film Capacitors With Increased Voltage Rating to 310 VAC

September 24, 2008

Vishay Releases Industry’s First 30-V Monolithic Power MOSFET and Schottky Diode With Double-Sided Cooling

September 19, 2008

Vishay’s VJ HVArc Guard® Surface-Mount X7R MLCCs Now Available With Optional Polymer Terminations to Reduce Failure Related to Mechanical Cracking

September 19, 2008

Vishay Releases Industry’s First White Power SMD LEDs to Utilize InGaN/TAG on Sapphire Technology in CLCC-6 and CLCC-6 Flat Ceramic Packages

September 05, 2008

Vishay’s New 4-Line Bus Port Protection Array Provides Low Typical Capacitance of 1.2 pF and High Surge Current of > 11 A in Ultra-Compact LLP75 Leadless Package

August 27, 2008

Vishay’s New 1-A Output Current Integrated Power Phototriac Eliminates Need for Separate Power TRIAC

August 27, 2008

Vishay Releases Industry’s First Amber and Yellow Power SMD LEDs in CLCC-2 Flat Ceramic Package With 400-mA Driving Current

August 15, 2008

Vishay Extends 298D MicroTan™ Series With Industry’s First Solid Tantalum Chip Capacitors to Offer 10 μF-4 V CV Rating in Molded 0402 Case Size

August 20, 2008

New Vishay Siliconix 8-V to 30-V P-Channel PowerPAK SC-75 Power MOSFETs Feature On-Resistance as Low as 0.052 Ohms in 1.6-mm by 1.6-mm Footprint Area

August 08, 2008

Vishay Launches Miniaturized Encoder/Decoder for Infrared Wireless Communication in 4-mm by 4-mm by 0.75-mm Package

August 08, 2008

Vishay Extends Hi-Rel COTS T97 Series to Offer Industry’s First Solid Tantalum Chip Capacitor With 63-V Rating and 22-μF Capacitance

August 01, 2008

Vishay Extends 140 CRH Series of SMD Aluminum Capacitors to Provide High Capacitance Values up to 1000 μF, High Ripple Currents to 900 mA at 125 °C, and Low ESR Down to 90 mΩ

July 30, 2008

Vishay Releases Industry’s First Professional Automotive Thin Film Chip Resistor in the 0603 Case Size to Combine High Temperature up to +175°C and Advanced Power Rating P85 of 150 mW

July 11, 2008

New Vishay Sfernice P10L Miniature Panel Potentiometer Features Long Life of 500,000 Cycles and Ultra-Small 9.6-mm Size

July 11, 2008

Vishay Releases Industry-First Gen. 5.0 High-Performance 45-V Schottky Diodes Offering Maximum Junction Temperature to +175 °C

July 09, 2008

Vishay Releases Industry-First White Power SMD LEDs in CLCC-2 Flat Ceramic Package With Ultra-Low 0.75-mm Profile

July 09, 2008

Vishay Extends 150 CRZ Series of SMD Aluminum Capacitors to Provide Z as Low as 60 mΩ, Capacitance Values up to 2200 μF, and Ripple Currents to 1007 mA at +105 °C

June 27, 2008

Vishay Extends IHLP® Family of Low-Profile, High-Current Inductors With New Device in the 2020 Case Size

June 25, 2008

Vishay’s New D2TO35 35-W Thick Film Power Resistor Features Wide 0.01-Ω to 550-kΩ Resistance Range in Ultra-Compact TO-263 Package (D2PAK)

June 25, 2008

Vishay Releases New High-Power, High-Speed 850-nm Infrared Emitters with Viewing Angles of ±10° and ±18° in Leaded 5-mm Packages

June 20, 2008

Vishay’s New Power SMD LEDs in Thermally Enhanced PLCC-4 Package Feature Thermal Resistance Down to 290 K/W, With High Current Drives to 70 mA for Improved Light Output

June 18, 2008

Vishay Releases New 20-V P-Channel TrenchFET® Power MOSFET in MICRO FOOT® Chipscale Package With Industry’s Smallest Footprint of 1.2-mm by 1.0-mm

May 28, 2008

New Vishay Siliconix Power MOSFETs in Compact 2-mm by 2-mm PowerPAK® SC-70 Package Offer Half the Size of TSOP-6 With Comparable On-Resistance Down to 11 mΩ

May 23, 2008

Vishay’s New Double-Diode Bus Port-Protection Array Provides Capacitance of 1.5 pF Typical per Diode and Maximum Leakage Current of <0.1 μA in Ultra-Compact LLP75 Leadless Package

May 28, 2008

Vishay Releases New Enhanced 10-A to 25-A PowerBridge™ Rectifier Series With 600-V to 1000-V VRRM

May 16, 2008

Vishay’s New Toroidal High-Temperature Inductor Offers Industry’s Lowest Inductance Down to 0.39 µH and Lowest DCR With Vertical- and Horizontal-Mount Options

May 14, 2008

Vishay Releases New TR8 Series of Molded MicroTan™ Tantalum Chip Capacitors with ESR of 0.8 Ω in 0805 Case Size, and Industry’s Lowest ESR of 1.5 Ω for the 0603 Case Size

May 12, 2008

Vishay Releases New Analog Multiplexers and Switches With Ultra-Low Charge Injection Less Than 1.0 pC and Low Switching Capacitance Under 3 pF for Precision Instrumentation Applications

May 09, 2008

Vishay Releases New VLRE31.. and VLRK31.. Series of High-Brightness Yellow and Red SMD LEDs in Reverse Gullwing Package with 1.9-mm Profile

May 09, 2008

Vishay’s New Automotive Precision Thin Film Chip Resistor Array is Tested According to AEC-Q200 and Offers 1000-V ESD Stability

May 06, 2008

Vishay Wins 2008 EE Times ACE Award in Ultimate Products of the Year, Analog ICs Category

April 30, 2008

Vishay Releases New High-Power, High-Speed 870-nm Infrared Emitter with Wide Viewing Angle of ±38° in Leaded Package

April 28, 2008

Vishay Releases Four New 600-V PFC High-Frequency Rectifiers with 19-ns and 20-ns Reverse Recovery Times and Low Forward Voltage Drop Ratings of 1.7 V and 1.9 V

April 24, 2008

Vishay’s Electro-Pyrotechnic Initiator Chip Resistor Named as Winner of EDN’s 18th Annual Innovation Award In Passive Components and Interconnect Category

April 09, 2008

Vishay Releases New 20-V P-Channel TrenchFET® Power MOSFET in MICRO FOOT® Chipscale Package With Industry’s Thinnest Profile of 0.59-mm

April 04, 2008

Vishay Releases New VEMT Series of Silicon NPN Phototransistors In PLCC 2 Package That is Compatible With Lead (Pb)-Free Soldering

March 31, 2008

Vishay’s HE3 Wet Tantalum High-Energy Capacitor Chosen as Product of the Year by Electronic Products China Magazine

March 26, 2008

New 30-V TrenchFET Power MOSFET with Industry-Best Maximum 2.25-Milliohm On-Resistance at a 4.5-V Gate Drive Voltage is First Device in Vishay Siliconix TrenchFET® Gen III Family

March 14, 2008

Vishay Releases New Series of Half-Bridge 600-V and 1200-V IGBT Modules With High Current Ratings from 75 A to 200 A in Int-A-Pak Package

March 12, 2008

Vishay Releases New VLMW611.. and VLMW621.. Series of Warm White Power SMD LEDs in CLCC-6 and CLCC-6 Flat Package With Industry’s Lowest Profile of 0.9 mm

March 07, 2008

Vishay Releases New Platinum SMD Flat Chip Temperature Sensors in Three Standard Chip Sizes

March 07, 2008

Vishay Releases a New High-Reliability, Thick Film Resistor With Extremely Low Resistance Down to 10 mΩ, Tight Tolerances of ±1% and ±5%, and Low TCR Down to ±100 ppm/K

February 29, 2008

Vishay Chosen as Finalist for 2008 EE Times ACE Awards in Ultimate Products of the Year, Analog ICs Category

February 27, 2008

Vishay Releases Industry’s First Surface-Mount Power Metal Strip® Resistor to Offer High 0.20-W Power Rating in Compact 0603 Package Size

February 27, 2008

Vishay’s Industry-First Controller ICs for Intermediate Bus Converters Integrate 1.6-A Low- and High-Side MOSFET Drivers, Feature 36-V to 75-V Input Voltage Range, >95 % Efficiency, and Broad Range of Protection Features

February 13, 2008

Vishay Releases Industry’s First Power Metal Strip® Resistors in 3921 and 5931 Case Sizes With an Operating Temperature Range of −65 °C to +275 °C

February 13, 2008

Vishay’s Electro-Pyrotechnic Initiator Chip Resistor Selected as Finalist in EDN’s 18th Annual Innovation Awards

February 26, 2008

Vishay Releases Royalty-Free Courier-115™ Software Protocol Enabling Infrared Wireless Communication for Texas Instruments’ MSP430 Microcontroller Platform

February 06, 2008

Vishay’s New Four-, Six-, and Eight-Channel EMI Filters Offer Capacitance of 20 pF and 40 pF, With Typical Cut-Off Frequencies of 130 MHz and 240 MHz

February 01, 2008

New Vishay Sfernice PE60 is Industry’s First Power Panel Potentiometer With a Cermet Element to Offer a Power Rating of 6 W at 50 °C

January 30, 2008

Vishay Releases 5th Generation Family of High-Performance 100-V Schottky Diodes That Offer Tj Max of +175 °C For High-Temperature Applications

January 30, 2008

Vishay Releases Five New Series of High-Sensitivity AGC3 IR Receivers Optimized for Noisy Environments and Short Burst Codes

January 23, 2008

Vishay’s New WSMS5515 Power Metal Strip® Meter Shunt Resistor Offers 3-W Power Capability With Low Resistance Values of 500 µΩ to 100 µΩ

January 23, 2008

Vishay Offers Two Quad ESD Diode Protection Arrays in New Ultra-Compact LLP1010-5L Package With 1-mm by 1-mm Footprint and Low 0.4-mm Profile for Board Space Savings

January 18, 2008

New Vishay Sfernice P30L Panel Potentiometer Features Long Life of 1 Million Cycles and Low Temperature Coefficient Down to ±150 ppm/°C in Compact, Fully Sealed IP67 Package

January 18, 2008

Vishay’s New ESD Single-Line Protection Diode is Industry’s First to Provide Low Capacitance of 1.5 pF in the New Leadless LLP1006 Package

January 16, 2008

Vishay’s HE3 Wet Tantalum High-Energy Capacitor Rated Most Popular Product of 2007 by EE Times/eeProductCenter

January 11, 2008

Vishay’s 3-V Infrared Receiver Series Offers Enhanced Sensitivity, 70 % Reduction in Operating Current, Broader 2.5-V to 5.5-V Power Supply Range, and Improved EMI and ESD Immunity

January 10, 2008

Vishay Releases New DG469 and DG470 High-Voltage, Single- and Dual-Supply SPDT Analog Switches With Low 3.6-Ω On-Resistance and 0.4-Ω Flatness

January 03, 2008

Vishay’s New SiP21301 LDO Controller Offers Adjustable and Fixed 1.2-V and 1.5-V Output Voltages With 80 % Efficiency