Phoenix-based semiconductor-maker National Scientific Corp. Friday indicated
its intentions to make a play for the telecommunications market with the
launch of a range of high-speed power control products and circuit
protection applications.
The technology is a specialized semiconductor transistor known as a
thyristor, and NSC said it has scored an inaugural sales contract for the
product with a U.S.-based electronics firm. The contract calls for NSC to
deliver 14 million thyristors over the next 12 months, with an approximate
annual value of $1 million. The first shipment is scheduled for this
quarter.
“We have acquired proprietary thyristor technology that is significantly
superior to the competition in its overall performance,” said Michael
Grollman, NSC president. “With extremely fast switching times and high
reliability, we believe this technology will excel in the protection of key
circuits within the telecommunications network infrastructure as well as in
high reliability applications.”
The company will initially manufacture the devices in the U.S. on an
outsourced basis, but said it would explore adding manufacturing capacity in
the Far East as volume requirements build.